The Cheapskates Club Newsletter 04:16
In this newsletter
1. Cath's Corner
2. In the Tip Store -
3. Cheapskate's Winning Tip - Extend the Life of Your Razor Blades
4. Submit Your Tip -
5. On the Menu - Bread'n'Butter Cucumbers
6. The $300 a Month Food Challenge with Wendy - From the Archives: Menu Plans
7. Cheapskates Buzz - Cheapskaters are talking in the Forum and on Cath's blog
8. Member's Featured Blog - Along comes week 2! by mumto5
9. Last Week's Question -
10. This Week's Question -
11. Join the Cheapskates Club
12. Gift Memberships
13. Frequently Asked Questions
14. Contact Details
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1. Cath's Corner
Hello Cheapskaters,
I hope you all had a lovely day on Tuesday, celebrating our wonderful country and the many advantages, privileges and blessings we have as citizens and residents of Australia.
And if you had children returning to school, or starting "big school" for the first time this morning I hope it went smoothly for you and for your children. Back to school is so exciting, and nerve-wracking at the same time. It won't be long and you'll be able to find out how the first school day of 2016 went.
There are some great ideas in this week's newsletter. I hope you enjoy it.
Happy Cheapskating,
Cath
PS: Love our site? We love referrals! Send a note to your favourite newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV stations, friends and relatives, and tell them about us!
PPS: You can read this newsletter and past copies on the website in the Newsletter Archive.
========================================
2. From The Tip Store
Coffee Ice-cream
Another variation to the wonderful MOO Ice-cream for a special occasion is to replace the sweetened condensed milk with a tin of "Coffee and Milk" (or your own MOO coffee and milk). Very rich so you don't need much and a served with a wafer, a lovely way to finish a special meal.
Contributed by Julie Satterley
Gift Cards on Sale
This was suggested to me by someone else - there is a website that sends out an email when gift cards are on special. It's helpful to know where the best deal is. It's also a great way to stock up on gift cards ready for birthdays and Christmas.
Savings vary - some cards have been 50% off.
Contributed by Emma Seabrook
Hand Care
As an avid cook my hands often show the damage. Here are three simple and easy steps for hand care in the kitchen:
One: to revitalise tired and damaged hands place 1/2 teaspoon oil in one palm, add a 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Wring your hands together for a minute or so massaging the oil and salt in and around your hands. Rinse with warm water - your hands will feel so soft, smooth and nourished.
Two: for stained hands rub them with the squeezed lemon rind before it goes in the bin.
Three: to remove smells from your hands after cooking rub your wet hands on the stainless steel of your sink.
Contributed by Evelyn Chapman
There are more than 11,000 great tips in the Tip Store
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3. Cheapskate's Winning Tip
This week's winning tip is from Jannette Gibbons. Jannette has won a one-year Platinum Cheapskates Club membership for submitting her winning tip.
Extend the Life of Your Razor Blades
Don't throw out the little silica gel packs you find in shoe boxes. They are great for extending the life of your razor blades. Razor blades become dull more quickly if they are left slightly damp between uses. To extend the life of your razor get a lidded container and put some silica gel packs on the bottom of it. Pat dry your razor after use, place it on the silica gel packs and seal the lid. The packets will absorb all excess moisture. This can more than double the life of both disposable and replacement cartridge razors and save you money.
Congratulations Jannette, I hope you enjoy your Cheapskates Club membership.
The Cheapskate's Club website is over 4,000 pages of money saving hints, tips and ideas. Let's get together and make the Cheapskates Club Australia's largest online hint, tip and idea library. Share your favourite money saving, time saving or energy saving hint and be in the running to win a one-year membership to The Cheapskate Club. We publish a Winning Tip each Thursday, so enter your great money, time or energy saving idea now.
Enter your tip here
========================================
4. Submit your tip
Share your favourite hint or tip that saves money, time and energy and be in the running to win a one-year subscription to The Cheapskate Journal.
Remember, you have to be in it to win it!
