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My kids have reached an age where we are getting a bit of a social life back 🕺. We're out tonight and I realised that I had the perfect handbag for my outfit, found it out and the colour/upper is peeling away. Looked at my other bags and they're pretty much the same 😔.

Admittedly they're not leather, is this an age thing/storage thing/non use thing. Any tips?.

Peed off as they're nice bags that I've hardly used ..
but if someone tells me to cut my loses and buy new bags I can cope 😆.
 
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My kids have reached an age where we are getting a bit of a social life back 🕺. We're out tonight and I realised that I had the perfect handbag for my outfit, found it out and the colour/upper is peeling away. Looked at my other bags and they're pretty much the same 😔.

Admittedly they're not leather, is this an age thing/storage thing/non use thing. Any tips?.

Peed off as they're nice bags that I've hardly used ..
but if someone tells me to cut my loses and buy new bags I can cope 😆.
I've had bags do the same . And a faux leather jacket.
 
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I've had bags do the same . And a faux leather jacket.
Thanks for replying. I thought it was poor storage on my part. Just googled faux leather peeling and apparently PU breaks down 2-5 years after manufacture. They're all over 10 years old so figures. Annoying though!.
 
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Thanks for replying. I thought it was poor storage on my part. Just googled faux leather peeling and apparently PU breaks down 2-5 years after manufacture. They're all over 10 years old so figures. Annoying though!.
i Bought a nice bag for a big event March 2020 that obviously never happened. Pulled it out last year, I always had it in the little bag it came with and the same happened. This was „vegan leather“ from a good brand, I was so annoyed I never really got to use this bag. Apparently there isn’t much you can do when the material starts to break down. Learned my lesson, will not buy faux leather again.
 
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It shouldn’t be called leather at all. It’s a thin plastic coating which isn’t durable at all but they market it as an alternative so you assume it has some longevity.
 
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My kids have reached an age where we are getting a bit of a social life back 🕺. We're out tonight and I realised that I had the perfect handbag for my outfit, found it out and the colour/upper is peeling away. Looked at my other bags and they're pretty much the same 😔.

Admittedly they're not leather, is this an age thing/storage thing/non use thing. Any tips?.

Peed off as they're nice bags that I've hardly used ..
but if someone tells me to cut my loses and buy new bags I can cope 😆.
You can get patent touch up paint for kids shoes, I wonder if there’s something that works for bags like this?
I only buy leather or uncoated fabric bags as I get too upset when things fall apart.
 
I HATE fancy dress but my housemate loves it and we’re going out for Halloween. I like doing the makeup and the blood, but it’s just the clothing. Has anyone got any suggestion to what I can go as?
 
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I HATE fancy dress but my housemate loves it and we’re going out for Halloween. I like doing the makeup and the blood, but it’s just the clothing. Has anyone got any suggestion to what I can go as?
A What If ghost: as in what if we see ghosts all the time but don’t realise because they look like everyone else walking along the street. Normal clothes, jacket, bag (if you have an old Woolies, Wilkos or Debenhams plastic carrier at the bottom of your bag of bags and some out of date groceries, like the tinned peaches that are definitely at the back of my cupboard.that’s perfect, but really, you could’ve died yesterday). I’m v low effort though.

ETA missed the bit where you said you like the blood and makeup so that’s a rubbish idea. Sorry.
 
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A What If ghost: as in what if we see ghosts all the time but don’t realise because they look like everyone else walking along the street. Normal clothes, jacket, bag (if you have an old Woolies, Wilkos or Debenhams plastic carrier at the bottom of your bag of bags and some out of date groceries, like the tinned peaches that are definitely at the back of my cupboard.that’s perfect, but really, you could’ve died yesterday). I’m v low effort though.

ETA missed the bit where you said you like the blood and makeup so that’s a rubbish idea. Sorry.
nooo I love that idea tbh!! And I could do blood as I’ve been a victim and was murdered 😏
 
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Any recommendations on a good washing machine that will do heavy loads like duvets an such, would be a bonus if the company took away the old one and fitted the new one but it's not a big deal as I just want the washing machine itself
 
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Any recommendations on a good washing machine that will do heavy loads like duvets an such, would be a bonus if the company took away the old one and fitted the new one but it's not a big deal as I just want the washing machine itself
No model recs, sorry, but AO have consistently delivered really quickly (even at 8am on a Sunday once), installed and taken old white goods away with the packaging from the new. Different services have additional costs unless there’s an offer on, but when a washer dies I want to cry, so it costs what it costs to get a new one in and installed and the old one taken away.
You might have a local independent that does a really good job so ask nearby too. Good luck.
 
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No model recs, sorry, but AO have consistently delivered really quickly (even at 8am on a Sunday once), installed and taken old white goods away with the packaging from the new. Different services have additional costs unless there’s an offer on, but when a washer dies I want to cry, so it costs what it costs to get a new one in and installed and the old one taken away.
You might have a local independent that does a really good job so ask nearby too. Good luck.
Thanks I'll have a look on their site, my problem would be trying to figure out how to get rid of the old one tbh, it's not going fit in my little car an the towns tip requires booking appointments to go an fees to pay to use it, so I'd be paying anyway if I done it myself
 
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Any recommendations on a good washing machine that will do heavy loads like duvets an such, would be a bonus if the company took away the old one and fitted the new one but it's not a big deal as I just want the washing machine itself
My Haier machine (9kg) has been really reliable and we do a lot of washing, so it’s had a good amount of use. We have the dryer too, and while it takes longer than I like there’s been no problems.
 
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Thanks I'll have a look on their site, my problem would be trying to figure out how to get rid of the old one tbh, it's not going fit in my little car an the towns tip requires booking appointments to go an fees to pay to use it, so I'd be paying anyway if I done it myself
Yeah, I’ve always found those bits to be a right headache, so pay for the lot (even though I’m usually frugal as). Never had a problem with them, although I’m typing that slowly as my fingers are crossed.
 
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Thanks I'll have a look on their site, my problem would be trying to figure out how to get rid of the old one tbh, it's not going fit in my little car an the towns tip requires booking appointments to go an fees to pay to use it, so I'd be paying anyway if I done it myself
I’ve got a Haier too and it’s been great. You can pay more for AO to take away your old one and search by drum size to find larger machines.
 
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Thanks I'll definitely check that out, one I have is about as old as I am because my dad just refuses to admit the thing is done in an get rid of it, but it's really starting to drive me nuts now, you put it on for an hour cycle an it takes like 2 hours because it someone keeps adding time to itself, so I badly need a new one
 
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