It really doesn't matter how much you've spent for that sweater - chances are those annoying pills will appear. My darling friend came into the store a couple of weeks ago wearing a very beautiful gray cashmere sweater that she bought for a mere $950 and she was covered with those little annoyances! Making her gorgeous sweater look not so great!
People will ask me to show them sweaters that won't pill. No such thing - it's like a new rug - it will shed for awhile.
My recommendation is that you wash your sweaters in your machine if you have a gentle cycle and then lay them out to dry - COLD COLD COLD - never HOT - never WARM! A good soap is called EUCALAN. It's made in Canada and had been recommended by one of our customers. Good in the machine or hand wash (no rinsing necessary).
Great for lots of other things too - great for baby clothing - in fact, the site that I found is a BABY SITE - guess I just have babies on my mind!
The other wonderful thing for those annoying pills is this simple little comb D-FUZZ IT. I have them all over the house - always ready to de-pill my sweaters.
So - get rid of those annoying pills! Check out my site ilovemygirls3for some great things on ebay.
What can one say? What is the very best thing that can happen? Well for me - CLARA SUSAN. My wonderful children had a baby girl just one week ago today - in fact, just about EXACTLY one week ago today. My daughter timed it perfectly - we left our home last Sunday at 9 am and arrived at the hospital at 11 am - Clara arrived at 11:50 - PERFECT! We didn't get to see her though until around 4 in the afternoon since Clara had to come into the world via C-Section. OK OK - that worked for us - we were able to leave the hospital and go out for lunch - always important for me not to miss my meals. I don't think that my daughter was so thrilled to have a C-Section - but in the end that was going to be the safest way for Clara's entrance into the world.
Our son-in-law was fantastic - kept us in tune with text messages - so we weren't out there not knowing what was going on - I love him for that - he was/is GREAT! Nothing can really prepare you for the moment that your own daughter gives birth to her own daughter - there are no words - and I am probably one of the luckiest moms/grams in the world. My son-in-law is a teacher and they decided that it would be best for him to work on the days that she would be in the hospital so that he could take his time off when they are home. Ahhhh - how good for me - I was lucky enough to spend the first two nights and days in the hospital with "my girls". There is no better gift in the world that could have been given to me. I offered nothing but moral support and love - but you know what - I believe it was very much appreciated. I won't get mushier than that - but I do want to share this beautiful little sweet baby with you. When I arrived back home I immediately started to go through the things that I kept tucked away for the last 30 some odd years - things that were so special from my own babies. Here is one of them - these beautiful little dolls that were on my daughter's carriage - made from the most beautiful french fabric. I also found some beautiful newborn hand smocked nighties from my daughters' layettes along with a special quilt that was given to her when she was born by her auntie. A sweater that was knit by my mother along with two amazing sweaters and two beautiful blankets that my sister made for her when she was born. Things that I treasured and hopefully my daughter will treasure too. It would be great if some of these things will be passed on to her sister and to their children's children.
I think that eBay is the first place to look for anything. Oh please - please don't tell my daughter - but I think that I may have found the top to wear to her wedding. A silver top - Giorgio Armani - brand new - $2000 (1/4 the price on eBay). Now it might be fabulous and it might not be - but if it's not everything I want it to be it will go right back to the seller. The seller had a NO RETURN policy - but I emailed her and explained that as a seller - you can't expect people to spend $400 on something and keep it if it doesn't work. I learned this early on in my selling - it's nice to say NO RETURNS - but really - it can't work that way and I changed my policy. As I explained to this gal - with over 5000 sales - very few people have returned things. When they do - it's OK - as long as it comes right back and in the same condition. I have had no problems whatsoever. She was very open to my suggestion and actually changed her return policy. She said that she was concerned that everyone would return things - when I explained that I really have had no problems she was pleased and appreciative of the advice. She is in Hawaii and I am in Massachusetts - isn't that great? Communication between two total strangers - two people happy to help one another.
I have bought some really amazing things on eBay. I think that it is the biggest marketplace that can be found anywhere - the idea of people letting go of things from their closets so that it can wind up in my closet - or your closet - is great!
I have been listing things from the store that I work at. We close for two months and have a big BLOW OUT sale - 75-90% off! We just want to clear everything out so that when we open at the very end of March everything will be BRAND NEW and wonderful. That doesn't mean though that the things that are left aren't wonderful. I am listing them on eBay for a fraction of the original price. What can be better than that? It's a great store - we carry things from designers that can't be found anywhere else in the country - she has been in business just about 30 years and people come to Lenox sometimes just to come to the store. SO - to find these things at such great prices on eBay - isn't that great?
I've had very very few bad experiences at the buying end and even my bad experiences turned into just that "experiences" that got worked out.
I know from the wonderful things that I sell that people are getting amazing value and finding things that they couldn't find anywhere else.
EBay is trying to change - more of an AMAZON buying experience - that's OK - as long as they keep the original idea of people selling in the way that I'm selling. I really hope that doesn't change.
Welcome to my world - please visit my site ilovemygirls3 If you want to peek at the top that I bought - Armani silk top Let me know what you think of it........
