Old style things that 'only you' do...

mcwarre

Dunno if its been mentioned but..

Hold doors open for ladies

Buy the missus flowers without having done anything wrong

freyasmum

Karb wrote:

I have frequent battles with my DW over the amount of stuff she wastes at the bottom of pans, jars, tubes etc.

We tend to share cooking duties, depending on what shift I'm working. If she's done say a pan of rice, you can guarantee that she'll leave some in the bottom of the pan. I always make a point of scraping out the last bits and telling her "there's half a serving here".

When toothpaste tubes are almost empty I start rolling the end up to squeeze every last bit out, whereas she will just throw it away. I've now got to the point of hiding the "empty" tube at the back of the bathroom cabinet so she doesn't know its there, otherwise it will end up in the bin, when I know I can last me a good few days.

I always open birthday and Christmas presents really carefully so that I can re-use the paper, which really gets on her nerves, as she (and the kids) come from the "rip it open as quick as you can" school.

I also do the turning bottles upside down bit, and the adding water to jars to get the last few drops out.

You know, I could almost have written that myself - apart from sharing the cooking :rolleyes:. I know how you feel!

I have already posted mine, but I can't help keep myself from laughing when reading other posts as well!

Linzi x

doddsy

mcwarre wrote:

Dunno if its been mentioned but..

Hold doors open for ladies

Buy the missus flowers without having done anything wrong

How lovely is that:j

Good thread btw

doddsy

OneSpike

shariatlanta wrote:

Had a real giggle reading some of these, I also put water in the bottom of sauce jars to get the last bit out, hair from my hairbrush goes out the window for the birds to use for nests ( my mum taught me that one ).

When I've shredded all my old bills it get used for rabbit bedding, tend to buy cheap pictures in the pound shop or at boot sales then reuse the frames for my cross stitch pics.
Now if I could only find a use for all the dog hairs I've hoovered up over the past 3 years I'd be laughing short of making another Jack Russell.

There have been loads of brilliant and amusing posts on this thread, but I just had to reply to this one. I also throw great handfuls of hair out of the window as I have absolutely masses of long hair and it comes out in thick handfuls every day (and yet I never go thin on top - ?!). I thought that was fine, til I came to prune the roses that live below our bedroom window, and harvest the tomatoes in planters near the roses. I had to unwind absolutely miles of flipping hair! So now I only throw my hair out of the window (Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair...!) on a windy day, so it can land on someone else's tomatoes

stevenshell

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

When my washing up sponge needs replacing, I put a fresh one out and take the old one up to the bathroom and use that to clean in there.

I do that too

twistyfing

tom_and_barbara_good wrote:

After using face wipes (tesco value are great) I give the bathroom basin and other bathroom surfaces a swish, then I give the loo a wipe too.

They are strong enough to rinse out between wiping each surface if you like....is this just me?

nope i do this too...

OneSpike

twistyfing wrote:

nope i do this too...

Me too! It's the only way I can justify using something disposable. The house has never looked better LOL!

Joolzr68

I use newspaper to make small pots for sowing seeds into in spring, it's great ,you can plant them directly into the soil when they are big enough with no root disturbance.

I also use used plastic milk bottles to:

Make plant labels

Cut the bottoms off them and take off the lids and use as mini green houses over lettuce

Leave the top on and cut through the middle at an angle and use it as a scoop for compost (great for dry cat/dog/rabbit food too!)

cut off the top half and use as water/glue pot when the kids are painting or doing crafts.

Recycle and reuse is my motto of the day/week/century......lol :rotfl:

EagerLearner

I don't buy shower gel - I just get a large 1 litre bottle of bath bubbly stuff and use some of that on a puff when I shower (3 puffs for £1 from the Pound store). The puffs make the bubbly last so much longer too.

Also I don't waste money on Dove Oil and other expensive shower oils - instead I use cheap olive oil that we get free from my MIL from her trips to France does the trick - a 5p coin amount is enough, then rinse off. Once or twice a week it does wonders for my dry skin.

Plus olive oil mixed with brown sugar is a nice exfoliator for your feet once or twice a month - can even be used on your body as it dissolves so well and is gentle. And so cheap because you only make up the amount you need there and then. However, I actually have re-used an old moisturiser tub and filled it with sugar olive oil scrub, lasts ages.

I always re-use jiffy bags I get from ebay...

Rabbit

I cut a value kitchen roll in half, trouble is it looks like a loo roll.:laugh: Even so it lasts lots longer and you can always use 2 pieces if you need to. Half a sheet is enough for most things. Got this tip from the Tightwad Gazette.