Miss Thrifty

Oh frabjous day! It’s Final Clearance time at House of Fraser department stores – and there’s a bunch of Guzzini stuff on sale.

If you aren’t familiar with Guzzini: it’s an Italian design company. They make handsome plastic kitchenware, and their products tend to be either futuristic or deliciously retro in design. Like Alessi, but cheaper - and better, in my opinion. I love Guzzini. I love it even more when it’s reduced!  

I can wholeheartedly recommend the two-tone salad set (above), reduced from £20 to £16. I have this set in red, and people coo over it when they come round for dinner. (I know, I know – I’m beginning to sound like Betty Draper. I’m an emancipated female, honest.)

I also have my beady, bargain-hungry eye on the slinky jug, which is available in clear or fuchsia and has been reduced from £10 to £8: (more…)

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David at MoneyNing has posed a question for his readers: would you do something immoral to increase your wealth if you knew you wouldn’t get caught?

A friend of his regularly phones the customer service department of a certain company to complain, because she knows that she will get a 15 per cent discount coupon every time she does this.

He writes:

In many levels, I felt that it was wrong but couldn’t exactly point out to her at the time why I felt that way because she did get bad service.  Was it because of her motivation for the call or was it more because it’s not the first time she’s done this?

I know what he means. When you’re paying down debts or piling up nest eggs, it gives you a great buzz and it’s very tempting to get carried away…

I like to stretch the boundaries, but I’m really careful not to cross the line. This is because I have learned that when you grub around for money like that, other people usually suffer. Karma is a bitch, huh?

Here’s an example: (more…)