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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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*
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 21:55, 1 reply)
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 :(
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 22:02, closed)
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