Prime Purchases Lately

It's been a few months since I've done a Prime Purchases post, since April, in fact. And boy have I been buying A LOT. Between Evan's dorm things (that I'll share soon I promise!), all the clothes and things Alec needed for Greece, and the household items I've needed that Amazon truck has been making pretty frequent stops at our house.  

 Household:

 Birdseed-- this time of year we go through a lot and I like this brand/variety.

 Bathroom cleaner

Laundry detergent 

 

Swiffer heavy duty cloths-- these are my favorite swiffer pads ever.  

 

Dishwasher detergent 

 

Graduation gift book-- this adorable book holds gift cards/money.  

 This outdoor rug for our deck

This outdoor rug for our patio 

Alec's clothes and travel items: Since he pretty much needed all new summer clothes it's a long list! Right off the bat we were looking for extra tall/long items in fabrics that were breathable in the hot weather and that would be moisture wicking/quick drying for when he has to do laundry in the hotel rooms sinks. He'll be gone for 3 1/2 weeks but only is allowed one suitcase and one day pack so laundry is a must. He also wanted clothes that had that beachy/Mediterranean vibe-- I think we did pretty good!

We ordered these linen blend pants in 2 colors-- they came in a 38 inseam so we thought they'd fit & they did!

 These golf pants also came in a 38 inseam and he needs "dressy" pants for the wineries & cathedrals they are visiting. He was thrilled that they are actually a little bit long-- that never happens. 

 

It was suggested that he buy some laundry detergent sheets to do laundry in his hotel room sink. So I found these.

We bought these hiking shorts with a 9" inseam in 2 colors 

 We also bought these shorts in 2 colors 

We bought these dressier golf shorts in a 9" inseam 
 

He needed a new belt and we ended up ordering 2-- this one in black for my husband and this one in brown for Alec. We all like this click style. 

 

He needed new shoes but with size 15 we're very limited. He found these sneakers

 

And he tried these two pair of sandals-- a close toed variety and an open toed one.

Unfortunately while they were very well made and nice they did not fit him.  Larger shoes tend to run really wide and he has a very narrow foot. 

 

He needed socks so we tried two different types and styles. Men's socks don't seem to come much larger than a size 14 so we weren't sure which would fit better but both are made with merino wool for that quick drying feature. 

We tried these

 

and these.  

With a bunch of light colored shorts and pants (the colors not shown are all shades of light gray, light tan, etc). We thought some white underwear would be better than his standard black. I also found these that are moisture wicking/quick drying.  

 We bought an adapter plug; since this trip is for school credit he needs to bring his laptop for assignments as well as needing to keep his phone charged. 

 

We bought him a whole bunch of new shirts. Since they are short sleeve I mostly focused on finding XL and didn't worry so much about the "tall" that he NEEDS when it comes to long sleeve shirts (does anyone know of a brand of men's clothes that makes extra tall? Even most XL Talls only reach his forearms and not his wrist). 

 Button down style #1

Button down style #2-- we bought this in 2 colors

Henley style #1

 

Henley style #2

 Then finally a more casual style merino wool t-shirt

 Then he had an online meeting with the teacher/organizer and she had some more suggestions. Things like:

A day pack-- basically a smaller backpack with lots of pockets so he picked out this one. 

 

A packable duffle bag in case he needs extra packing room for the way home.

 

A neck pillow for sleeping on his overnight flight.

 

A towel for the beach/pool-- We bought one of the Turkish towels (thanks for the idea Jen!) 

 

And lastly, a fan. I was picturing one of the battery operated ones but Alec wanted an old school bamboo/silk one and picked this one.  

 

Some "just for fun" purchases for me:

 Travel jewelry case-- I like this one so much better than my last one! 

I have this necklace in rose gold and just love it so I ordered it in silver too though it is slightly different in design. 

 

These pants

This shirt 

 This shirt 

 This scarf 

My favorite deodorant 

And finally this top 

 

I also bought these adorable flip flops

 

and since my old phone case cracked I picked out this one-- I just LOVE the color

 

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