My Mum
My Mum is a tightwad, not in a bad way. It's just that when she was growing up there wasn't a lot of money so she is used to making do with stuff, and keeping ahold of her money for as long as possible.

You know those toilet freshners that hang over the rim? The ones that dispense a little cleaning liquid every time you flush. Well I know for a fact that when they are empty, rather than throw them away, she takes them and refills them with toilet cleaner.

And my Dad thinks that he is getting one over on Mum by using a load of shower gel every time he washes. In fact, he is using loads of the cheapest bubble bath that Mum can lay her hands on. When he is done with the bottle, Mum fishes the bottle out of the bin and refills that.

Oh and they regularly disagree over who stired the jam. That's nothing to do with being overly careful with money, I just find it amusing.

I will add more when I think of them.
(lympicita_ie, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 23:36, 2 replies)

That posh scented handwash stuff
in the pump dispenser bottle, that's Tesco Value washing up liquid, that is.
At my house, anyway.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 20:30, closed)

Don't tell her.
I don't think that she has thought of that one. Yet.
(lympicita_ie, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 1:28, closed)