tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post6911113914477806516..comments2024-02-29T07:10:59.852+00:00Comments on delivering grace: False economiesDeliveringGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-67280292791202599752010-10-19T18:59:42.639+01:002010-10-19T18:59:42.639+01:00Henrietta,
I agree about cheap pencils and also f...Henrietta, <br />I agree about cheap pencils and also felt tips. <br />Berol last much longer.<br />Earning vs making your own is a difficult one. We are in the process of trading my income for time at home and are sure this is right. Good that you were able to work from home-some skills are not readily transferable to home!DeliveringGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-16773086747875485082010-10-19T13:01:54.689+01:002010-10-19T13:01:54.689+01:00Re my previous comment, we do sometimes buy cheap ...Re my previous comment, we do sometimes buy cheap appliances - I'd rather replace a toaster once a yr (having paid less than £10 for it) than pay £199 for the ultimate appliance. And we buy our microwaves second hand (we have three). <br /><br />Washing machines, driers, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners need to be hard wearing. But small appliances we buy cheaply and replace often. <br /><br />Cheap bunk beds when we have eight boys was another false economy :-) <br /><br />I guess every family is different, if something really matters to your family it is a false economy to cut it out/get rid of it.<br /><br />I hadn't thought of stock piling toilet roll - not sure where we'd keep it. I do remember once bulk buying nappies when John Lewis had them on "we won't be beaten on price"; spent hundreds of pounds but saved twice as much.<br /><br />HenriettaThe Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278520269119195703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-57440095230850814962010-10-18T13:45:15.320+01:002010-10-18T13:45:15.320+01:00My investigations are showing that tesco value loo...My investigations are showing that tesco value loo roll is less than half the cost of me buying in bulk, so even if we used twice as much perhaps it is actually not a false economy. Tesco = about 10p a roll. Cheapest direct purchase (spending about 40 quid) = 26p a rollJonathan Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341478626195362383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-70491467719164696612010-10-18T10:04:10.384+01:002010-10-18T10:04:10.384+01:00Very interesting post. For us, the economies of sc...Very interesting post. For us, the economies of scale kick in, so some things work for us that wouldn't for everyone.<br /><br />I've found it a false economy to refuse the extended warranty on *anything*<br /><br />Also, buying cheap electrical appliances has been a false economy for us, anything other than Miele doesn't last v long.<br /><br />A more contentious issue - using time to make your own, when you can use much less time to earn money was a false economy for us for yrs. When I was editing from home I could earn enough in one hour to pay for e.g. all the baby food I needed to buy, but it would have taken several hours of work to make it. Same with bread, jam, clothes etc. Of course that only works if you have readily marketable skills. But if you do, sometimes making things yourself is a false economy.<br /><br />I find sometimes that children are going to use x amount of toilet paper regardless, so it might as well be the cheapest stuff! Ditto washing up liquid and shower gel. And toothpaste. (As they get older they get their own non-value toothpaste, but the younger ones will use the same volume no matter what it cost me!)<br /><br />Cheap pencils are a false economy, unless you only want to use them once (eg on a car journey); other than that they are sooo irritating.<br /><br />Ditto cheap pencil sharpeners.<br /><br />Buying something you don't need just because it is cheap/a bargain can also work out to be a false economy . . I'm sure I've made many more mistakes over the yrs. . .The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278520269119195703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-44496336033296086922010-10-16T00:36:39.240+01:002010-10-16T00:36:39.240+01:00Ha! I was going to say value toilet paper as well....Ha! I was going to say value toilet paper as well. I have been looking into buying it wholesale from a janitorial company before VAT goes up in January.<br /><br />I am also going to say value black plastic sacks. No, no, no!<br /><br />Value washing up liquid probably qualifies. You need to use three times as much.Jonathan Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341478626195362383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272887249587912361.post-50105469210084477892010-10-15T22:17:34.524+01:002010-10-15T22:17:34.524+01:00Value toilet paper, you have to use twice the amou...Value toilet paper, you have to use twice the amount of paper. I buy Andrew Quilts, use 2 squares most of the time. bought 20 rolls from bookers about 2 months ago, still got 5 rolls left!!! And much better than the usual Andrex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com