Sneaky ways to save the pennies

clutterydrawer

EssexHebridean wrote: »

I was in Tescos last night - a couple of young girls - probably 13 or thereabouts - walked past me and one of them flicked a penny onto the floor with the comment that "It's not worth bothering with" - needless to say, I waited for them to pass, bent down, and retrieved and pocketed said penny! I love the fact that apparently it's not "cool" to bother keeing your coppers - my OH picks up an amazing amount from the ground each year so thanks to the cool-kiddies for this! :rotfl:

I had a housemate who used tothrow coppers in the bin.:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

She'd just tip them all in cos they were "making her purse heavy"

I took mine to the bank the other day and they were worth £30

tessie_bear

i often find shiny coppers outside [EMAIL="mcd@nalds"]mcd@nalds[/EMAIL] and pick them up

carolt2

EssexHebridean wrote: »

Old Christmas cards often cut down into nice gift tags for the following year.

I do this and have done for a few years now. I bought a pack of craft scissors( think i got about 10 in the pack) they cut nice patterns around the edge of card.

DdraigGoch

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All those London sewers which DO get blocked up by the Christmas "pour the fat from the turkey" extravaganza don't exactly respond well to torn up nappies, STs etc and all the other stuff which gets bunged down there, so perhaps just spending a few minutes tearing a couple of pieces at a time off the loo roll and putting them into the aforementioned tissue box might be helping not only your own budget but the country's welfare too.

I'm quite aware of the dangers of incorrect sewage tank useage, being a rural MSEer - if it isn't supposed to be flushed, don't flush it!

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Primrose

We experimented today with our latest acquisition. Our Lancashire Hotpot,instead of being cooked in the oven in our Le Creuset caserole and heating a large wasteful space, was cooked over the lowest possible simmer flame on our gas hob, using an Aris metal Simmer Mat (bought from Lakeland). I've found in the past that meat caseroles in Le Creuset pans cooked on a hob often cause the meat and vegetables at the bottom of the pan to stick and burn. This mat was brilliant. No burning and I'm sure we used far less fuel that we would have done heating a whole oven. None none of the liquid evaporated and needed topping up either, as it has done previously in the oven, It also saves the lugging of a hot heavy pot in and out of the oven to check on progress.

givememoney

clutterydrawer wrote: »

I had a housemate who used tothrow coppers in the bin.:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

She'd just tip them all in cos they were "making her purse heavy"

I took mine to the bank the other day and they were worth £30

There was a couple on TV the other night who have been collecting dropped money this way (with help from others) and have donated it to charity.

Over 22 years they have collected a staggering £300,000

KarrieBee

Primrose wrote: »

I couldn't resist a wry smile at the programme last night to "Find the Meanest Person in the Country". Sharing a teabag between more than one cup, re-using foil and plastic bags, cutting a dishwater tablet in half, buying clothes from charity shops, looking for reduce price groceries reaching their "Sell-by" date etc? I think many of us on here do this but we don't call it "Mean". We call it "Frugal". That smug young female presenter got on my nerves.. Doesn't she realise that by the time she's grown into an elderly old lady, many of the world's current resources will have been used up and she will be inheriting the proceeds of today's wasteful policies adopted by so many. I'd much rather they had called the programme "Find the Country's most Frugal Hero" so we could get the message across that Waste of any kind is sinful.

Primrose I thought exactly the same thing, I'm sure the couple who lived in a castle would agree. I'm only in my late 20s but i can certainly see the benefits in an OS life!

Lilith1980

EssexHebridean wrote: »

I was in Tescos last night - a couple of young girls - probably 13 or thereabouts - walked past me and one of them flicked a penny onto the floor with the comment that "It's not worth bothering with" - needless to say, I waited for them to pass, bent down, and retrieved and pocketed said penny! I love the fact that apparently it's not "cool" to bother keeing your coppers - my OH picks up an amazing amount from the ground each year so thanks to the cool-kiddies for this! :rotfl:

This happened to me too, a couple of teens were waiting for he bus and the boy just starting throwing all these coppers on the floor :eek:

If I hadnt needed the same bus I'd have waited 'til they had gone and picked them up lol

On the subject of saving pennies, I like Tesco's value ketchup but DH didnt but I think it was because it was value and was psychological. We have a bottle of Heinz ketchup which is nearly finished so I'm going to buy some value ketchup and put it in and see if DH notices lol.

I also buy Tesco's own brand shampoo and conditioner and my hair seems to be the best condition it has in years. People have recently commented at how shiny my hair is

I buy value in most products at the supermarket and I notice no difference and I definitely see a difference in my bank account each month

looby-loo_2

Lilith1980 wrote: »

I like Tesco's value ketchup but DH didnt but I think it was because it was value and was psychological. We have a bottle of Heinz ketchup which is nearly finished so I'm going to buy some value ketchup and put it in and see if DH notices lol.

I also buy Tesco's own brand shampoo and conditioner and my hair seems to be the best condition it has in years. People have recently commented at how shiny my hair is

I buy value in most products at the supermarket and I notice no difference and I definitely see a difference in my bank account each month

I've been doing that with the ketchup, salt, peper, milk, shampoo, washing up liquid, whiskey, sherry, teabags, coffee and butter for ages now.

EssexHebridean

Rather than buying the obviously cheaper value or basics black rubbish sacks, we now buy the thicker, more expensive ones, and just make sure that any "wet" or "dirty" waste, ie, kitchen scraps, go into a carrier bag before going into the big sack. The big sack then gets emptied out into the big bin outside and the sack gets reused, and reused, and reused....! OH just commented that the one he's just emptied must have been on the go for several months now! :rotfl: