Wednesday, 31 August 2016

I love a bargain.


I've been saying for the past twenty years, that I really must buy myself a pair of Jeans; but somehow it just hasn't happened.

I never know what size I am, and I hate trying-on clothes in shops.


Anyway, I saw these (above) recently in my local Leclerc's 'exclusive men's tailoring dep't', and decided to throw caution to the winds and buy a pair.

I took them home, tried them on, and they fitted. I had them washed (I never wear new clothes before they've been washed), and amazingly they still fitted.

So why, you may be thinking, is Cro going-on about a simple pair of Jeans. Well, the amazing thing is that these cost me a STAGGERING €6.35. Yes; €6.35. That's £5.40 or $7. A bargain in anyone's currency.

I was back chez Leclerc yesterday morning, and considered buying a second pair, but of course they were ALL SOLD OUT. 



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37 comments:

  1. Jennifer31 August 2016 at 05:27

    Nothing beats a good pair of jeans for comfort!

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  2. local alien31 August 2016 at 05:33

    You'd better look around and get some more. Bet you wear these out fast! Great for comfort, go with anything and almost any place.

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 06:21

      They look as if they may last a while, but now that I know what size I am...

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  3. Susan Heather31 August 2016 at 05:38

    Aren't you going to model them?

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 06:22

      No. Just look at any old codger wearing jeans, and you'll get the idea.

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  4. Vera31 August 2016 at 07:32

    Nice to find a bargain, and hope they last for a long time....

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  5. Tom Stephenson31 August 2016 at 07:42

    I haven't bought a pair of jeans since 1976. Not even for 6 euros...

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 08:45

      I have several old pairs that must have shrunk dramatically, as they no longer fit.

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  6. mia more31 August 2016 at 07:49

    Your reaction doesn't surprise me. As usual. You're selfish and you're unable to accept other statements than yours. Mr. Besserwisser! So keep on walking , telling everyone that you got these wonderful Jeans for € 6.35 and all followers will congratulate you.A little "étriqué" life in a tiny village.Bravo. You have no clue what's going on outside but for sure you 've got great opinions.

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 08:42

      Have a nice day!

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    2. mia more31 August 2016 at 09:04

      You too.

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    3. Sue G31 August 2016 at 09:14

      Gosh, what was THAT all about?...

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    4. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 09:43

      Ms More is one of those very negative trolls who like to see everything (and everyone) as evil. Just ignore her.

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    5. mia more31 August 2016 at 09:50

      Haha your followers are somehow a bit stupid.

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    6. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 10:10

      See what I mean!

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    7. Sue G1 September 2016 at 08:50

      Indeed! What fun!

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  7. Yael31 August 2016 at 08:14

    Good bargain, you can never find it here in that price.

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  8. Jacqueline @ HOME31 August 2016 at 08:21

    A right bobby bargain Cro ...... my friend bought a pair of shoes in Carrefore for £2.50 ..... she loved them so much and also wished she had bought more pairs !! XXXX

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 08:44

      I'm kicking myself for not having bought two pairs, but if I had they probably wouldn't have fitted.

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  9. The Weaver of Grass31 August 2016 at 10:51

    Oh Cro, are you trying to make me feel guilty about my fourteen pairs of jeans (and counting).

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 12:29

      FOURTEEN? I think I have two pairs that are now too small, that's all.

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  10. Anonymous31 August 2016 at 11:31

    I saw Ms Moore's first comment this morning - the one you deleted. You have got to be fair, Cro. She does have a point. One I'd expect Rachel (and possibly Tom Stephenson) to make too. Social conscience and all that.

    Of course, one may argue that those jeans were loss leaders to get the customer into the store.

    Other than that, my dear Cro, "old couger" (your words not mine) or not, unless you are just lurching around Haddocks and Lady Magnon doesn't mind bad shape, you should spend on quality, not save the pennies. Spending on quality, incidentally, usually cheaper in the long run. Which is why it's false economy to buy cheap, and why it's more expensive to be poor.

    Remember ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man"? Billy Gibbons too is an "old couger" now but, by golly and wow and his beard not withstanding, he knows how to dress. With style.

    U

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 12:39

      I do understand her point which has some popular following, but when asked, the people themselves in those 'sweat shops' always want the do-gooders to leave well alone. It may seem like slave labour to us in the western world, but to them it's essential money in the coffers, even if it seems very little to us.

      The people who pick your coffee, grow your pepper, or supply your spices, all probably earn very small sums but it keeps them alive. If you try to cut them off from that income you could inadvertently destroy whole communities.

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    2. mia more31 August 2016 at 13:30

      Our industries create this 'slave labour'. On which planet do you live , I just wonder how a man of your age has so poor arguments.

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    3. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 15:32

      I live in the 'real world'. Do some research.

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  11. Elaine31 August 2016 at 11:41

    I bought my first pair of jeans about six or seven years ago - when I was in my middle 50's. Haven't a clue why I waited so long. I don't have as many pairs at Weaver, but I do tend to buy several pairs at a time.

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 12:40

      I've never really been a jeans person, but I intend to become one. This is the start.

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  12. Sue31 August 2016 at 15:00

    Paul bought some cheap jeans last year and they shrunk after the first wash. I just turned them into gardening shorts for him, and very fetching they look too!

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    1. Cro Magnon31 August 2016 at 15:32

      I washed mine, and no shrinkage. I was expecting them to become children's size.

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  13. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe31 August 2016 at 20:46

    You got to strike while the iron is hot and when you see a fabulous bargain, you always buy two.

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  14. Frances1 September 2016 at 00:44

    Prior to my retirement, last spring, a great perk from my employment in the retail fashion environment was having a monthly clothing allowance, a sizable dollar amount allocated so that we employees could always be dressed in current, hopefully tempting to the customers, styles. At the end of each month, for tax purposes, we paid a fee of $5 per each item we'd chosen. The items then became ours forever!
    This spoiled me. After a few years of wardrobe accumulation, I began to try to donate many paid-for items to the neighborhood thrift shop.

    I only kept the gems. As an example, acquiring a beautiful black cashmere tunic for $5 is a joy. On the other side of this perk, the company's jeans did not suit me, so even $5 was no bargain. (I do have a pair of such jeans in my closet, just in case I might change my mind sometime in the future.)

    I don't think I will be buying any more clothes for a long, long time.

    Hoping some of this personal history meant sense.

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    1. Cro Magnon1 September 2016 at 04:39

      I don't many many clothes either, in fact I have no intention to buy any more ever! However, I do need a new beret.

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