tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post8245093492346093379..comments2023-10-07T16:35:50.848+01:00Comments on wakeupandsmellthecoffee: Words in search of meaningwakeupandsmellthecoffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-71688834310753316062008-12-21T18:33:00.000+00:002008-12-21T18:33:00.000+00:00I've been doing something similar to you now I'm a...I've been doing something similar to you now I'm an OAP and on pension. I'm not going to pretend that I like all of the store *basics* and I've found it can be a false economy if I end up throwing out things like fruit that rots before it ripens!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-75556054249487403042008-12-16T19:50:00.000+00:002008-12-16T19:50:00.000+00:00fred: You're like most men I know.-ann: I have bot...fred: You're like most men I know.<BR/><BR/>-ann: I have both an Aldi and a Lidl. I tried shopping at Lidl but it was too much like an eastern bloc shop pre glasnost.<BR/><BR/>Trixie: good idea!<BR/><BR/>flowerpot: I found aqueous cream for 99p at our local Home Bargain shop.<BR/><BR/>MOB: The soap in the airing cupboard might be taking it bit too far.<BR/><BR/>RC: Wouldn't a ripe mango be nice?wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-9724390830808153682008-12-16T18:06:00.000+00:002008-12-16T18:06:00.000+00:00Ah,yes, the austerity budget. At least now you kno...Ah,yes, the austerity budget. At least now you know what you like and what you don't. That should be some consolation, right?<BR/><BR/>No, I didn't think so. I personally would sell my soul for some out of season tropical fruit. But...not gonna happen.the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-49786896336275561372008-12-16T10:51:00.000+00:002008-12-16T10:51:00.000+00:00Well, several million others are now in the same b...Well, several million others are now in the same boat but you have a head start on them! I worked with a girl who earned shedloads but would put her soap into the airing cupboard for months so that it dried out harder and it lasted longer - I dare say she never saw a flippin soap bubble and she could have gotten away with using a brick instead! But cost cutting is something we can all do and whilst it's okay to cost cut when you have the option, I can see that it is hard when it isn't a choice and is enforced through circumstances. May the road rise up to meet you in 2009...... Xmenopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-9131577386953102762008-12-16T09:04:00.000+00:002008-12-16T09:04:00.000+00:00We've been on an austerity budget for years so thi...We've been on an austerity budget for years so this recession is nothing new to me! We don't economise on toilet paper (cheap stuff never lasts as long) but mostly I buy own brands. Aqueous Cream from Superdrug or Boots was recently voted as the best and cheapest face cream of all. Guess what I've been buying all these years?!!!!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-5647921501031088392008-12-16T06:44:00.000+00:002008-12-16T06:44:00.000+00:00I've gone for eggs at the market as they are only ...I've gone for eggs at the market as they are only 80p for half dozen. Free range but not organic, and even cheaper than the supermarket ones.Trixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444757419149336359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-11776110932650326442008-12-16T06:03:00.000+00:002008-12-16T06:03:00.000+00:00We're not on quite that austere of an Austerity bu...We're not on quite that austere of an Austerity budget yet. I have lobbied for and won permission to buy generic toilet paper and I'm happy to stick with this. I've also made a few other changes to cheaper or store brands for things like laundry detergent, deodorant, and shampoo. <BR/><BR/>Do you have an Aldi and a Lidl by you? We have a Lidl but no Aldi, which is too bad because Aldi seems to have much better produce.-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359625931588140579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-28246807981652899112008-12-15T23:45:00.000+00:002008-12-15T23:45:00.000+00:00Great list. I'm not the shopper in the family bec...Great list. I'm not the shopper in the family because The Missus is so picky about what she wants. I just buy the cheapest thing I can find.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380165835261203465noreply@blogger.com