TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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I'm with youI always buy my fruit and veg at farmers markets cos its cheaper and a lot nicer.
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 15:31, 1 reply)
and amusingly shapeduh-huh!
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"it looks almost exactly like a thingy!"I'm with you on this.
veg from the market lasts a fuck load longer than supermarket stuff too
and it hasn't been handled by the freaks in the supermarket.
like the evil old crone who I see in my local sainsburys now and then.
damn, she freaks me out. I'm shuddering to think of it now....
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 15:39,
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Lasts a fuck load longer?Mine doesn't.
Mind you, that's only because I eat it faster.
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when you say "freaks in the supermarket" I do hope you aren't referring to the staff, like what I is one of?
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The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 20:41,
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The market stall stuff is usually sourced from S Europe....and not S America, Africa etc like the rock hard unripe poo-in-a-punnet served up by the big die-sooper-markts..
Its usually much fresher, and tastier as a result, and oddly 1/3rd of the price (no ground rent overheads like the shops I guess..).
Appreciated I live in a big city, and therefore have a variety of / accessible choices.
The ethnic stores are good too.. curry/spices/henna in giant 30p bags, yummy Polish gingerbread etc *salivates*
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Having said thatI recall seeing a market stall guy setting up one morning as I scuttle past on the way to work. He was arranging bananas, first pulling off the distinctive *shitsBerries* plastic baggies.
I guess shops won't accept already ripe stuff, as it can't sit on a shelf for weeks before going off. Incidentally most apples and stuff are 6-12 months old, having been refrigerated and sprayed with gas to stop them ripening. No wonder they taste like paper :(
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