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Was thinking about this this morning. What little luxuries have you bought yourself that didn't cost much but that you use frequently?
Mine is a decent shaving brush. It is so much nicer than the crappy one I had before.
KingsandQueens soap
£4 in waitrose, the blingiest soap they sell
Decent balsamic vinegar. About £15 but SO much nicer than the low grade stuff.
Nice bread - the 10p white-sliced-plastic stuff is just sh!te
Home grown stuff a few pence for some seeds or free cutting and in a few months fresh food
Getting up on a day off work and wandering to the shop for the paper. then reading it outside.
I always tend to have a fridge full of decent cheeses. I'll always stock up so I can end the day with a glass of wine (or 7) and some cheese and biccies. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese.
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Stove top coffee doodad - Decent coffee for it.
Really good electric toothbrush, worth every penny.
Good assam tea
fox's bisquits 8)
Aloe Vera toilet tissue
Is the purpose of this thread to out the middle-class?
If so, it's doing a great job, and I bet more will be outed.
PG Tip's teabags rather than supermarket special stuff they drink here (or out of a machine)
Little lost as to the point of a shaving brush, bit like using special shaving foam instead lathered soap.. but each to there own
carlsberg special brew.
z1ppy got to back you up there but its teatly in my gaff, once bought asda's own brand made one cup and chucked them out and went back to the shop!
good tea / coffee is a MUST!
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Hot water. Otherwise i just hold the pot noodle in my mouth till it softens.
Borsin + Kettle Chips
Sex few rounds worth of spirit mixers and a couple of sambucas!!
PG Tips? You want Yorkshire Tea.
Although I did spot a Lancashire Tea in the shops a while ago. Home Bargains I think it was 😆
😆Hot water. Otherwise i just hold the pot noodle in my mouth till it softens.
A Merkur DE razor.
After discovering one of these 6 months ago I am never going back to disposables again.
PG Tip's, Teatley, yorkshire or even Twinnings breakfast tea if you wanna push the boat out, are all good in my book.
Lazyfish corkscrew.
A design classic that looks good and works superbly.
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Outing the middle class? Like that was neccessary?
Next time you're out on a group ride, take a look around you at the blokes (and they are all invariably blokes), look at how much moneys worth of kit they've got sat underneath them. Note what they do for a living. Observe the various well-fed paunches and retreating hairlines. Listen to the guilt-soaked Guardian-speak being spouted.
It doesn't get more 'middle class' than mountain biking I'm afraid 😉
It's a fact that mountain biking is a middle class pastime.
Home made bread, and coffee beans make me happy.
I've just eaten a chilled Double Decker. And I've got a nice mug of Yorkshire tea. I've also got some comfy shoes, and as a treat this morning I put my only designer piece of clothing I have on - some Armani socks.
Life is good.
For those special evenings when you just need to get bladdered for two quid 😀
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peanut butter and jam sandwiches
marmite on toast
Next time you're out on a group ride, take a look around you at the blokes (and they are all invariably blokes)
wrong!
look at how much moneys worth of kit they've got sat underneath them. Note what they do for a living. Observe the various well-fed paunches and retreating hairlines.
In my case, though I'm often the oldest, I have the same hairline as when I was 20, no paunch and a bike which cost me £150 🙂
Listen to the guilt-soaked Guardian-speak being spouted.
hmmm, intriguingly, that describes only me, the rest seem quite right wing 🙂
It doesn't get more 'middle class' than mountain biking I'm afraid
we have all sorts from posh to common. I'll leave you to decide where I lie on that spectrum 🙂
Madam Palm and her Five Lovely Daughters.
Got a brand new Leatherman supertool for £25 a few years back.
£1 for every year of the guarantee
Best buy to date
I'll leave you to decide where I lie on that spectrum
Don't think I'll bother thanks!
Is reading the Guardian a pre-req for being middle class?
And those stupid corkscrews a scourge on all humanity by the way.
