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So I was thinking of this while I was in the shower. I accidentally squeezed conditioner in my hand thinking it was shampoo so what do I do... Probably most people would rinse the conditioner out of the hand and put shampoo instead nope. I close my hand tight and with my other hand I am able to get some shampoo on my hair directly very clumsily. This was not an easy task and it probably took longer and would have been easier to just waste the conditioner still held tight in my hand, but no that would be wasteful and it made me feel better in the end to be able to save the conditioner! So, I am thinking why do i do that! Did I mention this is free Garnier conditioner from a Wags sale that I paid tax for and that I am on my first bottle.
Is this me being cheap or thrifty?
I am the same with drinks. I have all over my office drinks that have just a little bit left. This is actually getting out of control and I better take care of this. Right now I see 6 drinks that have an inch left in them but instead of just pour them out or finish them I will get another. I will do this until they are 2-3 days old and then throw them out or drink the last sip.
At least my dh has similar tendencies. He tells me to not to throw away paper when I mess up to reuse them. I will sometimes, but most of the time I just throw it away.
Here's some more:
tea bags for hot tea- I'll reuse it at least one or two times
my MIL keeps ziploc bags washes them and lets the dry in the dish drainer
she also keeps glass jars because she thinks glass is better than plastic
I define cheap and thrifty differently. A thrifty person knows how to manage money; understands the benefits of deal hunting to purchase quality. A cheap person purchases the cheapest thing possible to save money . The thrifty person is the wiser because quality lasts much longer (stretching the thrifty persons dollar) and possibly producing a return on the items when resold.
I will give you a great example. My husbands former boss was cheap. He held their 08 Christmas Party at a Best Western with one table of food options. The bonus to all employees were a $10 credit for t-shirts in the warehouse. A thrifty person would have used hotel reward programs at a nice hotel (like the Westin or Le Meridian) maxed with the company credit card and MIRs. Bonuses could be gift cards earned through that years points on the company credit card.
The conditioner example highlights your understanding of your hard work. You did not just go to the store and pick up the product. There is time and transportation cost involved (scoping the deal, clipping or obtaining the coupons, transportation back and forth, etc). There is nothing wrong with this IMHO. The contradiction is funny. You will not lose a drop of conditioner but will not finish your drinks.
One of those celebrity hairdressers (the one with long straight brown hair...and accent, can't remember his name) actually suggested that we would all have healthier hair if we only shampoo'd every other day but still put on conditioner every day to help the frizz ect..
so next time, just put the conditioner on your hair, rinse it off and call it good
Ha! Yep that is contradictory. I better work on that one! :)
I was skipping conditioner and doing it every other wash, but then my hair become brittle and was breaking. I might just have to take that advice and just use conditioner sometimes!
Now, you created more work for yourself! When I do that, I just uncap the condish and scrape it all off my hand in to the opening, lol. I don't care if I got it for free or not, washing perfectly good conditioner down the drain is a sin! Especially since I always run out of conditioner before shampoo!
Is this cheap or just thrifty? 
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