2022 Frugal Living Challenge

spudsmum

Living_proof said:

spudsmum said:

On a side note just noticed Farmfoods loo rolls have shot up in price. 

I always buy in bulk as we go through a huge amount - it used to be 4 packs for £12 now gone up to £15!! Eeeeek! 

My recollection is that it used to be 3 packs of 18 for £10 then it went up to 3 for £12 but they changed supplier from Nicky and it was never as good. 

Hmmm not sure tbh 

I know I got 4 packs for £12 just before Xmas as I restock the bathrooms with 2 packs at a time and I still have 2 full packs in the garage.

I don't bother too much about the quality as my kids are all prolific users. I had to buy andrex during lockdown when we had the shortages and they used that just as fast as the cheaper stuff.

It often seems like I replace the roll every day in my main bathroom and no amount of nagging/threatening/persuading has been successful in getting them to use less. Short of standing outside the bathroom and handing out a ration per visit I'm at a loss as to how to reduce consumption so I guess this is one area where I'll just have to pick my battles lol 

joedenise

I haven't got a Farmfoods and use Iceland's loo rolls.  They were £5.50 for 24 rolls but I noticed on Facebook that they had an advert saying 2 for £11 and £13 crossed out, so presumably they've gone up to £6.50 for 24 since I bought the last lot!  It's really annoying because it's the sort of thing you can't cut back on!

Siebrie

joedenise said:

I haven't got a Farmfoods and use Iceland's loo rolls.  They were £5.50 for 24 rolls but I noticed on Facebook that they had an advert saying 2 for £11 and £13 crossed out, so presumably they've gone up to £6.50 for 24 since I bought the last lot!  It's really annoying because it's the sort of thing you can't cut back on!

Well..... I've seen an article where people made reuseable wipes from cotton shirts. They had a lidded bucket next to the toilet.

Primrose

Couldn,t help noticing today thst the cardboard diameter of one loo roll just finished today was almost twice the size of one used recently whixh means manufacturers can wind a lot less toilet paper around it and still have it looking, from the exterior at least, as if the loo roll hasn,t shrunk in size.  And the manufacturers think we don,t notice these things!

Annoyingly  as I use the empty loo holders for sowing my climbing beans in, it means having to use more compost to fill each loo holder so more expense!

Jellytotts

Siebrie said:

joedenise said:

I haven't got a Farmfoods and use Iceland's loo rolls.  They were £5.50 for 24 rolls but I noticed on Facebook that they had an advert saying 2 for £11 and £13 crossed out, so presumably they've gone up to £6.50 for 24 since I bought the last lot!  It's really annoying because it's the sort of thing you can't cut back on!

Well..... I've seen an article where people made reuseable wipes from cotton shirts. They had a lidded bucket next to the toilet.

I mentioned to DH last night that I was going to look at doing this, I shall keep a look out for a suitable lidded bucket on the free sites and see how it works for us.

joedenise

Siebrie said:

joedenise said:

I haven't got a Farmfoods and use Iceland's loo rolls.  They were £5.50 for 24 rolls but I noticed on Facebook that they had an advert saying 2 for £11 and £13 crossed out, so presumably they've gone up to £6.50 for 24 since I bought the last lot!  It's really annoying because it's the sort of thing you can't cut back on!

Well..... I've seen an article where people made reuseable wipes from cotton shirts. They had a lidded bucket next to the toilet.

No thanks!

Primrose

Jellytotts said:

Siebrie said:

joedenise said:

I haven't got a Farmfoods and use Iceland's loo rolls.  They were £5.50 for 24 rolls but I noticed on Facebook that they had an advert saying 2 for £11 and £13 crossed out, so presumably they've gone up to £6.50 for 24 since I bought the last lot!  It's really annoying because it's the sort of thing you can't cut back on!

Well..... I've seen an article where people made reuseable wipes from cotton shirts. They had a lidded bucket next to the toilet.

I mentioned to DH last night that I was going to look at doing this, I shall keep a look out for a suitable lidded bucket on the free sites and see how it works for us.

Fine to try if you have a diet which produces consistently firm solid stools but otherwise I can,t foresee many volunteers for emptying the bucket and dealing with the contents!  That's definitely penance territory for anybody who wont put out out the weekly bins.

Floss

Jellytotts said:

Siebrie said:

Well..... I've seen an article where people made reuseable wipes from cotton shirts. They had a lidded bucket next to the toilet.

I mentioned to DH last night that I was going to look at doing this, I shall keep a look out for a suitable lidded bucket on the free sites and see how it works for us.

It sounds a bit like a nappy bucket.

Living_proof

Not in this vegan household!

Wraithlady

mumtoomany said:

Hi all, How abut things that, once planted, just get on with it? Rhubarb, currants, raspberries, strawberries? 

Must be said, I have never had any success with strawberries - if I get 1 fruit per plant (before the slugs do) I count myself lucky, so I've given up.