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08-15-2010, 01:34 PM #1
What are your favourites?
What are your favourite brands/homemade of the following?
Biscuits/cookies~ Fox's Coconut crinkle ( UK Brand)
Cake ~ Carrot cake (home made)
Breakfast Cereal Cap'n Crunch P.nut butter ( US Cereal) v expensive here and only available mail order for me
Tea ~ Yorkshire Tea~UK brand best in the world
Coffee ~Lavazza
Soda ~ prefer sparkling water
Juice ~ Carrot and Apple juice
Shampoo ~ Faith in Nature (lavender) UK Brand
Conditioner~ Giovanni leave in conditioner ( US Brand)
Toothpaste ~ Aloe Vera for morning, Generic Sensitive for evening
Soap ~ Droyt's baby glycerine in lavender
Deodorant~ Home made
Body lotion ~ Inecto Coconut ( UK Brand)
Hand cream ~ Herbacin Glycerine ( German Brand)
Perfume ~ "First" by Van Cleef and Arpels
Dishwashing liquid ~ I use bubble bath!
Laundry Powder ~ I just use Soda Crystals and any dirty areas are treated with Carbolic soap first.
Counter Cleaner ~ I just use sterilizer made with baby bottle sterilizer tablets and diluted 1 per bottle topped with water.
Dishwasher product ~ I don't have ( or want) a dishwasher
Furniture polish ~ don't use it, just a damp microfiber cloth
Glass/Window cleaner ~ Vinegar and microfiber cloth
Care to share your favourite( UK Spelling
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08-15-2010, 03:09 PM #2
What are your favourite brands/homemade of the following?
Biscuits/cookies~ Walkers Scottish Shortbread
Cake ~ Homemade chocolate cake
Breakfast Cereal- Rice Krispies or Frosted Flakes
Tea ~ Twinings English breakfast tea
Coffee ~
Soda ~ Fresca
Juice ~ Welch's grape jucie
Shampoo ~ ?
Conditioner~ ?
Toothpaste ~ Super smile
Soap ~ Nubian Heritage Bar Soap African black soap
Deodorant~ ?
Body lotion ~ Coconut oil
Hand cream ~ ?
Perfume ~ Origins Ginger Collection
Dishwashing liquid ~ Dawn
Laundry Powder ~ Tide, but I use homemade
Counter Cleaner ~ Seventh Generation, but I use homemade
Dishwasher product ~ Cascade
Furniture polish ~ Homemade
Glass/Window cleaner ~ Homemade
Care to share your favourite( UK Spelling......)products?
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08-15-2010, 03:53 PM #3
Biscuits/cookies~ Not a cookie fan
Cake ~ Don't like cake
Breakfast Cereal Raisin Nut Bran
Tea ~ Sweet iced
Coffee ~ just about any but Sanford or store brand
Soda ~ not a fan
Juice ~ POM
Shampoo ~ Back to Basics or Suave
Conditioner~ Back to Basics or Suave
Toothpaste ~ whatever's on sale & has baking soda
Soap ~ whatever's on sale that I'm not allergic to. Usually Dove...
Deodorant~ Ban
Body lotion ~ Oil of Olay extra creamy
Hand cream ~ ?
Perfume ~ None
Dishwashing liquid ~ Dawn Hypoallergenic
Laundry Powder ~ whatever's on sale
Counter Cleaner ~ whatever's on sale
Dishwasher product ~ no dishwasher
Furniture polish ~ Endust anti-allergen
Glass/Window cleaner ~ vinegar and coffee filters
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Biscuits/cookies~ Apricot or raspberry jam thumbprints in shortbread
Cake ~ Apple cake(posted the recipe here)
Breakfast Cereal: They don't make my favorite cereal anymore. It was shredded wheat squares filled with raisins so just shredded wheat I guess.