Submit your tip
========================================
5. On the Menu
Pickled Cucumbers
They were slow coming in this summer, but once my cucumbers started producing they kept on. We have been eating cucumbers on sandwiches, in salads, whole as a snack - I think Wayne got up and ate one in his sleep last night! I've given them away until I've been told "no more" and yet still they come.
So right now I'm making pickled cucumbers. These are delicious to nibble on by themselves but they go well on sandwiches, in salads, with cheese and crackers, on burgers (much better than the slimy things you get from McD's). And these cucumbers last for at least six months in the pantry.
Pickled Cucumbers
Ingredients:
750g small Lebanese cucumbers
2/3 cup fresh dill leaves
2 tsp black peppercorns
3 cups water
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp coarse salt
Method:
Wash the cucumbers and dry well. Thinly slice and layer in a clean, dry, wide-mouth 3 litre jar alternately with the dill and peppercorns. Combine the water, vinegar and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to the boil over medium-high heat, then carefully pour the hot liquid over the cucumbers in the jar. Seal the jar immediately. Set aside for at least 1 week to pickle before serving. Store the jar at room temperature until opened.
Note: These pickles keep unopened for up to 6 months. Once opened keep them in fridge for up to two months.
If you can't get fresh dill, dried will do. Just a pinch or two per layer - remember, dried herbs are more intense than fresh.
And I use whatever cucumbers I have in the garden and have never had a failure.
This week we will be eating:
Friday: Lasagne, salad
Saturday: BBQ chops, salad
Sunday: Roast Chicken
Monday: BBQ steak & salad
Tuesday: Black Bean & Corn Enchiladas
Wednesday: Sausages & salad
Thursday: MOO Pizza
In the fruit bowl:
In the cake tin:
There are over 1,500 other great money saving meal ideas in the Recipe File
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6. The $300 a Month Food Challenge with Wendy
Wendy is having a much deserved and well-earned break so this week's food challenge post is from the Archives.
Menu Plans
This week's topic is menu plans. To begin with, write out a list of everything you can cook that can be eaten as a main meal (of sorts) The list can include elaborate meals or very simple ones like fish fingers or toasted sandwiches. They all count. This is where you can get your family involved. It can be a bit hard to remember every meal you have cooked, so ask your family for their favourites Then go through your recipe books to see if you have cooked (or could cook) any meals from them.
Your list might start off small. Don't be alarmed. I started off with a very small a list of meals many years ago. Every now and then I remember one from long ago and add it on. My personal aim is to add one new meal a year to the list I'm now up to forty-five main meals (including fish fingers).
Once you have a list of sorts going, pick a time frame to write a menu for. I do a menu plan for the month as I shop once a month. If you shop weekly, then a weekly plan could work for you. Then work out how often you want to eat certain types of meats. For example, my menu might be mince x2, chicken x1, fish x1, sausages x1, chops / lamb x1. We don’t eat meat or main meals on Sundays because we are quite often busy with church or family functions that involve big meals. I also see Sunday as my day off from the kitchen after cooking every other night of the week. Maybe you could include a lazy meal into your plan. Lazy meals for us are toasted sandwiches, pasta and tomato sauce, homemade soup and toast, tinned spag and baked beans etc., etc.
You could write your menu on paper, in a book or type it on the computer, whatever works for you. I write mine on paper and put it on the side of the fridge for the family to see. When they ask " what's for dinner? ", I tell them to look on the fridge. With my monthly menu plan, I can slot in 26+ different types of meals. I also make sure I don't have the same type of meat two nights running. With this type of plan, my family looks forward to every meal I cook. Long gone are the days of standing in front of the pantry with no idea of what to cook. In those early days I would resort to spag bol or chop suey at least once a week. Now I'm lucky if I can fit those meals in once a month. Variety really does keep the family interested.
Here are some handy tips for successful menu planning -
* Write a different menu for Summer and Winter
* Keep old menus if they worked well and reuse them
* Write a menu with your calendar close by.
