What things can't you compromise on?

Obukit

stefejb wrote: »

some time ago there was a thread on what people wouldn't compromise on no matter what. I'm wondering, as things get tighter I'm wondering how many of those principles have gone bye the bye. For me the veg box, organic produce and fairly traded tea, coffee and bananas have gone by the wayside although i still won't compromise on free range eggs and chicken and eco washing up liquid and washing powder.

Sainsbury's Basics tea is Fairtrade and is the same price as Tesco Value (31p for 80 bags). I'm quite fussy about tea and the Tesco Value stuff tastes like dishwater but the Sainsbury's stuff is okay - not amazing, but certainly equal to Tesco "Premium" tea.

Combine it with the 99p 2l milks Sainsburys have been doing (works out at about 28p/pint) and it's been a good moneysaver recently as I drink gallons of the stuff.

The_Teaahloic

This past few months I have had to compromise on quite a few things but
I have to have decent tea bags and decent toilet paper.

Lilycharlotte

Going from having quite a lot of money a few years ago and thinking nothing of spending over £100 on a pair of shoes - we've had to compromise a lot after job losses, house moves and having children.

I will not give up -

Fairy washing up liquid
Lenor fabric conditioner
Flash
Huggies nappies (huge boxes)
Huggies wipes (always buy one get one free)
Free range chicken & eggs

I byu all our clothes from charity shops and if we want other things we have to sell things first on ebay and then we buy the new things on ebay. It's just swapping things we don't want for things we do!

I have expensive make up for birthdays and Christmas, as well as nice smelly things, which we can't afford to buy anymore.

It makes me feel bad the amount of money we used to spend on silly things and eating out. Although it does make me glad in a way that I still have my nice shoes and clothes from when we had money!!

xXx

cheap_charlie

I am always open to trying a cheaper brand and have recently discovered good value toilet paper in Farmfoods (the Nicky brand - 9 rolls for £2!) and switched to Easy toilet bleach for example.

The only things I can't compromise on are...

Olive oil for cooking

Free range eggs (you can get 6 for £1.25 in Iceland!)

Morning Fresh washing up liquid - cheaper brands are a false economy IMO

Fabric softener - I love the smell too much but I do use vinegar for towels.

I would love to dispense with Sky TV but my daughter considers the Disney Channel to be indispensable so I am stuck with it for a while yet :rotfl:

jannyannie

Hi all

I am lucky I live close to the countryside. We eat game when it's in season that's shot by a local farmer. I have two excellent butchers, one in town and one near my Mum in the middle of nowhere who raise thier own meat. i try and buy meat that's had a reasonable life, doesn't have to be organic.

Also free range eggs (always) and chicken.
Soft loo roll (on offer)
Veg I grow myself or buy from the farm shop.
I have to have real coffee (on offer) only have one cup a day
PG Tips loose tea (Compost the leaves)
Decent bread
Try and bake when I can, so much cheaper and tastes better.

Jan x

newlywed

PG Tips - agree a cuppa has to be a good cuppa
Fairy washing up liquid- tried Aldi and it just doesn't last/clean the same
Free range eggs
Anything with cherries in (though I do buy them less often and never from M&S like I used to) but fresh cherries, cherry jam etc - has to be good quality - I love cherries
Bisto & Paxo - tried own brand and it wasn't the same
Oats - I eat them every morning for breakfast but only like the jumbo oats - value oats go too mushy
Comfort and Persil/Ariel - unfortunately had too many allergic reactions to want to change from these.

I miss my clinique addiction and so does my skin
In fact I've just found a good use for that extra cash that's due from the tax change, in this months paypack

shazrobo

decent shoes and clothes, i am a tall female, and well made, well fitting clothes are not a cheap option, and also decent footwear for me and the kids, again we are not an average size, so cheap shoes are not an option

Daisymac_2

We have compromised on loads of stuff to cut down spending a few things I wouldnt compromise on are:

Andrex Aloe Vera Toilet Rolls
Flash Floor Wipes
Free Range Eggs
Heinz Baked Beans
Pantene Shampoo & Conditioner
DH wont compromise on his razors MACH 3
PG Tips
Lenor
Fabreeze Air Freshener (cotton)
Bio Catolet Cat Litter
Iams or Technical Cat food

But I will buy economy brands in about anything else and long gone are the Organic Veg boxes, Meals Out, Tassimo Coffee Pods, Organic Breads and Pastries, Food from the Windsor Farm Shop, Fresh Flowers, Wine and anything else considered not a necessity.

ExNicotineQueen

Heinz beans – I have tried all the other varieties and value ranges but didn’t like them

Heinz ketchup – same as above

Lenor or Comfort fabric conditioner

Soft toilet roll – Asda has had some very good offers at my local store during the weekends only (24 pack of Charmin Ultra for £6) so I just stock up on these.

Fairy washing up liquid – I ended up just using more of the cheaper stuff

Pretty much everything else has been downgraded to ‘value’ brands.

Larumbelle

To the people with clinique addictions, well, I do have to declare an interest - sort of - in that I have started as an Avon rep. But I'm not begging for custom, I just wanted to share some info.

Avon sell their technology to other beauty firms as well as producing the products themselves. Avon Thermafirm moisturiser (£12.50) is sold by Clinique (£60). So it might be worth trying a downshift, if you don't like it Avon offer an any-reason 90-day money back guarantee, even if you've used the product.

Just a thought. Personally I use whatever's cheap.