What will you never economise on?

I would find it a lot easier to name the few things I would be willing to compromise on as it would be a great deal shorter than a list of those I am definitely not ?

Once again I see Lurpak mentioned - I do often wonder what’s wrong with the various brands of perfectly good U.K. butter. Not to mention why people like to support Danish farmers, rather than our own.

The other butters dont taste as good.

Don't like Lurpak. My butter of choice is French with sea salt. I like Cornish with sea salt but it is difficult to track down in the Midlands.

Waitrose used to sell it but no longer do

*does.

I buy really quality good extra thick double cream and just add sea salt before it goes in the food processor, the result is better than the best French butter that comes in the cylindrical gold wrapping.

I can’t bear to think about the cost of living crisis, and grim Winter ahead. Both of us retired after Christmas, which wasn’t such a clever move as it’s turned out! We’re not too fussy about brands of food etc, and have switched to a cheaper supermarket already. The way things are going, I may have to give up my own car, but the one thing I would never part with is my washing machine!

The car.
A good hair cut.
Good malt whisky. A bottle lasts me a good long time so I don’t see the need to economise on it.

Washing machine, daily shower and multi focal contact lenses.

I buy Lidl or Aldi spread that is a blend of British butter and rapeseed oil. It's lovely.
I'm not averse to trying cheaper versions...you don't know until you try!!!

I don't have time to make my own butter sago but will continue to buy Waitrose sea salted French butter.

I do stuff mushrooms though.

In a word quality and what I will economise on, also in a word, quantity.

Sago

I buy really quality good extra thick double cream and just add sea salt before it goes in the food processor, the result is better than the best French butter that comes in the cylindrical gold wrapping.

I made some recently and it was very good although I didn't do all the washing of the butter which some recipes specify. Just strained and squeezed through muslin.

Do you follow the whole process, Sago ie twice rinsing, squeezing it out etc?

Good quality strong coffee both at home and at our favourite cafe ☕️☕️

Mine

Lurpak butter
Tetley tbags
Bold for white washing
Quality seeded brown bread
Quality bedding
Fresh fruit and veg
For everything else I will buy the cheapest on offer in Aldi...

My naked bacon and sausages range
The cat
Coffee and cake when out cycling
Channel 5, I haven’t run out yet but will do everything I can to get another bottle
Waitrose meat and fish

I m not precious about anything if I have to economise i ll get use to whatever is the alternative I ve nothing at all that I couldn’t change if I had to

Food generally- we mostly eat lots of fresh fruit and veg, chicken, fish and less meat. We never have takeaways. I do buy from a more expensive supermarket but little waste and all home cooked. I will be trying to cut down on energy useage and have just changed to care to a more energy efficient model.

I am changing my nice toiletries to a cheaper but very good brand I think. I will still be having a monthly hairdo and nails, eyebrows , waxing. - No point in me putting those people out of work and me being miserable. I don't go to the most expensive salons just local ones.

That's about it for now.

Twinings' Assam Tea
Lavazza Rosso coffee
Waitrose Pistachio & Rose shortbread
My cats
Unsalted butter

Galaxy

The other butters dont taste as good.

I take it you’ve tried them all?

I used to buy Lurpak when we lived in the Middle East because it was the only one available. TBH I found it insipid and haven’t been tempted since.

You may well disagree, but I feel that the popularity of Lurpak is at least partly accounted for by a lot of advertising, including on TV, telling us - or at least implying - that it’s the best.

I dare say that’s affordable because the Danish dairy industry is huge, and I don’t suppose I’m the only one who doubts that all the Lurpak cows are happily munching grass in nice green fields. Factory farming is huge in Denmark, though much of my sympathy is admittedly reserved for all the millions of their poor pigs.

I hate lurpak! Tasteless stuff.

Witzend it is a matter of taste. Lurpak is lactic butter, that is butter made from whole milk that has been mixed with lactic acid to trigger fermentation. Unlike 'ordinary' butter that is made directly from cream.

I heard a radio program about it a year or so ago. There is a north/south divide, lactic butter being more popular in the north of England and ordinary butter in the south. They do taste very different and I do not like lactic butter.

Lurpak is a Danish butter brand, but it is made and distributed by Arla Dairies, the biggest British Dairy company, which in its turn is now owned by a Danish/Swedish company.

However I still prefer the traditional salted British style butter.

Yorkshire tea bags.
My hair shampoo and conditioner. ( John Frieda)
Hair colour ( do it myself)
Clarks shoes
Keeping my radley bags( won’t buy anymore)

Another vote for butter and good ground coffee.
Other than that our National Trust membership and good quality walking shoes . However by the end of next year it may be marg / instant and flip flops! for us

coffee

Feeding Gchn (and the rest of the family) when they are here.

Broadband

the window cleaners who come every 6 weeks. As Bigbertha1 says no point in putting other people out of work if i can possibly avoid it.

Mine starts with Yorkshire tea,
then Vialone Nano risotto rice which is almost unobtainable now but makes a lovely risotto,
Good quality bronze die pasta,
Good quality tinned tomatoes,
Decent coffee. I'm liking a Brazilian one at the moment.

Anything else I'm not too picky about.

Fast Wi-Fi connection
Decent coffee, not instant
Yorkshire tea
My car as rubbish as it is
Podiatrist every 8 weeks