10 things you should never buy again

anguk

kittykitten wrote: »

I'd also disagree with the frozen veg, prepacked salad, etc being a waste of money. I work with people with (often chronic) arthritis conditions, as well as other limiting and fatigue-related illnesses, and one of the parts of my job I spend a lot of time on is trying to educate my patients on the fact that they do, and probably always are, because of their condition only have a limited amount of energy with which to get through the day, and how, if they want to live a fullfilling life, they need to choose wisely which battles they want to fight, and how to cut down on unnecessary tasks.

For many of my patients prepared maels, frozen veg, etc is the difference between being more independent and having to rely on someone else coming in to help them prepare their food. I know which is the more expensive!

I agree. My OH has only got the use of one hand so he can't prepare food very well, I always keep bags of sliced onions, peppers and mushrooms in the freezer so it's easier for him if he fancies making a meal. Mash I do make myself but I do a big batch and portion it up in the freezer so it only needs to be zapped in the microwave. Jars of garlic and ginger purees are also a handy thing to have in the fridge and I've often bought prepacked salad for him.

Nelski

oldtractor wrote: »

1. pre made anything eg pancake mix unless of course you don't have all the ingredients in and could in fact ending up spending more on keeping a stock of things you don't use often .......but pancake mix I can go with they are easy even for me :D
2. bread maker Agree .......bought bread is so much nicer :o
3.kitchen gadgets depends what you class as a gadget......I have a kettle but could heat the water on the hob.....bit of a generalisation
4.anything heavily advertised mmm dont quite get this lots of things that aren't *bad* are advertised
5.cheap towels/bedding nice if you can afford the expensive ones
6. sanitary towels :eek::eek::eek::eek:anything else is just wrong imo
7. the latest "must have" of any thing like what???
8. a televisionI learn lots from my TV watching its hardly an OS crime
9. [STRIKE]worms for the[/STRIKE] compost heapedited :D
10. a petwhy doesnt that surprise me
ETA last but not least Ornaments.

wow bet its fun in your house

Still each to there own I guess........:)


JackieO - im good thanks mum......hope you are enjoying a wee gin cos its Saturday xxx

penelopedee_2

We love to cook properly and hate to blow money on prepared food - but frozen veg, reduced sauces, bags of salad - if it means my family are eating veg etc that way then I'm happy with it.

Running two jobs, two children with extra needs etc etc, I'm darned if I'm going to cook a meal without veg or eat something completely dry because of the risk of a bit extra salt. Our lives are full of chemicals and that's not something I am lucky or rich enough to do something about. I want the family to eat a meal with a mix of nutrients that I can prepare within the timescales we can achieve.

Tonight was manic here, I nearly buckled and bought a takeaway (something I really hate the taste of) but found a tin of toms, a rtc curry sauce bought ages ago, a couple of chicken breasts and a sad looking pepper at the back of the fridge. Then I mixed it with some microwave tomato rice! I know how the meal was made, it saved me nearly £30 and everyone ate all of it and loved it. Job done

Nelski

penelopedee wrote: »

We love to cook properly and hate to blow money on prepared food - but frozen veg, reduced sauces, bags of salad - if it means my family are eating veg etc that way then I'm happy with it.


Tonight was manic here, I nearly buckled and bought a takeaway (something I really hate the taste of) but found a tin of toms, a rtc curry sauce bought ages ago, a couple of chicken breasts and a sad looking pepper at the back of the fridge. Then I mixed it with some microwave tomato rice! I know how the meal was made, it saved me nearly £30 and everyone ate all of it and loved it. Job done

sounds lovely :T:T

I was the same and chucked some chicken bits from the freezer, a can of chick peas, chicken stock and some frozen peas .....sound ok so far?.........in with some makaway curry powder :eek::eek::rotfl: and some rice .....god it tasted good

VJsmum

fedupfreda wrote: »

I would sell it - its just sods law dictates that I will want to use it the day after I sell it :mad: sometimes you just can't win <sigh>

Hi saveabobortwo :wave: for the best chocolate, I can heartily recommend any dark chocolate made by Lindt. I am particularly partial to the one with hazelnuts in but then I have no problem with nuts. Probably cos I am one

I don't like Lindt chocolate - You can do a lot worse than buy Moser Roth from Aldi - i like the 85% cocoa one and it's less than a pound for a big bar.

And whoever said that about holidays? I can honestly say i don't resent a penny i've ever spent on a holiday. (even the tripe sausage i ordered without knowing in france last week - it was an experience and at least i now know for sure i hate tripe! :rotfl:)

oldtractor

Nelski wrote: »

wow bet its fun in your house

Still each to there own I guess........:)


JackieO - im good thanks mum......hope you are enjoying a wee gin cos its Saturday xxx

What a pity that Nelski sees fit to mock. I have very little money and all the above are out of necessity. We do enjoy life,being grateful for what we have,me and my family. I bake bread and grow veg because its cheaper than buying from the supermarket. I dont have tv because I cant afford both tv and internet and the family voted to keep the internet and let the tv go. We dont go on holiday or out for meals or to the pub. we do have pets,given to us, 2 much loved cats.my point being people can rehome an unwanted pet, not buy one. breadmaker bread i find isnt as nice as hand made, but thats just my oppinion.
maybe, one day,if i ever reach even decent money I will buy the things others enjoy. Just try living on minimum wage ,often with low hours some weeks,its not easy, but satisfying when I know I have not been frivolous and have fed my family well. I thank those on this board for recipes and ideas and laundry gloop and other things. One day I may get to take my family out for a lovely meal,and maybe one day a holiday in a nice place, when I win the lottery that is.

