I was talking about this with my son earlier. Everybody has things that they consider too expensive to buy. I’m not talking about big stuff like cars or holidays. I mean the little things.
For example I regularly buy smoked salmon. With bagels and cream cheese a small pack will feed 3 of us and it’s really tasty. I’ve said that to others and they say they never buy it. It’s too dear. I’ve heard the same said about prawns.
Im not sure what my just too much thing is. Maybe you don’t realise when it’s yourself.
To be honest, I don't think anything is too expensive. If you only buy the quantity that you need any you don't waste any. That's ok. Magggzz, I love a smoked salmon bagel.
Trisha
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Tesco do a small packet of smoked salmon (60g for £2.20) - it'll do me for 2 lunches with crisp bread, salad or a bagel - well worth it IMHO.
I don't scrimp on things like loo rolls - I like a quilted roll, to hell with the extra pennies. I do a weekly online Click & Collect order and try not to buy too much else so I have some idea of what I'm spending, but I am partial to the sourdough bread sold at a local farm shop and their free-range eggs, so once a month or so we treat ourselves to those.
I tend to buy a well known brand of washing up liquid but bleach will always be the cheapest I can find, can't see the point of expensive stuff just to flush down the loo!
I am a creature of habit and buy the same brands consistently. I like Cushelle toilet rolls and I have noticed that the pear juice I buy has gone up from £1.95 to £2.50 in the last 12 months ! but I still buy it as I savour every drop.
I love sourdough bread and Lidl do a gorgeous baguette. If anything I tend to look at ready meals ie. Lasagne & cottage pie and think I can make that cheaper and nicer myself, but apart from that I feel, we have changed our lifestyle quite a lot since Covid, very rarely going out to eat these days, so a few luxury foodie items in the trolley compensate for that.
Aaaahhh yes CC, alcohol . Generally we stock up our booze when the supermarket has offers (buy 6 bottles and get 25% off) but I think £12 is probably my tops too.
Love smoked salmon - don't think thats too expensive as it makes a good lunch and goes quite far.
I've been shopping at Lidl as I get more for my money on certain things. Red label teabags 240 for £1.99, so I bought 3 boxes, and it's really nice tea, not cheap tasting, tastes the same as Sainsburys red label I buy their 6 pack double length toilet rolls - £1.99. Voice of contrariness..sorry but I won't by quilted or extra thick loo roll as I don't get why it has to be that thick, unless you lot are using it to escape out of the bedroom every night , in my mind you end up putting excess down the sewers and it takes longer to break down? It's thicker than kitchen roll
Can't buy Lidl cat food as it makes my cats sick, both of them...immediately, don't know why but same with co-op own brand, Aldi own brand and whiskas. I have to buy a good quality cat food.
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With food shopping I buy what I fancy, I don’t like wasting food so I am careful.
I am trialling Tesco washing machine liquid soap, and it seems just as good as Fairy, which I have bought for years and it’s just gone up a bit too much for me.
I don't really find anything too expensive. Items are priced what they are worth. And - basically - you can have it if you've got the money. If you've not got the money, you can't.
"Too expensive ?" Anything I could afford, but which is not "essential", and I know I can use the money to help out some relatives momentarily in difficulty . And at any time, all those clothes with a "brand", made in China, that you pay 3 times their value and won't withstand a wash.
"Too expensive ?" Anything I could afford, but which is not "essential", and I know I can use the money to help out some relatives momentarily in difficulty . And at any time, all those clothes with a "brand", made in China, that you pay 3 times their value and won't withstand a wash.
I agree with this. Made in China is what I avoid when shopping for clothes: they certainly do not withstand one wash. Plus, the conditions of factories in foreign countries is atrocious. I simply won't buy cheap clothing. Unless it comes from a charity shop, which you can trust more.
But, anyway, cheap manufacturing is best avoided when out shopping.