Cheap stuff you like

[hkbss]

I paid £££ for a hairdresser to tone my hair over the summer and it lasted 5 minutes. Cheap box dye does a way better job and I can top up whenever I need to. Agree that the conditioners are usually quite good too

I like cheap tortilla chips. Branded ones are too heavily flavoured and overwhelm whatever chilli etc. you’re pairing them with. Those cool flavour Doritos taste like salty soap to me.

 

[no-no]

I follow “buy cheap, buy twice” for a lot of things, but the Sky man recommended a Hisense TV as mine broke and I’d never considered the brand. They offer a two year warranty, setup was easy and I got a 4K 43” for £279.

I also love Lidl’s own garlic bread. I always buy the basic range because they’re usually vegan but their one is the best because they’re not stingy with the garlic ‘butter’.

Astonish cleaning products are fab, too.

 

[Sancrow]

Aldi Dr pepper rip off called 'professor peppy'

 

[HowlOwl]

Can be anything that gives great value for money, cheers you up, or is even free!

I think hair dye from the supermarket or wherever is fantastic value. For only a few pounds you can dramatically change your look and I find my hair always looks quite shiny afterwards, the fab conditioner that they include probably. Obviously a bad reaction is a potential hazard (not that I ever do a patch test, been okay so far). I’m having a purple phase at the moment.

I‘m not putting down the services of a professional hairdresser, by the way, and realise that some people would prefer to pay for their expertise etc.

 

[Gem2212]

Tesco own brand fabric softener! The scents are lovely and last much longer than Lenor/comfort x

 

[candyland_]

Morrison’s cheap 33p washing up liquid is 100x better than Fairy and I’m usually a brand shopper.

 

[Codiaeum]

It's not cheap, but was actually free - a birthday gift for my sister that she loved

My sis turned thirty and because I couldn't see her on the day but wanted her to have something, I made her a playlist on Spotify, with the song that was top of the charts, each year, since her birth on that date. It took me about 15 min to look up the songs and a few minutes to search them for on Spotify.

When I congratulated her I mentioned that I have an online gift for her, which she got very excited about as she had zero idea what that could even be - shared the link to the playlist and she immediately loved it So - if you need a little something for someone and you can spend about twenty to thirty minutes on it, this was very popular here. My sister even wants to make a similar playlist for her best friend.

 

[mozzarellagirl]

anything superdrug own brand. it's all cruelty free (yay), cheap as fuck, much of it vegan and the scents they have are so lovely. bodywash, skin and hair care, dental stuff. even cotton buds etc - would defo recommend

 

[candyland_]

The cheap tin foil for about 65p - it doesn’t stick like the other ones

Supermarket baby wipes are better than branded.

 

[Barnes Wallace]

One of my Aunts bought me a knock-off bottle of CK One. It's called "OK" lol.

 

[Pesky Tarian]

I've tried all the premium brands but I really rate the make up range at Wilko, their blonde eyebrow pencil cannot be beaten

 

[StrawberryCream]

I do have a secret soft spot for really low budget, low class chocolate biscuits like Penguins and Clubs.

You need to try even ‘lower class’, Aldi seal biscuits

 

[WilmaHun]

I'm not massively brand loyal so I'm always willing to try own brand stuff over the brands (with the exception of a few things like ketchup and shampoo/conditioner etc).

Asda cheap beans are far better than Heinz, which are gross in comparison.
Asda/Aldi own brand squash tastes better than Robinsons
Aldi skincare is fab for the price
I agree cheap jam tastes no different to branded stuff
Asda fabric softener, smell lasts much longer than when I was using lenor!
Aldi loo roll, like £2 something for a pack of 9! So much cheaper than branded and it's not bad quality either.

 

[Justwishfulthinking]

£3.99 in TKMaxx, I leave the bath smelling like Constantine the Great.
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Your leaving the bath smelling like Constantine the Great made me lol

 

[bunnyboo]

I love boujee candles, but I cannot justify spending €100 on fancy candles. BUT I discovered a hidden gem when a friend told me that M&S was selling candles with "Aēsop vibes". It's called 'Restore' and the large 3 wick version is about €20. I've had a few people over to my place, complimenting the scent (someone even asked "What's that nice spa smell??" lmao). I bought it using my Sparks card and got 20% off. Cannot recommend enough. I know it's not that cheap, but I honestly think it's designer boujee candle vibe, but at quite a reasonable price.

 

[Snippysnips]

Usually for the food shopping I get the shops brand that's so much cheaper, somtimes I don't feel there's a difference in it, we get the 28p jam an it tastes as good as any other jam lol

Also like the cheap colouring books off amazon, some are so pricy like the johanna basford, I do have some but ive found even the cheap books that's under £5 have just as many images an are just as nice to colour

Not sure if it would be considered cheap but I love primark pj's, I take them over anywhere else, would much rather pay around £10 for the ones out primark than almost double from next or somewhere, same with their plain tees an jeans, most my clothes are now primark lol

 

[Bobby Chariot]

£3.99 in TKMaxx, I leave the bath smelling like Constantine the Great.

 

[Chocolategoggler]

It's not a thing it's a service.
Since I can no longer afford to binge buy books, and as they say support your library or you'll lose it, I was surprised to find what was available when I joined.
So far I've read a lot of books. Then I've done some ebook reading which being a technophobe as I've got older feels like a big achievement .
Now I'm dipping my toe in reading magazines online which has led me to cancelling a subscription for a magazine I'm so so about.
Then one day I went in the library to the sound of deafening noise which turned out to be the knit and natter group, and the place was heaving - but not much knitting going on

 

[under the ivy]

Cheap mascara. I use Essence lash princess from Wilko and it’s so good!

 

[Marcinabolan]

Aldi’s tropical blast is way better than Lilt!! I think it’s about £1.30 ish for 6. Whilst on the subject of Aldi, their version of Quavers (cheese curls) are better than the real ones.

I’m also a lover of the 28p strawberry jam as I don’t like seeds or the lumps of fruit, which makes many of the more expensive ones no good to me.

I love Alberto Balsam’s tea tree shampoo as well, smells gorgeous and leaves my hair feeling super clean and is only ever about a quid.

I’m sure I’ll think of more!!