Nelski

oldtractor wrote: »

What a pity that Nelski sees fit to mock. I have very little money and all the above are out of necessity. We do enjoy life,being grateful for what we have,me and my family. I bake bread and grow veg because its cheaper than buying from the supermarket. I dont have tv because I cant afford both tv and internet and the family voted to keep the internet and let the tv go. We dont go on holiday or out for meals or to the pub. we do have pets,given to us, 2 much loved cats.my point being people can rehome an unwanted pet, not buy one. breadmaker bread i find isnt as nice as hand made, but thats just my oppinion.
maybe, one day,if i ever reach even decent money I will buy the things others enjoy. Just try living on minimum wage ,often with low hours some weeks,its not easy, but satisfying when I know I have not been frivolous and have fed my family well. I thank those on this board for recipes and ideas and laundry gloop and other things. One day I may get to take my family out for a lovely meal,and maybe one day a holiday in a nice place, when I win the lottery that is.

oh and what a pity oldtractor sees it as mocking
The wonder of this site is being able to express opinion and comment and trust me I am always open to people disagreeing with my views which I admit are not always as old style as they could be. As my defense I would say if you look at the title of the thread it is 10 Things YOU should never buy again......and I read your list as 10 things you thought I shouldnt buy......I therefore defended why I should in some cases . OS is not just for people on low income btw it is also for people who enjoy some of the aspects of the lifestyle and I have learnt so much here in my years of reading.

If I have offended you then I apologise. I think most people on here know that I actually do a fair bit of OS but some steps are just a little too far for me........does not mean they are not right for you and does not mean that you are right and I am wrong.......its all opinion. :D

Good luck

SharkyGeorge

5. Bagged salad - Buying salad leaves certainly adds interest to your five a day. However, you’ll pay a significant premium for that pleasure. Plus the bags are pumped full of a chemical to keep them fresh. As soon as you open the bag, the chemical is released and the leaves wilt fast. Salad leaves are notoriously easy to grow, so save your cash and spice up your salads by growing your own.

I buy an Iceberg lettuce around every two weeks and it lasts me for that I have a lettuce keeper that I bought from bettawars around 5 years ago and its paid for itself over and over again[/QUOTE]

This sounds really useful and I've never even heard of it! Is it like this one:

http://www.usphome.com/catalog/item.aspx?sku=81486

VJsmum

SharkyGeorge wrote: »

5. Bagged salad - Buying salad leaves certainly adds interest to your five a day. However, you’ll pay a significant premium for that pleasure. Plus the bags are pumped full of a chemical to keep them fresh. As soon as you open the bag, the chemical is released and the leaves wilt fast. Salad leaves are notoriously easy to grow, so save your cash and spice up your salads by growing your own.

I buy an Iceberg lettuce around every two weeks and it lasts me for that I have a lettuce keeper that I bought from bettawars around 5 years ago and its paid for itself over and over again

I admit I buy bagged salad. If i am dashing out of the door in the morning I can just open a bag and throw it in a plastic box with a couple of slices of ham and - voila - lunch is ready in about 10 seconds (ok a minute). Otherwise i would end up buying calorific, expensive and yukky sandwiches.

natlie

I think lollies are ok, I don't like the packaging but my freezer is full so I dont always have room to put a lolly mould. I don't buy this lunchbox rubbish for my kids as it is stupidly expensive and not necessary. I buy some spice mixes but I wouldn't season as well as spice so good its got salt in it. I avoid frozen veg but buy peas, I don't buy side dishes except maybe garlic bread, we get sparkly bottled water at xmas time only and its always pellegrino its a treat. I like cereal bars and even if its not healthy homemade ones arent either - especially flapjacks! and I do make my own sauces but really like Mr S pasta sauces yum yum!

Some of the veg on ALDI 49p deal is rubbish bought 2 packs of green beans a few weeks ago and had to throw them as they never cooked. Cheap cola - Lidl and farm foods do pepsi for 25p a can - we dont buy it often so its a nice treat. Prepacked kids drinks - £3 for 5 capri sun! 2 for £1.50 sprite, fruit shoots etc etc we have reusable bottles and squash and they don't complain.

Branded items - we get so few of these now - I thik we still have heinz tomato soup - but we buy it cheap in farm foods. We buy ALDI or value baked beans, Most heinz spaghetti shapes have egg in them and daughter is allergic the cheaper brands work better as they have less stuff in them. We buy Mr S 24p tomato ketchup and brown sauce. I think most of this comes down to sensible shopping rather than things you shouldn't buy, if you did all the shopping they are talking about in any of the big 5 then yes it will be expensive but if you shopped about no problem

Nat
x