Things you just don't skimp on.

[Texasgal]

I never skimp on hair care products. I have very long fine hair and it takes alot just to keep it presentable. I use this white truffle shampoo.... it smells so good!!



I also refuse to skimp on condiments such as mayo and mustard, my Mom says the "off" brands are just as good, but for some reason they don't taste the same to me.

What's you guilty pleasure?

[bertha katzenengel]

1. Coca-Cola and coffee.

Can't use generic coffee brands - can't even use Maxwell House in my new coffee maker. I have to get the Douwe-Egberts pods.

[underpants]

2. Whores

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4169657&mesg_id=4169657

[MissB]

3. Kraft Mac n Cheese.

:shrug:

[Reciprocity]

37. Kraft Maci-n-Cheese. Not even homemade taste as good.

[Left Is Write]

4. Real Cheerios. Ziploc bags. Northern toilet paper.

Bare Escentuals makeup and MAC lipstick.

[Texasgal]

Yessssssssss!

MAC lipstick! Love that stuff.

Also, I have to use Estee Lauder's day plus moisturizer, expensive but it lasts me a loooong time!

[Maestro]

You beat me to it!

I never skimp on toliet paper. It's got to be smooth and soft; not like that sandpaper they use at work. Ouch!

[sendero]

56. Ok, there I disagree..

... Malt-o-Meal makes a Cheerios knockoff (they are becoming hard to get, replaced by the sugary Scooters) Toasteeo's that is better than Cheerios by a mile. Stays crunchy under the withering assault of milk, truly yummy.

Besides, do a bit of research on General Mills and you won't want to buy their products any more :)

[Left Is Write]

84. You disagree that I prefer Cheerios?

No, I really do prefer Cheerios.

[sendero]

86. Reworded..

... Please accept this rejoinder as a remediation of my non-sequitur comment. :)

Since I cannot eat sugar, I'm a self-proclaimed expert on sugar-free cereals, of which there are few. What I should have said is "have you tried them, because they are a lot better?" :)

[Left Is Write]

88. Yes, I've tried just about every Cheerios knockoff there is.

I still like the real ones best.

Though sugar isn't an issue for me, I really do prefer non-sugar cereal (but I do sweeten my oatmeal). I've been on a bite-size shredded wheat kick for months.

[plcdude]

5. K-Y Jelly

or other lubricants depending on whether you are alone or have company.

[uppityperson]

6. condoms, well water, hugs

[yvr girl]

7. Toilet Paper

I don't want anything that isn't soft. AND no 1-ply.

[Mrs.Matcom]

42. I agree

only Northern or Charmin is allowed in this house!!

[last_texas_dem]

66. Definitely

The world was a scary place before the invention of two-ply toilet paper...

[xmas74]

72. My answer too.

[taterguy]

8. My bike helmet

Even though I hope I never need it

[Shine]

23. Good one. Mine saved my life in August. Seriously.

Was turning a corner, my roadie tire slipped in some water, and down I went. Hit my right temple against the curb. Cracked my helmet, got a concussion, but it saved my life.

I'm lucky to be here.

[taterguy]

26. Like the sign says

If you've got a ten dollar head, buy a ten dollar helmet. I prefer going topless but my aversion to emergency rooms generally inspires me to cover up.

[Shell Beau]

9. Tiolet paper, kleenex, paper towels,

cheese, toothpaste, etc.

The best paper towels are Viva by Kleenex. I used to buy Bounty, but the Viva is like velvet. Charmin TP, Kleenex tissue, Kraft cheese, Crest toothpaste.

I don't really like to skimp on anything though! Don't know why either.

[Dangerously Amused]

45. Viva IS the best! And Kleenex TP, yes!

Also:

vitamins

water - (The reverse-osmosis jugs you can refill. I won't drink water from the faucet.)

pet food

bras - Oprah was sooo right about that!

[Snarf]

10. Scotch and Beef

Not much else really matters.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. Hey Snarf!

WELCOME TO DU!

Have fun in our crazy little village!


:hi:

[Dukkha]

11. Cat food

my babies deserve the best

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. Coffee

Real butter

[Shell Beau]

13. I love Alterna products!!

I also like Aveda.

[Texasgal]

21. Alterna to me is the best!

Aveda used to be good, but it started weighing my hair down after a while! :shrug:

[bicentennial_baby]

14. coffee, beer, condoms

cigarettes, pasta sauce. :)

[swimboy]

89. What brands do you choose?

[sleipnir]

91. Beer, Coffee, Weed, and Masking Tape.

Odd collection, huh?

