New Pinch

I have never heard of that

I am sure that this was not a habit I ever heard of in my country. I usually noticed when my niece wore a new dress, not always new trousers, they all looked alike.

The only time anyone got pinched growing up in my day is if you didn’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. I usually noticed when my friends wore new clothes, but I complimented them. Nowadays, no, I don’t think I notice.

We didn't pinch for new clothes, but I remember for a while there was a thing about stepping on someone's new shoes . If I am around someone a lot, I probably would notice new items . . . but otherwise yah, no one really seems to care.

if you long for those days, embrace the opportunity to find joy in the small moments and create your own traditions that bring back that sense of excitement and appreciation. Who knows, maybe others will join in and rediscover the delight in the little things too!

Not sure if it's in operation now but we used to pinch those with new clothes while in college

We still do it now a days also.

Well, usually I remember hearing that saying. But no one tried to pinch me..it would have been the last thing they did with their hand..I would have been mailing their hand back to them.

These little traditions are funny aren't they? I have never heard of that one but here on the first day of the month whoever remembers first can give other people 'A pinch and a punch for the first of the month' and if they remember to add 'and no returns' quickly enough they can't be pinched back. This was also in vogue in my mother's childhood (1920s/30s) but another that she experienced that has now fallen out of favour is that if someone had a birthday, others would pull their hair - one tug for each year.