Are you ever embarassed by your money-saving ways?

LameWolf

If all they've got to think about is what their veggie colleague is eating for lunch, they seriously need to Get A Life!

We never seem to have leftovers in our house (Mr LW was a Labrador in a previous life, I'm certain) but he does always take take 2 HM bread sarnies, 1 with cheese, t'other with HM jam, and HM cakes and biscuits. He also has a jar of loose-leaf Earl Grey tea in his desk drawer; I have no idea if his colleagues think he's weird, but he enjoys his lunch every day.:D

OP, don't let these sad individuals get to you, they're not worth the waste of energy.

YORKSHIRELASS

Isnt this another sign of our materialistic, consumer driven society? If something isnt in a supermarket plastic packet then its no good is it? Oh it makes me so mad, I know my son got a comment about having home made biscuits at break time. I know he would rather eat my home made biscuits than shop bought ones but he doesnt want anyone to think his Mum is too poor to buy "proper" biscuits. So sad.

Come on guys lets keeping fighting this. Home made is healthier, cheaper and better for the environment - and I dont care what anyone thinks.

funkymonkey849

CCP wrote: »

Apart from one rather snobbish colleague who commented pityingly about poor people having to bring in a packed lunch (:p to him, frankly!),

Lol that's soooo rude!!!! I can't believe it!

pauleyc

I agree with everyone else. Just think how stupid they are at spending a fortune on rubbish food. Im a SAHM now but most of the time when i worked i would take in left overs or something that i had made the night before and people would be like "ooh what have you got" interested in it but when i said last nights tea, it tastes better (lol) they didnt seem too keen. I now make larger portions of tea (if its something that can be eaten next day) so DF can take to work and evryone is jealous and even more so with hm cakes and flapjack

Ignore them :-)

mustbemad68

funkymonkey849 wrote: »

Oh I'd LOVE a bento box, but I fear if my work collegues cannot cope with a plain old tupperware container I think they may just spontaneously combust if I brought in a bento

I had to go and find out what a bento box was....and now I am going to have to get one

parsonswife8

Just think to yourself, how ignorant they all are and enjoy your lunch!
:beer:

grannytwice

mustbemad68 wrote: »

I had to go and find out what a bento box was....and now I am going to have to get one

Me too, what a good idea, you have started a trend.

CCP

funkymonkey849 wrote: »

Lol that's soooo rude!!!! I can't believe it!

It just made me laugh - every lunchtime, without fail, he'd look at his soggy store-bought sandwich, then at my HM one, and say wistfully "that looks nice..." Silly man! :rotfl:

hellokitty08

I had to add my two cents,

In one place that I worked they used to looked at my funny every time I ate lunch. I am a big girl, but my lunches general consists of a bit of carbohydrates, protein and salad or veg, whether that be last nights stew and dumplings re-heated or a salad with chicken breast and cous cous, or good forbid sandwiches.

This was coming from the women who didnt eat lunch and another one who ate one ryvita, 4 grapes and 2 slices of cucumber!!!!

At least I am fat and happy, rather be that the miserable and skinney! :rotfl:

Must point out its much better where i work now.

parsonswife8

grannytwice wrote: »

Me too, what a good idea, you have started a trend.

I've just trawled through 15 pages of Bento boxes on ebay. Some are so cute!:D