What has the OS Board "made" you buy??

Chipps

Stardrops
Starclen
A bigger slow cooker (already had small one)
.... oh, and more microfibre cloths - had one already, but just bought 2 more.

**purpleprincess**

Ooooh!!! This is a funny subject as since looking on Old Style I've spent quite a bit of money!!! But all in aid of long term money saving!!!

My things have been-

• Slow cooker
• Stick blender
• Beans for bean sprouts
• Microfibre cloths
• Stardrops
• Vinegar
• Bicarb of soda
• Muslin cloths
• Boxes to put my batch cooking in when I freeze it

I'm sure there's been much much more but that's all I can think of for the mo!!!

black-saturn

I already had a bread maker and a slow cooker before I joined MSE. OS has 'made' me buy a yogurt maker, soap nuts (which arrived this morning :T ) and has got me spending more money on bicarb and vinegar than I ever have before.

I hardly ever use the bread maker as it doesnt work out any cheaper than buying it at the supermarket. I use the slow cooker about 3 times per week and more in the winter. I hardly ever use the yogurt maker as my children don't like it and neither does my boyfriend. I have converted to soap nuts as I think they are brilliant.

Anastacia

breadmaker (but my bread is still awful sadly)
easyo thingy (excellent)
kefir (not sure yet, smells too awful to do anything with)
microfibre clothes (brilliant - is there ever a way to get them clean again)
sprouter (again excellent, except i have to pre-plan stir frys but several days)
plus just signed up for my allotment.

nearly bought chickens in a moment of madness but have since been talked out of it.(must wait for larger garden)

All in all its been really useful, thank you all.

Panda

looby75

bargainqueen wrote:

rotfl what exactly did that dream involve looby? Did you grow and grow and split and grow...?

LOL sort of! I dreamt I got some, wasn't sure where to put it that would be warm enough and ended up putting it on top of my fridge(:huh:) then it suddenly grew and grew and grew spread all over the kitchen and killed my fridge. But on the plus side I decided I did like the taste of it and decided to start selling kefir drinks to all my friends. I am sane.....honest :whistle:

katglasgow

I feel more as if OS has encouraged to develop a side of me that was already there but needed a bit of nuturing. For example, just order reduced compiost bin from council at reduced price after following someone's link from here. Now,I have always wanted a compost bin but have never actually got round to doing anything about it. Same goes for growing veggies from seed.
Things I have "learned" about on OS then gone out and bought are slow cooker (no regrets) and stardrops (59p - not a major expenses!).
But best of all since OS I have been able to plan my time more efficiently, and I am cooking better quality ingredients / more variety but for the same cost and with far less waste.
I feel like this is the real me!!!

willow_girl

Like most people it has to be Stardrops and microfibre cloths. Have even got DH using them now! I have got a sewing machine which my Mum bought me for my birthday last year but I haven't made good use of it yet. However I am determined to start. The thing I want most is a slow cooker, just haven't found the right one yet (there's only two of us. That was a TV programme wasn't it?:rotfl: )

Ronankfan

Microfibre cloths,
Stardrops,
stick blender,
vinegar

Thats all i can think of so far!!!!

filigree_2

Slowcooker
White vinegar
Stardrops
Microfibre cloths
BeRo cookbook

.....and lots and lots of pink toe separators! :rotfl:

looby75

YAY!!!! earlier tonight I mentioned to my MIL that I was looking to buy a slowcooker and she told me not to bother because she has one she never uses and I can have it!

Thats a big item I can cross off my want list already!