Are you a victim of deceptive pricing? - Shrinking Groceries

[ScarletPimpernel]

For a long time supermarkets have made it difficult to compare prices easily. For example, on the shelf label an item that costs £1.20 and weighs 500g will have a 'price per kg £1.20' subtitle, yet the item you would want to compare it to (e.g. an own brand or competitive product), will be labelled in lbs, even if the package itself has a metric label.

[ScarletPimpernel]

Razor blades full stop are evil - one thing to look out for is often you get a full sized 'holder' for blades in a new razor, but only 1/2 blades actually in it. Can often seem like a new razor is the cheaper option when in reality you're getting half (or less!) the cutting-power for well more than half the price!

 

 

I recently had to switch to the old face shredders (disposables) because the price of blades rocketed so much

 

Oh yeah, the other one - often you'll find identical blades with vastly different prices. If a certain un-named brand has a regular razor and, say, one that vibrates you'll find the blades for the vibrator (ohh err missus) are invariably priced higher even though they're EXACTLY the same thing!

 

 

Some time ago I switched to an old-fashioned safety razor (though a modern version), and have not looked back. A far closer shave than with multi-bladed contraptions, and the replacement blades are very cheap. I also use a brush and shaving soap - a tub of Trumpers soap lasts over a year and is cheaper than using aerosol gels and creams.

 

I also echo the recommendation of Lidl. I used them regularly when I lived in Germany, and use them now here. Their fruit and veg is usually excellent, and their fresh meat is all locally sourced.

 

As a further economy measure, I have spent some of the morning chopping logs for the woodburner - we have a dual system, and using the woodburner will save on oil. All the logs came from fallen boughs around our yard. I have half a dozen chickens on order, so we'll be self-sufficient in eggs soon.

[ScarletPimpernel]

Mine is a Merkur, but you can get much cheaper razors. I've had mine a year now, so it's cost me less than £3/month including blades, and it'll last for years, so I saw it as a good investment. Blades are about £4 for 10, and they're double-sided. One edge of a blade gives me a good shave for 5 days minimum.

 

Amazon sell both razors and blades, but there are lots of places to buy on the internet.

 

It does take a few days to get used to using a safety razor, but it's worth perservering - you'll feel the difference.