No buying new toiletries etc until.....

loopylulu_3

Well i finally finished something else today - a box of pantyliners. Not exciting but i seem to stash them and always buy jumbo boxes so they last forever. 1 down only 4 more boxes to go!! Should also finish a shampoo this weekend as only a dreg left in the bottle.

joesaunt

I finished off a Body shop pomegranite body polish this morning, I have 6 more to go, I bought them for less than half price when they discontinued them 2 years ago. (I think I bought 16) in total:eek: really bored of it now.

I have just enough Tommy Guns Dew Drops for one more use, then onto the frizz ease.

I need deodarant and have two bogof vouchers for Dove, I use this so am very happy. I am going to try all the "flavours" on the list as thety sound gorgeous. I use the cucumber and green tea and love it! and it is is on the list :T

rosemary54

Becky_2 wrote: »

Can I join as well please. Someone directed me to this thread and this is just what I need. Buying toiletries is my weakness and I can easily spend a fortune on this. Yesterday I didn't start until 2 pm so I took the opportunity to clean our bathroom cabinett and write a content list of all my toilietries to stop myself from getting tempted to buy more. The list I have put in my purse so when I go shopping I can see what I need to buy or not buy. Having loads of toiletries tucked away that I had forgotten that I had, it should be a while until I need to buy some more. I have also made a promise to myself to use up those nearly empty bottles/tubs first in order to reduce the amount that I have got as quickly as possible.

Good luck with the challenge everyone. I am so glad that I found this challenge, it will help me to stay motivated to reduce what I have in my bathroom.

just found this thread,all the time I thought I was the only one with the problem"serious overbuying of goodies whilst on offer" so good to know I am not alone! no time to read all the thread.
amoungst my weaknesses are perfume,lipstick and mascara(from goodie bags)samples of anything from magazines that I then do not use as don't like to open and waste a sachet whilst away from home(that being the main reason for collecting them!)
skin care I think I will try bought on offer(but then still go and buy my fav stuff anyway)

Is this purely a female thing?any men out there who hoard???

I WILL try and stop buying ,maybe we should band together and call when the urge to buy takes over:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

joesaunt

loopylulu wrote: »

Well i finally finished something else today - a box of pantyliners. Not exciting but i seem to stash them and always buy jumbo boxes so they last forever. 1 down only 4 more boxes to go!! Should also finish a shampoo this weekend as only a dreg left in the bottle.

I have enough sanitary items to last me till the menopause and then some! I had a massive bag full when I moved (In August) and my sister-in-law gave me more and then I bought two packets because I wanted the lipglosses (they were for presents I hasten to add).

I am going to use them all up before I even think about buying more, even though there are some brands I don't like.:T

lostinrates

joesaunt wrote: »

I have enough sanitary items to last me till the menopause and then some! I had a massive bag full when I moved (In August) and my sister-in-law gave me more and then I bought two packets because I wanted the lipglosses (they were for presents I hasten to add).

I am going to use them all up before I even think about buying more, even though there are some brands I don't like.:T

Its a sensible thing to bulk buy really. I really liked the playtex tampons which I can't find anymore....I have only one box left....and (this is ridiculous) I use them on the worst day for me (the day I want to curl up in bed and cry) as a ''treat'' instead of finishing my stash. I also leave an emergency ''spare'' in every handbag I have. I have PCOS and am really irregular and rarely know before the event when it will be...so I keep prepared As we pay VAT etc on such necessities I do make sure I buy when on special offer.

fixx

Happy_shopper wrote: »

fixx, do you know about the Freebies Board? It's one of my fave MSE boards; I've had loads of toiletry samples from there. You have to check regularly - sometimes there's nothing - and sometimes the offers expire quickly but it's a great way of trying new stuff without spending any money. For example, if you want any more of those Olay Eye Pods, this thread will tell you how to get a couple:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2107277

HTH.

Yep, i do occasionally browse the grabbit and Freebie boards - but i need to stop, too much stuff :rotfl:

I hadn't seen that one for the eye pods though, thanks!

I've made a quick note of what I've used so far - I can't bring myself to type out the list of what i've actually got, so i'll keep track of what I use, and what I buy, and hopefully the used list will be much longer than the bought!

Finished so far:
2 x face mask sachets
Shampoo sachet
Body lotion sachet
Dior body lotion sample
Elemis eye gel large sample
No 7 P&P 5ml sample
Prescriptives face serum sample
Clarins moisturising face mask tube
1 x toothpaste

Unfortunately anything that’s not a sachet that I’ve used hasn’t been full to start with, so it doesn’t feel like much yet But I have been using quite a lot of other stuff, and I’ll finish some things in the next week or two – I can see the progress! (and more importantly, can feel it on my skin )

I was a bit naughty night before last - I saw the post on the magazine thread about a free Simple kit with a cheap mamazine subscription, so caved and ordered it :embarasse It was only £5 though for eye cream, face cream and night cream, and 5 magazines! But I woudln't have bought the magazine anyway, so it's def going on the spend list.

claireac

I finished off some Dove shower cream today! :j Two more bottles to go and a Sanctuary spray oil one - all presents :T.

Nearly finished my tube of Jergens body cream, I love that stuff!! Have several other types to use up first though, but so far that would be my choice to buy.

MsRed1

Almost finished Green People Children's shower gel:j. Aloe still going strong.

Good to see a lot of newbies.:j

MsRed1

claireac wrote: »

I finished off some Dove shower cream today! :j Two more bottles to go and a Sanctuary spray oil one - all presents :T.

Nearly finished my tube of Jergens body cream, I love that stuff!! Have several other types to use up first though, but so far that would be my choice to buy.

I've got Jergens anti-ageing and a moisturising one. One of the better body creams.

lostinrates

Finished the toothpaste that we'd left the end of. I'm loving the feeling of geting rid of these depressing almost empty bottles/tubes. I have to admit both DH and I are quite bad for that, but its not going to happen again! It feels so great to be getting rid of them!

I've got some Boots curl cream I hate, but I plan to finish it off on weekday over the next couple of weeks rather than use my ''good'' stuff: the finishing stuff and clearning space is becoming addictive!