On Edit: Damn it, once again, I post somewhere in the middle of the thread....ummm...I'm an idiot...

[Loonman]

15. Mustard

Either stone ground horseradish mustard or Grey Poupon, no generics or yellow.

also

Toothpaste - either Crest or Sensodyne

[bicentennial_baby]

18. oh yes, mustard, i forgot that one

Maille Whole Grain Dijon, or none at all for me!

[MN ChimpH8R]

29. That is my favorite, too

Mmm... real French mustard.

[bicentennial_baby]

32. i brought some back from Paris

i got to go to the actual Maille boutique! It was awesome :D

ps- their pickles are INCREDIBLE

[MN ChimpH8R]

34. Saw the Maille boutique in Paris

when I was there in '03 but I din't go in. Pretty cool that a food company has a shop in a fancy part of Paris, but this was France after all. And the cornichons are :9 Fortunately, the nicer grocery stores in Mpls stock both.

[radwriter0555]

40. Hey, so did the airport weigh your suitcase or not? I always wanted to

know how that turned out!!!

[bicentennial_baby]

74. No, they didn't, but

they did make me take out every damn thing in them so that they could be sure I wasn't a terrarist...heehee...it was funny, but also somewhat stressful :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

16. make up

and gifts...i can say i give very good gifts

[Dervill Crow]

17. My gel nails and my pedicures.

I go to a salon where they speak English. I don't like it when the Asian gals talk in their native language and laugh at my big ol' ugly Caucasian feet.

[pdx_prog]

19. Coffee of course...

TP
Ketchup
Shampoo

[BlueIris]

20. Rx drugs.

Can't tolerate the generics.

[Taverner]

22. Coffee and Beer

Everything else can be cheaper.

[Texasgal]

24. That's it?

Just coffee and beer? Whaaa? :P

[Taverner]

38. well that and lubricants

Never should skimp on those ya know ;)

[Texasgal]

39. I *KNEW* it couldn't have been just beer and coffee!

HA! :P

[Shine]

25. Coffee and wine. Life's too short to drink shitty versions of either.

:)

[Redstone]

27. Tomatoes, even if they're six bucks a pound in the winter.

We also won't buy Purdue or Tyson chicken, no matter how cheap it is compared to the free-range ones.

Also cars. The only thing I promised myself when I was younger was that some day, I'd make enough money to buy a car that didn't break all the time, or if it did break I'd be able to pay someone else to fix it instead of doing it myself, especially in the winter.

I've managed that, and consider myself lucky.

Redstone

[MrsMatt]

28. Good lord

I KNOW what that shampoo retails for! Yikes, I just priced it out last weekend.

I won't skimp my children's shoes, as I feel that if you screw up your feet when you are young, you'll have back problems later in life.

I also have to have good bacon, toilet paper & scotch.

[Texasgal]

30. It is expensive, I know.

But you know... it lasts a loooooooong time, plus... it smells so damn good and it makes my hair feel like silk! :)

It really is a guilty pleasure.

[Initech]

31. Hot sauce!

I tend to like Sriracha (for Chinese), Tapatio (for Mexican), and crushed red peppers (for Italian).

[jandrok]

33. Beer. Meat. Shoes. Medications. Plumbers. Computers. Toys.

But beer is the most important. Never, NEVER, buy cheap-ass swill beer. NEVER!

[crispini]

35. Chocolate.

Has to be super-dark and super-good.

[kwassa]

36. Good shoes, spectacles, drawing paper, scotch, wine, beer

Life is too short to deal with unnecessary bullshit.

[NoSheep]

41. Beer

[pdx_prog]

43. Underwear!

[skygazer]

44. Hair care and body lotion

I'm very frugal in most areas but I think it's important to choose a way in which to indulge yourself a little. That's my way - my hair is long and thick and requires major care and I love the luxurious feel and scent of a good body lotion.

[flvegan]

46. Anything I'd be buying for my lovely lady.

Gifts, places we'd go, things we'd do...I'd never skimp on her.

[zanne]

75. How long have you been together, fivegan?

If you say more than a year, you will have restored my faith in human nature.

[flvegan]

76. Well, actually

I'm currently single. I was going to say "anything I would buy for my lovely lady, if I had one." I've never skimped in the past on that.

It sounded wrong. Like either I was fishing, or that my lady wasn't lovely.

[Texasgal]

78. Oh thank GOD!

Your single! :loveya:

heh heh.

[zanne]

79. There you go!

Fivegan and Texasgal. Sounds good.