* Plan time consuming meals on days that you have more time
* Be flexible. Something comes up from time to time
* Defrost your meat in the fridge. If you need to change your menu around, the meat should be safe for another day
* If you have a veg garden, write the menu around the vegies you are picking
* Write in a night for having takeaway. When the family can see it coming up, they'll be excited
* Include items you already have on hand
Having a menu plan will save you so much time. No more standing in front of the pantry wondering what to have. You'll save lots of money by not wasting what you already have on hand. You'll eat healthier too as takeaway will be limited to allotted dates. Stress is eased as the meal is already planned.
Do you menu plan? How do you plan what to eat each night?
Have a great week and BE ENCOURAGED!!!!!
The $300 a Month Food Challenge
The Post that Started it All
========================================
7.Cheapskates Buzz
This week's hot forum topics
Finish Powerball
http://www.cheapskatesclub.com.au/memberforum/showthread.php?3166-Finish-Powerball
Annabel's Christmas Challenge
http://www.cheapskatesclub.com.au/memberforum/showthread.php?3167-Annabels-Christmas-Challenge
Microwaveable Heat Bag
http://www.cheapskatesclub.com.au/memberforum/showthread.php?3098-Microwaveable-Heat-Bag
Most popular blog posts this week
The Perfect Pantry
http://www.debtfreecashedupandlaughing.com.au/2013/11/the-perfect-pantry.html
Living with a Spendaholic Spouse
http://www.debtfreecashedupandlaughing.com.au/2014/01/living-with-spendaholic-spouse.html
Trimming the Fat
http://www.debtfreecashedupandlaughing.com.au/2013/11/trimming-fat.html
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8. Member's Featured Blog
Platinum Cheapskates Club members have their very own Cheapskating blogs, and they are wonderful and inspirational and encouraging and even funny. This week's featured blog is written by mumto5.
Along comes week 2!
by mumto5
Hi peeps
Week 2 already!
I have had a quick read through lesson 2. My wallet and handbag are pretty tidy, but this lesson was the push I needed to finally get all of my store cards onto an app on my phone (I have been carrying them around in their very own wallet!!) Have to say, it was nice to throw out some cards that aren't relevant to me anymore, and to get rid of the second wallet!! I also discovered I have 2 spotlight cards, and 2 rebel sport cards! Next time I'm in a store I'll have to see if I can consolidate them.
Next week’s task is already filling me with horror!! My "office" is one very long desk with 3 work zones, 1 for me and my "organised chaos", one for my home schooler son (though his computer is waiting on repairs right now), and one for hubby who works from home most of the time (though hubby also has a desk in our bedroom that is his formal work space). I have a wonderful filing system, all very organised, with multiple ring binders with dividers and plastic sleeves all sorted into categories and it fits on my book shelf. It's great in theory, but it completely falls down because I never do any filing! It all gets chucked in a large plastic crate to be dealt with later...much later...I dread filing!!
Hope everyone is hooking along nicely and finding their feet. Hugs to all. xxx
Login to read more Cheapskates Club member blogs
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9. Last Week's Question
Last week's question was from Joan who wrote
"A friend of mine has a problem removing melted plastic from the glass panels on her French doors. The plastic is put on the glass panels presumably to protect them from paint or stain. My friend unfortunately did not remove the plastic quickly enough and now can't get it off, could anybody help?"
Lynn Seal answered
Hi Joan, it is best that your friend rings the door supplier's customer service area. If she tries to remove it herself and ruins the glass, she will most likely void the warranty. She will need to ask the Customer Service team the name of the protective plastic (e.g. Spotstick or Goop) and the name of the supplier of that particular product. E.g. if it is Spotstick which is applied by the glass supplier, then get the name of the glass supplier and perhaps contact them; if it is Goop or another paint on product, get the name of the contractor and contact them. The Customer Service team may do this for her, but if she has left the protective coating on longer than the recommended time it won't be covered by warranty.
Deb Lever answered
Soak with cloudy ammonia, I removed old and bubbling tint off my cars back window. I spray the glass liberally and covered with a black garbage bag and let it soak for an hour or so then it peeled off without much trouble and then wipe over with cloudy ammonia to remove all the excess glue. It should work with plastic as well.
