Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

newlywed

basketcase said:

-taff said:

Decant. Use a funnel. Obviously making sure the bottle is clean and dry.

I keep rice, lentils etc in some of mine.

Thanks @-taff - . will also need to label them, of course!

Just imagining someone pouring leek and potato soup into their tea now

Happycas

Basketcase

Thank you for the faded page recommendation.  Have already downloaded a Dorothy L Sayers.  I can tell this is going to be a 'good thing' !

Thank you

dreamyd

newlywed said:

basketcase said:

-taff said:

Decant. Use a funnel. Obviously making sure the bottle is clean and dry.

I keep rice, lentils etc in some of mine.

Thanks @-taff - . will also need to label them, of course!

Just imagining someone pouring leek and potato soup into their tea now

Because that would be me , definitely...

basketcase

Happycas said:

Basketcase

Thank you for the faded page recommendation.  Have already downloaded a Dorothy L Sayers.  I can tell this is going to be a 'good thing' !

Thank you

Really good, isn't it?

It wasn't me who recommended it originally, but I don't remember who did.

Whoever you are - thank you!

Brie

Happycas said:

Basketcase

Thank you for the faded page recommendation.  Have already downloaded a Dorothy L Sayers.  I can tell this is going to be a 'good thing' !

Thank you

Which Sayers?  Wimsey? Egg? or one of her more serious works?  (have read all of the first 2 but virtually none of the serious stuff.)  

Siebrie

I, too, went straight for Dorothy L. Sayers!! Her fiction books are really hard to find here in Belgium, and her serious work is non-existent in the libraries. I'm a great fan!

General_Grant

basketcase said:

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NATIONAL TRUST MEMBERSHIP SAVING

This was mentioned a while back, but wanted to bump it because it's approaching the holiday season, when people might be joining to cut the cost of visiting places. 

Try joining the National Trust for Scotland.  It's cheaper than the NT (£63 v £72) and gets you in to English (Welsh, N Irish, Manx. NZ, Australian, Channel Island etc)  places in the same way.

I haven't checked this but recall reading very recently that the Scottish membership doesn't give access to English sites during the first year of membership.  There was also suggestion that the card wouldn't work with car parking at English sites.  Best to check this.

Wicked_Lady

We live in England but have Scottish NT membership. You do have to pay for any car parking at NT properties but it has only affected us once over several years. 
Not heard about the first year being limited to Scotland; that certainly wasn't the case when we joined.

basketcase

Wicked_Lady said:

We live in England but have Scottish NT membership. You do have to pay for any car parking at NT properties but it has only affected us once over several years. 
Not heard about the first year being limited to Scotland; that certainly wasn't the case when we joined.

I've not used it very often in England recently, so wouldn't know for sure.  I've never paid parking before  You didn't have to wait a year to use the NTS card outside Scotland either.  I'm wondering how on earth they'd know...

The NTS website says

"With a National Trust for Scotland membership you have unlimited access to all the places in our care. You can also use your membership to explore places in the care of the National Trust in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as other National Trust organisations around the world. Some restrictions do apply, so please check with the specific place before visiting to avoid disappointment."

So it may be up to the individual property.

Given that there's no such problem using the NT card in Scotland, it would still be money saving for me, because I wouldn't patronise the place!

sillyvixen

newlywed said:

Just imagining someone pouring leek and potato soup into their tea now

that reminds me of the time my parents were away and i was looking after the plants and checking the house. We were also having a family member staying with us for a few days. Before they went my mum said i could use some of the stewd apple she had prepped and frozen in the freezer for pudding when our guest arrived. My mum froze everthing in those plastic containers that takeaway comes in and never labled anything. I found what looked like stewd apple and put it in my fridge to defrost and made my crumble topping. All i had to do was assemble the crumble and put it in the oven and reheat the main course that i had already prepared when i got in from work - easy. Untill i took the defrosted apple out of the fridge and opened it to find homemade leek and potato soup!!