No Buying Toiletries in May Challenge

sarah*a

Alanis wrote: »

We got £200 off for recommending 120 people,

Blimey! I don't think I know 120 people - sounds like you had a fun day

charlie792 wrote: »

Does anyone have any clever ideas for feet - the soles of my feet are beyond sore, everytime I go anywhere all my shoes give me massive blisters on my feet, I imagine because the ones I wear are from the likes of New Look or Primark which pretty much have no padding inside but needless to say my soles are blistered and so hard

Have you tried those gel inserts? You can get them in Home Bargains, Savers and £land - you can get them just for the heel area or just for the ball of your foot. I think they're called 'Party Feet' or something? I know the sort of shoe you mean - I can't wear them at all have you tried just putting an ordinary insole in? Might make all the difference?

I moisturise my feet every night and about once or twice a week I do a 'treatment' ( which is really just extra moisturiser and stick a pair of socks on ). It does help

Jacks_xxx wrote: »

It's not that there are any more @r$eholes on the internet than in real life, it's just that those w a n k e r s are so much braver when hiding behind a keyboard and screen.

I'm constantly shocked by the viciousness and brutality of the way some posters behave towards others on here, especially towards newbies.

I agree - most of the people wouldn't be half as nasty if it was all done face-to-face

The amount of people who see a thread by a newbie and automatically think 'troll' is astounding! We all had to start somewhere and I think so many people must be frightened off by the nasty responses they get sometimes


One UU: James Brown Dry Hair Shampoo: WIBA? Nah! Batiste is better - cheaper and smells nicer

sarah*a

Happy Birthday Lemon Tree

MarzipanFish

I prefer to avoid the boards where people are mean most of the time. I like this section
Oh and I know it's a moneysaving site but I have to avoid some of the intensely moneygrabbing bits sometimes for my sanity! A couple of charity freebies come to mind... there was a NSPCC skipping rope set for sponsored events people were just having as a freebie and blood sugar monitors a diabetes charity gave away ended up being claimed & sold on ebay by many people on here I even think its a bit mean when people hog all the great offers & sell them on for profit... maybe I don't belong

Just rescued £25 in bank charges... My cheque bounced and I was so scared of ringing them but I did and just said 'I'd like the fee removed' and they said yes! Being on hold ages cost me £5 in phone credit though.
Tempted to spend the £20!

rosemary54

SJP wrote: »

Compeed is supposed to be really good, i've had some of their stuff for blisters and rubbing when i've been walking/running...

Rosemary - Did you give BS a call about your missing free gift?
I sent them a snotty email as a reply to their last repley to my earlier complaint(which never got answered!)saying it had been 7 days since the 1st and I was NOT IMPRESSED!!!! just had a reply saying sorry and a replacement is on the way so will be interesting to see what they send!
am going to avoid the site as now have soooo many body butters etc:rotfl:
got the nail block and am quite pleased with it,remembered i had one before tho and it did not last long:(

Kaz2904

Happy Birthday Lemon Tree.
No Ins outs or UU's.
Charlie, your feet! You can put moisturiser on them until you're blue in the face but if your wearing carp shoes, you'll have bad feet. The flat flat shoes are terrible awful shoes and whoever designed them should be beaten to death with a pair (IMHO!). When you buy shoes, you need to have a 1-2 cm heel. There needs to be enough of a soul to protect your foot and your heel should be higher than your toes. If not, you're leaning back somewhat. Your foot spills out over the side as it is rolling out to try and get some support. This in turn puts added pressure on your knees, hips and back.
Now the shoes which are good for you will be different than those that are good for others. I can't wear birkenstocks because my foot is too slim and they hurt the soles of my feet. I have a pair of clarks sandals at the moment.
If you want sandals, you should buy a sandal which you don't need to hold on with your toes because you will claw your toes over time. A flip flop type birkie works, the toe thong one. It has the leather bit so far up your foot that it holds on better. The other type which are good for holding onto your foot is http://www.endless.com/dp/B000I6561Y/180-2074707-5927025?ie=UTF8&suppressRedirect=1&linkCode=asn&!!!!!endlesscj-20&creativeASIN=B000I6561Y this one. Mine are that style but Clarks. For normal shoes, you should have lace ups or something which covers your whole foot so that it's not slopping around in your shoe. Again you need that rise from toe to heel. Leather are good to wear because they are breathable. You chould not wear the same shoes day in day out because the bacteria can't dry out so they'll start to smell.
Crocs! Gah! Mutter mutter. Look up Plantar Fasciitis.
It is worth buying good shoes and a good bed because if you're not in one, you're in the other!

Willow92

I WON! A free cut and blow dry at a salon round the corner... Thing is, I'm too ashamed of my hair at the moment to actually go... xD

Flirtini_2

Hello all! Hope everyone is well!

Sorry I've been awol for a while - unfortunately it's not for any exciting reason like holidays or anything I just seem to have been so busy!

Anyway, I just wanted to say - MID MONTH AND I'VE NOT BOUGHT ANY TOILETRIES YET!!!!!:D:D:D Nor had any freebies, samples or GWP etc. So no ins at all! After last month's epic fail, I'm feeling rather pleased with myself and very :A Am determined to keep it up and have at least one good month!

Willow92 - keep meaning to say, noticed on your info you're from Stafford - me too! Living in London at the moment, and don't come across many other people from there - most I know don't even know it exists! :rotfl:

Willow92

Flirtini wrote: »

Willow92 - keep meaning to say, noticed on your info you're from Stafford - me too! Living in London at the moment, and don't come across many other people from there - most I know don't even know it exists! :rotfl:

Never met anyone from Stafford on here yet I live just outside Highfields ^-^

seasideDreamer

A couple more UUs

Morrisons Vitamin E moisturiser- WIBA def thicker and better than Tescos
Miss Dior Chrie perfume- One of my HG, gutted its run out as its so expensive. BF says I shouldn't buy another and use my Issey Miyake he got me for my bday (my other HG) but I like to have both lol.

Twod

Very quick post...

Finally used up my Albreto Balsam Madarin Shampoo and Conditioner :j:D:j:D Woo!!!!

WNBA!!! Even if it was the last shampoo/conditioner on earth! It stinks like cough mixture!!! Urgh!!!

Total UU's for the month is now 10