Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Stop Being Cheap!

I've made up in my mind that if something works for me, I won't skimp to save a few coins...ever again.  Sometimes it's just not worth it. 

For instance, I'm addicted to hot chocolate with marshmallows (whipped cream will do in a pinch).  I've always bought Kraft Jet Puffed Marshmallows, but on my last grocery trip, I decided to try more economical versions of certain items I normally purchase, including but not limited to my beloved marshmallows.  Let's just say, I'm disappointed and sat the remainder of the bag in coffee center for the office vultures to partake in.  Kraft Jet Puffed for life!! (Now that we're almost outta the Bushes, hopefully, I won't have to eat my words.)

Now for the question - what items have you skimped on, only to be disappointed by the outcome?

 

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  1. ~ Ms. Green Eyes ~January 7, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    I'm with you on the marshmallow........Kraft Jet Puffed and nothing else!!

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  2. Wizzy Jr.January 7, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    I'd be here all damn day, man.

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  3. T.Honey ♥January 7, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    I got burned in the past trying generic substitutes... so I don't skimp on anything anymore...

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  4. Silk Da Stinga aka Stinger BellJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    I cook with lots of generics but that's b/c I tend to be heavy-handed with spices and combinations...

    One thing I absolutely cannot do is cheap shampoo/conditioner. Egads... no more drugstore stuff.

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  5. TNP ATLJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    toilet paper

    I was going through this rough financial patch and had to resort to a cheaper brand of toilet paper. Man I was so happy when my bill was FINALLY paid off and I had some extra money!!!

    I'm back to my nice brand of toilet paper again!!! LOL

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  6. Erin BradfordJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:44 AM

    I cannot and will not skimp on toilet paper. I don't wanna give TMI, so I'll just leave it at that! LOL

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  7. ☆ SxySugarlips ☆January 7, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    I detest cheap toilet paper. If it isn't SCOTT I don't want it.......I hateeeeeeeeeeeeeeee cheap toilet paper.

    No offname toothpaste, soap or deordorant.......hell to the naw.

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  8. Silk Da Stinga aka Stinger BellJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    Praise the Lord and pass the Charmin (or the Quilted Northern)

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  9. Toy SoldierJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    Can't do, won't do cheap lotion.

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  10. ☆ SxySugarlips ☆January 7, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    Yeah that's another one. Some things you cannot go to the dollar store for...NEVER

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  11. Erin BradfordJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    I can't even use quilted northern or the scott that someone else mentioned. It HAS to be charmin

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  12. Doctor MikeJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Butt Paper

    Certain cereal and snacks

    Birth control.

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  13. Erin BradfordJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    LMAO!

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  14. Erin BradfordJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    and for us women it's not just for the butt

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  15. *Just me *January 7, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Im cheap in certain areas... but one thing I pay close attention to now is my toothpaste... I've always used Colgate (various kinds, but always Colgate).... I wasn't the one being cheap this time.. it was the fucking neighborhood store. It was about 9pm and I realized that I didnt have enough in the tube for the next morning so i walked to the store and bought what I thought was Colgate... i didnt brush that night before bed.. (whoa is me).... Anyway, the next morning I got me and mini-chic up to get ready.. We always brush our teeth at the same time, but this morning she was a bit slow.. So i start to brush and I swear it was the worst taste I had ever had in my mouth.. Glad she didnt have any... but Im looking at the box and it says Colgate.. looking for an expiration date or something to explain why it was so rancid.. but I didnt see anything.. So I had to stop and get ready... we got all dressed and headed to walgreens to get another tube of paste.. cuz I cant go to work and she cant go to school without brushing... I get what I thought was the same kind of Colgate... we go allllllllll the way back home to brush our teeth and then head to school... this time I noticed it tasted the way it should and I was pleased... but while im standing there, Im comparing the two boxes.. and i notice one says "Made in South Africa" and Im like what the flying fish nuggets... who imports any oral or perishable goods from south africa... As pissed off as I was.. i had to go to work and just deal with the store that I got it from later... But i learned two lessons that day... Always check your items...even if it looks like the real deal (and it did).. but be thorough.. and the other thing I learned is dont procrastinate and go out and get the stuff I need before it runs out..

    http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/14/business/NA-FIN-US-Toothpaste-Recall.php

    Sorry.. for being so long winded... but Im taking a break from work.. the "man" got me working... lol

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  16. TNP ATLJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    sexsugar I damn near HOARD the Scott's now!!! LOL

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  17. TNP ATLJanuary 7, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    ROFLMAO

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  18. ☆ SxySugarlips ☆January 7, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    Didn't know they had generic rubbers out there

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  19. ☆ SxySugarlips ☆January 7, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    I can't do Charmin or that other one...it has to be Scott.. lol

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  20. Silk Da Stinga aka Stinger BellJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    I can't stand that stuff...it's like wiping with Xerox paper out of the damn copier!

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  21. TNP ATLJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    Really? I love it!!! LOL

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  22. ☆ SxySugarlips ☆January 7, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    Lmaoo to each ass his own...lol...I can dig it though...everyone's butt is different.

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  23. Erin BradfordJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    trust me, for someone with extremely sensitive skin, for me using anything but charmin is like wiping with sand paper!

