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What 'luxury' can you not give up?

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  • apprentice_tycoon
    apprentice_tycoon Posts: 3,300 Forumite
    For us it's Twinings Earl Grey green teabags and black teabags...no compromise
  • Prudent
    Prudent Posts: 11,694 Forumite
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    Earl grey tea bags (especially for first thing in the morning), the occaisional glass of Port, Toni and Guy shampoo. Although all of these are usually bought when on offer!
    Oh, and horlicks hot chocolate in winter.
  • Zziggi
    Zziggi Posts: 2,485 Forumite
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    It has to be lurpak and it just has to be Heinz baked beans. Absolutely anything else whether it be food, clothes, or cosmetics I can live with any brand. Heinz baked beans on toast with lurpak on and I'm a happy bunny. So easily pleased.....
  • kscour
    kscour Posts: 665 Forumite
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    my kids!
    They're not spoilt honest but I'ld do without anything to give them a chance to get out there and experience life.
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    Zziggi wrote:
    It has to be lurpak and it just has to be Heinz baked beans. Absolutely anything else whether it be food, clothes, or cosmetics I can live with any brand. Heinz baked beans on toast with lurpak on and I'm a happy bunny. So easily pleased.....

    Would you give up your soft toilet tissue for them though.
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    I refuse to spend a lot of money on something I am going to use to wipe my bum with :D
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    moggins wrote:
    I refuse to spend a lot of money on something I am going to use to wipe my bum with :D

    So I guess you use the shiny waxed paper like we had in schools years ago :eek:
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    Noooooooo, I like to wipe it off, not spread it around :D

    I've stopped buying the value stuff but I've found some great stuff in Wilkinsons that is only 79p for 6 rolls :D
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • Zziggi
    Zziggi Posts: 2,485 Forumite
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    Poppy9 wrote:
    Would you give up your soft toilet tissue for them though.


    I don;t buy Andrex but my very good friend does so i just HAVE to go to the loo at her house just to remember what Andrex is like...
  • Zziggi
    Zziggi Posts: 2,485 Forumite
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    Poppy9 wrote:
    So I guess you use the shiny waxed paper like we had in schools years ago :eek:


    Apparently that 'orrible stuff is quite expensive!
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