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MSE Parents Club Part 12

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  • Nicki
    Nicki Posts: 8,166 Forumite
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    Sami_Bee wrote: »
    We had a large wedding cake from M&S it was a bit pricey at £38 but went down very well! Tesco do one almost the same in look for only £14 if you're not fussed about the 'not just any cake'ness ;)

    Thanks Sami. I might be able to get to M and S tomorrow so I'll have a look to see if they have one in. Tescos is harder to get to, and my online shop was from Ocado and bizarrely they don't have any white iced cakes to order. Yours looked fab. I'm severely artistically challenged, so even using your tip I'm positive I won't be able to make mine look half so good, but I'll give it a go!
  • Sami_Bee
    Sami_Bee Posts: 14,555 Forumite
    Glamazon wrote: »
    I remember saying someone telling me that anything under 12p a nappy was good.

    I got the ASDA ones as the Size 4's worked out about 11p a nappy.

    Just making lunch now - I would call it tea but OH says he wants tea again later! :eek:

    Sami - loving the cake.

    Tara - OH is under instructions not to eat the cupcakes until I've taken photos for you!
    It was me :D:cool:
    How are you feeling now lovely? x
    The very best is sometimes what nature gives us for free.
    3onitsway wrote: »
    I think Sami is right, as always!
  • searching_me
    searching_me Posts: 18,414 Forumite
    do you have to stay in the new lookie one? x
    :)Still searching .....:)
  • kindofagilr
    kindofagilr Posts: 6,825 Forumite
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    My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »
    I have never had this problem and whilst I predominantly BF I have been using mine for over a year.

    If I were you I would be asking the lovely SS to create one of her lovely very strongly worded emails to TT explaining that whilst you would love to endorse their product on your mum-internet-group you are unable to do so because you appear to have faulty ones and see what they do.

    Do you cold water sterilise? I think it does funny things to the rubber...

    Really? Hmm thats weird, when you make the milk do you shake the bottle? I wondered if we had broke them somehow doing that? I mean I paid £30 for 6 they aint cheap are they lol

    Now I stir the powder and water and dont shake the bottle at all

    I put them in the TT sterilisre for the micorwave, which according to the steriliser instructions you can do lol

    I like your Idea lol

    SS can you create me a strongly worded email please that I can send to TT
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  • Sami_Bee
    Sami_Bee Posts: 14,555 Forumite
    Nicki wrote: »
    Thanks Sami. I might be able to get to M and S tomorrow so I'll have a look to see if they have one in. Tescos is harder to get to, and my online shop was from Ocado and bizarrely they don't have any white iced cakes to order. Yours looked fab. I'm severely artistically challenged, so even using your tip I'm positive I won't be able to make mine look half so good, but I'll give it a go!
    failing those options I had thought you can get one of the sponge photo cakes from asda/tesco either without anything on it or whip up a bit of text and a photo in word/paint/powerpoint and have that put on.
    OR
    you may be able to get some of these sent special delivery in time http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HANDMADE-BUILDING-BLOCKS-CHRISTENING-CAKE-TOPPERS-/330427771383?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Uk_Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item4cef07a9f7
    The very best is sometimes what nature gives us for free.
    3onitsway wrote: »
    I think Sami is right, as always!
  • Glamazon
    Glamazon Posts: 8,401 Forumite
    Sami_Bee wrote: »
    It was me :D:cool:
    How are you feeling now lovely? x

    I know it was you :p

    OK, a bit sore and tired but OK :):)
    A very busy Yummy Mummy to a 1 year old gorgeous boy :smileyhea

    Where does the time go? :think:
  • Sami_Bee
    Sami_Bee Posts: 14,555 Forumite
    SM - read the post :p

    kindof - TT are very nice if you phone or email them, I don't think you need to send a strongly worded anything, a normal enquiry should get results :)
    The very best is sometimes what nature gives us for free.
    3onitsway wrote: »
    I think Sami is right, as always!
  • kindofagilr
    kindofagilr Posts: 6,825 Forumite
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    OK cool thanks Sami, I will try that, I would appreciate it if they sent me new valves and new rubber things for my bottles.
    Debt £30,823.48/£44,856.56 ~ 06/02/21 - 31.28% Paid Off
    Mortgage (01/04/09 - 01/07/39)
    £79,515.99/£104,409.00 (as of 05/02/21) ~ 23.84% Paid Off

    Lloyds (M) - £1196.93/£1296.93 ~ Next - £2653.79/£2700.46 ~ Mobile - £296.70/£323.78
    HSBC (H) -£5079.08/£5281.12 ~ HSBC (M) - £4512.19/£4714.23
    Barclays (H) - £4427.32/£4629.36 ~ Barclays (M) - £4013.78/£4215.82
    Halifax (H) - £4930.04/£5132.12 ~ Halifax (M) - £3708.65/£3911.20

    Asda Savings - £0

    POAMAYC 2021 #87 £1290.07 ~ 2020/£3669.48 ~ 2019/£10,615.18 ~ 2018/£13,912.57 ~ 2017/£10,380.18 ~ 2016/£7454.80

    ~ Emergency Savings: £0

     My Debt Free Diary (Link)
  • SugarSpun
    SugarSpun Posts: 8,559 Forumite
    Dear TT,

    I have been using your [name of bottles] since my son was born on the 16th March 2010. He suffers severely from colic and trapped wind, and so we felt that a bottle designed to prevent his swallowing more air than necessary was worth the money.

    However, with each of these bottles, the rubber valve falls off either before or during a feed, which leads to his swallowing even more air and ending up in further discomfort.

    As these bottles are relatively expensive (we paid £30 for 6) I had assumed that their quality and suitability for purpose were better than your competitors. We have followed the instructions exactly for making up, sterilising and storing the bottles, and wondered if we had received a bad batch, since we went with TT products because of recommendations as to quality from friends.

    I would like to request that these bottles be replaced. I am happy to send you pictures of the damage on request.

    With kind regards and yah boo sucks,
    KOAG xxx
    Organised Birthdays and Christmas: Spend So Far: £193.75; Saved from RRP £963.76
    Three gifts left to buy
  • pukkamum
    pukkamum Posts: 3,944 Forumite
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    Hi please could i joint the fairy exchange what do i need to do?
    I don't get nearly enough credit for not being a violent psychopath.
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