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  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
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    koolkid wrote: »
    Maybe if we put all our body moisturisers in one big pot we'd feel less bad about using them... I swear it's all the pretty boxes and fancy packaging! x

    :eek: Where would you get a pot THAT big?!
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    Has anyone got any good teeth whitening solutions?
    MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different
  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
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    skaps wrote: »
    Has anyone got any good teeth whitening solutions?

    Brush with bicarbonate of soda. It doesn't taste the nicest, but it works!
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    cool and i have bicarabonate of soda too. Do i do it neat or add water?
    MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different
  • koolkid
    koolkid Posts: 343 Forumite
    skaps wrote: »
    Has anyone got any good teeth whitening solutions?

    Arm and Hammer whitening (contains Bicarb) and an electric toothbrush x
  • koolkid
    koolkid Posts: 343 Forumite
    InaPickle wrote: »
    :eek: Where would you get a pot THAT big?!

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    Think that should do it...?
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    koolkid wrote: »
    OMG Tara I just saw your sig- are you really going to save £40k in a year!! How many bloody products do you buy :) x

    Sorry, that probably looks very misleading! I already have £30k saved, so want to add £10k to it as I managed to save £10k in 2009, so with a payrise it should be very doable (I will save the extra as well when I get a rise so might even exceed £40k).
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    tara747 am being nosey, wow 10k last year well done, what are you saving for?
    MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    I have just listed my Molton Brown Thai Vert handcream and Liz Earle Eyebright on ebay. It was difficult to do this but after making my list realised i won't need or use these products till xmas time and i won't miss them.
    MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    InaPickle wrote: »
    Brush with bicarbonate of soda. It doesn't taste the nicest, but it works!

    Yeuch!!! Might try it though. :rotfl:

    My teeth are definitely whiter since getting an electric toothbrush as well.
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
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