Peta Graham answered
Just Googled your problem. Seems your friend isn't the only one with this problem. Tell her to Google the problem and have a look at all the answers. People have also posted was didn't work. She shouldn't do anything till she has a look, because some things will make the problem worse. Good luck.
Lyn Armstrong answered
Perhaps try a heat gun like the kind used for lifting paint and as you do come behind it with a paint scraper. Then any residue left I'd try mentholated spirits and a stainless steel scourer.
Do you have a question that needs an answer?
Send us your question and receive the combined knowledge of your fellow Cheapskates to solve your problem!
Ask Your Question
========================================
10. This Week's Question
Kath writes
"I need help with how to clean the outside of my wood heater whilst it's not in in use."
Do you have the answer?
If you have a suggestion or idea for Kath let us know. We'll enter your answer into our Tip of the Week competition, with a one-year membership to the Cheapskates Club as the prize too.
Send your answer
========================================
11. Join the Cheapskates Club
For just 10 cents a day you can join the Cheapskates Club and get exclusive access to the Cheapskate Journal, the monthly e-journal that shows you how to cut the costs of everyday living and still have fun.
Joining the Cheapskates Club gives you 24/7 access to the Members Centre with 1000's of money saving tips and articles.
Click here to join the Cheapskates Club today!
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13. Contact Details
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www.cheapskatesclub.net
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1. Cath's Corner
2. In the Tip Store -
3. Cheapskate's Winning Tip - Extend the Life of Your Razor Blades
4. Submit Your Tip -
5. On the Menu - Bread'n'Butter Cucumbers
6. The $300 a Month Food Challenge with Wendy - From the Archives: Menu Plans
7. Cheapskates Buzz - Cheapskaters are talking in the Forum and on Cath's blog
8. Member's Featured Blog - Along comes week 2! by mumto5
9. Last Week's Question -
10. This Week's Question -
11. Join the Cheapskates Club
12. Gift Memberships
13. Frequently Asked Questions
14. Contact Details
========================================
1. Cath's Corner
Hello Cheapskaters,
I hope you all had a lovely day on Tuesday, celebrating our wonderful country and the many advantages, privileges and blessings we have as citizens and residents of Australia.
And if you had children returning to school, or starting "big school" for the first time this morning I hope it went smoothly for you and for your children. Back to school is so exciting, and nerve-wracking at the same time. It won't be long and you'll be able to find out how the first school day of 2016 went.
There are some great ideas in this week's newsletter. I hope you enjoy it.
Happy Cheapskating,
Cath
PS: Love our site? We love referrals! Send a note to your favourite newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV stations, friends and relatives, and tell them about us!
PPS: You can read this newsletter and past copies on the website in the Newsletter Archive.
========================================
2. From The Tip Store
Coffee Ice-cream
Another variation to the wonderful MOO Ice-cream for a special occasion is to replace the sweetened condensed milk with a tin of "Coffee and Milk" (or your own MOO coffee and milk). Very rich so you don't need much and a served with a wafer, a lovely way to finish a special meal.
Contributed by Julie Satterley
Gift Cards on Sale
This was suggested to me by someone else - there is a website that sends out an email when gift cards are on special. It's helpful to know where the best deal is. It's also a great way to stock up on gift cards ready for birthdays and Christmas.
Savings vary - some cards have been 50% off.
Contributed by Emma Seabrook
Hand Care
As an avid cook my hands often show the damage. Here are three simple and easy steps for hand care in the kitchen:
One: to revitalise tired and damaged hands place 1/2 teaspoon oil in one palm, add a 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Wring your hands together for a minute or so massaging the oil and salt in and around your hands. Rinse with warm water - your hands will feel so soft, smooth and nourished.
Two: for stained hands rub them with the squeezed lemon rind before it goes in the bin.
Three: to remove smells from your hands after cooking rub your wet hands on the stainless steel of your sink.
