Bad attitude to os?

Goldilox

I think sometimes people get caught out at poundland thinking they are getting a saving etc. Many of the cleaning products for example you can buy in places like savers for 30p to 80p etc. This also applies to many of the food items...so just double check when you buy there. :-)

bulchy

Yep Goldilox, Poundland can be more expensive than other stores. We are lucky that Savers is straight across the road from our poundshop, so we can easily compare. Best buys from my local poundies lately have been hair dyes, definitely cheaper than Savers, hit and miss on shades, but I always check poundshop before I buy them else where.
Sue

morlandbanks

Haven't you heard? Cost-cutting is 'cool'. Even teenagers are getting into it. There is nothing cooler these days than saying to someone 'You'll never guess where I got this top...Asda!! It was £10!!'.

More fool you if you're ashamed to tell people you're a shrewd money saver. And if you don't believe me, check out the Poundland/Lidl car parks - packed with 'Mummy Vans' (4x4s). People with money usually have more because they know how to keep it!

jazzyjustlaw

Well all I have to say is that some rich folk are so because they are usually careful with their money and invest well and often have confidence in themselves. Some poor folk are so because they spend too much money trying to look rich by being taken in by marketing trollop. I thought this was the whole point about this site.

reen_3

Lillibet wrote:

I usually agree with you but in this case you have just branded all of us who wish to avoid being the subjet of gossip or rumours, as I would certainly have been in my office if I had appeard with Oxfam carrier bags, as shallow & trivial.

I used to work in an office where all of us earned very little, yet were expected to wear suits to work every day. Most of my colleagues bought their suits from places like Zara, H&M, Dorothy Perkins, etc. Despite being the worst paid of the group, I always wore beautiful suits from very expensive labels. I managed to do this by going through the racks of charity shops and second-hand designer stores. It's amazing what you can buy for 50-100 quid!

I never had a problem walking in with an Oxfam bag, and anytime a co-worker asked me where I got my suit, I was happy to tell them the truth. What's worse, wearing a gorgeous suit that's second hand (though doesn't look it), or a new but cheap suit (that looks it)?

calleyw

Some people just don't get it.

Expensive=Quality not always.

For me being OS is not about the cheapest but getting value for money.

People now a days are walking advertisements. Think about it. From feet upwards. And it is not just any name it has to be X and Y.

Personally I don't give a monkeys. I buy my clothes from where I get the best value from. If it happens to be a brand then be it.

I am what I call a brand tart. If the brand name is on sale and is offering better value than a value brand then I buy. Example from this week. Branston Pickle in Tescos for 520g is selling for 52p. Morrisons own brand biggest Jar which I am sure is only 400gish 69p.

It is sad where you can't walk about with what ever carrier bag you want. With out someone saying or thinking something.

I don't normally have a problem with Aldi/Lidl I always pick up a cardboard tray on the way around.

As has been said. To get rich it is not about what you spend but what you save. There use to a old man who walked around where I use to live. Would live off one tin of value beans and use bailer twine to hold up his trousers. Left over half a mil in his will.

I must admit to my shame when I see a brand new fancy car on the road. I always say to my husband "And how much of that does the bank own then" and we laugh.

Most people get so intent on consuming. They forget there is more to life than new cars and designer clothes. Granted for some people it is within there means.

But I know personally. if I ever won a jack pot on the lottery. I would not really change my lifestyle. Might move house and buy another car. Spend a little more on food and buy all organic and all my meat from the butchers.

But I would still eat value Jaffa cakes as I prefer them. And still look for a bargain. As no matter how much money you have, it is all about value for money.

Think I better check to see if my local library has the book "millionare next door". Gets lots of rec on a lots of frugal sites. It tells you what a millionaire looks like. Yes just like you and me. Living a normal life. With an average car and an average house.

Yours


Calley

dorry_2

hi all :hello:


I come from a working class family, my mum who was German, adored aldi and lidl.


when my cousin, who is a bank director in Germany, came to visit, he would always drive his merc to aldi and stock up!!! in Germany like niketo has already told us, lidl and aldi are percieved as good value supermarkets. the germans are not ashamed of shopping there. In their culture, if you have a lot of money, it is not a nice trait to flaut it or advertise it!!


i have been brought up to understand the value of money and there is a reason why you see so many merc's and 4 x 4's cars in lidl's car parks, they also understand the value of money and that's is precisely why they are shopping there and driving there in those cars!!!!!

i have enjoyed this thread and look forward to seeing more views!!

elona

dorry

My mother was german too and would have loved lidl and aldi!

Elona

VickyA_2

Like others, I like value for money. Like Hermia, I use Clinique products on my skin. It's not because I'm a snob, it's because it's the only product that I've tried so far (and I've used a good few!) that seems to work on my skin. However, I make sure that I get it as cheaply as possible by buying it on Ebay!

When I used to live close enough to a Netto, I made sure that I never had a Netto bag............. because you had to pay for them. :rotfl: I made sure that I took in other carrier bags for this priviledge.

My mum, who is the biggest snob in the world goes round Wilkos, Aldi, Tesco and Morrisons because each of them stock different things at varying prices, so she gets the best value and best quality. In fact, her and my dad will only drink Aldi orange juice and my dad only drinks (no idea why he doesn't drink tap water) Aldi sparkling water. He proudly tells people that it costs 19p per bottle. Oh, and they do have a 4x4........... because my dad has a farm and needs it for getting it across fields.

dorry_2

elona wrote:

dorry

My mother was german too and would have loved lidl and aldi!

Elona

hya elona, i knew there was a reason i always agreed with u!!!!

love dorry xxx