This chapter analyses the shopping practices of Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte, born a German princess and married to the younger brother of Gustavus III, Carl (XIII). Her shopping habits may be traced in detail due to her ample legacy of personal correspondence, notes, bills and preserved items. The purchases engaged a wide network of family members, friends and staff, frequently consisting of textile and handiwork items intended for clothes, interior decoration and small objects, often gifts. In line with topical research claiming the importance of the material literacy of the eighteenth century, this chapter argues that acquisitions constituted a series of several practices: making, mending, altering and sharing. While previous scholarship has favoured royal courts as examples of splendour and conspicuous consumption, this study uncovers lesser-known aspects of the daily life of a royal household regarding its staff and mundane activities. It significantly shows that the court shared fashionable items and values of prudent housekeeping with a wider European urban community.