What frugal find came your way today?
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I'm not talking groceries here, (although they are wonderful too:j)
I mean items that you had decided not to purchase but came your way in frugal fashion - asked around for and were gifted, freecycled, found in a skip or on the street, charity shop, or home-made by someone for you.
A couple of weeks ago I was admiring a 'bunny in a box' Easter egg. I really liked this bunny and kept thinking how nice he'd look sitting on our bed :rotfl:The price was an extortionate £6.99! so I didn't feel it was a good buy. I promise you that I only pointed it out to someone I work with and she said 'Oh, I got that last year and its been in the back of the wardrobe ever since. You can have it if you like. I was going to chuck it away to make more room.
I'm so glad I resisted the urge to buy it. Now I have a lovely brown rabbit and saved him from the land-fill
My colleague didn't want anything for him, but I will take her in a couple of home-made muffins next time I bake:)
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I mean items that you had decided not to purchase but came your way in frugal fashion - asked around for and were gifted, freecycled, found in a skip or on the street, charity shop, or home-made by someone for you.
A couple of weeks ago I was admiring a 'bunny in a box' Easter egg. I really liked this bunny and kept thinking how nice he'd look sitting on our bed :rotfl:The price was an extortionate £6.99! so I didn't feel it was a good buy. I promise you that I only pointed it out to someone I work with and she said 'Oh, I got that last year and its been in the back of the wardrobe ever since. You can have it if you like. I was going to chuck it away to make more room.
I'm so glad I resisted the urge to buy it. Now I have a lovely brown rabbit and saved him from the land-fill
My colleague didn't want anything for him, but I will take her in a couple of home-made muffins next time I bake:)
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I inhierited (sp?) a set of three Mason and Cash pudding basins from my nan.
I LOVE them but the second largest of the set was missing .... found new ones on bay of e for about £25 :eek: I was umming and ahhing for ages (even before I was MSE!) and finally decided it was too much money.
Whilst visting my parents at xmas I saw a pudding basin in CS for 50p - bought it and lo and behold it's the missing basin!!! Couldn't believe my luck! Now everytime I see the 4 basins nestled together it makes me feel all warm and fluffy
But of course now I want ALL of the 'missing' the pudding basins
Well done on your rabbit !Bon App's Scraps!MFb40 # 130 -
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A free dvd from a token in my flatmates paper, the Sainsburys magazine and a brand new book in the charity shop that I had been looking at at full price - for only £1.What Would Bill Buchanan Do?0
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Norman_Bean wrote: »I inhierited (sp?) a set of three Mason and Cash pudding basins from my nan.
I LOVE them but the second largest of the set was missing .... found new ones on bay of e for about £25 :eek: I was umming and ahhing for ages (even before I was MSE!) and finally decided it was too much money.
Whilst visting my parents at xmas I saw a pudding basin in CS for 50p - bought it and lo and behold it's the missing basin!!! Couldn't believe my luck! Now everytime I see the 4 basins nestled together it makes me feel all warm and fluffy
But of course now I want ALL of the 'missing' the pudding basins
Well done on your rabbit !
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That was lucky:eek:
It's uncanny how often these things turn up when you just have a little patience isn't it?0 -
A free dvd from a token in my flatmates paper, the Sainsburys magazine and a brand new book in the charity shop that I had been looking at at full price - for only £1.
Yay :T That reminds me that I had been looking at a knitting book on Amazon - and found it for £1 in a charity shop too!0 -
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That was lucky:eek:
It's uncanny how often these things turn up when you just have a little patience isn't it?
Thinking about it the same thing happened with two enamal pie dishes - I had two (no. 2 and 4) and found no. 1 and 3 in a CS ... perfect fit - I must have a good eye :rotfl:Bon App's Scraps!MFb40 # 130 -
I've been keeping an eye on eBay for an Ikea Leksvik side table. Finally one came up and I can nip over to collect it this week and it was less than half the price of a new oneWhether you think you can or you can’t, you’re probably right ~ Henry Ford0
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