Tea ~ Celestial Seasonings Chamomile
Coffee ~ Kona
Soda ~ Sarsaparilla
Juice ~ Juicy Juice cherry
Shampoo ~ Pantene 2 in 1
Conditioner~ don't use
Toothpaste ~ Tom's of Maine Spearmint
Soap ~ Olay Shea butter
Deodorant~ Dove
Body lotion ~ Bath & Body Works
Hand cream ~ Olive oil
Perfume ~ Warm Vanilla Sugar, Bath & Body Works
Dishwashing liquid ~ Palmolive
Laundry Powder ~ Homemade liquid, Dugger's recipe
Counter Cleaner ~ diluted bleach in a spray bottle
Dishwasher product ~ Electrasol/Finish
Furniture polish ~ diluted Skin So Soft
Glass/Window cleaner ~ Ammonia~Constance
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08-15-2010, 07:10 PM #5
Biscuits/cookies~ Homemade no bake cookies
Cake ~ German chocolate with coconut pecan icing
Breakfast Cereal - Multi Grain Cheerios
Tea ~ Hate tea! Never drink it
Coffee ~ Don't drink coffee either
Soda ~ Mt. Dew
Juice ~ Don't drink juice, it upsets my stomach
Shampoo ~ I use either White Rain, VO5, or Sauve, whichever is on sale. Don't really have a favorite
Conditioner~ Don't use
Toothpaste ~ Aim
Soap ~ I usually use cheap body wash but I use Ivory bar soap for my face
Deodorant~ Arm and Hammer unscented
Body lotion ~ I have a huge bottle of cheap coconut scented stuff that I usually use
Hand cream ~ see above
Perfume ~ Celine Dion, the original
Dishwashing liquid ~ Something cheap but good like Ajax or Dollar General brand
Laundry Powder ~ Again a cheap, lightly scented or unscented something. I usually buy liquid like Purex
Counter Cleaner ~ Just dish soap and hot water
Dishwasher product ~ Cascade packs with Dawn in them, orange scent
Furniture polish ~ Dollar General brand
Glass/Window cleaner ~ Dollar General brand
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08-15-2010, 07:51 PM #6
Biscuits/cookies - Not a big cookie monster
Cake - Red velvet or birthday cake with lots of icing
Breakfast Cereal - Don't eat cereal
Tea ~ Yorkshire Tea - Any unsweetened regular tea
Coffee - Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks
Soda - Diet Pepsi or Sprite Zero
Juice - Cranberry
Shampoo - Pantene
Conditioner - Garnier
Toothpaste - Crest or Colgate
Soap - Body wash, not bar saop
Deodorant - Dove
Body lotion - Baby Magic
Hand cream - Don't use
Perfume - Don't wear
Dishwashing liquid - Dawn
Laundry Powder - Gain
Counter Cleaner - Lysol with bleach or Soft Scrub
Dishwasher product - Costco brand
Furniture polish -Don't use
Glass/Window cleaner - Glass PlusDD (19)
DS (16)
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[QUOTE=Englishlady;1402775]What are your favourite brands/homemade of the following?
Biscuits/cookies~ Oreos and also McVitties digestives with the chocolate on one side
Cake ~ yellow cake with chocolate icing
Breakfast Cereal ~ Cap N' Crunch with crunch berries
Tea ~ Earl Grey
Coffee ~ Starbucks
Soda ~ Coke
Juice ~ Orange juice, but can't drink it anymore due to GERD, POM
Shampoo ~ Karma solid shampoo by LUSH
Conditioner~ no favorite
Toothpaste ~ Crest Sensitive or Aquafresh Sensitive
Soap ~ Patchouli, sandalwood, ocean, or orange scents
Deodorant~ can't remember the name at the moment, but it's a solid chunk homemade by LUSH...smells very earthy
Body lotion ~ patchouli, sandalwood, ocean, or orange/tangerine scents
Hand cream ~ Silicone Glove by Avon
Perfume ~ OM by the Gap...unavailable now, but I still have some!
