Ye Olde Style Coffee Shoppe

Bargain_Rzl

Hi - this is my first time in the Coffee Shoppe (well, the first time I've ordered anything, anyway. Mine's a double espresso after the day I've had.)

Lucie wrote:

I was offered the job today! woo-hoo!
It's my first decent sized payrise since I converted to MSE-ing, so I am going to put the extra money straight into my savings account - on the theory that I won't miss what I never had.

Good plan Lucie, and congratulations on the new job! I'm doing the same thing. New job started middle of April, so increased April pay but not by a full month's amount. It gave me about £60 on top of previous salary so that went on stuff I wanted/needed (including my slow cooker ). From this month onwards I should have about £140 a month more than before, which will be going straight into my savings account...

Like you said, you won't miss it if your pocket isn't used to it!

Eliza252

So glad to hear coffee grounds are useful for something (re, compost!)
I buy quite expensive fair trade coffee grounds. My biggest expenditure but is worth it! I am a true coffee snob!
anyone know any other good uses apart from compost and pin cusions?
I hate washing it al down the sink after use - it seems such a waste....

elona

I think you can use coffee grounds as a body scrub.

MrsMW

Coffee is supposed to be good for keeping slugs off plants. I always empty coffee into my watering can which I keep by the back door. A bit complicated this, but we have a water meter so I try to save water. When I run the tap to get hot water it takes ages to get hot so I keep an old plastic bottle which I fill with the cold water and then tip into the watering can with the coffee. Hope that makes sense.
Oh, I need a black coffee, suffering terribly today with the hayfever. It's the Rape seed fields, we're surrounded by them.

Mrs_Thrift

elona wrote:

I think you can use coffee grounds as a body scrub.

Oh yes, it's very invigorating, and smells lovely with some peppermint essential oil in it.

mrsmab59

MrsMW wrote:

Oh, I need a black coffee, suffering terribly today with the hayfever. It's the Rape seed fields, we're surrounded by them.

I've been lucky because my hayfever has gotten less troublesome each year, this year I've barely even noticed it. I love the smell of oilsee rape fields and can now take a huge sniff without so much as a sniffle afterwards :j

Galtizz

Incase you haven't seen this:

Galtizz wrote:

Squeaky and I have talked it over and have decided that, since there have been no new suggestions, we have decided to start start the poll so it crosses two weeks to try not to clash with holidays too much and even as I type Squeaky is beavering away to produce the POLL. It will be brought to you ASAP .

Squeaky has now posted the poll at the top of the page.

Mrs_Thrift

Not sure where is best to ask, but this seems like a good a place as any - were any of you Old Style MSE'ers stocking up in my local Asda in Wolverhampton on Tuesday night? At the till we were behind a couple with two trolleys full of lots of red and white (smart price) as well as a HUGE sack of potatoes. And when the lady handed over the largest wad of coupons I've ever seen I said to Mr Thrift "She MUST be an old style MSE'er!"

So, anyone going to own up to holding up the queue with all those coupons?

moggins

Not me, I went shopping today.

After forking out £25 for a new wing mirror that is I went out this morning to find my wing mirror in tiny shards all over the pavement (yes it was the on the side next to the pavement too)

Lillibet_2

Mrs_Thrift wrote:

Not sure where is best to ask, but this seems like a good a place as any - were any of you Old Style MSE'ers stocking up in my local Asda in Wolverhampton on Tuesday night? At the till we were behind a couple with two trolleys full of lots of red and white (smart price) as well as a HUGE sack of potatoes. And when the lady handed over the largest wad of coupons I've ever seen I said to Mr Thrift "She MUST be an old style MSE'er!"

So, anyone going to own up to holding up the queue with all those coupons?

Were they wearing safety pins in their lapels, or am I the only wally still doing that now??:rotfl:

Mrs MWW, I never knew that about slugs & coffee, will have to start drinking it the amount of sulgs we get, then I can use the dregs! (if only there was a money saving use for slugs we'd be rich:D No horrible edible suggestions please, feeling quite queasy enough as it is:cool: )

I'll have a gone-flat sparkling mineral water with a slice of lemon to settle my tummy please:p Do I get a discount for drinking up the flat stuff?:rolleyes: