Your Home Bargains <ahem> "essentials" are..?

[lucysmam]

I went to home bargains earlier on, specifically for things for dd2's packed lunches...I managed to come out £45 lighter

I did get the packed lunch bits! And freezer slushes, and candles, and bath bombs, and a wireless mouse for dd1, and drumstick squashies dry shampoo and, well, the receipt's rather lengthy & random

Normally I'm in and out in under ten minutes in a rush to get back & to work though.

What random "essentials" do you end up coming out with?

i love the wickford candles. just as good as yankees for a fraction of the price. they have sugared violet (smells like parma violets!) in at the moment and i’ve stocked up and have about ten in my candle cupboard.

Cheap ramen noodles and beluga lentil pouches, a fraction of the price of the poncey Merchant Gourmet ones in Sainsburys and nicer.

Oh yes, have yet to find a better Xmas candle than their gingerbread ones. They smell amazing.

SirSamuel I agree, their gingerbread one is very nice, dd1 picks that one for me every Christmas. I had one lit in my kitchen yesterday evening & it scented the mask I'd put on the table ready for this morning. Took me ages to work out why I could smell gingerbread candle

I love HB
Cleaning products(elbow grease)
Biscuits, Crisps
Wax melts
Artificial flowers (cemetery)
Last week I was £85 on essentials 🙈

I can't help myself and end up buying reusable water bottles and travel mugs, as if I don't already have 100 of each that barely fit in the kitchen cupboard as it is.

I do love their candles, the large Wickford & Co ones, they smell incredible and last ages.

Storage baskets. Every time!!

Sugar free coffee syrups

Nicky toilet roll
The 29p noodles
Toothpaste
I always come out with a new cleaning product that I do really need.
The bacofoil cling film and foil refills
Lots of biscuits!

Foot peel that works for 89p!

NC for this.

DH works for HB. He can't go more than a few days without buying something. And I'm always sending him messages asking him to pick stuff up. Today he came home with toilet roll (Nicky but prefer Comfy Soft), bulbs and a new Daewoo handheld hoover for £28.

I always keep stocked up on Pink stuff and Astonish cleaning products, bathroom wipes, roasted pineapple rum liquor, and sooooo much chocolate.

I have to limit myself to Ben & Jerry's cookie dough to a couple of times a month. Must have self control.

Johnson’s make up wipes- a lot cheaper than Boots
Capri suns
Food storage bags
Carex shower gels specifically the ones they smell like drumstick lollies or similar
Stocking fillers throughout the year that I happen to see at the time
Cleaning stuff like flash or the pink stuff
Make up brushes
Way too many sweets, crisps and snacks
Drink bottles
Antihistamines

I got some really good wallpaper from mine

The candles which are so much nicer than yankees and burn all the way down and not just in the middle
Plastic storage baskets
Toiletries - the no frizz hair stuff is great for curly hair. Blue and pink tube
Gin tins
Soba noodle pots
Random bits for my classroom prize box
Sachets of dog food

Epsom salts and turmeric and black pepper capsules.

Nicky bog roll
89p foot peel
Micellar water
Vitapointe
Deep Heat/Freeze sprays
Epsom salts
Greaseproof paper
Sellotape
Gel pens

Huge tubs of petroleum jelly
Bubbles and daft headbands and things for festivals
Zip up laundry bags for washing bras and socks
Pink stuff
Zoflora
Candles
Colouring books and pens

Koka noodles
Tin foil
Stick on heat patches for pain relief
Ear plugs (Hush Plugz silicone ones)
Wickford candles
Squashies dry shampoo
Bobbles
Detangling brushes
Baby wipes

Variety of flapjacks for 29p!

Microwave popcorn (I think it’s 4 for £1)
Stationery- before Christmas they had some Blueprint branded stuff, which is ££ in John Lewis. I got some for presents
Party stuff- cheap helium balloons
Loo rolls (?Nicky) and kitchen rolls
Toothpaste snd mouthwash
Toys are cheap
Butter
(Nasty) instant coffee (that OH drinks)

I'd forgotten all about the stick on heat patches - I usually buy those in winter when I'm working my Saturday job (some prom dresses are bloomin' heavy to be lugging about all day!) but haven't needed them this year :(

I managed to get the dry shampoo! So happy.

I love HB, not been for a month, due a trip.
Do they still do exfoliating wipes?

Are the bath bombs vegan? Will have to check out if so 🌞🌈

I’m going to have to make a list...

Exfoliating wipes are top of the list, great for camping if for any reason the showers are not working/ available.
Dry shampoo as above.
Vitapointe as above.
Zofloraaaaa ....

Their white table crockery is of a decent standard too.