What will you never scrimp on

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For me it's household bin liners, life is too short to faff around with splitting and leaking rubbish for the sake of saving 10p

Didn’t know Hellmans made toilet rolls!

Foundation! Worth every penny to get the right colour and coverage!

Also insurance cover. When you need to claim on insurance, you NEED it and I think paying for a good level of cover and care is well worth it for that occasion that life has gone wrong and you need looking after.

Coffee, heating, chocolate

Combs - got to be Kent on my poor, sensitive scalp.

Socks - Pantherella are noticeably more comfortable.

Coffee beans

Ice Cream - I spend more to make my own with the best ingredients - so much nicer!

🤣🤣 yeah its the best 👌

Tin foil
Proper coffee (espresso)
Filtered milk
Eggs
Tomatoes
Teabags
Herbal teabags
Tinned soups

On the other hand, I much prefer economy baked beans at 29p a can 😋

First class train fare. I’ll go without lunch to pay for an upgrade. Life is too short to not get a (slightly larger) seat.

Coffee beans

Dishwasher tablets (cheaper ones just don't work for me)

Non UPF foods in general. Ironic how you pay tonnes more for a product made of less ingredients.

Trainers. I went for a New Look option (instead of my usual high end brand) and I just can't get used to them. So stiff and uncomfortable.

Hair conditioner. I'd happily try a cheap one, but haven't found one that works for my frizzy mane.

Bras

Goodness this makes me seem so demanding as it is hard to come up with just one or two!

Consumables…
Diet Coke (ie not own brand cola)
Quality cheese
Loads of fresh salad and veg

Generally…
I would hate to not be able to see - so specs - or be in dental pain constantly.

Gosh, nothing, really, I’ll go without or wait till I’ve saved enough. But if I could only choose one thing only, it’ll have to be coffee. Don’t mess with my coffee. I’m really not nice without caffeine.

Eggs, Honey & Milk. I can't always afford to buy the best welfare standard meat but I always buy the most expensive animal by-products because I know the difference it has on animal husbandry.

Fairy liquid
Organic milk, eggs, cheese, porridge/muesli
Kerrygold
Wild Alaskan salmon
Naked nitrite-free bacon
Dog food (branded raw)
Honey from hives in the next village

I like M&S instant coffee, Aldi Rejuvelate face cream and Almat laundry powder, Tesco SpringForce loo roll (suits the septic tank), and my cats will only eat Sheba pouches.

Coffee, washing powder, toilet roll, kids moisturiser, kids shoes, any footwear actually,
some fruits, meat & pillows.

Kitchen roll. I only get the Regina Blitz stuff.

Same here!

I can’t stand a cold house. I would rather be skint than freezing in my own home.

This.

I cannot get into that “heat the person, not the room” thing. It sounds bloody miserable.

Eggs. I will only buy the organic, golden yolk ones. The quality is so much better.

Mattress and bedding. I spend a significant amount of time in bed so I may as well be really comfortable! Although funnily enough I prefer my cheap IKEA pillow.

Shoes and bras. If I see cheap shoes that I love (which is rare) I'll buy a size up and get a really good quality pair of insoles for them. For bras I'm loyal to Molke.

Bread is either sourdough or homemade. No UPF loaves full of rubbish.

I'm happy to scrimp on pretty much everything else.

Bread. I buy really good bread at the farmers market, and though it's expensive it's so so good.

Bras. As a more endowed person, I have to buy good ones. Expensive, but totally worth it.

Teeth
Feet
Trainers
Coffee

And heating - def.

Washing up liquid

Tomato ketchup, always heinz

Ditto, Cornflakes, Kellogs

Honey, real honey not the horrible stuff they sell in the local supermarket

Saving what I can for my children
Dog insurance
Dog care
Dog leads and harnesses
MacBook Air
Leggings & thermal vests & daily Brazilian knickers from M&S
Bedding
Pilllows
My heated throw
Heinz ketchup
Cheap meat involving cruel welfare
Free range eggs
Washing machine
Fridge freezer
Roberts radio