Half and half and half again please

Now this is something that I do not admit to doing all the time but I have been known to follow this piece of advice from time to time. It is the question of "how do you make the expensive products last longer?". We all know that the well manufactured branded products in the store tend to be more expensive than the shop's own brand and usually this is for a good reason....they ARE better...well sometimes that is. So instead of testing out each and every product according to a strict laboratory experiment in your own home - why not just go halves?

That is - why not use half of the brand name product and half of the shop's own brand? For instance, you could use half of a branded washing detergent and half of a much cheaper brand in the same cycle in your washing machine. Or mix together half of an expensive boutique body cream with that of a cheap and cheerful pharmacy pot. Or....well you get the picture.

For some people this works, so I thought I would pass it on and it could reduce your shopping bills by a small amount each week. Obviously some products are not viable for the half and half experiment....just don't try it with bathroom paper!