What don't you skimp on?

[cactusdog]

I've just brushed my teeth and used listerine. I think it's expensive for a mouth wash but I will never buy a cheaper one as I think it is very effective.
Very boring I know, but makes me wonder about others.

Cushelle toilet roll.

Hellmans mayo.

Tresemme shampoo.

Fairy liquid.

Durex condoms 🤣

Good food.
Good quality supplements.
Good chocolate
Good bedding.
Good mattresses..not the most expensive but would never buy cheap.

@veryvery
I also love Hermes perfumes, I was also using a little dab for special,occasion but in these covid times I’m wearing them every day
My favourite is orange verte, I also have 24 fauberg and caleche
Been wearing them 30 years but my they are getting expensive

Tea has to be Yorkshire Tea.

Coca-Cola/Pepsi.

Sausages. I grew up on Richmond sausages and the thought of eating them now makes me heave.

Clarks/Start-Rite shoes for the DC.

Shampoo & conditioner. I buy Bleach London which isn't mega bucks but it's more than the bog standard supermarket stuff I used to buy before getting highlights.

The amount of take out I get from Deliveroo

I remembered also:
Coffee
Perfume
Foundation and powder; but get lipstick, mascara etc on offer
Jam

I think it’s good to challenge myself sometimes. I think we all can get fixated on brands. Eg sanpro cheap supermarket brand used to be terrible. I tried recently and I was surprised. I might try different baked beans and ketchup on DCs and see if they notice!

cars gin wine and fags

Comfortable waterproof and warm dog walking boots
Gym gear
Farm shop meat and eggs
Waterproof gear that is actually waterproof
Crisp White bedding
Don’t drink much has to be good wine when I do
Gardening gloves
Cycle has to have good suspension
Car 4x4 heated steering wheel, lot of snow where we live
Extra legroom seats DH tall
Heating
Barilla pasta and Cento or Cirio tinned tomato and purée MIL Italian

@VetOnCall your post reminded me that I don't stint on pet insurance - or human healthcare.

I still think that stinting isn't stinting if you are happy with what you have. Like other posters I love perfume:

But as happy with Monotheme for working from home as Cartier or Guerlain.

Clarke's and a JL coat do me for work (interesting wooded environment) but I like a Caroline Charles evening coat for nights out.

Happy to quaff Sainsbury's cava at home, but a really good champagne can't be beaten on Xmas morning or if someone else is paying.

Azerra instant does me day to day but an exquisite grind from Fortnums and their icy mints or truffles go well after a good supper with friends.

Waitrose or M &S ketchup (about 70p compared to £2,20 for Heinz) none in my local lidl

Ham, butter, mince, Ragu type pasta sauce

Eggs: must be organic and free range.
Anything to do with home furnishing: OKA is my go-to brand for furniture; all flatware is silver or silver plate with monos / crests; every day plates, bowls etc are Meissen; inherited artwork - grandmother was an art historian and grandfather a member of the RCA; Egyptian cotton sheets etc.
Good shoes.
Cat food.

I drink instant coffee and UHT milk. Not fussed about food (I don't eat meat and eat only very little chicken and salmon) and will happily eat generic brands and yellow-stickered stuff and anything past its best-by date. Not much of a drinker, so plonk and cider are fine. I don't have a car so not an issue. Clothes are second-hand - charity shops and eBay are good enough.

But what's in my house? Quality and I'm not apologetic.

Decent shoes .An absolute must I think .Also decent school shoes if possible as DC need good fitting while they are still growing . Love Listerine as well!

Travel, I buy the best seats I can afford

Loo paper. Cotton Wool. Never tea bags - always loose leaf. Ground coffee.

Porridge - Flahavans.

Dunlopillo pillows - DM was right!
Thai Jasmine Rice - you won't go back ever to using inferior rice.
Corn fed chicken.

Tea bags - Yorkshire Tea or nothing!
Brown sauce
Chocolate spread - nutella wins everytime
Fruit - whenever I've bought cheaper, it tastes bland & is either mushy or goes off quickly
We don't eat much meat, once a week, if that, but when we do, its the good stuff.
DDs footwear and most of her clothes in general
Running trainers
Bras
Eye cream & face oil
Shampoo & conditioner
Washing up liquid
Duvet cover/bed sheets