This is the one true design of corkscrew:
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Simon Barnes in Being Contrary Shocka 😀
Simon Barnes in Being Contrary Shocka
I do like to dismantle sterotypes :o)
Tron - correct on the corkscrew
LSD.... and fillet steak
Jaffa cakes from a box not a tube - far superior I'm sure you'll agree 🙂
Aldi have a very nice French wine in at the mo, about a fiver...
spend a little live a lot.
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dunno what it is though!
I could use a new one, but agree the waiters freind is a better type.
the internets
there is rarely a waking hour that I don't use it in some way
Lavazza coffee grinds.
waking hour
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heh heh
sorry, must check my spelling
you can get a line of decent charlie in my local boozer for £2
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a lot of these cheap luxuries look expensive and I don't know what they are 🙁 I must be common.
merkur platinum coated razor blades (cost more than mach5, but last soo long and are seriously, seriously, SERIOUSLY sharp!)
new cable inners and outers on the bike for that 'new bike feeling' for only £5
That last one is a man vibrator isn't it? 😛
merkur platinum coated razor blades (cost more than mach50
which are already, weight for weight, more expensive than gold ??
Surely the best corkscrew is this?
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A pair of brand new,straight out of the packet socks every day, I never wear a pair twice, always loved the feel of brand new socks.
retreating hairlines.
Are not the preserve of the middle class, rich people and peasants have them as well
So good it is free - doing a big satisfying shite then you go to wipe your arse and its magically already clean
retreating hairlines. Are not the preserve of the middle class, rich people and peasants have them as well
what about trolls ?
A pair of brand new,straight out of the packet socks every day, I never wear a pair twice, always loved the feel of brand new socks
what do you do with the discards ?
A bit of MDMA always perks up an evening
A pair of brand new,straight out of the packet socks every day, I never wear a pair twice, always loved the feel of brand new socks.
Thats a trait you share with George Michael 🙂 God knows why I've got that bit of trivia lodged down the back of the sofa of my mind.
...goes off to wonder what a years worth of socks looks like in a bin!
My workday luxury is buying my lunch and taking it to a weir on the river ayr to eat and watch herons. No phone reception and the white noise of the river defeats any attempt to think about work.
Home made jam, we've got a friend who makes it professionally and it's way better than you can buy in 'normal' shops
yunki - Member
LSD.... and fillet steak
Not at the same time tho, thats horrible
A good bit of white poppy seed bloomer with butter and some nice cheddar on it. MMMM.
But +1 for the internet. If I were stranded on a desert island my one luxury would be net access. Of course, then I'd not be stranded for long since I could email for help.
slowjo:
That last one is a man vibrator isn't it?
A manbrator?
haagen dazs and ben and gerry's icecream when it's on sale.
BBQ,s and bevvy, after you've been on the bike for a few hours.
haagen dazs and ben and gerry's icecream when it's on sale.
+1
(note grammar correction in quote)
Barry's Tea
Bought a similar one for £3 without the box but not as nice or "new" as the one in the pic but after some serious cleaning it is now my daily shaver.
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yunki - Member
LSD.... and fillet steakNot at the same time tho, thats horrible
I once had a really bad trip with a roast chicken.
As for little luxuries? Camembert.
SFB aren't trolls hairy though? They would look daft with receding hairlines
What happens to the spent socks? I recycle them, or more to the point my wife does, they go in the clothes recycling bin at Waitrose or somewhere I assume. I suppose I could insulate something with them.:)
SFB aren't trolls hairy though? They would look daft with receding hairlines
I'm taking the 5th...
A copy of Razzle and a palm full of baby oil.
You should talk to Jahwomble, you could probably help recycle his castoffs.
Lol @ Cougar. Saves the curtains mind.
Perhaps thats why Jahwomble gets shot of his socks - he prefers them 'honeymoon fresh' 🙂
potatoes from the farm shop and lavazza espresso cofee
So good it is free - doing a big satisfying shite then you go to wipe your arse and its magically already clean
that's not very middle class
Bin bags.
Seriously.
I hate cheap flimsy bin bags so I always buy the most expensive heavy duty ones.
I'm weird.