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No Buying Toiletries in Jan 2011 !!!!

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  • trudij
    trudij Posts: 1,905 Forumite
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    mummyofonechild - dont worry - I promise you are among friends....

    and frankly, against some of the lists we've seen on here ( ANYONE WANT TO FESS UP??!!!) 20 showergels is a bit amateurish ;)
    (I had about 20 bars of soap at the start, I even stopped using my shower gel and dont use a puff thing in a vain attempt to get rid of them!!! Im down a lot, but still got FAR too many go get rid of!!)
    Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup
  • freyasmum
    freyasmum Posts: 20,597 Forumite
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    trudij wrote: »
    mummyofonechild - dont worry - I promise you are among friends....

    and frankly, against some of the lists we've seen on here ( ANYONE WANT TO FESS UP??!!!) 20 showergels is a bit amateurish ;)
    (I had about 20 bars of soap at the start, I even stopped using my shower gel and dont use a puff thing in a vain attempt to get rid of them!!! Im down a lot, but still got FAR too many go get rid of!!)
    20 bars of soap! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:








    :o
  • trudij
    trudij Posts: 1,905 Forumite
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    :) oh yes,at least that many - Im trying to remember where my list has gone so that I can confess how many it REALLY was.....

    If Im not back in a sec I have fainted.... !!
    Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup
  • trudij wrote: »
    mummyofonechild - dont worry - I promise you are among friends....

    and frankly, against some of the lists we've seen on here ( ANYONE WANT TO FESS UP??!!!) 20 showergels is a bit amateurish ;)
    (I had about 20 bars of soap at the start, I even stopped using my shower gel and dont use a puff thing in a vain attempt to get rid of them!!! Im down a lot, but still got FAR too many go get rid of!!)

    Thanks Trudij and yes everyone is really friendly and welcoming here. I am so glad that I am not alone in having boxes of smellies to get through (storage boxes not gift ones) I think I overdid the glitches and 3 for 2 offers before Christmas. Has anyone tried Burts Bees? I have a couple of travel sets from a Boots Glitch I havent tried them yet. :o
    Mortgage Free as of 31/5/11 :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • noelphobic
    noelphobic Posts: 2,297 Forumite
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    trudij wrote: »
    love it really deep and really hot.... mmmmmmmmmmmm :D

    yeah baby :D
    3 stone down, 3 more to go
  • SJP
    SJP Posts: 682 Forumite
    freyasmum wrote: »
    20 bars of soap! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:








    :o

    I also have 20 bars of Simple soap and 10 Bottles of Carex - Courtesy of my mother :embarasse:embarasse:embarasse
    Challenges - repay all credit cards by end of 2015
    Starting the savings for retirement :rotfl:

    DS aged 14, DD aged 3 :j
  • mum2one
    mum2one Posts: 16,279 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    This may sound a sad confession, but the only time I have a bath is when I go to Tunisia, - the hotel I stay in -bigger bath and good hand rails, unfortunately the last time I had a bath at home took me an hr to get out (got spine, hip, knee injuries), I half had visions of needing the fire bridgage......
    xx
    xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    I did this challenge last year and its great. I only bought 2 purchases that I shouldn't have. I felt so guilty with those purchases, though 1 has been used alot - set of metallic nails inc nailpolishes. :) The other which was a set of 3 boots body butters is still in the cupboard and I'm still not near to needing to use them as I have others on the go. :o

    My cupboards are looking better though, have lots of shower gel - 8 bottles worth as we went to a car show and got lots of free bottles! :money:Still lots of sanitary towels - have not had to buy any of these in a year and I still have at least 4 months supply left! I have lots of cotton buds but have found some new ways of using them, makeup removal, cleaning hard to get areas. I have lots of eyeshadows and don't think I have ever finished one - how long should you keep them? Any ideas? Lipstick and lip gloss too?

    I do shop much less with QVC, I still watch the beauty shows but am less tempted than I used to be.
    MFW 2016 No 68 £1300/£8500 No new toiletries Cook sth different
  • trudij
    trudij Posts: 1,905 Forumite
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    Thanks Trudij and yes everyone is really friendly and welcoming here. I am so glad that I am not alone in having boxes of smellies to get through (storage boxes not gift ones) I think I overdid the glitches and 3 for 2 offers before Christmas. Has anyone tried Burts Bees? I have a couple of travel sets from a Boots Glitch I havent tried them yet. :o

    FINALLY found the original list - might copy and paste it somewhere then edit it to use when ive done my next...

    I had 25 bars of soap AND 15 shower gels... :eek:
    Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup
  • sans_2
    sans_2 Posts: 1,382 Forumite
    Hi all,

    Can I join? :o

    I think I will ok. Will not need any toothpaste for the rest of this year. Will only "buy" if it is free or I'm getting more back in Boots points.

    Need to cut back on my stash. 2010 wasn't "too" bad ever since the Boots thread was no more. :( But I still have a alot of stuff from 2009 and a bit from 2010.

    Make up - I have enough for the rest of the year so will resist buying on a monthly basis.

    Shampoo - currently have 4 x different Molton Brown ones on the go and a couple of other bottles. This is excluding my unopened stash.

    Shower gel - lots

    creams - lots

    I didn't get any smelly stuff for X'mas. :eek::D
    Tesco points: 101 (£21.50, £19.50, £7.50, £21 & £5)
    Boots points: £0.28
    Pigsback points: 715 (4 xBoots£10 & 1 xPizzaHut£10, 2 x £10 clothing vouchers)
    Mutual points: 3417 (redeemed 8250)
    Rpoints:redeemed 28925 points)Cashbag:£8.91(£20)
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