Things cheap people do

[Badda]

Cotty said:

Helped me run my Elise for three years, sold that back to the dealer for nearly what I paid for it.

Yeah, I've got a TR3. I bought it for £1200, done it up, now it's worth 3 grand.

[Cotty]

Badda said:

Yeah, I've got a TR3. I bought it for £1200, done it up, now it's worth 3 grand.

I thought they were worth a lot more than that
https://www.classic-trader.com/uk/cars/search/triu...

[g3org3y]

Badda said:

Cotty said:

Helped me run my Elise for three years, sold that back to the dealer for nearly what I paid for it.

Yeah, I've got a TR3. I bought it for £1200, done it up, now it's worth 3 grand.

[technodup]

Woosh

[carreauchompeur]

juice said:

I bought IPA online, a spray bottle and made my own de-icer...

Doesn’t it make your car stink of beer though? ???

[av185]

Frank7 said:

I wash, rinse, and dry toilet paper.

Surely this must be a winner in the frugality and general tight 'arse' categories.

And imagine wiping your arse on used toilet paper.

[Frank7]

av185 said:

Frank7 said:

I wash, rinse, and dry toilet paper.

Surely this must be a winner in the frugality and general tight 'arse' categories.

And imagine wiping your arse on used toilet paper.

(In my best politician’s voice), let me be absolutely clear on this, I was using the wash, rinse, and drying of toilet paper as a direct quote from another Forum, I was NOT, repeat NOT, advocating it myself

[Storer]

Let’s hope he wasn’t using it as tissue paper too!!!!!!🤧🤮

[Mr MXT]

Badda said:

Cotty said:

Helped me run my Elise for three years, sold that back to the dealer for nearly what I paid for it.

Yeah, I've got a TR3. I bought it for £1200, done it up, now it's worth 3 grand.

Nicely done sir.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Mr MXT said:

Badda said:

Cotty said:

Helped me run my Elise for three years, sold that back to the dealer for nearly what I paid for it.

Yeah, I've got a TR3. I bought it for £1200, done it up, now it's worth 3 grand.

Nicely done sir.

I'm really not getting this joke. I sense I should, but simply hear a parrot whoosh.

[Vyse]

I walk on the kerb stones rather than the pavement as they wear out my soles at a slower rate.

[227bhp]

Cotty said:

jimPH said:

I work overseas so my living costs are quite low, however I've recently noticed the cleaner where I stay leaves out a bar of soap, so I've stopped buying shower gel. She's not quite so quick at replacing it, so I've got an emergency bar that I use and hide until she notices and puts out a new one.

I buy shower gel in bulk 6 X 500ML bottles at a time. Used Camelcamelcamel to track the price and bought them at £8.99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01F232ROQ/ref...

Try using soap, it's cheaper to buy and quicker. Quicker in the shower = cheaper.
Due to less plastic packaging it's better for the environment too so win win win.

[Lemming Train]

Soap gets bits of body hair stuck in it which is not pleasant to leave for the next person if you live with other people so takes extra time to wash it out. I don't see it being any quicker than using a liquid soap like shower gel.

Back to cheapness, I do water down my shower gel with about 25% water as it's always far too gloopy neat and you use it up quicker.

[FerdiZ28]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I'm really not getting this joke. I sense I should, but simply hear a parrot whoosh.

Might build a Porsche next.

[The Leaper]

Soap was mentioned earlier: what to "cheap" PHers do as the size of the bar gets very small? Do you consolidate it with other bits or do something else?

R.

[Cotty]

FerdiZ28 said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I'm really not getting this joke. I sense I should, but simply hear a parrot whoosh.

Might build a Porsche next.

Still don't get it, care to explain?

[227bhp]

The Leaper said:

Soap was mentioned earlier: what to "cheap" PHers do as the size of the bar gets very small? Do you consolidate it with other bits or do something else?

R.

I used to leave a collection in the sink to soak then mould it all together. OH has found a kit which I think has molds to pour it into as she likes making crafty type stuff, but personally I think that's a step too far for me anyhow. I do have limits...

[gr1340]

Cotty said:

Still don't get it, care to explain?

It is a quote from 'The Office'.

David is introducing a new recruit and asks Gareth to tell him about his car and that was what he said.

https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_epis...

[Countdown]

People who sign office cards but don’t put anything in the collection.

or put £2 in and take a fiver out.......

[ollie plymsoles]

An old friend once decided to rent a particular flat due to the heating and hot water didn't work ( the boiler was broken) this was 10 pounds a week cheaper than the others. There was hot water out of an electric shower over the bath.

Also the same person would want to go halves on a naan bread at the local curry house when we all walked home with chips and Madras sauce after a night on the beer. He knew half way home some of us would get fed up with the food and he'd whip out his half naan and eat all the leftovers.