Dishwashing liquid ~ don't have a favorite and don't care about it as long as it gets the job done
Laundry Powder ~ don't care as long as it works...am really enjoying some homemade detergent that a friend made for me
Counter Cleaner ~ no favorite
Dishwasher product ~ I prefer those little packet thingies not the liquid
Furniture polish ~ no favorite but orange scents are nice
Glass/Window cleaner ~ no favorite
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08-16-2010, 12:50 PM #8
Fun thread, EL!!
Bisquits/cookies---homemade chocolate chip (made with butter).
Cake--yellow (egg) cake with milk chocolate frosting.
Breakfast cereal---If I have to really be honest here, I'd say Count Chocula. Heehee.
Tea---Constant Comment. Or any chai tea.
Coffee---Stewart's Columbian from Chicago.
Soda---Diet Rite Black cherry. But I usually don't buy.
Juice---Simply Grapefruit.
Shampoo--any cheap (my hair is very short)
Conditioner---hardly use.
Toothpaste--- I use Aim for about a dollar.
Soap---Ivory reminds me of childhood, but I also like Olay in winter--the white/yellow package.
Deodorant---Suave cherry blossom.
Body lotion---Any..
Hand cream---Jergen's original scent (cherry-almond).
Perfume---Voile d' Amber from Yves Rocher.
Dishwasher detergent---Cascade.
Laundry---Purex.
Counter cleaner---any old.
Dishwashing liquid----WM's nn equal-to-Dawn soap.
Furniture Polish---Wehman's lemon oil.
Window cleaner---any off brand.
Others---Hellman's mayo (no other!)....Sylvia's soulful seasoned salt....Joan of Arc canned kidney beans....Bunn coffee pot.______
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I love Faith in Nature products, good Manchester company too.
Biscuits/cookies ~ Marks and Spencer cherry and chocolate cookie
Cake ~ bakewell tart as made by my mother
Breakfast Cereal ~ Jordan's nut combo
Tea ~ Assam from our local tea shop
Coffee ~ Union organic
Soda ~ don't drink it
Juice ~ organic cherry and apple
Shampoo ~ Faith in Nature, chocolate
Conditioner ~ don't use it
Toothpaste ~ co-op own brand - not tested on animals
Soap ~ don't use soap, but like Faith in Nature aloe handwash
Deodorant ~ Pitrok
Body lotion ~ don't use it
Hand cream ~ don't use it
Perfume ~ don't wear it
Dishwashing liquid ~ Bio D
Laundry Powder ~ Bio D liquid
Counter Cleaner ~ Bio D
Dishwasher product ~ don't have a dishwasher
Furniture polish ~ don't use it
Glass/Window cleaner ~ don't use it, use a microfibre cloth
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Biscuits/cookies~ Oreos (RARELY, I'm not a big cookie eater)
Cake ~ Red velvet
Breakfast Cereal ~ Special K Vanilla Almond
Tea ~ Don't like tea
Coffee ~ Don't drink coffee
Soda ~ Pepsi
Juice ~ Grape
Shampoo ~ Herbal Essences
Conditioner~ Don't use, my scalp is super oily naturally
Toothpaste ~ Any, usually Crest
Soap ~ Whatever smells good and is on sale (body wash)
Deodorant~ Gel, whatever is on sale or cheapest
Body lotion ~ Bath & Body Works or Vicky's Secret
Hand cream ~ Whatever
Perfume ~ DKNY Be Delicious
Dishwashing liquid ~ Palmolive
Laundry Powder ~ Tide liquid
Counter Cleaner ~ Generic or Mr. Clean
Dishwasher product ~ Whatever is on sale
Furniture polish ~ Don't use
Glass/Window cleaner ~ Windex/Generic/whatever's cheapest
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08-18-2010, 07:42 AM #12
Biscuits/cookies~ homemade sugar cookies during xmas time!
Cake ~ Carrot cake!
Breakfast Cereal: Corn pops
Tea ~ Celestial Seasonings sleepy time tea.
Coffee ~ Dunkin Donuts iced coffee.
