I have a sudden urge to hoard ths thing

[iris lilies]

For years I wanted cotton watch bands and I made feeble efforts to find them, no luck.. Then one day I walked into Target and there they were! Army green in color, but thats ok, that is practically a neutral.
I bought two.

Mine are holding ip well but Gee, it would be nice to,have some color choices!

Target no oinger sells them. i cant find them on eBay other then the big honkin thick army type that starts at about $28.00.

I want one around $6-8 and not heavy heavy. Also, nylon is out, it needs to breathe. I want the style that is one long strip of fabric, not the style in two pieces.

Next time I find some I will hoard them.

what abot you non hoarders, what practical thngs do you hoard because you are afraid yo wont be able to get more of those items?

[JaneV2.0]

WatchItChange on Etsy makes cotton watch bands; might be too cute, but worth a look.

[greenclaire]

I hoard graham crackers when I go to the USA as I know I can't get them back here. I also hoard decent British tea in my partner's Mom's house in Virginia as I know I can't get that there.

[JaneV2.0]

Currently, I'm thinking about hoarding spare parts for my Instant Pot. The company that manufactures them seems to be here to stay, but you never know.

[iris lilies]

WatchItChange on Etsy makes cotton watch bands; might be too cute, but worth a look.
Thank you, I,will keep that in mind. i did like the bright colors, but the buttons throw me.

[19Sandy]

Maybe you can make your own or find a crafty person who does.

[JaneV2.0]

Thank you, I,will keep that in mind. i did like the bright colors, but the buttons throw me.

Some Etsy shops do custom work--it's worth asking. Velcro maybe?

[catherine]

I wish I could hoard what I would like to. My son bought me a sweatshirt and a t-shirt from a mom-and-pop VT souvenir shop in Burlington. The designs were SO cool--not touristy at all. They said "Vermont" and "Burlington" but in a really subtle, artistic way. After I got yet another compliment about a year ago from a thirty-something and I told him where to get one, I looked them up to be sure I gave him the right information, and they had JUST CLOSED SHOP!! They had JUST packed up and shipped the last of their inventory and they moved to Hawaii. I missed being able to hoard a couple of sweatshirts by two days.

I actually wrote to them to tell them how much I liked their stuff. I was hoping they would figure something out to enable them to drop ship Vermont shirts from Hawaii, but I think they're too happy not working. Bummer! So now I only wear the sweatshirt on special occasions, like when my kids come down.

[JaneV2.0]

My aunt used to say "When you find something you like, buy two of them." I've kept that sage advice in mind.

ETA: Catherine, have you tried eBay and/or Etsy? That old store stock had to go somewhere.

[frugal-one]

Omron pedometers.... Bought two the last time because everything is now synced to your phone. Just wanted a good, accurate pedometer to stick in the pocket...

[early morning]

flip-flops. I love them but I'm picky - no cheap plastic, no leather, no more than 20 bucks. When I find some I like I buy multiples. Typically a pair lasts me two years. I bought 4 pair of SmartDogs - now they apparently are out of business. When those totally bit the dust, I bought a pair of Margaritavilles at Sam's several years ago... by the time I decided I loved them they had only one pair left in my size. I'm wearing them now. I don't know what I'll do in two years!! I DO know if I find some I like I'm buying 10 pair! (that may last me the rest of my life, lol!)

[Tybee]

I have a couple of VCR's in old tvs and might consider hoarding another as they are apparently not making them anymore, and VHS movies are 3 for a dollar at the Goodwill.

[JaneV2.0]

Omron pedometers.... Bought two the last time because everything is now synced to your phone. Just wanted a good, accurate pedometer to stick in the pocket...

I have one of those--I really wanted an analog one, but that was the closest I found at the time.

[iris lilies]

Update on my watchband sitch:
I found a denim band, so that might work. i also relaxed one of my requirements and ordered a nylon band. I can wear that during winter months when I am not sweating.

my obsession with a cotton band is that now that I have one, it works exactly the way
I want it to work. Back when I had leather or faux leather bands, by late summer I had sores on my wrist feom sweating. This cotton band cuts that way down.

I cant live withut a watch.