On the recycle path for wedding outfits
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Back with a new series, presenters Jo Page and Melanie Sykes travel to Kent to help a family kickstart their savings pot so they can finish their hall refurbishment.
The Katnorias have started the job, but it’s now on hold as finding the money to finish it isn’t easy, especially when their four daughters love their brands and the family’s favourite saying is “treat yourself ”.
Melanie and Jo surprise mum Bally and dad Steve, on their doorstep, having set up a display of their biggest areas of spending inside. Their aim is to find ways the family can start saving, swapping out some of their bigger brands for cheaper options, as well as using what they’ve already got, without compromising their lifestyle.
But before the experiment gets going, the pandemic strikes. Will this affect the Katnorias’s spending?
Returning to Kent 10 months later, Melanie and Jo discover the family’s shopping habits haven’t changed – so Melanie takes an unsuspecting Bally and daughter Hannah shopping for outfits for their next family wedding.
However, she leads them to her own pop-up shop, containing the Katnorias’s array of stunning Indian wedding outfits taken from their home. She’s hoping to convince them they don’t need to buy five new outfits each for the next wedding, but can recycle what’s already in their cupboards. Jo also tackles Bally and Steve about the regular drip feed of “treats” that add up each week.
So how will the Katnoria family get on – will they spot what’s a swap and what’s not? Will they miss their big brands or settle for cheaper items? And can Melanie and Jo successfully help all six of them to stop spending and start saving?