Sneaky ways to save the pennies

rosemary54

kingshir wrote: »

I too can remember when tights first came in and they were VERY expensive (the equivalent to a whole weeks pocket money:eek:)so I used to buy stretch (as opposed to fitted) stockings and sew them to my (big, Bridget Jones style) pants.:p

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:cheered me up to visualize this as the rain came down on my washing!

trumpettrousers

Great One is Porridge Oats. Smart Price Asda less than 50p great breakfast and great in baths makes the water go milky and a great scrub for face and body. Very moisturising as well.

Katie-Kat-Kins

rosemary54 wrote: »

on our recent late night shop I went to price a cooker at the "never knowingly undersold shop" (I had already priced it online) and was shocked to find it was over £200 more,ok so you get an extra years warrenty and free delivery but if I buy online I get points from the supplier plus points on a cash back site....:)the sales man actually said "I'd bite their hand off anf buy it straight away"

the JL price promise has quite narrow t&cs, one of which is that they don't price match the internet so worth checking online before buying. There are lots of reputable online shops too, I got our fridge freezer from sainsburys online, cheapest place, decent retailer in case of problems, good service and nectar points!

InaPickle

Computer printers: I get my cartridges refilled at Cartridge World instead of buying new. It is a heck of a lot cheaper, better for the environment and there is no difference in quality.

Printer paper: I try to print on both sides where possible (learn how to do a 'manual duplex' from the help section), and where I can't and I need to print something unimportant like a draft copy of an essay, I print it on the other side of some paper I already printed on. I keep a box with all the paper I printed on just the one side which I also use for jotting things down).

Cleaning products: I've recently started making my own organic cleaning prodcts which work out cheaper and are so far just as effective as shop bought ones. The only difference is I find that I have to give them a little bit more time.

Herbs: I have a friend who freezes leftover herbs in a little water in ice-cube trays so that next time she's making dinner she just pulls one out and pops it in the pan. It's really effective and saves a lot of waste and buying new bunches of herbs/replacing dead plants.

Reading: I love to read but to stop me from buying stupid amounts of books online I have found that my local library service has an online catalogue where I look up the book I'm looking for, then place a request. It means that I get the same 'buzz' as having bought the book but without paying the cash!

Beauty treatments: local colleges with beauty/hair departments give cheap services to train in the trainee beauticians/hardressers in term time, so find your local one and enjoy some pampering!

InaPickle

trumpettrousers wrote: »

Great One is Porridge Oats. Smart Price Asda less than 50p great breakfast and great in baths makes the water go milky and a great scrub for face and body. Very moisturising as well.

Ooh..good one. How do you make the face mask? What do you put in it? Thanks!

InaPickle

trumpettrousers wrote: »

I want to get some Bicarbonate of soda to do some of the things mentioned in the thread but I can only find pathetic little tubs in the bakery aisles and also can't find any white vinegar. Pray tell where I can get some in Bertie Big Bo**ucks sized containers as I have plenty in mind!

Hello again! We seem to be thinking along the same lines...I can only get tiny baking sodas as well. I've got a huge 5L tub of white vinegar from Makro, though. If you can get somewhere like that, then do. If not, someone else recommended Chinese supermarkets. I reckon you would stand a good chance there.

Gigervamp

trumpettrousers wrote: »

Great One is Porridge Oats. Smart Price Asda less than 50p great breakfast and great in baths makes the water go milky and a great scrub for face and body. Very moisturising as well.

Yes, oats are very good for excema, helping to soothe the itch and moisturising.

InaPickle

BTW, does anyone know where to buy empty pump bottle to put shampoo etc. in? I need to find some!

Thanks!

Gigervamp

Soapmaking suppliers sell them. Try The Soap Kitchen or Justasoap. You can also buy bicarb in large amounts from both of those suppliers. A 5 kilo bag from justasoap is £4.65 excluding VAT.

InaPickle

Gigervamp wrote: »

Soapmaking suppliers sell them. Try The Soap Kitchen or Justasoap. You can also buy bicarb in large amounts from both of those suppliers. A 5 kilo bag from justasoap is £4.65 excluding VAT.

Wow! Thanks!