Save without realising it...

muckell

its great when you finally open up the box/tube and see what you've saved,

another way i've found is recently, natwest offered £25 to open a new a bank with them (like an incentive). Which i kinldy accepted,

i've set up a direct tranfer between my main account and this new one for £5 per week, (they must hate me) but it easier to save and you dont notice it building up

servalan

On the savings front does anyone know where i can get hold of one of those giant bell's wiskey bottles been looking for years. Check ebay but nothing Any help to help me save some pennies

whitewitch_2

Great tip but ended up costing me a fortune on the pot website! ???
Oh well back to the money saving tips ::)

Austin_Allegro_2

Interesting - I'd never thought of this as 'free money' before. Every couple of weeks I scoop all the loose coppers off the plate in my bedroom and dump it in a big Crespo olive jar. I had about £60 in there last time I counted.

Definitely check under sofa cushions if you're short of cash! Every time I go round to my mums she claims she checks the sofa after I've gone and gets a couple of quid off me! Cheeky cow!

Chipps

I love all the ideas for saving small change. Also interested by what different people consider "small" change - for me, saving £1 or £2 coins is an absolute no no. Anything above 5p is fair game for me to spend!
But 1, 2 & 5ps go into a tin & then get bagged up & banked. I don't find the limit of 5 bags a problem, because I deliberately only use a small tin. I know the interest on a couple of pounds isn't much, but would still rather be earning a little than leaving it sitting in a cupboard earning nothing at all!

angelcake

...even better....save your pennies in a used branston pickle jar! The factory is now burnt down so the jar will be a collectable for the future!! ;D

[Deleted User]

Funnily enough, my mum came round today with a jar and said she was really surprised to see some in Tesco today, as she knew the factory burnt down.

I knew nothing of this especially as we'd been buying it at work over the summer and a few months back.

So when did this happen?

Merry Christmas everyone!

Dan29

The pickle story, courtesy of BBC News:

27 October: Blaze forces pickle plant closure

29 October: Pickle fire 'caused by lighting'

2 November: Pickle 'demand rises' after fire

25 November: Pickle firm plays down shortages

[Deleted User]

Thanks for those links, most interesting.

Think that more than covers my question!

I'll pass that onto my Mum........Oh and Merry Xmas btw, its gone 1am!

;D

halloweenqueen_2

Have just finished a huge jar of pickles so will cut a slot in that and seal the top with tape, can't bear to break one of those pots especially when the £16.50 could go in my very reasonably priced pickle jar!