On Dealing with Temptation

30/01/2012 03:18

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On Dealing with Temptation

You know I didn't forbid myself to shop in thrift stores this year, I just set a firm annual budget of $122. I knew this would mean delaying gratification if I wanted a NEW luxe item by the end of 2012. Early in January, Mette challenged me to purchase the luxe item now. As I don't know where one shops Hermes scarves in KC, I went to eBay and spent hours scrolling through what purported to be Hermes scarves. And I found one, by Sophie Koechlin that I liked. Her l'Art Indien des Plaines appealed to me as a Midwesterner. The scarf was priced at $179 to start, but I placed no bid. I was worried about the seller--someone from my area, but one who had previously only...

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