Hang the cost, I refuse to buy cheap..

[Canice]

I have just emerged battered but victorious from a battle with a roll of cruddy Walgreen's tape. Never again. So I'll add tape to my list:

Cotton swabs
Paper towels
Toilet paper
Plastic wrap

[luckylori]

aluminum foil

[badunnin]

Tampons.

[Canice]

OK, Bethany wins. Thread closed. ;) :p

[erinl]

Originally posted by badunnin
Tampons.

Didn't even know you could buy store brand.

[Meganator]

Foil
cotton turtlenecks
toilet paper
laundry detergent

[badunnin]

Originally posted by erinl


Didn't even know you could buy store brand.

Ugh, you can, and I swear to Gordie they are square.

[Gecko]

Originally posted by badunnin


Ugh, you can, and I swear to Gordie they are square.

And you know what they say about the square peg! ;) :D :eek:


sorry I couldn't resist.

[Kay Henderson]

Saran Wrap

As far as small appliances are concerned, I used to say, "Never buy anything but General Electric." However, since they sold that division to Black & Decker, it hasn't been the same.

Kay

[JLS]

Kitty Liter!


It's funny, since I've started using Target's brand of garbage bags, saline solution, contact disinfecting solution, paper towels and toilet paper, I refuse to use anything else!

[gertdog]

Shoes. Life's too short to have unhappy feet.

[Chefzhat]

Originally posted by badunnin


Ugh, you can, and I swear to Gordie they are square.

I have got to stop reading this BB while drinking something. :D

Canice, you crack me up. I was struggling with cheap saran wrap the other day and I swear by the time I finished I was red faced and sweaty.

So, here's my list:

Saran wrap
Tampons, if I needed them but I've been neutered ;)
Shoes. Ditto the unhappy feet.
Purses.
Perfume.
Raspberry jam
peppercorns
vanilla
meat


Debie

[rosie_one]

sheets!

dining chairs
soap
plumbing fixtures
cars :o
chewable vitamins (blech!)

[MKSquared]

I'll happily ditto Saran Wrap and tampons.
May I also add:

Vodka, tequila, or most other liquor.
Razors. (I swear by Venus.)

[HejazSunKat]

Originally posted by badunnin
Tampons.

I'm sure there's a story here but I'm equally sure it would be TMI. :D

[badunnin]

Originally posted by HejazSunKat


I'm sure there's a story here but I'm equally sure it would be TMI. :D

Nah, it's pretty much what would you expect. Just not very comfortable.

[colleency]

Originally posted by badunnin


Ugh, you can, and I swear to Gordie they are square.

I can't stop laughing when you swear anything by Gordie!

[mbrogier]

I know what Bethany means with the tampons. I bought Walgreens brand last, and they're ok but not as good as brand name. I won't make that mistake again. I have had the square ones. :eek:

I ditto the:
Saran wrap
Foil
Cotton swabs
Paper towels
Toilet paper
Sheets

I will add
Light bulbs (buying cheap ones and changing them 3 times in a year is NOT a savings)
Ziptop bags
Shampoo

[colleency]

Chocolate.

[mbrogier]

Originally posted by colleency
Chocolate.

I'll second that!...especially that Palmers junk. I think it's just chocolate colored wax. If I'm going to spend the calories, it needs to be good. :D

[stacy7272]

The only thing that I can think of off hand is

Conditioner

[stefania4]

bras (itch, scratch, tug)
running shoes

[Blissful_in_TX]

I agree on the tape, plastic wrap, paper towels and toilet paper.

Also:
Diapers
Anything by Bic, especially razors
Body wash

[Just Char]

Amen on the Palmers chocolate!! Yuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mbrogier]

Oh, I forgot that I agree with the cheap razors. OWWW! I only use the Venus razors now. My mom had those pink disposable razors...I have cut my legs to pieces with those things. I never get cut with the Venus razors.

[Beth]

Originally posted by Just Char
Amen on the Palmers chocolate!! Yuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sure that really qualifies as chocolate. I haven't even picked up one of their packages in somany years -- but I can imagine it saying in fine print somewhere "chocolate flavored" product.

[Gecko]

Originally posted by mbrogier
Oh, I forgot that I agree with the cheap razors. OWWW! I only use the Venus razors now. My mom had those pink disposable razors...I have cut my legs to pieces with those things. I never get cut with the Venus razors.

