Super Scrimpers

nuttyp

Have to say i quite like the programme, but the food shopping bill! I remember my kids saying to their friends we only get nice things if they are on offer..... and now when i visit my daughter house she does the same things when she goes shopping. I remember my youngest aged about 7 asking why we dont buy items with pictures on the labels, just writing (value ranges). I replyed that as we were very clever and could read we bought the special items with no pictures. A nice old lady said it was the best excuse she had heard...

And to this day my daughter still reminds me of it!!!!

And im proud to say i buy all toiletries, cleaning products when they are on offer.... i do try with other items..

Lifes_Grand_Plan

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Well what about cats.

What about children who have cats crapping in their sand pits?

Or gardeners who have them crapping in their vegetable patch?

(I adore all animals, but I am coming to the end of my tether with both of the above).

patchwork_cat

Florenceem wrote: »

When I was at senior school - we had a two hour lesson for Domestic Science - what they now - I think - call Food Technology. Everything was made from scratch - we were taught how to clean an oven as well. I think there are so many subjects taught now that lessons are much shorter.

My DD is doing DT food and she is taught to make pastry. They make it one lesson then freeze it and use the next to make the dish. However my DS who also did DT food at a different school 4 years ago didn't. My DD is learning a lot more techniques than my DS did, although her teacher suffers from foot in mouth syndrome and says some very stupid things! However that is another story!

D&DD

I really enjoyed it
I think its all done in the 'spirit of moneysaving' and although the only new thing I learned was the car insurance tip *really handy as eldest has test next week!* it's still nice to see their enthusiasm on screen..beats all the doom and gloom:T

VfM4meplse

patchwork_cat wrote: »

I have to say that I am very upset. At the end a man recommended putting carpet grippers on fences to stop thieves. Well what about cats. My cat had a really lacerated paw probably from some fool doing something like that. It wasn't exactly money saving for me.

Apart from anything else if a burglar did injure themselves they could find themselves with an injury claim. You'd think the producers would check out the advice before broadcasting it, wouldn't you?

I feel v bad for your cat but couldn't give a damn about burglars - if anyone intends to trespass and steal then a real-time deterrent is much more effective than repeat appearances in front of a bench of magistrates. Having said that I get a lot of squirrels in my garden and wouldn't fancy having to unpick an impaled one from the top of my fence.

Hermia wrote: »

A policeman I know said you could get into trouble for doing this as it's sole purpose is to hurt someone.

I've seen many industrial building walls topped with the most evil looking barbed wire to prevent intruders, is that illegal too? I would argue that it is an aesthetic enhancement.

VfM4meplse

lilac_lady wrote: »

I find the programme too simplistic but I'm from an older generation. I think it'll help younger people who have never cooked, budgeted or shopped wisely.

The over-indulged ignorant, in other words?

Re: family that spent £200 pw on food - when they were doing their dinner menu for the week, did it not occur to them that it is possible to eat the same thing 2 nights in a row? Buying and cooking in bulk is IMO the best way of eating what you like, and saving both time money in the process. It would never occur to me to go out and buy processed foods as part of my supermarket shopping.

Mistral001

That Lady Lesley is on the ball. What was it she said a bottle of wine cost her to make? I think it was 10p. I might try that myself.

MandM90

Lady Lesley is the real star of the show! The homemade nettle pasta looked fab, too

candygirl

Her blackcurrant liquor was fabby:beer::beer::beer:from the last series;):D

vasseur

I love this programme. I enjoy the tips but the best bit of all is the Stupid Family feature.