A
slight diversion from the food theme today.
A friend came (don’t worry, we had bread and soup from the freezer) but
when she went into the bathroom she was intrigued as to why there was a shampoo
bottle balanced on top of a soap dispenser in the bathroom. A
discussion of frugality followed.
Now,
I’ve never claimed to be an expert in frugality, I’m definitely Frugally Challenged. But I’ve always bought value shampoo,
decanted it into a dispenser bottle so that I can use a measured dose. When the shampoo bottle is “empty” I balance
it on the dispenser for an hour or two to get just a few more drops out and
then put some water in the empty bottle so that I can get a few days extra
shampoo. I’ve always done this but my
friend thought that I am a hilarious tightwad.
She did however admit that the absence of brand labels in my bathroom
makes it look rather nice.
Back
to the food theme. I had a spending spree
yesterday. A multipack of coca cola (£5)
and a cucumber 49p. Yes, I know that
coke isn’t frugal, but I do like it!
Well I must be a tightwad too because I do this. As far as I am concerned sulphates are sulphates, I just need it to clean my hair. Conditioners I am far more fussy though. I also use value baby shampoo for handwash which I decant into a dispenser. It smells nice and doesn't leave my hands dry. Sometimes I add a few drops of tea tree oil. I bet your friend will be doing the same now.
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ReplyDeleteMy folks and I do the same trick with getting out the last drops from bottles - i don't think it's "cheap", just a mindset of "not wasting anything".
I think my friend's amazement was at my four stage "thrift". Stage 1 buying value, stage 2 using a measuring dispenser, stage 3 draining the bottles and stage 4 rinsing the bottles.
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