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  24. Erin BradfordJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    I used to like cotonelle too, but I get a rash from that now too. Charmin is the only one that doesn't cause a rash for me

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  25. Mocha SistahJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    i once skimped on a hotel room and was very very upset. one the hotel wasn't up to par and i will never go to non brand hotels again. you pay for the service and quality.

    and you are right...sometimes you have to be spending some dough.
    cheap isn't always best.

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  26. THE QUEEN ~Incomparably~January 7, 2009 at 11:29 AM

    CEREAL!!!! I won't skimp on the cereal! I just go to Walmart and buy it for the low low.

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  27. Starr DusttJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    I will say that generic brands that say "compare to" on the label, generally ARE just as good at the regular brand, b/c they have the same "active/important" ingredients... especially medicines, and bodywashes. I learned that on Oprah if the advertise as "compare to" on the body, the recipe is damn near dead on when compared to the original.

    NOW, like you said...some things, I can't skimp on:

    body lotion/body oil

    hamburger helper *lol* - that fake ish isn't fit for dogs!

    nail polish. NO wet & wild for me. that ish chips 30 minutes after you put it on!

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  28. Mocha SistahJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    i agree on the nail polish. it's horrible, doesn't last.

    oatmeal -- must have quaker

    chips - nothing under lays, jays, or fritos. some local brands are aiight but i'm a chip gurl i need my brands on that.

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  29. Erin BradfordJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    now I've actually found an off brand oatmeal I liked BETTER than quaker, but I forget what it was and haven't been able to find it since! LOL

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  30. Ms. Mo SassiJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:43 AM

    Tampax tampons & Always pads/liners are a must. I was at a friends house once when Aunt Flo showed up early & all she has was some off brand tampons. I thought I was gonna have to have that joker surgically removed! It was like a wad of cheap toilet paper. Ugh!

    Lawry's Season Salt is also a must - the cheap one is for the birds!

    Also, no generic dishwashing liquid or laundry products for me.

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  31. Silk Da Stinga aka Stinger BellJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    Girl the rats in my alley won't even eat that ish.... LMAO

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  32. Ms. Mo SassiJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    Nodding in agreement. I tried it once & my damn hair felt like straw AFTER rinsing the conditioner.

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  33. Silk Da Stinga aka Stinger BellJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    One thing I don't like buying generic is seasoning mixes. Store brand taco seasoning mix tends to be a whole lot more salt and filler than seasonings...

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  34. Ms. Mo SassiJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    I remember a story on this. Apparently the $1 stores were also carrying this toothpaste & the media warned against it.

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  35. Silk Da Stinga aka Stinger BellJanuary 7, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    Oooooh wait.

    I refuse to eat off-brand hot dogs....

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  36. Ms. Mo SassiJanuary 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM

    I love lip balm (damn near too much) and the cheapies are like 17th century wax! Gotta have my Chapstick, Blistex or Softlips.

    PS I'm scared of Carmex. Mofos use that shit like crack! *lol*

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  37. Starr DusttJanuary 7, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    *cosign*

    Give me nathans skinless beef hotdogs or NOTHING. even at almost $5 a pack...

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  38. TNP ATLJanuary 7, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    But Scott's is soft well it is to me. LOL

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  39. TNP ATLJanuary 7, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    Dawn or nothing at all!!!

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  40. Erin BradfordJanuary 7, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    problem is it's not soft enough. If I HAD to go with a non-charmin and non-cotonelle brand, it would be scott, but still get rashes with it, just not as quickly as others

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  41. Silk Da Stinga aka Stinger BellJanuary 7, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    Yep, either those or Hebrew National Dinner Franks....

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  42. Silk Da Stinga aka Stinger BellJanuary 7, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    OoOoOoh I love me some Carmex!!!!

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  43. LOVE BROWNJanuary 7, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    WELL OODLES N NOODLES TOP RAMEN IS THE BEST

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  44. Bluesette WJanuary 7, 2009 at 4:13 PM

    I once read an article about how store brand items were often as good as brand name stuff. Soon after, I bought Food Lion's version of Honey Bunches of Oats with Strawberries. BIG MISTAKE. It tasted like sawdust, and there were about 3 slices of strawberry in the whole damn box.

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  45. DeShanna ColemanJanuary 7, 2009 at 6:55 PM

    I can go back and forth between some generic and name brand stuff. I can not eat imitation seafood (at least not knowingly anyway..lol), and generic mayonnaise is for the birds. GROSS! I agree with cheap lotion which is like basically scented thickened water. Can't do cheap bodywash (dollar store) either ...it burns and breaks me out. LOL

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  46. Ms. Mo SassiJanuary 8, 2009 at 6:09 AM

    Seeee!!

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  47. Erin BradfordJanuary 8, 2009 at 6:29 AM

    I just started using carmex b/c my lips are unusually dry right now. I've been told not to use vaseline on the lips so that was the closest thing I could think of next to it. It's really made a difference.

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  48. Sunshine STLMOJanuary 8, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    I feel the same way!

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  49. Sunshine STLMOJanuary 8, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    Honestly, I don't buy any generic brands and I typically stick to the name brands that I love because I've been burned too many times. It's worth the extra twenty-five cents/dollar/whatever!

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