Preparing for winter II

toottifrootti

Rainy-Days wrote: »

Are they the Kleenex ones??

no rainy days they are some other brand but not that bad- if you got kleenex ones for £1 thats a bargain right enough! the dunelm ones used to be a pack of 18 now 12:eek:

does anyone have suggestions or news of cheap hand wash - i have carers that come in 3 times a day and they are always washing their hands so needs to be medicated and good value so i could put some away in my store??

just been and brushed part of my garage and made some spiders homeless:o I need to make room for a plastic storage bunker that i want to use for my extras - it will be dry and well protected from the frost.

toots x

MrsRogers

Confuzzled wrote: »

i saw a post on the grabbit board about chemist direct and had a look myself. i found a few things good for winter prep so i thought i'd share them here. be sure to go via topcashback and get some cashback (not sure if they're on quidco or not)

Fleece covered hot water bottle with moggy 99p!

Night Nurse Cough Medicine 99P

Duracell Plus D Batteries 2 pk 99p

WD40 99P

the reason i added the wd40 is that last year my front door lock became increasingly difficult to open in the cold weather. a few sprays with wd40 and it's been fine since so as part of my winter prep i will be spraying it again before the real cold sets in, just to be safe!

postage is £3.49 if you spend less than £40 and there are tons of light bulbs of all sorts including a 15 watt energy saver, light fixtures and even some small appliances in the sale. hope this helps some of you

Great minds think alike I just popped into advise the same thing.. bought 3 x hot water bottles !!

Now crossed off all my medicine stuff too.

I also bought Xmas bag of bows, wrapping paper and tags all really low prices :T

Reverbe

toottifrootti wrote: »

oh you are lucky VJsmum - I went to our poundland on thursday for the foil blankets to use behind the radiators but they had very little camping stuff left.

Our town has 2 Poundlands one large(ex Woolies) and one small (original) and neither has ever had the foil blankets

Rainy-Days

Remainder of my list on things to do.

August

Paint the double gates (scheduled for completion next week)
Clean Oven & Fridge (before going on holiday)
Clean Blinds
Clean Windows
Wash Throws
Wash Bedroom Curtains!!!
Take quilted duvets to the launderette (marked down for Wednesday next week).
Pick up the horse rugs from being washed (Wednesday next week)

September

Re silicone shower
Paint Gable ends (will be done by OH)
Wash door mats
Clean out freezer - then stock up at butchers
Service on boiler (booked for last week of September)
Clean and polish both cars inside and out check fluid levels.
Repoint small areas under the kitchen window
Repaint the drain pipes
Clean the kitchen rug with Vax
Deep clean house through the last week of September.
Wash the new flannelette sheets

October

Put garden furniture away
Drain outside tap and put it's protective cover on.
Oil gates, locks and the garage hinges
Quick tidy in the garage (it had it's big clean out two weeks ago)
Get up fallen leaves with the leaf blower/sucker
Clean windows again!!
Re-check everwhere around the house and deal with there and then if needs attention (we have done this already but just in case we have missed something from our original list we have added that into our remainder list).

Left To Purchase

2 x 15kg sacks of Pedigree dried dog food
1 x bag of compost
2 x sacks of red and white potatoes (one of each keeping eye on local farmer)
One more set of flannelette sheets - will look at Trago Mills when in Cornwall (so I have two complete sets in total, one set on the bed, one in the washing/drying)

Unbelievably, this list has radically reduced for us compared to what it was in May!

GreyQueen

Reverbe wrote: »

Our town has 2 Poundlands one large(ex Woolies) and one small (original) and neither has ever had the foil blankets

Have you got a 99p store? Mine has the twin packs of foil blankets, expect they will disappear soon as the season changes. HTH.

rising_from_the_ashes

toottifrootti wrote: »

the dunelm ones used to be a pack of 18 now 12:eek:

I noticed that too the other day when I was in - I love those ones and they were such great value. However, I got 10 packs from Home B*argains instead (59p).

toottifrootti wrote: »

does anyone have suggestions or news of cheap hand wash - i have carers that come in 3 times a day and they are always washing their hands so needs to be medicated and good value so i could put some away in my store??

Chemist Direct also had some "decent" stuff on offer: http://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/radox-clean-and-refresh-natural-antibacterial-handwash-with-lime-and-corriander_1_159732.html (300ml) or http://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/certex-antibacterial-handwash-blue_1_154981.html (500ml) or Tes*co have Carex (250ml) 3 for £3 just now (they also do their own range which are less than 60p for 500ml - antibacterial - but I've not tried it as I get eczema so tend to stick to what I know but it may be OK for you/your carers).

I was tempted but when I checked the cupboard I've got loads (think there was an offer of 3 for £4 a while ago and I got a bit carried away!).

toottifrootti

thanks rising will have a look and see how it works out - and maybe the tesco one is worth a go too.

Ellidee

For the storecupboard http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/branston-beans-4-pack-1-asda/995152

muffin_man_7

home and bargain for antibacterial hand wash from 49p also the hand gel the one you dont need water with i think an ordinary hand wash or refill with bubble bath or sh gel is fine for washing hand alot then if that extra is needed then the hand gel and i get eczema too and have been ok so far the very scented stuff i have to stay clear of and pocket tissues 4ply in aldi 2 options normal or ultra balm 99p a pack they work out cheaper in the pocket packs than the boxes HTH

davethecat

seafarers_wife wrote: »

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I really need to get a move on though with the curtains as speaking to neighbour and the people that lived here before us were complaing (understandably) about a £1000 gas bill for winter :eek: i didnt even spend that much on gas and electric a year in my old house.

do you live close to an Argos? Have a peep in the clearence section, i bought a pair of 90x90 curtains for £8.99 yesterday - my local had quite a few variations going. i will be using one on the front door and the second on the lounge/hallway. i am hoping the gathering effect will also keep a bit more heat in as they are not lined.