In my previous post, I had written about signing up for two years worth of the Straits Times. It wasn't so much I liked the publication but because I was persuaded by the discount available if I took two years' worth of subscription instead of one year.
Come to think of it, it couldn't have been that attractive a discount or I would have remembered the exact cut.
But like most Singaporeans, I'm a sucker for discounts and low-value purchases.
Hence, my drawers are full of low-value earrings which i find irresistable. Hardly a pair cost more than $100; most considerably less or are even free, the last being gifts.
Yet as one astute friend pointed out: how many pairs can you wear at one time?
Not more than one pair I guess since mine are 90% dangles and in any case, I've pierced my ears only once, unlike the younger generation.
So, ahead of a trip to Melbourne, I've emptied drawers and boxes of earrings that I've not worn for years to donate to the thrift shop in that city where my hostess is a volunteer. According to her, shoppers at the thrift are willing to pay good money for earrings, even second-hand stuff.
I found more than 50 pairs to spare and possibly another 50 to 60 pairs I can't bear to part with.
Assuming the earrings I'm going to give away had cost $30 a pair new on average, I had spent $1,500 but not really maxed out the benefits. Worse, I might even have wasted time dithering over which pair to wear because of the many choices.
If I had just a dozen pairs, then the dilemma would be significantly less, and so less time wasted.
So, in the interest of saving time and cutting out wasteful, if not pointless, spending, I plan to give away more earrings in time to come.
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