Great Instructions to Take with a Pinch of Salt Hunt

Sami_Bee wrote: »

and now the manufacturers have put chips on the cartridges so the printer won't work unless you put a new one in :mad: damn them! damn them all!

I am sure I have seen things to reset the chips to make them think the cartridges are full, just can't remember where - certainly not where they sell the original cartridges and no ink refills ...

I agree that most instructions instruct you to use way too much product - whether it is shampoo, washing powder/liquid, pet food, etc.

I wash my very thick hair every other day and have only ever shampooed once - why shampoo twice when hair is relatively clean anyway? We use far too many chemicals on us and in our homes anyway. Not great for asthma/allergy sufferers.

I only use a few drops of washing liquid as my clothes usually just need freshening up. They are very rarely dirty unless I have spent the day gardening. I have also ordered some ecoballs from Lakeland so will soon be dispensing with washing liquid completely.

When feeding pets (especially poor little rodents, rabbits etc) the instructions over-estimate the quantity we should give. No wonder we have so many fat, unhealthy pets. Little cuddlies, like rabbits, should be given lots of fresh veg, grass or hay, not that expensive muesli type food or rabbit pellets - wild bunnies graze on free grass all day!

I have always refilled my water bottles with either fresh tap water or fruit squash and have never had any tummy upsets. I always rinse the bottle out at the end of the day and let them drain and dry out overnight (without the lid on). I do change the bottle very few weeks.

Another way to save money is cut down on cleaning products we use.
Sometimes our obsession with "killing 99 percent of all germs" is over the top. Those daft ads on tv telling us how germ filled and filthy our homes are is just sales propoganda, unless you are poorly and at risk. They say all that so that we feel we are bad , bad parents if we don't use every germ killing product on the market. My parents hygiene was never that great when I was growing up and we very rarely had tummy upsets or illness.

My other pet hate is those plug in air fresheners and febreze style fabric fresheners. What a waste of money. Just a load of nasty chemicals that pollute your home (really, really had for us asthma/allergy sufferers). Just open a window!

Enough of my rant, but just we wary of all those chemicals - they are SO not good for you!

Edinburghlass wrote: »

Washing machine repair guy told me years ago that the majority of problems are caused by using too much washing powder. He said to half what they suggest then half that again.

So that'll be a quarter then lol
while on the subject of washing machines and wastes of money though. calgon tablets i would reduce by 100% as i live in one of the areas with the hardest water and our washing machine lasted 12 years, 4 more than the manufacturers expectations and then it was the circuit board. (Apparently good for cleaning dishwashers or de-scaling kettles though)

rootie wrote: »

not really an instruction but is it just me being slow or what. i've just worked out that bread is much better to buy thin sliced - you get more pieces and noone really caes in my house and its better for you as you only tend to have 2 slices anyway thick or thin

i completley agree...it works the same for eggs.
Can u really tell if your scrambled eggs were made with 2 medium eggs or 2 large?

rootie wrote: »

not really an instruction but is it just me being slow or what. i've just worked out that bread is much better to buy thin sliced - you get more pieces and noone really caes in my house and its better for you as you only tend to have 2 slices anyway thick or thin

Better still to buy unsliced!