Contributed by Evelyn Chapman
There are more than 11,000 great tips in the Tip Store
========================================
3. Cheapskate's Winning Tip
This week's winning tip is from Jannette Gibbons. Jannette has won a one-year Platinum Cheapskates Club membership for submitting her winning tip.
Extend the Life of Your Razor Blades
Don't throw out the little silica gel packs you find in shoe boxes. They are great for extending the life of your razor blades. Razor blades become dull more quickly if they are left slightly damp between uses. To extend the life of your razor get a lidded container and put some silica gel packs on the bottom of it. Pat dry your razor after use, place it on the silica gel packs and seal the lid. The packets will absorb all excess moisture. This can more than double the life of both disposable and replacement cartridge razors and save you money.
Congratulations Jannette, I hope you enjoy your Cheapskates Club membership.
The Cheapskate's Club website is over 4,000 pages of money saving hints, tips and ideas. Let's get together and make the Cheapskates Club Australia's largest online hint, tip and idea library. Share your favourite money saving, time saving or energy saving hint and be in the running to win a one-year membership to The Cheapskate Club. We publish a Winning Tip each Thursday, so enter your great money, time or energy saving idea now.
Enter your tip here
========================================
4. Submit your tip
Share your favourite hint or tip that saves money, time and energy and be in the running to win a one-year subscription to The Cheapskate Journal.
Remember, you have to be in it to win it!
Submit your tip
========================================
5. On the Menu
Pickled Cucumbers
They were slow coming in this summer, but once my cucumbers started producing they kept on. We have been eating cucumbers on sandwiches, in salads, whole as a snack - I think Wayne got up and ate one in his sleep last night! I've given them away until I've been told "no more" and yet still they come.
So right now I'm making pickled cucumbers. These are delicious to nibble on by themselves but they go well on sandwiches, in salads, with cheese and crackers, on burgers (much better than the slimy things you get from McD's). And these cucumbers last for at least six months in the pantry.
Pickled Cucumbers
Ingredients:
750g small Lebanese cucumbers
2/3 cup fresh dill leaves
2 tsp black peppercorns
3 cups water
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp coarse salt
Method:
Wash the cucumbers and dry well. Thinly slice and layer in a clean, dry, wide-mouth 3 litre jar alternately with the dill and peppercorns. Combine the water, vinegar and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to the boil over medium-high heat, then carefully pour the hot liquid over the cucumbers in the jar. Seal the jar immediately. Set aside for at least 1 week to pickle before serving. Store the jar at room temperature until opened.
Note: These pickles keep unopened for up to 6 months. Once opened keep them in fridge for up to two months.
If you can't get fresh dill, dried will do. Just a pinch or two per layer - remember, dried herbs are more intense than fresh.
And I use whatever cucumbers I have in the garden and have never had a failure.
This week we will be eating:
Friday: Lasagne, salad
Saturday: BBQ chops, salad
Sunday: Roast Chicken
Monday: BBQ steak & salad
Tuesday: Black Bean & Corn Enchiladas
Wednesday: Sausages & salad
Thursday: MOO Pizza
In the fruit bowl:
In the cake tin:
There are over 1,500 other great money saving meal ideas in the Recipe File
========================================
6. The $300 a Month Food Challenge with Wendy
Wendy is having a much deserved and well-earned break so this week's food challenge post is from the Archives.
Menu Plans
This week's topic is menu plans. To begin with, write out a list of everything you can cook that can be eaten as a main meal (of sorts) The list can include elaborate meals or very simple ones like fish fingers or toasted sandwiches. They all count. This is where you can get your family involved. It can be a bit hard to remember every meal you have cooked, so ask your family for their favourites Then go through your recipe books to see if you have cooked (or could cook) any meals from them.
Your list might start off small. Don't be alarmed. I started off with a very small a list of meals many years ago. Every now and then I remember one from long ago and add it on. My personal aim is to add one new meal a year to the list I'm now up to forty-five main meals (including fish fingers).
