Retail Therapy

Retail Therapy

3 Keepers & a Regret

3 Keepers & a Regret: Ronit Plank
I signed up for her workshop without knowing where I was going. She bought a $90 necklace she couldn’t afford. We shared appetizers at the Dairy Queen…
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Diana Spechler⁠
A eight-time Moth StorySlam winner keeps a $35 mug she didn't pay for and still regrets skipping Dustin Hoffman's barbecue.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Jennie Egerdie
Jennie Egerdie would fight for two bears and a quilt. I'm still fighting with my Subaru.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Lucy Sweet
Lucy Sweet regrets nothing. I aspire to.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Chris Stanton
He keeps a snowblower that saved his life. I keep a pinball machine I never play.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Vivian Manning-Schaffel of MUTHR, FCKD
She bought the dress in Paris for 50 euros, after a spritz, without trying it on. It's for sale.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Tiffanie Darke of It’s Not Sustainable
She buys five new things a year. I have 10 packages on my porch.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Sam Baker of The Shift
A men's blazer & five pairs of jeans. Uniform dressing fixed her mornings.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: John Brewton
He kept his mother's table, his wife's ring, and his laptop. I kept a mountain bike until a stranger told me it was worthless.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Kelly Williams
She writes us 'formulas' for getting dressed. Not one of them explains what she kept.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Jennifer Galante Han
She bought her first Chanel with Substack money. The card got flagged as fraud.
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Jamie Lewin
A fashion designer focused on tension, permanence and sleep.
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