Are you wombling, too, in '22?

The_Lady_Sarah

I’m thinking there is a house with a little garden chair by their bins… no note but I think it’s free to whomever takes it! I don’t think they’re looking to keep it… thoughts can it be safely wombled? Am going to knock tomorrow but if no answer do I risk just taking it??

stewartwilliams

Not a lot this week or so, but £5.04 in my jar of coins found on the ground since I started last month.

3 or 4 Sainsbury receipts of 3-28 points found at the self-service tills.  Better than nothing.

50 Euro cents.

stewartwilliams

Up to £7.52 in loose change I've found lying on the ground since the end on Jan.  Few Euros as well.
2 x 1p yesterday, up to a max on one day earlier in the week of £1.07  + 17 Euro cents.

23 Nectar point receipt yesterday, and 54 today.

stewartwilliams

Getting practically nothing in cash these days.  Just over £13 since January and whatever foreign coins.  No-one seems to be dropping anything even in busy airports.  1p-7p a week if I'm very lucky.

Sainsbury receipt wise, seen next to nothing for ages now and Tesco has been at pretty much zero since Covid.

jennypennysaver

Siebrie said:

What is wombling?
In the words of Bobarella, the founder of the earlier wombling threads:

"Wombling is at its most basic level finding things. That you can use and someone else decided they couldn't. When I started this challenge in January of 2015, I used to Womble a lot of brand match coupons, these were just like finding money and I have no idea why people ever threw them away.
My initial idea was to try and find one thing each time I left the house that would make my life cheaper in some way. Roadkill (change found on the road, bus, self service till draw) is a great one for that. I find that I can usually find at least 1p per journey and although some people would say what's the point? Because I trained myself to look for coins as second nature I have found a lot of money over the years £ 84.20 in 2015, & £62.28 last year.
I often find useful big items left in the street outside people's houses with notes saying 'take me away' last year I even found a Hoover. I needed a new one so took it. This saves me quite a lot of money. My own wombling style is finder, but a lot of people Womble a lot of money by doing BOGOFFs. Or eBay buying.

YS shopping is worth a mention. If you are able to buy food with a huge mark down then that's a Womble.

Basically if you are able to make a saving in any way, including comping then that's a Womble. I don't have any strict rules for this challenge and quite often we just chat! So come on in and join the free fun."

Is the wombling still going on @ Siebrie ? 😊

Siebrie

Privately, yes, but I'm not posting about it. Feel free to continue the thread!