What's Just Not Worth Scrimping On?

moneysavingmonkey85

teabags (recently bought a sack of 1600 from wholesaler) and washing up liquid, also I am agreeing about washing powder as have tried cheapest but now wait for offers on good ones! Coke/pepsi also. thats a lot actually, maybe i need to get less fussy!

thechippy

crazyguy wrote: »

I wonder if Tesco's made value condoms would they sell many, I dont think I would use them !

I just use dustbin liners....:D

Flower08

Definitely washing powder and shower gel. I suffer with eczema so dont scrimp on either on these items or my skin will be red raw!!

fakeplastictwee

Foundation - I buy lancome, £27 :eek: but it's worth it in the long run as it lasts at least 3 months, and is the only one I can find to match my skin tone. Prepared to fork out as my skin isn't particularly great. Thinking about it, it's the only thing that I really buy myself.

Would've agreed on the loo roll thing, but Sainsbury's basics have one which is like a double thickness roll now... perfectly fine! A little bit cheaper than their normal branded stuff but you get 6 rolls instead of 4.

Washing up liquid has to be fairy... the rest are useless.

Hovel_lady

Was discussing this with my OH over dinner who said "Never scrip on time spent with loved ones".

Flower08

Hovel_lady wrote: »

Was discussing this with my OH over dinner who said "Never scrip on time spent with loved ones".

Ahh bless. I'm afraid OH and I do scrimp on time spent together a lot, especially at the minute as he is putting in loads of overtime at work!
Think he has 4 days off work this month.

Bambywamby

Coffee (I like organic decaf)...shampoo (Herbal Essences) cheap stuff makes me itch like mad and finally bread. Can't stand cheap, heavy bread...goes hard too quickly and tastes terrible. x x

miss_duke

I used to lways say I wouldn't scrimp on teabags, washing powder, toilet roll, coke, and baked beans. However I recently have on all of these, and the lower priced products have been fine for me! Mind you, I recently went to our local market and got toilet rolls for cheaper than the supermarket brand I was buying :-)

I stopped buying kitchen roll at all, and have ditched the diet coke habit in favour of good old tap water, as I am preggers and was worried about the caffeine.

I honestly cannot think of anything that I wouldn't go supermarket own brand on, but I would never ever buy 'value' range nappies or washing powder.

los72

I'm gonna throw a spanner in the works...:D

Biccies. I only go for Tesco Value ones, you know, the pack where you get about 4/5 different sorts. I love these, can't stand the proper branded ones.

naomi123

I will buy value anything really, the only thing that has to be branded is coke- I will drink diet coke, coke zero or pepsi, but I cant stand any of the supermarket own brands. I have bought coke from approved food before but it still tasted different- so I just try to buy it when its on offer.
Always bought supermarket own nappies when mine were in nappies- now my youngest only wears a nappy at night we have gone to tesco value and they are fine- although not very breathable but fine for night time!
My h says he only drinks branded tea and coffee although i have bought aldi/lidl equivalents and decanted them into branded packaging and he has not noticed!