February is 'use up' month

mookybargirl

I have a huge amount of toiletries that I accumulate as gifts and my mum is always giving me stuff. Food is not too bad as we've only lived in our house for 3 months.

Funny think is that I read up to page 7 on tis yesterday and then this morning went to get a new can of deodorant and I don't have any so I'm wearing OH's today! All those toiletries and no spare deodorant! :eek:

Spendless

Ticklemouse wrote:

I always end up with the same old bits that never get used - and never get binned.

So, this month we shall be having duck, frozen spinach and profiteroles, with a side order of wholemeal pittas.

Same here. I have frozen chinese pancakes but no duck .

mcardinalblue

count me in on this, I have loads of sample size sachets of shampoo and contitioner to use up, the bathroom will look alot tidier once this has been done. I have a friend that works in London and she picks up masses of samples from Waterloo station.:shocked:

Ticklemouse

OOooooh Spendless - bring on your pancakes. i have plum sauce and cucumber but no spring onions, so fetch a few of those too. Bring a bottle as well and we can have a party

liewe_heksie

Hi everyone
I would love to join this thread too. Have been trying unsucessfully to use up stuff since the beginning of January 2007. Also feel like I'm never going to use it all up, it kills me that it's taking so long. I have so much food to use up as I usually buy nice things to eat when I go back home to SA every year, and it just seems like I have mountains of food to use up.

The two freezers are overflowing and driving me nuts too.

When it comes to my bathroom the cupboard is bursting with things, enough to open up my own boots store! LOL.

As for my clothes, have had to put some away into suitcases and boxes as it's falling out of my wardrobe.

I therefore have to use all this stuff up this year and not buy anymore at all. It's so boring but I find menu planning helps and although it's slow, it is working but at least it's saving me loads of money on groceries and toiletries.

Thanx
LH
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traciekan

oh excellent idea! we have an ld chest freezer we re emptying before freecycling as we cant fit in in new flat!! but will leave off all smellies from lists and use up. does tha includ alchohol!!:D

Spendless

traciekan wrote:

does tha includ alchohol!!:D

Course it does:D I've got several Martini minitures I bought recently and a large bottle with just a bit in, so I decided to finish the martini left in the large bottle tonight off by pouring myself [STRIKE]three glasses[/STRIKE] a glass:p

melldyson

Oooh I want to do this too - our cupboards are crammed with toiletries and cleaning products! I so need to use stuff up instead of squirrelling it all away.
We also have bottles of drink no-one likes - will have to investigate using it up in cooking instead.

ivyleaf

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I'm still using up some of the stuff I started using up when this thread was started last year

Nelski

ivyleaf wrote:

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I'm still using up some of the stuff I started using up when this thread was started last year

Thats one big freezer ivyleaf:D

Mind you at the rate im going I think I will be with you next year:o