Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

Primrose

I think the best way od disposing of discarded tissues and kitchen roll is probably on the compost heap.

Nelliegrace

I have stopped buying boxes of tissues. I have some pocket packs of tissues, useful in emergencies, or to give a clean tissue to someone who needs one.
For messy colds I use soft loo roll, but for everyday I have a fresh cotton or linen handkerchief. They are cheap, last for years, and easy to wash and iron, which sterilises them. It is what everyone used before everything became throwaway.
I have my crockery pot of clean, useful little rags. I have just cut up one of DH’s very old, white cotton T-shirts, which made a lot of handy little wipes.

SadieO

Nelliegrace said:

For messy colds I use soft loo roll, but for everyday I have a fresh cotton or linen handkerchief. They are cheap, last for years, and easy to wash and iron, which sterilises them. It is what everyone used before everything became throwaway.

But if you are out of the house, after you've used it once you have to carry a germ-filled, snot-soaked hanky around with you?!   

kimwp

SadieO said:

Nelliegrace said:

For messy colds I use soft loo roll, but for everyday I have a fresh cotton or linen handkerchief. They are cheap, last for years, and easy to wash and iron, which sterilises them. It is what everyone used before everything became throwaway.

But if you are out of the house, after you've used it once you have to carry a germ-filled, snot-soaked hanky around with you?!   

I had this conversation with friends that use hankies- apparently some people don't produce that much snot on a daily basis. 

Although I do carry snot-filled tissues until I find a bin, so I guess still carrying them, but my nose is too bountiful for re-use.

Nelliegrace

The joy of being retired is that I can stay home most of the time with a messy cold. I have small plastic bags in all my coat pockets, like most dog owners, they are useful for anything wet. I carry a spare handkerchief, and a face mask still, in my handbag.
I have mild allergies, just a bit wet at times, not snotty. Someone had put their pungent perfume on with a bucket recently. 

You are not going to catch anything that you have not already got by sneezing into your own handkerchief more than once, but you will prevent your cold virus from spraying everyone else in the vicinity. Paper tissues, like many things, have reduced in quality.

One more advantage with a hanky is that it doesn’t disintegrate in the washing machine all over his dark clothes.

YorksLass

I have childhood memories of using cotton hankies and being told to tuck it up my sleeve.  Uurrg!  Ever since then I've had an aversion to them and always use paper tissues or soft toilet roll.

Very early on in married life I learned to always, always check pockets to avoid the washing machine scenario.

kimwp

YorksLass said:

I have childhood memories of using cotton hankies and being told to tuck it up my sleeve.  Uurrg!  Ever since then I've had an aversion to them and always use paper tissues or soft toilet roll.

Very early on in married life I learned to always, always check pockets to avoid the washing machine scenario.

We learned to check our pockets as children, as the culprit was then responsible for picking all the tissue bits off the washing.

annieb64

We used to be told to tuck our hankies up our sleeve too- horrible if you  had a cold. Also had to put our sixpence for church collection inside one of our gloves.

Gem-gem

Have started wrapping presents up. The only thing that we have spent money on is sellotape. 

Wrapping paper - recycled from last year. Tags - cut up old Christmas cards. Bit of string / ribbon to attach tag - kept from shopping across the year. 

My brother came over with his Christmas cards - he wrote Aunts / Uncles / Cousin - we have placed them with ours - will be hand delivered by my DH and myself. I gave him one of mine that needs to be posted - he will slip it into his. Another 85p saved. 

Had an interesting conversation with my nephew - nearly 21 - he doesn't send Christmas cards, neither does his friends, My cousins children don't either. With the cost of postage - I was wondering whether next year - to slip a message in the cards - it will be my last year of sending - will send a what's app message. Will still send cards to family - that it can be hand delivered to. 

I have inherited some Christmas card making resources - so will use these - results in zero costs for cards. 

Gem-gem

Regarding the hanky discussion, My DH and I use hankies on a day to day basis but we do have a box of tissues for a) guests b) if we have a very heavy cold.