Secondhand Rose already..

Feeling a bit down in the mouth today - weather rainy, flat chilly after my trip, accountant chiding me "Solly you should be more careful on your VAT".  Phoned my lovely jewish daughter to see how the darling baby was.  I had a whole bunch of stuff for her including some lovely winter ebay bargains new (with tags) and used but absolutely perfect.  The 'new with tags' got a murmur of acceptance but no real enthusiasm for my bargain buys.  She mentioned she already had some 'hand me downs' from a friend so Solly's smutters will go to Oxfam.  Pity, my shikse girlfriend says things are better for a baby's skin when they have been washed once or twice - it clears the chemical residues. Personally I haven't bought much in the way of brand new clothes for myself in ages - I've got a chum who runs a super recycled men's clothes store in Kensington (Hornets) where I get kitted out as and when.  My shikse is the European authority on charity/thrift stores and always looks a million dollars. I hate waste in in clothes and new baby's outfits last for just moments.  I guess I will have to accept a degree of 'fleecing' when spoiling the angel.