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No Buying Toiletries in April Challenge

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  • sawan82
    sawan82 Posts: 856 Forumite
    500 Posts
    edited 18 April 2011 at 8:14PM
    Hey guys,

    Just a quick post to say I've been trying to catch up, loads I want to respond to and I'll be back :cool:

    Nothing exciting my side, just a nightmare night (I could hear the *bleeping* mouse :eek: that I still haven't caught amongst stalker phone call, muscle cramp followed by pulled muscle. Just got in from work, going to shower I think, eat something then move online.

    Eta detail re stalker type call, the weirdo who calls I thought I'd answer and tell them where to go & find out who it is. So I said who is this, what's your problem, as a reply I got I love your body, your body's so sexy (!!) I'm like what on earth. Had an accent too. Plus it was 5 am! I said wrong number mate and hung up. And called again and again which I ignored. Detail on rest to follow!
    No buying unnecessary toiletries/makeup in May: Unnecessary spend £17.60
    May
    INs: 14 UUs/OUTs/GAs: 11
    2012 INs: 77 UUs/OUTs/GAs: 91
    Savings from UUs: £60.50

  • VALM
    VALM Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    Kaz2904 wrote: »
    Remind me what flake away is?
    I don't get the whole S&G hype. The products are nice enough (some of them) but I don't like the smell and that hair conditioner is like washing your hair in custard :(

    Is this the Glad Hair Day? I've just bought some of this today! Budge up on the naughty step. I have no justification for what I have bought today! As mentioned recently our Department has moved and at lunch time I wandered into Boots. Was very virtuous, looked at the S&G conditioner and reasoned that we don't need any (working way through huge bottle of Tresomme, a bottle of Ojon (kid myself that I'm using this as a treatment) and have a TBS one in stash also) and walked out. To kill time on the way back to work though I cut back through Boots and found a Clearance shelf with GoodWorks products on it. Never heard of these before but saw a body scrub (containing Eucalyptus, peppermint and pachouli) and an oil. Both were reduced to half price (so down from £11.00 and £10.00 to £5.50 and £4.99 each. So I picked up the conditioner as well as there was a third off (don't ask me why!!). Anyway when I got to the till there were further reductions on the clearance items and I got each for about £3.66.

    My Avon order has also arrived tonight (the two brushes that I ordered were on special though and I did need them - if you consider needing to carry a spare a real need that is) - it's pretty comfy here on the step.
    Back for the No Buying Toiletries challenge. I pledge to only buy when I run out of a product that is not already in my stash no matter what wonderful emails land in in my Inbox or threads I read on MSE re: glitches!

    SPC Member 046
    £2. Challenge member 55
  • trudij
    trudij Posts: 1,905 Forumite
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    Completely off topic (though I am sitting in the bath if that makes it on topic!) he's been texting me tonight and said he's in watching telly - now he could just be tired - but does anyone else think it's odd that loves newly reconciled young dream couple aren't together on only their 3rd night back on????
    Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup
  • Jacks_xxx
    Jacks_xxx Posts: 3,874 Forumite
    Evening my luscious lovelies! :wave:

    I'm sorry to read that so many of you are having troubles at the mo. Big squidgy hugs all round.:heartpuls

    Kaz I am in awe of your capsule wardrobe. I rotate my clothes seasonally because there are too many of them to fit in one normal wardrobe....! :eek:

    I have an "In" to report my dears. I bought a magazine today for something to flick through in the park at lunchtime. I don't buy maggies very often cos they are often a big fat advert filled disappointment, but I've run out of books that aren't about dieting so I got the urge.

    Anyhoo.... it came with a free cleanser, so Yay! :dance:
    Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Einstein
  • xoxo_2
    xoxo_2 Posts: 889 Forumite
    VALM wrote: »
    Is this the Glad Hair Day?

    I found Glad Hair Day ok, it's just Hair Supply I didn't like. It was like aftershave scented custard - Which I told S&G too:rotfl: But the glad hair day shampoo and conditioners are ok:T
    sarah*a wrote: »
    Lush do a Vanilla one :D and a bizarre black one too :eek:

    :rotfl::rotfl: at the Flake Away - wish they'd discontinued this instead of the Clean Mary :mad:

    Even for vanilla-addict me I think vanilla toothpaste may be a bit much:rotfl: Vanilla breath...mmmm:rotfl: What does the black one taste of? Wouldn't it leave your teeth a funny grey colour?:rotfl:
    trudij wrote: »
    Completely off topic (though I am sitting in the bath if that makes it on topic!) he's been texting me tonight and said he's in watching telly - now he could just be tired - but does anyone else think it's odd that loves newly reconciled young dream couple aren't together on only their 3rd night back on????

    That is bizarre! Clearly all is not right...
    :j
  • lynseydee
    lynseydee Posts: 1,808 Forumite
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    OT but has anyone with a tcb account had to submit a missing cashback. I think they've changed their website recently and I can't find how to submit a claim.
    Did owe £9,951.96

    Now helping hubby pay off loan. Finally paid off :j

    Owe Virgin [STRIKE]£5,950.00 [/STRIKE]at 0% til June 2009 £3,427.89. Owe HSBC [STRIKE]£5,460.78 [/STRIKE]2.9% til May 2010 £3,703.07. Owe Post Office £1,676.62 at 0% til September 2010
  • xoxo_2
    xoxo_2 Posts: 889 Forumite
    Do you mean this Lynsey? http://www.topcashback.co.uk/account/enquiries/missingcashbackclaims/open

    216367_1925594853054_1037620017_2361697_6676624_n.jpg

    Stash pic with todays additions :j
    :j
  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    lynseydee wrote: »
    OT but has anyone with a tcb account had to submit a missing cashback. I think they've changed their website recently and I can't find how to submit a claim.

    Wouldn't worry lynseydee, I'm struggling to keep a post ON topic at present :p:o. Off for a bath and a PY(T)NM now, catch ya later :)
    Debt: 16/04/2007:TOTAL DEBT [strike]£92727.75[/strike] £49395.47:eek: :eek: :eek: £43332.28 repaid 100.77% of £43000 target.
    MFiT T2: Debt [STRIKE]£52856.59[/STRIKE] £6316.14 £46540.45 repaid 101.17% of £46000 target.
    2013 Target: completely clear my [STRIKE]£6316.14[/STRIKE] £0 mortgage debt. £6316.14 100% repaid.
  • Alanis
    Alanis Posts: 92 Forumite
    Ok, here's an interesting proposition;

    If xoxo opens a DIY nail bar, can she buy lots of NV without being penalised for buying toiletries? As its for buisness....?

    Also, I had a NPI that I forgot to mention... a BS Shea Butter Body Scrub... Mmmm mmm mmm

    xxx
    Only The Forgotten Are Truely Dead

    No Buying Unnecessary Toilettries



  • lynseydee
    lynseydee Posts: 1,808 Forumite
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    xoxo wrote: »
    Kaz2904 wrote: »
    Wouldn't worry lynseydee, I'm struggling to keep a post ON topic at present :p:o. Off for a bath and a PY(T)NM now, catch ya later :)

    Thanks xoxo, I did manage to find it in the end but what a palaver to try to submit a claim.
    Did owe £9,951.96

    Now helping hubby pay off loan. Finally paid off :j

    Owe Virgin [STRIKE]£5,950.00 [/STRIKE]at 0% til June 2009 £3,427.89. Owe HSBC [STRIKE]£5,460.78 [/STRIKE]2.9% til May 2010 £3,703.07. Owe Post Office £1,676.62 at 0% til September 2010
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