Anything you would shell out for???

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I try to watch the pennies as much as I can. I'm a single mum who needs to make money stretch.

I cook from scratch as much as i can and i rarely treat myseolf, my two children ( 7 and 4) already know the value of money.

Why I shop I always take a list and try to stick to get planning menus etc buying store brand, but the one thing I pay that little bit more for is ham, I don't like to think what cheap ham actually is, I'm not a huge fan but my daughter loves it.
Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else had a "thing" they didn't mind paying that little bit more for???

hardpressed

A decent loaf of bread. And I agree with you on the ham and any other cooked meat.

miserly_mum

Fabric conditioner, I just love my Lenor.I'm really miserly with the washing powder but my clothes smell so good with Lenor .Cuts down on ironing time too cause they are much softer.

Spendaholic_Chick

Kelloggs Corn Flakes - own brands just aren't anywhere near as nice

daphne_descends

I won't buy cheap meat. I'd rather have it less often if money is tight. I don't buy cooked meat often but if I do then yes I agree with the the ham thing, that awful wet packet stuff - makes me want to be a vegetarian.

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miserly_mum wrote: »

Fabric conditioner, I just love my Lenor.I'm really miserly with the washing powder but my clothes smell so good with Lenor .Cuts down on ironing time too cause they are much softer.

I wish my clothes were soft, doesn't matter what i wash with my towels with they are always rough as sandpaper, still saves me having to buy exfoliator!! LOL :T

N71

I'm also fussy about ham - the cheap square stuff is so artificial and wet!

Not sure about other meat though - the chicken breasts in Aldi and much better than Asda and Tesco. I'm fussy and cut all the white or red stringy bits off - with the Asda/Tesco ones i end up throwing away half the breast! Aldis's hardly ever have any 'scabby' bits.

One thing I have to have, is Heinz beans noone elses can compare.

Elliesmum

Heinz beanz for me too and decent bread.

EM xx

arlybarly

for me its coffee, cant stand cheapo stuff

kj*daisy

Fairtrade stuff, decent meat, organic milk, free range eggs and Hellmans mayonaise!

Mrs_A_4

Yup - free range eggs. Only buy about six eggs every month but after going inside a battery farm once when i was a kid, I could NEVER buy cheap eggs. Plus, I have a thing at the moment for Comfort Sweet Almond "Conditioning Creme" (softener). They sent me a free sample once and it smells so heavenly, I can't bear not to use it, even though it costs two quid a bottle. Kinda makes up for my £1.50 for a massive box Value washing powder!