Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

babyshoes

MrsB2100 wrote: »

Earlier this year, I started to put aside the pennies that I save on coupons. After 3 months I had £10.35! I have also found that if I have a coupon for something that I wouldnt necessarily use, but from a brand I do, by the time it's gone through the checkout the operator just asks if I bought that product and I say yes. For instance, Finish just had a £3 off their new hugely expensive new thing - but the checkout lady just let it go though!

There used to be a thread about this somewhere - I am sure someone will find it for you! The gist of it was that Tesco and Asda usually allow this sort of thing as part of their policy - as long as the coupon is for something they actually sell, someone will have bought it without a coupon so they can redeem it from the manufacturer. Sainsburys and others tend to be stickier about it.

Aril

When buying thrifted clothes look and see if you can adapt them in any way eg cutting a dress down to a blouse, making shorts from trousers etc.
Aril

villagelife

Reusing all sorts of containers eg egg boxes, margarine tubs, yoghurt pots to start growing seeds in. Seeds from freebies that I have been sent of course.

smileyt_2

villagelife wrote: »

Reusing all sorts of containers eg egg boxes, margarine tubs, yoghurt pots to start growing seeds in. Seeds from freebies that I have been sent of course.

Someone posted earlier on this thread (I think) - but anyway, somewhere on these forums - you can wash out and cut in half tetra paks and they make good seed containers. It works - I've grown a lot of my seedlings in these this year. Thought this tip was worth repeating.

Optimisticpair

lauren_1 wrote: »

Plain white oversized asda t-shirts make the best nighties. you dont look so much like a lazy mare if you keep it on most of the morning too.

Good tip!

I get a lot of use out of my t-shirts.

1. for going about in. Then
2 four under jumpers etc then
3 winter sleeping wear, then
4 for gardening in, then
5 when gone into a hole I use them while painting and decorating and mucky jobs, then
6 they end up as dusters and floor cloths, then if there's anything left
7 for wiping greasy/oily hands and car rags

rosie383

I made cous cous with a traditional sauce including veg for about 6 people, but there was quite a lot left over. The sauce with veg in doesn't freeze well. I strained out the veg. Froze the liquid to use as stock the next time I make soup or another sauce. The veg were mixed with grated, bottom of the fridge 'bendy' veg, and used to make pakoras with a batter made from gram (chick pea) flour, water and some spices.
I always keep gram flour in the cupboard as it is an easy cheap batter, egg-free to make up in seconds.

lilac_lady

One of the things i most grudge paying for is parking so I've started to keep all 20p coins in a separate purse then I can pretend that it's free!

Aril

Rather than buying coconut milk by the can I've found it's about half the price to buy it by the block and then add water as instructed.
Aril

Unity

Aril wrote: »

When buying thrifted clothes look and see if you can adapt them in any way eg cutting a dress down to a blouse, making shorts from trousers etc.
Aril

If you are handy with a sewing machine or even just a needle and thread, there's a tip my mum used to use to make little girl's clothes last longer. When dresses became too short, she would watch out for remnants of material that would contrast with the dress. She'd then carefully cut off the bottom few inches of the dress and insert a (width ways) panel between the original body of the dress and the piece cut off. This lengthened the dress and gave it a new lease of life. Tbh a lot of the adult clothes on the Joe Brown's web-site look like they've adopted this idea too :rotfl:.

Thats_me

I don't know if the more delicate among you will find this too gross for words but I thought I would pass it on to you. I have got to the age where the use of *pads* is a good idea, you know, for those times when you sneeze whilst standing up.... Anyway, I left one of these pads in my pants and it accidentally went through the washing machine. It came out clean, fresh and in one piece. Now, I really don't think this would work more than once but it has got me thinking. I don't sneeze every day, so why not wash and reuse? It could always be attached with a little bit of double sided tape and would not only save a bit of money but reduce land fill at the same time. By the way, the ones I use are from Wilko and called Finesse. They are not the expensive ones that I think use some kind of gel in them, similar to what is used in disposable nappies. Anyway, that is my good idea and if it helps anyone else, great!