No Buying Toiletries in Jan 2011 !!!!

cutiepieabf

do any of you know if there is a thread for UU food supplies before splurging unneccessarily in the supermarket?

juliebunny

roshydoshy wrote: »

were the two items from inside the holdall??

No I returned 4 bars of soap (was 4 for 3) which i have counted as one item, and a heated foot wrap which was a gift I will never get round to using...;)

I have still got my BS page open on my PC with my basket full of things just to make me feel like I'm getting the gratification of shopping, but my purse is locked away! :beer:

P.S. the vanilla stuff is really nice, I got some shower gel for my sister's birthday 'hamper'...

Blonde_Ambition

cutiepieabf wrote: »

do any of you know if there is a thread for UU food supplies before splurging unneccessarily in the supermarket?

No, but I'd be keen to find out as that is exactly what I've started doing today. Although, I don't really need to get obsessed with another thread!

Yorkielass

cutiepieabf wrote: »

do any of you know if there is a thread for UU food supplies before splurging unneccessarily in the supermarket?

Hi there is the store cupboard challenge on the old style board which might be what you're after - if not they'll be able to help over there I'm sure.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/20967

ma-ri-ella

happy birthday littlepinkstars!

finished

sure cotton dry-works fine but like dove deoderant best
mango bar -love this stuff,have bought loads will buy more the next time im allowed into lush
,sanctuary spa body lotion 75ml- i love most of sanctuary spas products,i have another 2 big ones in my stash but i wanted to use the wee one first so i could have an out :P
colour trends lipstick shade ice champagne -wnba the colour payoff was crap,didnt last very long which is probabily how i managed to finish the thing
no brand pink lippy got out a collection works kit or something like that- cdnt get again even if wanted to.colour was amazing but it didnt last very long

alltogether finished 22 items since 17 jan! sounds impressive but i started with the half opened stuff first to give me a wee boost.saying that i do still have things 1/2 opened so maybe i dont have as much as i think(makes me sound better lol)so if i was to go to the body shop it wouldnt be a bad thing? away to do my book list..cant remeber who posted but if there is a uu for grocerys can u send me the link oh and to sarah a i posted the vouchers last saturday so hope u have them by now xx

Yorkielass

happy birthday littlepinkstars.

I have my first in of the month to report have done really well at getting back into using up and working out what I need and in the process wished I'd bought some of the S&G gift sets for the boxes as trying to organise storage etc - was very good and didn't buy online as I had lots of points and then none left in stores apart from a hand and foot set I picked up in a little boots just before New Year.

I was also hoping family would remember I love S&G and buy me something - my SIL remembered and got me a tube of hand cream and my OH got me the tote bag (well I bought it for him to give to me!) but mum got me joules hand set which whilst I love some of their clothes is totally not my colours and I have loads of hand cream S&G already!

Anyway yesterday I bought a mini box set from ASOS - free next day delivery so I have it now. All 4 products inside I use, 3 regularly and the bubble bath when I get it and the box is just what I wanted. Then have a few bits coming from ebay too so about £20 spent in total but mostly on storage/accessories so I don't feel too bad and better storage means more likely to use up.

Kaz2904

Happy birthday littlepinkstars. Belated happy birthday Hazz.
No UU's today but I have been very good and blitzed the house. DD's bedding is almost dry so I'm hoping to manage to do ours. DS's was washed and dried first. Yay me! All the ironing is done (still got to put it away, bleurgh!) and hoovering is done. Hands are about to get creamed as dry and sore again.
I am also trying to UU all the foodstuffs that I have lurking in the cupboards. I waste so much space in my house with storing parp that I don't need to store. I think I have managed to save some money on food shopping this month as I have been avoiding the shops and just using up what is in the cupboars/ fridge/ freezer. I'm going to have to do a lot better than that though if I'm to make up the nearly £8k savings shortfall, espescially as we need to get our hall stairs and landing done this year and will have to get someone in to do this one. Oh well, at least the house will be finished this year and we'll not have to keep spending big money on it (fingers crossed!).
See you all later peeps xx

Hazz

juliebunny wrote: »

It was sooo hard to close that page but I felt really proud of myself after and so should you! Well done! :T

sarah*a wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:Me too :rotfl::rotfl:

I filled my basket and then closed the page saying a firm 'NO' like I do to the dogs :rotfl:

Well done you two!

juliebunny wrote: »

Sarah*a - now, my memory is a bit shaky but wasn't it you that first posted here about the BS BOGOF sale in store, LOL!!

I am fessing up to my 2 'ins' last night - 2 of the BS holdalls on BOGOF - although, I did return 2 items for total of £12 :A and with my 10% off and £5 for having 4 stamps (yes, I know that means I have shopped there too much to have had those stamps :rotfl:), I ended up paying only £2.20. One is a gift, and one is er....as yet unallocated.....:cool:

This makes me want to order that Strawberry BS Holdall I put in my basket yesterday... HELP!

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Happy birthday littlepinkstars. Belated happy birthday Hazz.

And finally, thanks Kaz!

rosemary54

Yorkielass wrote: »

Hi there is the store cupboard challenge on the old style board which might be what you're after - if not they'll be able to help over there I'm sure.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/20967

oh no not another one:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:I spend so much time already chatting on tolietries and clothes so must be firm and not start this one:rotfl:
I try and have a "frugal february" and use up stuff from freezer and cupboards before resorting to buying more food....makes for interesting meals:rotfl:so far this week its ministrone soup (losely based on a GR recipe)chicken curry(using frozen chick and jar of sauce plus frozen naan)tonight is frozen chick kiev and veg and tomorrow we are splashing out on a 2 for 1 meal at our local pub...3 courses for £15 for both of us so cheap night out(only trouble is from the menu it looks like I will be having chicken pate followed by roast chicken:rotfl:good job I like chicken(will try to use mince next week)
bought a Waitrose entertains chilli at Christmas and froze it in portions,had it on sat WOW man was it spicy:eek::eek::eek:WNBA

back on toiletries I put some perfume on before a walk to an NT garden and one of the worker commented on it ....funny thing tho I could not smell it on myself so shows its good to use to make others feel good

trudij

Mingle wrote: »

Ok, a case of needs must, and not even remotely related to the challenge but....

I just used piles cream on my face. I had no moisturiser and it was either that or tea tree conditioner.

Furthermore, the cream was found after a bathroom cupboard hunt.

I hope this ends well. HAHAHAHAHAH!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

its meant to be good at tightening bags under eyes as well i think - so who knows !!!


as you are all being so good with the body shop stuff, I wont mention the email that Ive just this second got with the 50% off masks and face things in.....