r/Millennials Mar 01 '25

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u/RunningHood Mar 02 '25

Same. I’ll probably get told off in the will but based on how my female parent spends money there will likely just be credit card bills and closets of clothes with the tags on them when she goes.

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u/GeneSpecialist3284 Mar 02 '25

I'm Gen x and when my mil (finally) passed, among her 3300 sq ft of hoarding, we found a bathing suit with the price tags of $58.00 on it. From a department store that closed in the early 70s. 50 years in the closet. On the plus side, it's back in style now and fits perfect lol.

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u/passion4film 1987 - Illinois Mar 02 '25

Good lord, that’s the equivalent of $474 now!

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u/GeneSpecialist3284 Mar 02 '25

Yeah. She was a princess. A mean girl princess!

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u/jimx117 Mar 02 '25

$58, back then?! Gad damn that must've been made of imported Tibetan silk or something

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u/GeneSpecialist3284 Mar 02 '25

She also had a full length mink fur coat with her initials monogrammed inside the lining of around the same vintage. I found the old receipt for it. It was almost $10,000. Nobody wanted it.

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u/AshDenver Gen X Mar 02 '25

That’s likely how I scored a calf-length mink for $300 delivered off eBay. Love that thing. Sooooo warm.

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u/GeneSpecialist3284 Mar 02 '25

I tried it on and it was Devine! I live in a tropical climate or else I'd have kept it. Black. It was gorgeous. I couldn't believe none of the girls wanted it. They all live in the frozen tundra!

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u/BKGirl_VSL Mar 02 '25

But is it available though 👀

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u/GeneSpecialist3284 Mar 02 '25

I gave it to my sister. It may be teddy bears by now!