Super Scrimpers

FairyPrincessk

Just watching over my lunch break now, although the 4oD stream is always slow and the adverts don't help.:mad:

So far, no real tips---even a few things that I'm not sure a really saving--wouldn't a microfibre cloth do the job on chrome? Why use something expendable like baby oil? Also not impressed by the hummus that uses half a bottle of olive oil--particularly as they're using a small bottle. Tahini isn't as expensive as olive oil where i buy it. It would actually be cheaper to buy hummus than to make it using their method (not as tasty, I'll grant you, but still. Why not advise going to a Turkish supermarket for tahini? or swooping through the ys section at your supermarket where picnic things are FREQUENTLY marked down?)

I guess the reason I'm watching is it makes me realize that I'm too hard on myself sometimes:o I had a right talking to with myself the other night about using a pre-made stir fry sauce when I'm staying elsewhere away from my little bottles. In the greater scheme of things, I think that was 50p well spent and I could be far worse!:rotfl:

Peggybabcot

What gets me are the sewing tips. In today's episode they made a jumper dress. She made the tube of fabric the width of the top but didn't take into consideration the potential width of hips and never mentioned neatening the sleeves or hem where she'd cut the jumper. The first wash and it'd unravel! And personally I'd have saved myself £1.50 on decorative studs for the collar on the checked shirt too! Maybe I'm so much of a skinflint already Mrs Moneypenny can't teach me anything lol?! X

VfM4meplse

Peggybabcot wrote: »

Maybe I'm so much of a skinflint already Mrs Moneypenny can't teach me anything lol?! X

On this thread we wear the term skinflint like a badge of honour :T

LilacLillie

Can anyone remind me what the M&S perfum was called please?
I wrote it down on a scrap and must have thrown it out!
TIA
LL

tinamoo

LilacLillie wrote: »

Can anyone remind me what the M&S perfum was called please?
I wrote it down on a scrap and must have thrown it out!
TIA
LL

Azure a breeze

Seakay

Justamum wrote: »

ETA - the handbag from a charity shop for £20, but worth £350,000!!!!

I always wonder when I see something like that, did the fortunate person give any of that vast profit to the charity which they got the item from?
Does anyone think that they should do?

tinamoo

Did anyone see the one where one of the superscrimpers cut up a perfectly good long sleeved top to make either leg warmers or arm warmers. She just cut the sleeves off and then cut two little slits to fit her thumbs through. They just looked ridiculous.

It also made me laugh when the woman was told to valet her own car. They were quite obviously in Halfords to buy the stuff she needed. I was shouting at the television.

Justamum

tinamoo wrote: »

Did anyone see the one where one of the superscrimpers cut up a perfectly good long sleeved top to make either leg warmers or arm warmers. She just cut the sleeves off and then cut two little slits to fit her thumbs through. They just looked ridiculous.

They used to have a woman on who did the most appalling things to perfectly good clothes.

tinamoo wrote: »

It also made me laugh when the woman was told to valet her own car. They were quite obviously in Halfords to buy the stuff she needed. I was shouting at the television.

At least they don't have that car mechanic on in this series (or at least not in the two episodes I've seen so far). He didn't have any useful tips.

[Deleted User]

That young chap was a total pillock he deserves to be broke and seemingly still living with Mum and Dad at 29 I bet he hasn't got a queue of girls willing to take him off their hands :)
I can'r even comment on the net earings I wouldn't be seen dead in them and certainly wouldn't buy anything like that

Honey_Bear

I thought that two chickens being used to feed six people was very, very odd and to make it worse, it looked totally revolting. Why not just roast one? One feeds OH and me for three greedy meals (and, inevitably, soup from the carcass with whoopsied veg). With masses of roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and a bit of seasonal green veg it couldn't be easier. Why do the suggestions on SuperScrimpers seem, more and more, to be suggesting that living on a budget means eating flavourless food that you spend a fortune on cooking in the oven.

Hummus without tahini - just get any of the supermarkets extreme budget version. I guarantee it'll be cheaper than making it yourself, so it'll save you time and still taste disgusting.