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"Bread for me as well. Nature's Own Wheat is how we roll."

I go to La Farm Bakery on Cary Parkway and get a half loaf of their signature bread. Best toast I've had.



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4/10/2012 8:24:17 PM

cheese

toilet paper (although I am re-thinking that as of late, but is the cheap stuff really that much cheaper??)

underwear

steak

4/10/2012 8:30:29 PM

Scotch. If I can't afford at least Glenlivet, I don't buy anything. (With the result being that I haven't bought scotch since 2010, and then I was in Wisconsin where they practically pay you to buy booze)

Cheese has to be Sargento or better.

4/10/2012 8:47:06 PM

I generally try to buy the most expensive chicken breast that's organic.......I try not to fuck with Purdue or Tyson....

4/10/2012 9:22:09 PM

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"Lawry's Seasoning Salt. Fuck the competition"

What competition?

4/10/2012 9:29:52 PM

Lowry's aint got nothin on this

4/10/2012 9:43:10 PM

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"-Scuba gear"

Yep. If you take apart a reg and see what's between you and drowning, you will never skimp on SCUBA gear, hahaha.


I pretty much buy well and buy once on everything. If it's something where there's a generic/store brand product that's legitimately equivalent, then I'm all about those.

[Edited on April 10, 2012 at 10:05 PM. Reason : I'm all about shitty trucks, though. A shiny new dent/scratch-free truck is pointless.]

4/10/2012 10:02:41 PM

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"Yep. If you take apart a reg and see what's between you and drowning, you will never skimp on SCUBA gear, hahaha."

I'll take "an o-ring and a flimsy rubber diaphragm" for $100, theDuke.

4/10/2012 10:04:07 PM

^^ Exactly. Scuba gear = life support equipment.

[Edited on April 10, 2012 at 10:04 PM. Reason : ^not you. ]

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4/10/2012 10:04:08 PM

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"-Scuba gear"

Rumor has it I own a $1,200 dive light.

"Buy it nice or buy it twice." Unfortunately I bought it twice...and the first one was pretty nice, too.

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4/10/2012 10:10:20 PM

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4/10/2012 10:13:49 PM

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"How much sausage are you guys eating to where you have a favorite brand? Jeez [Edited on April 10, 2012 at 2:30 PM. Reason : For me, Lawry's Seasoning Salt. Fuck the competition]"

haha talks shit about sausage then brings up seasoning salt, who uses seasoning salt??

4/10/2012 10:16:21 PM

I think this goes better on everything than Tony Chach.

4/10/2012 10:24:53 PM

I don't use coupons on dates.



Impressed?

4/10/2012 10:30:50 PM

nope


wasting money is not sexy.

4/10/2012 10:35:59 PM

^^^that isnt really "not skimping" b/c i dont know that there is an off-brand version of siracha, although you could easily make your own

4/10/2012 10:37:52 PM

having a favorite brand isn't exactly skimping, is it?

4/10/2012 10:39:53 PM

it is if there are generic brands that plenty of people enjoy and your favorite is significantly more expensive

for example i love cholula but i could get some shit like franks or tabasco alot cheaper

now obv each has their own flavor profile but they are all more similar to each other than siracha is to any hot sauce you can buy in most grocery stores

[Edited on April 10, 2012 at 10:44 PM. Reason : ^and either way you are basically agreeing with me that siracha isnt skimping]

you could also, say, prefer pop tarts but by the generic brand anyway b/c you are "skimping"

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4/10/2012 10:44:07 PM

I think having a favorite brand would be something you refuse to skimp on, if that brand signifies greater quality than the norm. (i.e. certain brand cheeses, or neese's sausage as my example). But not if it's the same as the rest of the brands.

4/10/2012 10:46:23 PM

words

4/10/2012 10:46:45 PM

^tru
^^double tru

4/10/2012 10:48:57 PM

Aside from the regulars (tp, etc), I don't skimp on tools anymore.

4/10/2012 11:57:04 PM

TP
Ketchup
Ice cream
Wax paper
bed sheets
towels
Shoes
Sex toys, lube, etc
vacuum cleaner
Razors

4/11/2012 1:08:40 AM

Sounds like a recipe for a fun evening.

