Went to Chatham Dockside Outlet and then onto Bluewater today. Just felt the need to get out and do something, and what better than a bit of retail therapy!
I was hoping that the shops wouldn't still be filled with just the leftover old tat.............and I wasn't disappointed.
First of all I wanted a new purse and bag. I didn't manage to find the right bag, but this is the purse that I got:
At one of my most favourite shops....The Range...I got some tea-towels. They, as always, had lots of lovely bits but I had to restrain myself.
I couldn't resist these at £2.99 for 3, and they were something I actually needed.
The next thing I was so excited about, I nearly bought more than one! I didn't even spot it in the Next outlet shop but luckily I have trained my Missy Moo (daughter) very well and she knows a pretty when she sees one!!
It is a little bird house and is even prettier in real life! It even says "Home Tweet Home" above the door. While we were queueing up to pay the £5!! for it, I said to my daughter that I wanted to keep it in the house so I could keep looking at it. Her reply was - that she would like to live in it herself!
This has cheered me up from the January blues and really made my day - how easily I am pleased!
Oh such lovely bits, especially that bird house. And your purse is very Cath Kidston, isn't it! x
ReplyDeleteFab buys - especially the caravan - far to nice for birds ;)
ReplyDeleteI want that bird house, it's amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteMy you have a clever 9 year old. x
I love your colourful purse,and that bird house is adorable! ;o)
ReplyDeleteI'm easily pleased too. I have to get to the Range at the weekend, I need new teatowels and those Cath looking ones are perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love Bluewater. Haven't been for ages though. I need to introduce my darling daughter to the delights of Lakeside and Bluewater, she'll love it! She's already a great bargain hunter. Every time we go to Early Learning Centre, whatever she says she wants is usually reduced or on offer! Takes after her mama!
have a lovely evening.
sadie x
we're in suffolk, so it's not too bad to travel to Bluewater or Lakeside, well, traffic permitting!
ReplyDeleteLuckily for me, we have The Range and Dunelm here, or I'd be totally gutted! I love Ikea too, but haven't been there for years.
When my little girl is a bit older, then I'll happily take her there, with lunch at Harry Ramsdens (if it's still open), seems a bit cruel to drag her all the way there now. She's happy enough with jaunts into town, and loves to go into starbucks with me. I have a caramel macchiato, she has a massive choccy coin.
Safe to say I've started her off young! She'll have a lifelong love of shopping now!
stay cosy. very dark and rainy here today. :o) x
What a cute little bird house.
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