Yep. Ask my DH about those cheap, nasty razors - he decided that in the true spirit of Ironman he was going to shave his legs. Add his inexperience in such things to the blades of these razors and you have an accident waiting to happen :rolleyes:

[colleency]

DH adds that he won't buy cheap power tools, masking tape, or spray paint.

I stand by the non-cheap chocolate. Happily, I've never heard of Palmer's. I was thinking more Nestle, Hershey Bar, etc. in favor of Lindt, Scharfenberger, and some Cadbury products.

[BarbaraL]

Originally posted by Gecko


And you know what they say about the square peg! ;) :D :eek:


sorry I couldn't resist.


Bwa ha ha ha!!!! Snort!!!

[Jazzmatazz49]

ketchup
sweat suits
shoes
and most important of all...bras.

[jtoepfert100]

I agree with almost all these things (although I didn't know there were store brand tampons either). I'll add dish soap. Won't use anything but Dawn. Interesting thing about the vanilla. I, too, have been buying better quality vanilla because it just smells so much better to me. However, just recently I read in CI that taste testers could not tell the difference at all in baked goods between pure vanilla and cheap imitation vanilla extract. With the cost of vanilla what it is these days, I may go back to the cheap stuff for awhile.

[muriel3002]

I will say that the no-name and President's Choice brands available in Canada at Zehr's and Loblaws stores are great and I've never been disappointed. However no-name brands here - blech!

I send the Venus razor one! I tried a Schick Intuition this summer because I thought it would be easier, especially when we were camping. WRONG!

I'll also add to the list:

body and hand lotions
Potpourri
scented candles (we bought an off-brand that was just too overpowering - we finally threw it out)

[luckylori]

Batteries. Duracells really do last longer.

[kima]

I think everything has been said that I would list...but one thing about being quite flat- I can buy cheap bras!!!:D :( :o :rolleyes:

[lisas3575]

Way to look on the bright side, Maureen. ;) :D

[Kayaksoup]

Shampoo & Conditioner (just tried B&B for the first time last year. Best ever!)
tampons
Chocolate
Furniture

[colleency]

Originally posted by Kayaksoup
Shampoo & Conditioner (just tried B&B for the first time last year. Best ever!)


What is B&B?

[Kayaksoup]

Originally posted by colleency


What is B&B?
Bumble & Bumble (http://www.bumbleandbumble.com/flash/)
The best shanpoo and conditioner i have EVER used. I only need a little drop of the super rich conditioner, even when I had long, tangle/frizz prone hair

[jtoepfert100]

Originally posted by kima
I think everything has been said that I would list...but one thing about being quite flat- I can buy cheap bras!!!:D :( :o :rolleyes:

Same here.:)

[tbb113]

Kleenex (have had some that felt like napkins)
Napkins (too flimsy)

[tamawrite]

bras

cream cheese

facial tissue

[katygirl]

Ketchup
Ice Cream
English Muffins
Laundry Detergent
Flour
Deodorant

[Molli526]

Originally posted by mbrogier


I'll second that!...especially that Palmers junk. I think it's just chocolate colored wax. If I'm going to spend the calories, it needs to be good. :D

I was at Meijer today and they had HUGE bins of this out. It made me laugh thinking of this thread.

[mbrogier]

Originally posted by Molli526


I was at Meijer today and they had HUGE bins of this out. It made me laugh thinking of this thread.

Where do you think I saw it again? I can hardly walk by that section without the dry heaves. :rolleyes: (I think it IS chocolate flavored...although I'm not sure how Hersheys gets away with calling theirs chocolate.)

I forgot about that Schick Intuition razor. I once scraped ALL the skin off my shin from ankle to knee with that thing. I threw it in the trash...along with the other two samples they sent me.

[kima]

Originally posted by lisas3575
Way to look on the bright side, Maureen. ;) :D

yep- bandaids sure are cheap!!!!:eek: :o :p

[mbrogier]

Originally posted by kima


yep- bandaids sure are cheap!!!!:eek: :o :p

SNORT!!! :D

[ClaraB]

Originally posted by kima


yep- bandaids sure are cheap!!!!:eek: :o :p But, doesn't it hurt to change them :eek: ?

[kima]

Originally posted by ClaraB
But, doesn't it hurt to change them :eek: ?

Naw- after a few years you toughen up!;)

[stacy7272]

I guess I will also add...BREAD. I used to buy it cheap until I just decided that I want healthier stuff.

I'm another one who can buy cheap bras. Since nursing my 2 kids I've had to shop in the girl's section:o !