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Post by Ava on Sept 3, 2014 20:57:11 GMT -5
There are certain things I cannot afford. There are other things I can afford but are way out of my comfort zone with their high price tags. So I'm faking it.
1- I love Van Gogh paintings. Obviously, I cannot afford one. So I got an oil painting that is an exact replica of Starry Night. There are websites that allow you to choose a painting and they will make an oil hand painted replica of it. Mine looks fabulous. I am more than happy with it.
2- I always wanted a Beatles autograph. They go for around 20K and then you have to wonder if they are real or not. So I went to EBay and got two autograph reprints that look great; one of John Lennon and one of the four Beatles. Am I happy with it? You bet.
3- I love orchids. I bought one but it died because they are pretty delicate. So I went to Marshall's and got a fake one that looks real among my other plants.
Do you fake anything? What? And how?
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Post by haapai on Sept 3, 2014 21:28:55 GMT -5
I tend to fake stuff when I'm at work or at least not at home. I've been known to buy a lunch at work and then eat ramen to make up for it. The same thing goes for work clothes. I've been known to change out of work clothes and switch into grubbies the moment that I get home. It preserves the clothes and gets me back into penny-pinching mode.
I won't necessarily argue that faking it outside the house is a healthy habit, just that I tend to spend more time at home than outside of it and this works out to fewer hours of faking it and maybe a scootch less fibbing to myself.
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 3, 2014 21:35:20 GMT -5
I have silk plants in my home. The cats tended to eat the real ones. Of course, they'll eat the silk ones, too, so I didn't really win.
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Post by midjd on Sept 3, 2014 22:08:56 GMT -5
My engagement ring (I don't wear a wedding band) is a beautiful 1.5 carat CZ.
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Post by Tiny on Sept 3, 2014 23:01:30 GMT -5
I have machine made 'persian' wool rugs. I priced out the real thing and I realized that I didn't want 'expensive art' on the floor - so my cats could puke up on it, and family could track mud across it.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Sept 4, 2014 5:25:42 GMT -5
Oh...I read the title of this thread and expected an entirely different thread. My advice was going to be never to take it because then he would never learn to do it right...
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Post by yogiii on Sept 4, 2014 5:35:37 GMT -5
I've been known to change out of work clothes and switch into grubbies the moment that I get home. Are there people who don't immediately change out of their work clothes? Last week, I started prepping dinner and I still had my work clothes on because I was running a little late on the home front. My 4 y/o said "Mommy! You forgot to change!"
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Post by Shooby on Sept 4, 2014 6:46:48 GMT -5
Expensive jewelry doesn't work for me. I tend to take off my jewelry pretty much anywhere in the house when the mood to remove it strikes me. Sooo, I have lots and lots of earrings that don't have a partner. Therefore, no sense in buy the real thing. Costume jewelry is just fine with me.
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Post by achelois on Sept 4, 2014 8:55:41 GMT -5
Oh...I read the title of this thread and expected an entirely different thread. My advice was going to be never to take it because then he would never learn to do it right... Yeah, I was thinking Meg Ryan... I have some stainless steel jewelry I wear because it is indestructible. It is very inexpensive. I never lose it. OTOH, the expensive earrings inevitably have one escape. I had a pair of really deep grape amethyst earrings I bought in St Thomas. One left me. I cannot find that color anywhere here to replace them. So I have to wear simple gold studs with the matching pendant and ring.
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Post by swamp on Sept 4, 2014 9:00:15 GMT -5
I've always wanted a dog but could never train one to not poop in the house... So now I just have a ceramic dog statue that sits in my living room... I didn't know you were on Wheel of Fortune!
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 4, 2014 9:38:24 GMT -5
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Sept 4, 2014 9:58:52 GMT -5
I've been known to change out of work clothes and switch into grubbies the moment that I get home. Are there people who don't immediately change out of their work clothes? Last week, I started prepping dinner and I still had my work clothes on because I was running a little late on the home front. My 4 y/o said "Mommy! You forgot to change!" I don't immediately change. Depending on the day, I won't go upstairs until I am putting DD to bed so I stay in my work clothes until then.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Sept 4, 2014 10:01:56 GMT -5
I like to fake home decor. We go to some of the really expensive stores to get ideas for rooms, then go to the thrift/consignment stores to see what we can find to get the same look. Like Design on a Dime But really it just keeps us from spending money most of the time because we realize we don't want to do the extra work There are plenty of times in life when I feel like I am just faking my way through it, but I guess that's normal.
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Post by Abby Normal on Sept 4, 2014 12:03:52 GMT -5
I'm faking doing my job right now. All who pass by my office think I'm busily working, but nope- I'm here screwing around.
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Post by ZaireinHD on Sept 4, 2014 21:12:33 GMT -5
oh that is funny agilemon back in my mid 20's working at the airport. I would complete the assigned tasks in minutes. then have nothing to do! bosses HATED to see me just sitting around or standing doing nothing. i used to walk around with a clip board and coworkers and bosses just let me be.
took a couple of months being a Union member that's how to work - stretch out every simple task as long as possible and pretend that it's a very difficult job to do!
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Post by Shooby on Sept 5, 2014 5:49:56 GMT -5
There are lots of "fakes" that make life easier. Instant mashed potatoes. My kids gobble them up. I don't always have the drive or inclination to make gravy from scratch so I have powdered instant gravy on hand. I use "fake" makeup. I can buy LA color makeup at the Dollar store. Sorry, but is a $10 lipstick somehow better than a $1 one? Or eye shadow or anything else? Yeah, higher end makeup might have sunscreen in it, big whoop. I can put on sunscreen.
There are so many products today made by a single manufacturer who just slap different labels on to them. You have to look past the box or brand and look for what it is you really want.
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Post by TheHaitian on Sept 5, 2014 7:53:04 GMT -5
Wow... When I read the title; this was definitely not the type of "faking it" I was thinking about. Big letdown!!!
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Post by bookkeeper on Sept 5, 2014 8:28:58 GMT -5
I fake it every time I get a complement on the clothes I am wearing. I often shop the thrift stores at home and on the road and I come up with some great outfits. My DH recently went to a thrift store all on his own (gasp) and bought some casual clothes he enjoys.
It takes all the self control I can muster to simply say "thank you" when I receive a complement regarding what I am wearing when only I know that I spent all of $5 to $10 on the outfit of the day.
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Post by tloonya on Sept 5, 2014 8:52:37 GMT -5
I've always wanted a dog but could never train one to not poop in the house... So now I just have a ceramic dog statue that sits in my living room... I'm kidding... I actually can't think of anything off the top of my head. I am sure you can
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 5, 2014 10:52:24 GMT -5
I used to shop at the junior leagues thrift shop. Some really rich woman was the same size as me and I could grab her stuff for tons less!!
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