Super Scrimpers

Rockporkchop

Not really money saving but the other night's show had a tip about putting neat shampoo on bird poop on your car to make it easier to clean off. I tried this today on a car that was completely pebble dashed with pigeon poop and was astonished at how well it worked. Apart from that I haven't been very impressed with this series so far.

joedenise

They're currently showing an old series in the afternoons. What's that all about? Can't understand why they started showing a new series and then just continue with an old one.

Denise

RevolvingDoor

tinamoo wrote: »

The most ridiculous one that I have seen for a while was today, the headboard made of books. It looked awful in my opinion.

I saw that one and it was ridiculous.:p I have seen ways to upcycle other items into headboards on Pinterest that were much better ideas.

whitesatin

I do wonder why I continue to watch this programme but maybe it is because I keep thinking I will learn something. Then I ask myself what is it I would like to learn? Hard to pin it down really but I suppose what I am after is real people showing their craft skills - not like the Kirstie programme though where most of the skills were a bit obscure. Real, achievable, maybe shabby chic things that you can do on a budget. But then again, that is just my taste, other people might want to learn how to put sugar in their hair so that it sticks to the book headboard.

Maybe they should do some more market research as to what real people actually want.

They could do worse than look on these forums to see what gets us excited. LOL.

Honey_Bear

whitesatin wrote: »

They could do worse than look on these forums to see what gets us excited.

They do. Several people have commented else-thread that ideas they have come up with turn up on the programme.

maman

whitesatin wrote: »

I do wonder why I continue to watch this programme but maybe it is because I keep thinking I will learn something. Then I ask myself what is it I would like to learn? Hard to pin it down really but I suppose what I am after is real people showing their craft skills - not like the Kirstie programme though where most of the skills were a bit obscure. Real, achievable, maybe shabby chic things that you can do on a budget. But then again, that is just my taste, other people might want to learn how to put sugar in their hair so that it sticks to the book headboard.

Maybe they should do some more market research as to what real people actually want.

They could do worse than look on these forums to see what gets us excited. LOL.

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Superscrimpers is utter carp! (I've put the full name of the programme in the hope that researchers will pick it up and listen!!). I've gone from watching it with disbelief, to recording it to fast forward over the awful/boring bits, to now not bothering at all.

There's soooo much wrong with it, it's just not worth salvaging. You're right about research being needed. I thought Sewing Bee was going to be a good idea but didn't like the X Factor/Masterchef format. I agree something like Kirsty's programme but learning things like making curtains, cushions, draught excluders, upgrading wooden furniture, cheap hobbies, interior decorating, simple gardening, cooking from scratch on a budget, budgeting, dressing smartly but cheaply..... I think that sort of programme would go down really well!

Oh and when they make this programme, I don't want chunks of it repeated every few minutes as if I have the attention span of a gnat!:D

Valli

joedenise wrote: »

They're currently showing an old series in the afternoons. What's that all about? Can't understand why they started showing a new series and then just continue with an old one.

Denise

Well it's re-using;)

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166million

I stopped watching it - the tips like 'brightening up your cushions' by sticking a load of glittery things on annoyed me.
How about I don't do that, then I've saved even more money that I would have spent on glue and glittery things?

Lozzy88

The last one I watched a few weeks ago was on about combining phone, tv and internet services to get a cheeper deal....... no !!!!!! sherlock

Redlady.....

whitesatin wrote: »

I do wonder why I continue to watch this programme but maybe it is because I keep thinking I will learn something. Then I ask myself what is it I would like to learn? Hard to pin it down really but I suppose what I am after is real people showing their craft skills - not like the Kirstie programme though where most of the skills were a bit obscure. Real, achievable, maybe shabby chic things that you can do on a budget. But then again, that is just my taste, other people might want to learn how to put sugar in their hair so that it sticks to the book headboard.

Maybe they should do some more market research as to what real people actually want.

They could do worse than look on these forums to see what gets us excited. LOL.

Totally agree with you WS. I've been complaining for ages that with all the channels we now have none of them show ordinary everyday crafters showing us how to do things cheaply and easy. Even the home style type programmes now are all about knocking down and building, renovating and restoration.

What happened to Change That, Changing Rooms etc...

I've said on here before I'd like to see a Martha Stewart type show on our screens. From what I can make out she covers most homemaking subjects.