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False ecomomy - What do you refuse to buy budget versions of?

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  • #62
    Karl Stein
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭Karl Stein


    moleyv wrote: »
    I'm more of a fan of Kandee, so much so in fact I wonder are there some addictive ingredients.

    Jaysus that stuff is like watery vinegar dyed red.


  • #63
    BreadnBuddha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,311 ✭✭✭BreadnBuddha


    Whisky
    Boots and Socks
    Cable Ties, Duct Tape & Rope
    Padlocks
    Screwdrivers and Spanners
    Sausages, Minced Meat, Poultry & Dairy Products
    Coffee
    Minced Pies and Christmas Puddings
    Mattress and bedding
    Biros and pencils. Staedtler or Faber-Castel all the way.
    Engine oils and fuels.
    Soap, Shampoo and Washing Detergents.
    Hoover bags.
    Bin bags. Builders Rubble sacks FTW.
    Razor blades and aftershave.


  • #64
    not yet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭not yet


    Gafs....

    The cheapo ones in Ballymun etc are just not worth it, upgrade to Castleknock or Howth..


  • #65
    Toots
    Administrators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 17,000 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Toots


    Toilet paper
    Tea bags
    Condoms
    Deodorant
    Tampons
    Shampoo


  • #66
    Mink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭Mink


    Buy most things in aldi

    Except

    Mayo, ketchup, conditioner, dishwasher tabs. They all have to be branded!

    For some reason I only like the toothpaste out of lidl so I always go there just for that.

    I buy the cheap loo roll and I've never felt the desire for the soft stuff!


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  • #67
    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,434 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Mink wrote: »
    Buy m

    Always buy the best quality M and sometimes supplementary Ms.


  • #68
    corglass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭corglass


    monkeysnapper wrote: »
    Walking boots and a mattress .

    I heard the logic for those choices before. If you're not in one you're in the other.


  • #69
    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,434 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    braddun wrote: »
    second hand underware

    You know you're not working in high finance considering second hand underpants.


  • #70
    braddun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,220 ✭✭✭braddun


    pencils


    airbags


    airlines



    wedding cakes



    holydays



    birthday decorations




    beer



    wine




    gold jewelry




    barometers



    car parts



    dog food/catfood


    bikes



    lotto tickets


  • #71
    corglass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭corglass


    Mink wrote: »
    Buy m

    Totally agree. L's are crap


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  • #72
    Delphinium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭Delphinium


    Flour. Waste of time trying to bake with cheap brands. Odlums all the way.


  • #73
    Mountainsandh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,705 ✭✭✭Mountainsandh


    pablo128 wrote: »
    Fully agree. The stems on the cheap ones bend far too easy when you're trying to dig a bit of crud out of the ears, I find.

    yeah, and to top it all, some ultra cheap ones' cotton wool just stays lodged in your ear, my blood pressure's rising just thinking about it. :(

    I know that's something that shouldn't be done, but I couldn't live without cleaning my ears with cotton buds, simple as.


  • #74
    Andrewf20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    Car tyres. Just not worth the risk. And then you see folks with 340bhp BMW m3s with budget ditch finders like some nankang or wanli tyres.


  • #75
    Mink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭Mink


    Birneybau wrote: »
    Always buy the best quality M and sometimes supplementary Ms.

    I've edited it there. My thumbs are chunky


  • #76
    Mink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭Mink


    Also mattresses. A cheap generic mattress destroys the soul.


  • #77
    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,434 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Mink wrote: »
    I've edited it there. My thumbs are chunky

    Buy a decent typing stick ; D


  • #78
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Links234 wrote: »
    All the suggestions of shoes, I gotta agree with that, got a few pairs of Dr. Martens, and the pair I'm currently wearing have lasted me for oh about 4 years so far? Money well spent.
    I bought a pair of Doc sandals for 90euro. I've got 10 summers out of them and they're not finished yet.


  • #79
    humbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭humbert


    Shoes and glasses and my laptop, although I then use them to death.


  • #80
    sonandheir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭sonandheir


    Beer and Butter


  • #81
    ratmouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,856 ✭✭✭ratmouse


    Biscuits and breakfast cereals.


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  • #82
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    braddun wrote: »

    holydays

    What's a budget holyday? Not christmas I hope?


  • #83
    Menas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    ratmouse wrote: »
    Biscuits and breakfast cereals.

    Agreed on biscuts, but some of the budget cereals are great. Tesco 'special flakes' are indistinguishable from Special k IMO.


  • #84
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    sligojoek wrote: »
    I bought a pair of Doc sandals for 90euro. I've got 10 summers out of them and they're not finished yet.

    They're even more amazing when you take them out of the shoebox.


  • #85
    cookie75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭cookie75


    Chicken
    Cheese
    Tayto
    Sausages


  • #86
    moleyv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭moleyv


    Hot Chicken Rolls


  • #87
    Into The Blue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭Into The Blue


    Dacia anything.


  • #88
    braddun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,220 ✭✭✭braddun


    meat


    dairy


    cream


    salt


    black pudding


    potatoes


    mushy peas


    Christmas wrapping paper


  • #89
    Tarzana2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭Tarzana2


    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    There are a few things that I refuse to budget on and it annoys the crap out of me when my housemates don't.

    I'd hate to be your housemate. Different strokes and all, it doesn't matter as much to them as you. Don't ever say this to them, petty in the extreme! If you have a kitty going currently, just get out of it and buy your own stuff if it bothers you so much.


  • #90
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    Head and Shoulders
    Gillette
    Lyons tea
    Durex - Boots own brand are always tempting, but just can't convince myself. :pac:


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  • #91
    simonsays1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭simonsays1


    Footwear, smart trousers, dairy & meat, tea&coffee & most food tbh


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