No buying unnecessary toiletries in January 2014

mrs-moneypenny

afternoon all

I have a couple of ins to declare
yesterday i bought some anti dandruff shampoo for DS2
today postie bought me a tube of Philip Kingley hair Elasticiser - i won it in a comp before christmas. i think i have three more different products still to come from the same comp but different draws.

havent managed any more use ups in the last couple of days

kadison

InaPickle wrote: »

Ouch. My sympathies. I did the same to my smartphone just before Christmas. :eek:

Oooooooo noooo!

Mind you I can't fault Apple, my new one arrived at 1pm, less than 24 hours after I reported it to them! Now I have a brand spanking new one for £206.44 instead of £429 :D:D

It's going nowhere until this arrives though.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/iTrio-Ultra-Slim-Leather-Wallet-Smart-Case-Cover-for-Apple-iPad-4-3-2-/200986743476?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhonesCasesPouches&var=&hash=item2ecbbe52b4

I got it in purple, so it will go with every bag I have. The tan one, the black one, the turquoise one..... :rotfl:

rogueylawyer

Everything I own is purple Kadi- handbag, purse, scarf....

I filled a basket at boots online when I was on the train to work this morning (what else are you going to do at 6am?!) but didn't checkout. I have a couple of UUs but will report them when I get home. I'm away seeing a friend (and going to a spa for the day! Treat!) so have a few samples with me. I have also cut open a much maligned body lotion that should be dead by the end of the weekend!
Hope everyone is well!

ETA: welcome kb_soma!

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Clutterfree

My Latest in Beauty sample box arrived today, so 6 INs to report...

L'Occitane repairing shampoo
L'Occitane repairing conditioner
Noble Isle Willow Song shower gel
FoM Contouring body serum
Aromatherapy Associates Revive Morning bath & shower oil
BalmBalm relax bath & shower oil

Got nothing from the Boots sale so as these are sample sizes I don't think I've been too bad.

asset2004

dolly84 wrote: »

She calls that a stash? That looks like the bare minimum to me.

exactly, that's not a stash!! :rotfl:

seasideDreamer

A load of UUs:
- Spa foot scrub- not sruby enough but very refreshing
- Timotei vivid Colour shampoo - current HG
- Fruity strawberry shower gel- I hate strawberry flavoured stuff but this was really nice, think its from Tescos
- Skin Therapy 2 in 1 cleanser and toner- current HG

Well I still haven't been to Boots, I was intending to have a look but been stuck in with builders for the last two days. My sis did hoever order me a couple of Extracts sets online but whether they arrive is another matter!

minicooper272

I feel like I had a use up this morning, but I've forgotten what it was... I don't know if that's a good sign or a bad sign :rotfl:

mcculloch29

Minerva_Windsong, can I just say how much I liked your signature about your wishes for your wedding on Nov. 1st?
"I don't want a fashionable wedding, but only those about me whom I love, and to them I wish to look and be my familiar self.' - Meg March, Little Women. :T :A
Louisa May Alcott was a wise woman, wasn't she?

Well, I had a narrow escape earlier. Nothing to do with the Boots 70% sale...
Amazon Vine offered me free goodies tonight, just 4 targeted things to choose from this month. I made a dive for the Breville Soup Maker (a blender and mini cooker combined) I was offered, I got that, :T then I saw the words 'Beauty Set' and made a dive for that. (Pavlovian reaction, see the word 'Beauty' and click, with mouth watering. )

Fortunately others who had been offered it had got in first and there were none left, though I probably missed it by nanoseconds.

So, oh irony of ironies, I have a book on consumerism written by Harry Waller from the 'Superscrimpers' programme instead. I was slightly surprised to be offered it, as it's not a new book -released a year ago - but it does look a good read.

I am so pleased now that I didn't get the 'beauty set' - I'm not sure what I expected, there wasn't time to look at it properly before I clicked, but it turned out to be two 250 ml body washes and a body puff :eek: .

I already have c 400ml of Avon, 500ml of OS Shea & Honey, 150 ml of Next, c450 ml of Imperial Leather and 30ml of Rituals shower stuff to use.
1200 ml of that was gifts/a random competition win, only the Avon wasn't. (But I also haven't gone in search of a new Avon Rep just yet...)

Babafette

dolly84 wrote: »

minerva_windsong wrote: »

I presume we've all seen this, right? http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2014/01/14/ive-a-mountain-of-toiletries-so-why-am-i-rushing-out-to-buy-more/?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=mseteamcorner&utm_term=14-Jan-14-v2&utm_campaign=team-blog&utm_content=1

She calls that a stash? That looks like the bare minimum to me.

I thought exactly the same!! :rotfl:

VALM wrote: »

noelphobic wrote: »

I got a PM asking me to change my password. Haven't done it as yet.

That's what I got. I'm going to try and message them re: the problem I'm having.

I got a PM about changing my password too but I haven't done it yet.

Welcome to the thread kb_soma.

I have some ins to declare from the Boots sale after we made an unplanned trip to Exeter this afternoon. I was surprised that there were a few bits and pieces left at 70% off so I used my points to buy the Champneys Exotic Retreat Collection Mini Hat Box and Energising Lime Collection Mini Hat Box for £3.60 each.

I didn't really need either of these and I was aiming to buy nothing this month, but I don't feel too bad as I was quite restrained. I even left the Sanctuary Mande Lular Bubbly Bath Box on the shelf which is most certainly progress for me......!

FizzWhizz

UU #10: Elemis Balancing Lavender Facial Wipes. WNBA, well, moot point as these were a freebie when we flew business class to Dubai (flights were a wedding gift) and I'm FAR too poor to pay for posh flights :rotfl: but even if I won the lottery(!), I wouldn't use them again. Didn't smell great, felt a bit dry despite being individually wrapped and my skin felt OK but not great afterwards. I only used it because I was in bed watching the snooker and didn't want to miss the action whilst in the bathroom Rock n Roll lifestyle here, people :cool:

I'm mental busy today. Working, supermarket run, giving blood and driving my boys to their dad's in Wales, roll on 7pm when I can put myself in the recovery position and flop for the weekend.

ETA; DH has just asked me to go to Boots and get him some shaving gel, steely resolve required! :eek: