Stuff not worth buying cheap.
Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.Gloves. You need one pair of decent lined leather gloves for winter. They will last many years. And you need one good pair of wellies.
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.
~Emily Dickinson http://goldenhillsfarm.blogspot.com/201 ... -farm.html Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.Paint.
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Orfy Blog (Food'n'Stuff) http://orfy.blogspot.com/ 1xMaran 1xRIR 6xWarrens 2xMuts Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.absolutely orfy, buy cheap paint spent five times as long putting it on the walls, use lots more than good stuff and end up knackered but paying just the same
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Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.Paint.
Value type stuff is ok if you are just sizing new plaster etc. Trade paint covers much better and is worth paying out for It'll be alright in the end, if it's not alright then it's not the end.
Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.I have always found trade paint to be excellent value for money, probably because it comes in standard colours and doesn’t need two thousand “hint of” variations in order to sell; hence it’s cheaper. Cheap wallpaper is a false economy as well IMO, much harder to put up.
Tools, I’m with you there Grommit, buy cheap buy twice, the same goes for consumables such as screws and nails. When it comes to power tools it’s probably even more important by the best you can (not always the most expensive) and avoid cheap as they aren’t up to the job. Training shoes, expensive isn’t always the best but the best for you is worth its weight in gold; if you go running it’s best to buy specialist running shoes from a reputable specialist. Kitchen knives, this is a funny one, I have quite a few Sabatier knives which I love but I also have a coupld of different sized Chinese cleavers neither of which cost more than £5, I also have a couple of small kitchen devil knives which I bought whilst camping. I do love my hard anodised pans though, thanks to the DTLers who persuaded me to buy them; fantastic. White goods, I have found that buying a reputable brand has paid dividends, never the most expensive (far from it); but buy quality rather than bargain. I am not a spendthrift but i do feel that sometimes folk try and out-frugal each other so that they can be the most friugal, sometimes it is just false economy despite how much folk insist that "it's the same thing"; earl grey by anyone but twine-ings is just not earl grey tea IMO. Bah Humbug
Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.Socks and shoes
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i never buy expensive clothes but i always buy good quality and comfy shoes, i have a pair of timber-land boots that are ten years old and still going strong, they cost a fortune but have out lasted boots a quarter of the price by... erm ten ten years. Bah Humbug
Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.Mattresses, Stair carpets, Carpets / rugs in high use areas. Furniture – I’d rather buy good 2nd hand than economy new. Garden tools - I bought cheap secateurs TWICE (no excuse) each pair lasted less than one season!
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
Albert Einstein Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.I'll always pay a bit (OK, a lot) more for organic/free range eggs, poultry and outdoor pork - I can't justify saving money versus animal welfare.
Still now I've got my own back garden chooks I'm hoping to only ever have completely free range fresh eggs. Just waiting for the girls to start laying . . . . . . . Still waiting . . . . . . . Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand still waiting . . . . . Re: Stuff not worth buying cheap.
Well said Dance caller. http://mo-dance-caller.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-do.html
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