Once you have a list of sorts going, pick a time frame to write a menu for. I do a menu plan for the month as I shop once a month. If you shop weekly, then a weekly plan could work for you. Then work out how often you want to eat certain types of meats. For example, my menu might be mince x2, chicken x1, fish x1, sausages x1, chops / lamb x1. We don’t eat meat or main meals on Sundays because we are quite often busy with church or family functions that involve big meals. I also see Sunday as my day off from the kitchen after cooking every other night of the week. Maybe you could include a lazy meal into your plan. Lazy meals for us are toasted sandwiches, pasta and tomato sauce, homemade soup and toast, tinned spag and baked beans etc., etc.
You could write your menu on paper, in a book or type it on the computer, whatever works for you. I write mine on paper and put it on the side of the fridge for the family to see. When they ask " what's for dinner? ", I tell them to look on the fridge. With my monthly menu plan, I can slot in 26+ different types of meals. I also make sure I don't have the same type of meat two nights running. With this type of plan, my family looks forward to every meal I cook. Long gone are the days of standing in front of the pantry with no idea of what to cook. In those early days I would resort to spag bol or chop suey at least once a week. Now I'm lucky if I can fit those meals in once a month. Variety really does keep the family interested.
Here are some handy tips for successful menu planning -
* Write a different menu for Summer and Winter
* Keep old menus if they worked well and reuse them
* Write a menu with your calendar close by.
* Plan time consuming meals on days that you have more time
* Be flexible. Something comes up from time to time
* Defrost your meat in the fridge. If you need to change your menu around, the meat should be safe for another day
* If you have a veg garden, write the menu around the vegies you are picking
* Write in a night for having takeaway. When the family can see it coming up, they'll be excited
* Include items you already have on hand
Having a menu plan will save you so much time. No more standing in front of the pantry wondering what to have. You'll save lots of money by not wasting what you already have on hand. You'll eat healthier too as takeaway will be limited to allotted dates. Stress is eased as the meal is already planned.
Do you menu plan? How do you plan what to eat each night?
Have a great week and BE ENCOURAGED!!!!!
The $300 a Month Food Challenge
The Post that Started it All
========================================
7.Cheapskates Buzz
This week's hot forum topics
Finish Powerball
http://www.cheapskatesclub.com.au/memberforum/showthread.php?3166-Finish-Powerball
Annabel's Christmas Challenge
http://www.cheapskatesclub.com.au/memberforum/showthread.php?3167-Annabels-Christmas-Challenge
Microwaveable Heat Bag
http://www.cheapskatesclub.com.au/memberforum/showthread.php?3098-Microwaveable-Heat-Bag
Most popular blog posts this week
The Perfect Pantry
http://www.debtfreecashedupandlaughing.com.au/2013/11/the-perfect-pantry.html
Living with a Spendaholic Spouse
http://www.debtfreecashedupandlaughing.com.au/2014/01/living-with-spendaholic-spouse.html
Trimming the Fat
http://www.debtfreecashedupandlaughing.com.au/2013/11/trimming-fat.html
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8. Member's Featured Blog
Platinum Cheapskates Club members have their very own Cheapskating blogs, and they are wonderful and inspirational and encouraging and even funny. This week's featured blog is written by mumto5.
Along comes week 2!
by mumto5
Hi peeps
Week 2 already!
I have had a quick read through lesson 2. My wallet and handbag are pretty tidy, but this lesson was the push I needed to finally get all of my store cards onto an app on my phone (I have been carrying them around in their very own wallet!!) Have to say, it was nice to throw out some cards that aren't relevant to me anymore, and to get rid of the second wallet!! I also discovered I have 2 spotlight cards, and 2 rebel sport cards! Next time I'm in a store I'll have to see if I can consolidate them.
