Sneaky ways to save the pennies

Uniscots97

purpleivy wrote: »

Yes, I've done this too. The pint pots are in a separate cupboard near to the beer fridge.

If you can find out how to stop the bu@@ers leaving the glasses in their bedrooms I'd be grateful too!

:rotfl: When I find it, if they're in they get called up to remove it and take it down to the kitchen empty it, rinse it and put it in the dishwasher. If they're out, it usually gets presented to them if they shout through for a drink when they come home and can't be bothered getting it themselves. Their faces are usually a picture but then again I haven't had a glass left in either of their rooms now for quite a while.

Pitlanepiglet

Those of you that decant shower gel, shampoo, soap etc into pump dispensers, what do you put it into? Just re-used bottles or something nicer? I'd quite like to find something nicer, any suggestions gratefully received!

Stephen_Leak

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

Those of you that decant shower gel, shampoo, soap etc into pump dispensers, what do you put it into? Just re-used bottles or something nicer? I'd quite like to find something nicer, any suggestions gratefully received!

IIRC, places like InStore/Poundstretcher do glass pump containers.

Pitlanepiglet

Thanks Stephen, sadly we don't have either of those...we've got a Wilkinson's - perhaps I need to go and have a look there...

Ellidee

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

IIRC, places like InStore/Poundstretcher do glass pump containers.

Pitlanepiglet do you have a Dunelm Mill shop near you ? They are fab for most houseware stuff and very reasonable too.

Pitlanepiglet

Ellidee wrote: »

Pitlanepiglet do you have a Dunelm Mill shop near you ? They are fab for most houseware stuff and very reasonable too.

Yes not too far away.....maybe I'll take a trip out at the weekend, thanks for the tip

Steve-o

Steve-o wrote: »

I saw one in Tesco that would look more fitting in an average bathroom (a simple, clear bottle), but it cost £2.50 more that the J&J ones so I stuck with them. It was a brand called 'Simple' or 'Natural', or something that like.

An investigative trip to Tesco revealed the 'nice' clear (plastic) bottle to be called Method, and it's about £3.25.

The (watered down) coloured soaps would look pretty in it.

Steve-o

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

Those of you that decant shower gel, shampoo, soap etc into pump dispensers, what do you put it into? Just re-used bottles or something nicer? I'd quite like to find something nicer, any suggestions gratefully received!

Lakeland do a (non-foaming) stainless steel and glass pump dispenser for £8. Google "lakeland pump dispenser" for it.

Pitlanepiglet

Thanks Steve, the Lakeland one looks nice, bit price though. Having had a google, Ikea have a couple of soap dispensers, as do Dunelm Mill...

marybishop

Sorry if this has been mentioned before (haven't got time at the mo to read back through!) but I use half the recommended amount of washing powder as I was told by an engineer on one my many call-outs(!!!) that it's better for the machine (doesn't gunk it up as badly). Washing comes out just as clean!

Apologies if someone else has already posted this!