[bertha katzenengel]

82. HEY!

He'd be mine, if I were single and not a lesbian. :blush:

[RedstDem]

47. Tires & Shoes

"Where The Rubber Meets The Road" Kinda Stuff

[flamingyouth]

48. Kleenex & toilet paper.

Also, hair care products. I agree with you there. :thumbsup:

[brainshrub]

49. Coffee, beer, shoes and toilet paper.

[Redneck Socialist]

50. Fishing gear, beer

[name not needed]

51. Guitars and weed

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

71. Haha! So true

[yellowdogintexas]

52. Butter, if you are baking anything. Dammit, if the recipe says

butter, use butter. Do not try to substitute.

also, pedicures
good books
beef
chocolate

[philosophie_en_rose]

54. I agree about butter.

Same amount of fat and calories as margarine (which tastes disgusting).

[Jara sang]

53. skimpy clothing

[Oeditpus Rex]

55. Auto parts

Particularly key-maintenance parts such as oil and air filters — but anything, really.

[fortyfeetunder]

57. Butter, peanut oil and olive oil

I use only butter when I bake. I haven't found a margarine that I could deal with.
And nothing deepfries like peanut oil.
And nothing sautees like olive oil.

I don't use any of them much but I definitely have them around.

[Hardrada]

58. Vaseline

sheets, cords, black panties,boots, cat food

[Elidor]

60. Toilet paper, accountants, and lawyers

In that order.

[Aimah]

61. Shoes

I don't believe in pay-lessing.

[BiggJawn]

62. Food.

Life's too damn short to eat SHIT.
Besides, I ate plenty of crappy shit back in the Ronnie Ray-Guns era. that's part of the reason I ballooned from 220 to 330.

Cheap food makes you fat and sick.

Oh, bath soap, too. It's either Yardley's, Pear's or Kirk's Castile.

A proper NORELCO shaver, thenk yew.

Imported German chocolate bars.

And there's a bottle of Jameson's on the shelf "for emergencies".

[Gregorian]

63. Internet connection

[libnnc]

64. Coffee

Newman's Own Regular Blend

Fair trade, certified organic

I can't enjoy my coffee if my conscience isn't clear.

[Lethe]

65. going out to eat

because you can be poor at home, but when you go out, it's time to live it up

[sadiesworld]

67. House paint.

Buy cheap and you paint twice.

[tjwmason]

68. Coffee, tea and gin.

The three most important liquids on the planet.

But I can't say that I feel guilty about them.

[swimboy]

90. What's your gin of choice, TJ?

:hi: I missed you this morning. I'm really keeping my head down in my work and about to go into a meeting that will NOT be any fun. I ran my post count up a bit in Arwalden's Lesbian TV show thread. Silly, but efficient under the circumstances.

I hope you're having a great day and when I get out from under all this I'll be free to converse again.

Cheers! :loveya:

[Borgnine]

69. Booty lube.

[RebelOne]

70. Dog food, toilet paper, cosmetics, wine, satellite dish, cigarettes

and my Internet connection. I have AOL, plus People PC as a backup. I cannot be without the Internet.

[xmas74]

73. Good fruit.

I don't have alot of money but I still try to buy my fruit local and I prefer vine-ripened. I buy it from a local market that buys 95% of it's products w/in a 100 mile radius.
It costs a bit more than the local supermarkets but it's worth it.

[atommom]

77. Coffee, beer, shoes, spices and condiments.

[WeRQ4U]

80. Dog Food, Fish Food, Mac & Cheese, Ketchup, Coffee, Beer

There are more, but these are all I could think of right off the top of my head.

[Divameow77]

81. Vodka

no Karkov for this gal

Ground beef, if it comes in a tube, no thanks. I usually buy from Von Hansen's or when my mom buys an organic cow, nice and lean.

[pokerfan]

83. Toilet Paper

Toilet Paper: Cottonelle Toilet Tissue, with Ripples, Double Roll, Unscented with Aloe

Wristwatch: Luminox
Binoculars: Nikon 8x42
Radio Scanner: Yupiteru
Water Filter: Katadyn
Camera: Canon
Knife: Spiderco Military
Sidearm: Heckler & Koch USPC

[gollygee]

85. Cheese

my daughter eats a lot of cheese, and after reading about bovine growth hormones, I am very picky about cheese.

[MissMillie]

87. Whipped cream

Nothing but the real thing will do. Cool Whip is not an acceptable substitute.

[Tracer]

92. Ice Cream!

From the grocery store, it must be Haagen Dazs. Most delicious!

All the other brands (including Ben & Jerry's) are full of guar gum.