4/11/2012 1:11:28 AM

I don't skimp on skimping on things

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

4/11/2012 3:26:53 AM

^^lol

4/11/2012 9:48:25 AM

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"surely i'm not the only one who refuses off-brand peanut butter "

The only ingredient in my peanut butter is generally: Dry Roasted Peanuts. Are you that picky about your name brand in peanuts?

4/11/2012 9:54:28 AM

I don't buy generic yogurt/cottage cheese/sour cream. I don't know what it is but the store brands are fucking nasty. Generic cheese and milk are usually fine.

Back when I ate cereal I wouldn't buy generic frosted mini wheats. They would always fuck up the texture of the cereal.

4/11/2012 10:15:26 AM

Agreed on TP, trash bags, aluminum foil, Oreos, Q-tips

The only things I can think to add are cling wrap and stuffing mix. I haven't eaten it in like 3 years, but I love Stove Top cornbread stuffing. Store brand is some kind of travesty.

4/11/2012 10:23:19 AM

I do not skimp on pizza delivery broads

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

4/11/2012 10:27:31 AM

condems. laser eye surgery

4/11/2012 10:29:23 AM

Oh yea, instant oatmeal, too. I've tried two store brands and nothing even came close to Quaker.

4/11/2012 10:44:12 AM

shoes. cheap shoes are cheap.

4/11/2012 10:45:25 AM

fruits and veggies. trying to go paleo and it gets expensive, but it's worth it so far.

4/11/2012 10:46:43 AM

Paleo?

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4/11/2012 10:47:14 AM

What is "worth it" about paleo? Hubs wants to do it, and I don't necessarily see the point if it's not to lose weight.

4/11/2012 10:49:23 AM

Please don't say hubs. It makes my eyes bleed.

4/11/2012 10:51:50 AM

LOLOLOL

I was about to mention the word hubs

damnit

4/11/2012 10:52:44 AM

additional hubs comment.

also, went all out on my keyboard and mouse since that's what earns me the money. got dat 190% logitech dinovo edge keyboard and mx3000 laser mouse.

food-wise:
simply lemonade
simply orange (high pulp)
cereal
hot sauce (tabasco)
soy sauce (kikkoman all day)


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4/11/2012 10:56:43 AM

I hate hubby worse. What would you all prefer I refer to my husband as, because husband is stiff and formal? Boy? Other half? Spouse?

4/11/2012 11:48:59 AM

I have more energy and just generally feel better when eating paleo. Was not trying to lose weight and got rid of a couple lbs anyway.

4/11/2012 12:04:36 PM

Call him your hubba bubba. That is affectionate and not lame at all.

4/11/2012 12:32:02 PM

^^^husband is fine. it's not stiff or formal, it's just the word for what he is. be a grown up & use it. he probably has a given name too...you could use that.

4/11/2012 1:23:48 PM

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"What would you all prefer I refer to my husband as"

Mr. Beethoven

4/11/2012 1:27:01 PM

I actually use hubs, not as short for husband, even though it is, but because it's short for the pet name I call him (habibi). I won't use his name on a message board, and y'all wouldn't know who the hell I was referring to anyways. So, I'll "be a grownup" and call him whatever comes out when I type. I'm not worried about what other people want me to call him...

^I love that. I will totally call him Mr. Beethoven. Much better than DH (Dear Husband), that really drives me up the wall.

[Edited on April 11, 2012 at 1:28 PM. Reason : He joked last night and said he wanted to register on here as Mozart.]

4/11/2012 1:27:47 PM

4/11/2012 1:29:31 PM

i did paleo for 5 months last year and went into auschwitz mode. was eating a lot but got unfat with a quickness.

but i felt like ass most of the time.

also, for people saying aluminum foil, if you buy the generic heavy duty foil, it's good enough for 99% of your applications. and i use foil a lot.

4/11/2012 1:35:21 PM

Did you eat lots of healthy fats? avocados, coconut oil, and sweet potatoes keep me from losing too much weight. I'm celiac and have been gluten free for years, so it wasn't a huge stretch.

4/11/2012 1:59:58 PM

i'm obsessed with avocados

4/11/2012 2:18:27 PM

Then you need to try making avocado pesto. It is amazing. http://www.avocado.org/recipes/view/19163/avocado-pesto

4/11/2012 3:02:35 PM