Sneaky ways to save the pennies

pawpurrs

Reading about Method wash its reduced to clear in Tescos, at about £1.60 a bottle.

angela110660

consultant31 wrote: »

I read that as "end of year wash".........:o.........still, it's another way of saving money I suppose:rotfl::rotfl:

Ha ha . Very good - I suppose it might be true of some students - not many I would think these days though!!

kathyb1230

hi all
Not sure if this has been posted before, afraid I can't remember all the way back to the beginning of this thread! But, when I have a pair of tights that have laddered, I cut them into strips horizontally and end up with a whole bunch of free hair bands.

Taking this further, you could do this with the leg that's laddered, and pair the 'good' leg up with a matching good leg from another pair of laddered tights I suppose - 2 loads of hairbands and 1 usable set of tights.

Sian_the_Green

kathyb1230 wrote: »

hi all
Not sure if this has been posted before, afraid I can't remember all the way back to the beginning of this thread! But, when I have a pair of tights that have laddered, I cut them into strips horizontally and end up with a whole bunch of free hair bands.

Ooh, I like it
I wonder if they would be good for tying delicate things too, like plants...

consultant31

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Ooh, I like it
I wonder if they would be good for tying delicate things too, like plants...

Similarly, if you cut old rubber gloves horizontally from the cuff end, you get lots of ultra-strong elastic bands.

kathyb1230

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Ooh, I like it
I wonder if they would be good for tying delicate things too, like plants...

Hmm, that's an idea, I've never tried that. The only snag as far as I've found is that the tights tend to stretch after a little while - I've managed to shrink them back up by giving them a quick wash in the sink, but they're definitely not going to last you forever and ever. So, not sure how they'd work on plants, they might 'give' too much possibly?

disclaimer - I'm not known for my greenfingered-ness, so feel free to ignore the above!

rosemary54

kathyb1230 wrote: »

Hmm, that's an idea, I've never tried that. The only snag as far as I've found is that the tights tend to stretch after a little while - I've managed to shrink them back up by giving them a quick wash in the sink, but they're definitely not going to last you forever and ever. So, not sure how they'd work on plants, they might 'give' too much possibly?

disclaimer - I'm not known for my greenfingered-ness, so feel free to ignore the above!

good for storing onions,put 1 in to toe end then tie a knot before adding another and so on till full leg,as they are seperate if 1 goes off others not so affected :j

exlibris

kathyb1230 wrote: »

hi all
Not sure if this has been posted before, afraid I can't remember all the way back to the beginning of this thread! But, when I have a pair of tights that have laddered, I cut them into strips horizontally and end up with a whole bunch of free hair bands.

Taking this further, you could do this with the leg that's laddered, and pair the 'good' leg up with a matching good leg from another pair of laddered tights I suppose - 2 loads of hairbands and 1 usable set of tights.

I used to cut them in strips across the leg and use them to stuff cushions. They was well when the kids spilt juice and other unmentionables on them. Don't do it now as I don't wear (damage) as many tights and it does take a while to collect enough.

remishead

Bath foam costs about a quarter as much as shower gel, but if you read the ingredients, they are exactly the same product. Shower gel is slightly thicker, but if, like me, you pour it onto a brush anyway, then it makes zero difference! Try it!

cheeswright

Hi
I'm quite new here so i'm sorry if any of these are old favourites but here goes

1. I never iron - stuff goes on the line often on a coathanger shake it 1st this makes a HUGE difference in the level of creases- and if it is still creased it goes in the tumble drier with something damp for 5 mins then's hung up- I've done the maths here and I'm pretty sure this is better than using an iron for an hour

2. never cook with less than a full oven - rice puddings - baked potatoes - to be grilled - not baked wth extras tomorrow - extra casseroles - puddings for the week
& when its done any crusty burnt pans / roasing dishes are filled with hot water from the veg - these are put in the cooling oven to steam off grunge which is wiped later

3. Im lucky my washing machine is not in my kitchen - dirty (I wash then and reuse them) j type cloths and tea towels are slung in front of it and then fished out for wiping spills pre processing- (or sometimes any handfull of hardwearing washing) I never buy kitchen roll

4. metal skewers - through meat - potatoes - almost amything cooked in an oven cooks much faster if the heat can transfer to the middle eg - 45 mins on a large potatoe as oposed to 1 1/2 hrs althoug a roast can look lik a hedgehog.

5. Buy bulk and then have 'challenge' weeks - the family get to make a list of any meals they cam do with either - rice - pasta - potatoes - etc. and then you work through them ( mine love this - but not too often)

6.Cascade cooking - cook one meal and then take elements of it to make the next or freeze - anything is a saving - power - effort etc

7. floor cleaning bleached - detergented - water is chucked in the loo and a quick brush around is a two for one

8. dont buy a kitchen extractor it just pumps your heated air out through a hole in your wall - recirculate dont extract -

9. work out what you make AFTER tax etc AND unavoidable bills per day or even per hour - tippex it onto the top of a calculator you take with you shopping - so you can not only not guess whats cheaper - special offers or per kilo - but you can work out how many hours / days you have to work to buy that tempting 'bargin'

hope these are useful to someone