Soda ~ Ginger Ale
Juice ~ Juicy Juice punch
Shampoo ~ Herbal Essences.
Conditioner~ Pantene
Toothpaste ~ Any
Soap ~ St Ives apricot scrub body wash
Deodorant~ Any (been using speed stick that I stock piled 4 years ago)
Body lotion ~ Bath and Body works pinapple
Hand cream ~ Above
Perfume ~ Perry Ellis 360
Dishwashing liquid ~ Dawn
Laundry Powder ~ Xtra
Counter Cleaner ~ Lysol wipes
Dishwasher product ~ Sams club stuff
Furniture polish ~ don't use...
Glass/Window cleaner ~ lysol wipes
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08-18-2010, 08:08 AM #13
Biscuits/cookies~ my homemade chocolate chip cookies
Cake ~ chocolate cake w/ white icing
Breakfast Cereal ~ Nestle Fitness & Fruits
Tea ~ caffeine free Ginger Lemon
Coffee ~ 100% Kona
Soda ~ plain soda water or sparkling water
Juice ~ pear, pineapple, or blood orange
Shampoo ~ Aveda, but haven't bought this in years
Conditioner~ no pref - don't use that often
Toothpaste ~ Colgate Periogard
Soap ~ Korres or whatever I can get for free
Deodorant~ Nivea roll-on (but I use cheaper ones now!)
Body lotion ~ Biotherm Aquasource (haven't bought in many years - so expensive!)
Hand cream ~ don't use
Perfume ~ Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana
Dishwashing liquid ~ Palmolive Lemon
Laundry Powder ~ no preference; hand wash with Woolite
Counter Cleaner ~ no preference
Dishwasher product ~ no dishwasher
Furniture polish ~ don't use
Glass/Window cleaner ~ Windex and newspaper
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Biscuits/cookies~ I love all cookies
Cake ~ Cheese cake
Breakfast Cereal Corn Pops
Tea ~ Celestial Seasonings Lemon Zinger
Coffee ~ No preference
Soda ~ Ginger Ale
Juice ~ Don't like juice
Shampoo ~ No preference
Conditioner~ No preference
Toothpaste ~ Crest
Soap ~ Handmade
Deodorant~ No preference
Body lotion ~ Don't use any
Hand cream ~ Don't use any
Perfume ~ Don't use any
Dishwashing liquid ~No preference
Laundry Powder ~ Tide
Counter Cleaner ~ Home made
Dishwasher product ~ Electrosol Tabs or Cascade Gelpacks
Furniture polish ~ Don't use any
Glass/Window cleaner ~ Storebrand
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08-18-2010, 11:34 AM #15
Biscuits/cookies~ peanutbutter
Cake ~ chocolate with peanutbutter frosting
Breakfast Cereal ~ Corn pops ( but they're not what I eat lol)
Tea ~ Hot-Earl Grey,Cold- Lipton
Coffee ~ Maxwell House
Soda ~ Cherry, but I rarely drink soda and if I do it's gingerale
Juice ~ Crangrape and tomato ( not together lol)
Shampoo ~ whatever is cheapest
Conditioner~ whatever is cheapest
Toothpaste ~ don't need to use it ( dentures) but I still do ( gums and tongue) and right now it's Arm and Hammer
Soap ~ Dial
Deodorant~ was Arrid XX Dry, but it's stopped working so now I need to find another that works ick
Body lotion ~ whatever is on sale/cheapest
Hand cream ~whatever is on sale/cheapest
Perfume ~ Patchouli -cooler months, Innasfre or Nantucket-warmer months
Dishwashing liquid ~ whatever is on sale/cheapest
Laundry Powder ~ Wisk HE, but I use homamade
Counter Cleaner ~ large spray bottle with one tablespoon of bleach and water
Dishwasher product ~ Members Mark ( sam's club)
Furniture polish ~ don't use it, just a damp microfiber cloth
Glass/Window cleaner ~ Vinegar/plain water and microfiber cloth
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