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Hi,
Just been reading about and I probably missed or not found it yet, but people keep saying cups sufferer, and cups this and that. Not sure if it has been asked ... what is cups? Thanks.

A very serious condition indeed: Compulsive Unnecessary Purchasing Syndrome.

COMPULSIVE UNCONTROLLABLE PURCHASE SYNDROME. In other words it means you keep buying magic when you dont need to. It's an addiction just like smoking,drinking or drugs but our addiction is magic. There is a long running thread on it here aswell somewhere.

There's a very good preventative measure to CUPS which I find very effective.

On pay day, head into town and spend all your money on shoes, boots, tops, bags and an expensive dinner. Then you'll have nothing left to spend on magic, works a treat for me.

You're kinda putting one fire out and starting another one there with that theory Lady of Mystery.

I beat CUPs by telling myself that if I buy something I have to sit in at the weekend and not go out on the razzle. Works a charm for me.

Well actually sometimes it doesn't, I can see Dai Vernon's books coming my direction sometime soon.

But sure so what, if you enjoy these things why not treat yourself, its only money after all, you can't take it with ya.

I think your fine as long as you spend your money on proper material as opposed to one trick ponies and flashy gimmicks.

I'm glad my problem has a name. It makes me feel so much better!

Now, where's my credit card..

Lady of Mystery wrote:On pay day, head into town and spend all your money on shoes, boots, tops, bags and an expensive dinner.

The other diners looked at me funny when I did that. I think it was the Jimmy Choos and the crop top...

Tomo wrote:

Lady of Mystery wrote:On pay day, head into town and spend all your money on shoes, boots, tops, bags and an expensive dinner.

The other diners looked at me funny when I did that. I think it was the Jimmy Choos and the crop top...

You went for an expensive dinner in a crop top

That's just got slapper written all over it

become a carer you'll have no money not even minimum wage and you wont have the time to go out and spend the money you don't have.

Lady of Mystery wrote:

Tomo wrote:

Lady of Mystery wrote:On pay day, head into town and spend all your money on shoes, boots, tops, bags and an expensive dinner.

The other diners looked at me funny when I did that. I think it was the Jimmy Choos and the crop top...

You went for an expensive dinner in a crop top

That's just got slapper written all over it

So that what I'm doing wrong, no wonder my mum was ashamed with me

Lady of Mystery wrote:On pay day, head into town and spend all your money on shoes, boots, tops, bags and an expensive dinner.

i.e. Become a woman! (If you're a guy. If you're a girl already, no problem! )

Steve

Lady of Mystery wrote:

Tomo wrote:The other diners looked at me funny when I did that. I think it was the Jimmy Choos and the crop top...

You went for an expensive dinner in a crop top

That's just got slapper written all over it

Well I did keep me anorak[1] on too. I'm not that slutty, you know...

[1] The one with the mittens threaded through the sleeves on elastic.

Two Weeks ago I spent £80 then last week £75 and this week £45.

just done well over a ton at merchant of magic
flipping review threads!
got a mighty fine package on its way though
CUPS is baad m'kaay

Other than splashing out on a brace of strippers (fnarr fnarr) I've bought nothing serious for months. I'm still poring over the books I bought last year.