Barry Scott
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« on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 20:18:31 » |
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I hate spending money on something i can get cheaper. So i'll often by unbranded chinese tat if it does pretty much the same job as the branded item.
I've owned 2 ipod nano copies both of which were only £30, both of which lasted less than a year. Yesterday i took delivery of a fake ipod touch.
I was quite pleased with myself. 32GB, pretty much all videos supported, radio, recorder, photo support, text doc support... £32 inc postage. Bargain.
It's already broken and it's only 24 hours old.
That's now pretty much £100 just on ipod lookalike mp3 players and nothing to show for it. I could go on with my adventures in false economy, but i won't.
Anyone else bought rubbish to save money/avoid paying shed loads for something?
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 20:23:48 » |
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I bought a bag of disposable razors for 7p once. They were rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrubbish
There's plenty of knock off tat in slough. Bought an indoor TV ariel for a tenner, took it hom there was nothing inside the actual area, it was just to poles on some plastic. Went to take it back and bloke was having none of it
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 20:32:46 » |
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Mattresses were my downfull,pardon the pun.....kept buying cheap ones..got to pay the dosh for a good nights sleep these days.
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 20:38:03 » |
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Butter, cheap butter. Just don't go there.
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Bob's Orange
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 20:43:12 » |
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Save a fortune on laundry bills. Give your dirty shirts to Oxfam. They
will wash and iron them and you can buy them back for fifty pence
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 20:43:51 » |
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Domestos is an ideal substitute for Blue Curaco, and far less pricey.
It gives any cocktail a bit of "oomph."
James Francis, East Glamorgan Hospital
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 20:44:25 » |
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Make cheap but effective baby rattles by gluing a lollipop stick to an
empty matchbox, then filling it with ten woodlice
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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Barry Scott
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:15:27 » |
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I bought a bag of disposable razors for 7p once. They were rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrubbish
That can't have been too surprising though?! Car tyres are one of my old favourites. I used to buy the cheapest and was often surprised that they lasted for no time at all. |
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:21:36 » |
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Bob's orange has been on the Viz then.
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:23:59 » |
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Bob's orange has been on the Viz then.
Viz Top Tips is classic! |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:36:49 » |
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I bought the complete boxset of all the seasons of 24 that was on Sky off Ebay for £17 from a chinese dealer. Half the fucking things don't play. That'll teach me for being a cheap bastard
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:41:19 » |
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I bought the complete boxset of all the seasons of 24 that was on Sky off Ebay for £17 from a chinese dealer. Half the fucking things don't play. That'll teach me for being a cheap bastard
I tried to talk my sister into doing that, but in the end she bought them from hmv. I bought Lost season 2 on eBay for £10 or so, that was fine, but my World Series of Poker 2005 had a couple of DVDs that didn't play, fortunately the final few did though.  |
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:42:08 » |
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I bought a bag of disposable razors for 7p once. They were rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrubbish
I once bought a pack of 10 razors in 1999. Still got 7 left. |
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:48:39 » |
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I probably shave a bit more than you!
Not ten years ago though
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:56:27 » |
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I once bought a pack of 10 razors in 1999.
Still got 7 left.
is that because after 3 you decided that they're so shite that they may as well just sit in yer cupboard? and the WORST priced thing you can buy is toilet paper. Too expensve and you feel like you're wiping yer arse on a duvet and two cheap and it tears so easly you may as well be using your hand. |
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