Cerberus Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 A really good set of laces. There's nothing worst than laces than keep coming undone and you need to stop and tie them 4 times a day. Obviously a kick in the chuckies is worse, but you know what I mean. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 22/01/2018 at 23:30, Dindeleux said: People bring this stuff into work and I just want to punch them in the face. The coffee version of tennants lager. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 The coffee version of tennants lager. You should be ashamed of yourself. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch road Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Toilet roll Tomato/brown sauce Beans 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskychimp Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Dish towels. How is it possible to make cheap ones out of material that is more water resistant than Goretex? You spend a minute speading the water out before just sticking the plate in the cupboard and letting it air dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 minute ago, whiskychimp said: Dish towels. How is it possible to make cheap ones out of material that is more water resistant than Goretex? You spend a minute speading the water out before just sticking the plate in the cupboard and letting it air dry. Don't use conditioner in the washing machine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Don't use conditioner in the washing machine. It would be silly to wash your hair in the washing machine in the first place, surely? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Brother Blades said: It would be silly to wash your hair in the washing machine in the first place, surely? A separate procedure for towel and hair washing? Just how much spare time do you have? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Duvets. I remember buying one for my first flat after I'd finished uni. I bought one off eBay for under £20 and it was horrible. It was filled with this awful synthetic fibre that wasn't very flexible and felt rough to touch. You couldn't wrap yourself up comfortably and it didn't hold in any heat at all. My mum took pity on me and spent a fair bit getting me a replacement one from Debenhams. It was basically her teaching me how to buy one properly and not to be cheap when I did! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Hand tools. About 40 years ago I picked up a box-set of screwdrivers in a discount shop. Different sizes, Philips head, flat head and all for next to nothing. Mr. Savvy Shopper, me. They each lasted about 2 or 3 uses before bending, spinning in the handles or cracking. I ended up replacing them, one at a time, with real screwdrivers, most of which I still use today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) ^^^This. My favourite tool is a Swedish 6" adjustable spanner that has an mm gauge and keeps to it perfectly with no slippage or rattle. You hardly ever need a bigger one if bolts haven't rusted or been over tightened, and it slips easily into a jeans pocket. Had it for 30 years. Could have bought an entire spanner set for less probably. Edited January 26, 2018 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Etc Have you not got some concrete to crumble? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskychimp Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Zen Archer said: Don't use conditioner in the washing machine. Good tip. I'll try that. Why do the expensive do just fine? I ask this as you are now designated "dish cloth expert.' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskychimp Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 24/01/2018 at 14:54, KnightswoodBear said: I read about this supposedly fancy coffee that the beans are eaten by these wee mammals that live off the coffee beans, then they shit them out and it's harvested and they root out the beans and make expensive coffee for arseholes (from arseholes). That abomination there is made from the coffee infused shit that's discarded. Its £300 a cup and the wee Civet cats are kept in tiny cages. Rich, cruel arseholes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 minute ago, whiskychimp said: Good tip. I'll try that. Why do the expensive do just fine? I ask this as you are now designated "dish cloth expert.' Friends of mine bought a pub and in the first weeks were always getting complaints about flat pints. It was a brewery rep that kept them right, saying the cloths washed with conditioner left a coating on the glass, hence a flat pint. I never wash towels of any kind in conditioner as the coating, for the reason you've discovered is like drying yourself with Teflon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 A vasectomy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC Mitchy Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 ching, hookers and tyres. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Definitely tyres. Only part of the car that's touching the road. Last thing you want to do is get ultra-cheap no names or dodgy part worn rubber. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 11 hours ago, BallochSonsFan said: Only part of the car that's touching the road. You haven't seen some of the shitheaps I've driven round in. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Your bed. I went on a wee tour around Scotland a few years back and realised every hotel/B&B had a comfier bed than I had in my hoose. So bought a new bed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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