Next week’s task is already filling me with horror!! My "office" is one very long desk with 3 work zones, 1 for me and my "organised chaos", one for my home schooler son (though his computer is waiting on repairs right now), and one for hubby who works from home most of the time (though hubby also has a desk in our bedroom that is his formal work space). I have a wonderful filing system, all very organised, with multiple ring binders with dividers and plastic sleeves all sorted into categories and it fits on my book shelf. It's great in theory, but it completely falls down because I never do any filing! It all gets chucked in a large plastic crate to be dealt with later...much later...I dread filing!!
Hope everyone is hooking along nicely and finding their feet. Hugs to all. xxx
Login to read more Cheapskates Club member blogs
========================================
9. Last Week's Question
Last week's question was from Joan who wrote
"A friend of mine has a problem removing melted plastic from the glass panels on her French doors. The plastic is put on the glass panels presumably to protect them from paint or stain. My friend unfortunately did not remove the plastic quickly enough and now can't get it off, could anybody help?"
Lynn Seal answered
Hi Joan, it is best that your friend rings the door supplier's customer service area. If she tries to remove it herself and ruins the glass, she will most likely void the warranty. She will need to ask the Customer Service team the name of the protective plastic (e.g. Spotstick or Goop) and the name of the supplier of that particular product. E.g. if it is Spotstick which is applied by the glass supplier, then get the name of the glass supplier and perhaps contact them; if it is Goop or another paint on product, get the name of the contractor and contact them. The Customer Service team may do this for her, but if she has left the protective coating on longer than the recommended time it won't be covered by warranty.
Deb Lever answered
Soak with cloudy ammonia, I removed old and bubbling tint off my cars back window. I spray the glass liberally and covered with a black garbage bag and let it soak for an hour or so then it peeled off without much trouble and then wipe over with cloudy ammonia to remove all the excess glue. It should work with plastic as well.
Peta Graham answered
Just Googled your problem. Seems your friend isn't the only one with this problem. Tell her to Google the problem and have a look at all the answers. People have also posted was didn't work. She shouldn't do anything till she has a look, because some things will make the problem worse. Good luck.
Lyn Armstrong answered
Perhaps try a heat gun like the kind used for lifting paint and as you do come behind it with a paint scraper. Then any residue left I'd try mentholated spirits and a stainless steel scourer.
Do you have a question that needs an answer?
Send us your question and receive the combined knowledge of your fellow Cheapskates to solve your problem!
Ask Your Question
========================================
10. This Week's Question
Kath writes
"I need help with how to clean the outside of my wood heater whilst it's not in in use."
Do you have the answer?
If you have a suggestion or idea for Kath let us know. We'll enter your answer into our Tip of the Week competition, with a one-year membership to the Cheapskates Club as the prize too.
Send your answer
========================================
11. Join the Cheapskates Club
For just 10 cents a day you can join the Cheapskates Club and get exclusive access to the Cheapskate Journal, the monthly e-journal that shows you how to cut the costs of everyday living and still have fun.
Joining the Cheapskates Club gives you 24/7 access to the Members Centre with 1000's of money saving tips and articles.
Click here to join the Cheapskates Club today!
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12. Frequently Asked Questions
How do I change my email address?
This one is easy. Members can update their email address or any other details by clicking on "Edit Profile" directly under their membership number after they have logged in to the Member's Centre. Subscribers to our free newsletter can use the Change Your Address form (under Customer Service in the menu) and fill it out. Once you've filled it in click the send button and we'll do the rest. Please remember to include your old email address so we can find it in the list as well as the new one.
How do I know when my membership should be renewed?
When you login to the Member's Centre you will be told how many days of membership you have left once you have 30 days left. Just click on the link to renew and your membership will just continue on, uninterrupted.
What will you do with my email address?
We never rent, trade or sell our email list to anyone for any reason whatsoever. You'll never get an unsolicited email from a stranger as a result of joining this list.
Read our privacy policy
How Did You Get on Our List?
You signed up to receive our Free Newsletter at our Cheapskates Club Web site or are a Platinum Cheapskates Club member
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13. Contact Details
The Cheapskates Club -
Showing you how to live life
debt free, cashed up and laughing!
PO Box 5077 Studfield Vic 3152
www.cheapskatesclub.net
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