'We go to extreme lengths to hide our pricey purchases form our partners'
Two women tell Fabulous why they lie about their spending – and go to extreme lengths to hide pricey purchases from their partners.Glancing around furtively, Maggie McLean began shredding the packaging from her latest online shopping delivery. She quickly cut the box up, shoving the pieces deep into the recycling bin, hoping her husband Egon, 40, wouldn’t discover them.
“One of the biggest issues is furniture. I’ll buy a table or shelf, then decide I don’t like it any more, so I change it. I’ve got a thing about duvet covers, too – I’ve probably got enough to fill a hotel – and cups and plates.Credit: Maggie McLean It’s only getting worse. In the week immediately following the lockdown announcement, the weekly growth rate for home and leisure retail went up by 200% compared to the same period in the previous year.
"I had drawers full of clothes, including expensive cashmere Babygros I never used. I then had to sell them on Ebay.” “However, we know that we’ve got to be careful with money now and buying ourselves things is almost seen as selfish, which can lead to buying treats and hiding them from a partner. “I love designer brands such as Prada and Louis Vuitton,” explains Andrea, 37, who is currently on maternity leave from her job as a primary school deputy headteacher and is mum to Gabriella, 11 months.“However, Harry doesn’t understand. He’s much more frugal, preferring to save than spend, so instead of telling him the truth, I hide stuff – like the £1,000 Prada handbag I covered with jumpers at the back of my wardrobe, knowing he wouldn’t look there.
“We’re not a couple to have big rows, but he’ll start questioning me when he knows I’ve been shopping. He’ll say things like: ‘Haven’t you got enough stuff? Why does the baby need more clothes, she has more than me? There you go, spending again.’ "Not only could he not believe a pair of shoes cost that much, he was stunned when I only wore them once because they were so uncomfortable.
Harry has no idea how much she has in savings, and has never asked. “I put money aside so I can treat myself when I want to. I like the nice things in life, I always have.
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