Sneaky ways to save the pennies

SueP19

starnac wrote: »

Also to SueP19 about warts. cover a varucca with duct tape and change it everyday. it starves it of oxygen and kills it apparently
starnac

Thats great as that freeze stuff is incredibly expensive :T

ceridwen

Thinking about drainage at bottom of plantpots - I've been using torn up polystyrene - but am now wondering whether one could use chopped up plastic milk containers? Has anyone tried this - does it work? (and would it leach plastic chemicals into the soil - important factor - as I'm growing food in my containers).

larmy16

MrsMW wrote: »

You could put the polystyrene in the bottom of large plant pots, saves using as much compost.

Not sure if this has already been mentioned (Its a long thread!) - you can use bottle tops, the kind you get on coke bottles as a replacement for gravel. They retain some of the water you use. Might take some time to save them up, but it is a use for these things that normally end up in the bin.

DdraigGoch

Might I suggest that if you want bottle tops that you ask in your office/workplace/school or go to a recycling centre and ask them? I am informed by my local recycling centre that, currently, they cannot recycle the tops - if this is the case everywhere then the ones near other MSEs might be glad to get rid of them ....

I suppose that if one pierced the top before using it then one would end up with a sort of drip watering effect!

Brilliant idea, larmy

Also, if one is using chopped up, or even just empty with the tops still on, milk containers, shouldn't these be ok as they are foodsafe plastics? I know that they'll degenerate, but it should be safer than non foodsafe ones, surely? Just a passing thought.

rosemary54

to clean the weights on my brass scales I put them in a colander and squeeze some tomato ketchup on them,leave a few minutes then rub in with a sponge and rinse off.cheaper than buying cleaner

moneysavinglaura

BigMummaF wrote: »

Isn't it something to do with uric acid in the widdle, that makes it an almost sterile liquid? I can remember a chappie some years back, who had terrible athlete's foot being told to piddle on his feet.....that was if he didn't already of course Imagine how much harder it would be for us female variety :eek:

Do you wash the wee off afterwards, or leave it to smell?!

tramps

When buying pate from the deli in supermarkets save the fancy decoration on top ( many jelly and peppercorns ) put in boiling water to melt the jelly then strain off the peppercorns and dry on newspaper or kitchen towel. When dry add to your pepper grinder.
Know that you dont get a lot but then peppercorns go a long way - I should not have to buy them again.

Gaia

DdraigGoch wrote: »

Might I suggest that if you want bottle tops that you ask in your office/workplace/school or go to a recycling centre and ask them? I am informed by my local recycling centre that, currently, they cannot recycle the tops - if this is the case everywhere then the ones near other MSEs might be glad to get rid of them ....
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You could ask on your local Freecycle group - lots of peeps on there would save them for you I'm sure.

You can find your local group by searching here:
https://www.freecycle.org

dbelle

Inspired by the brass tip with tomato ketchup earlier.

An OS tip for silver (I am a jewellery maker and I do this to remove sooty marks from silver that I melt with my torch).

Heat a few tablespoons white vinegar and a tablespoon of salt very slowly in a saucepan for a minute- enough to cover your piece of jewellery.
Pop your jewellery in and switch the heat off, swill around (or stir with a wooden spoon, not metal) in the heated mixture and your silver will come up like new.

I wouldn't recommend this with anything with gemstones though. Good for chains and plain rings.

Much cheaper than the expensive polish they sell you in jewellers.

DdraigGoch

Thanks, dbelle. Do you think this would work with the larger pieces, such as a silver plate teapot etc?

Isn't this thread inspiring?