Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers
accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer
received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on
purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21:
Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title
Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion
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M&S: Books for 3 for 2 AND 50% off

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Thanks to steventaylor on HDUK (http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/252101/even-cheaper-books-from-m-s-50-off-/)
You can get certain books across the quiz, gardening, childrens and cookery sections for 3for2, 50% off AND free delivery
(According to Natbag, all of the books in the wedding and baby section are also 50% off, so all covered by the glitch - Thanks!)
Cheapest thing I found was a Holiday Puzzle book for £1.50.
Example:
Puzzle book x 3 = £4.50
less £1.50 for 3for2 offer
less £2.25 for 50% off offer
Total to pay = £0.75 DELIVERED
NB. deductions don't show up until final payment screen (whereby you can click PLACE ORDER)
HTH
Don't forget quidco too (thanks hflower74)
Here's a list of items which people have found - thank you all very much (in particular thanks hflower74 and hush-puppy)
http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/no...&mnSBrand=core
In the glitch:
How To Break An Egg Book £7.50
Summer Cooking £7.50
The Wedding Planner Book - £7.50
The Pregnancy and Baby Book - £7.50
Winning Is Not Enough by Jackie Stewart
Mountain: Exploring High Places by Griff Rhys Jones
Grow Your Own Veg By Carol Klein & The Royal Horticultural Society
Not in the glitch but 3for2:
Adult Books:
But my quidco tracked as "0.00" - Order arrived today 
Thank you all for all the thanks too!
You can get certain books across the quiz, gardening, childrens and cookery sections for 3for2, 50% off AND free delivery
(According to Natbag, all of the books in the wedding and baby section are also 50% off, so all covered by the glitch - Thanks!)
Cheapest thing I found was a Holiday Puzzle book for £1.50.
Example:
Puzzle book x 3 = £4.50
less £1.50 for 3for2 offer
less £2.25 for 50% off offer
Total to pay = £0.75 DELIVERED
NB. deductions don't show up until final payment screen (whereby you can click PLACE ORDER)
HTH

Don't forget quidco too (thanks hflower74)
Here's a list of items which people have found - thank you all very much (in particular thanks hflower74 and hush-puppy)
http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/no...&mnSBrand=core
In the glitch:
How To Break An Egg Book £7.50
Summer Cooking £7.50
The Wedding Planner Book - £7.50
The Pregnancy and Baby Book - £7.50
Winning Is Not Enough by Jackie Stewart
Mountain: Exploring High Places by Griff Rhys Jones
Grow Your Own Veg By Carol Klein & The Royal Horticultural Society
Not in the glitch but 3for2:
Adult Books:
- English Rugby, player by player. £4.00 (was £9.50)
- Alistair Sawday's Special Places To Stay. £4.00 (was £9.50)
- Survivor: My Story (Sharon Osborne book). £6.00 (was £12.00)
- Dora the explorer: The little duck sound book. £4.00 (was £9.50)
- Fireman Sam super sticker activity book. £1.50 (was £4.00)
- Baby Look! ABC (Carry case containing 24 mini block books and playboard for practising the alphabet). £4.00 (was £9.50)
- The Secret Fairy Letters. £4.00 (was £9.50)
- First Readers Enormous Turnip Sticker Story Book. £1.50 (was £3.00)
- Wizard of Oz. £2.50 (was £5.00)
- Treasure Island. £2.50 (was £5.00)
- All things bright and beautiful book. £3.00 (was £6.00)
- Rosie's Walk. £2.50 (was £5.00)
- 3 X High school musical books. £1.50 each (were £3.50 each)
- Absolutely Clueless £1
- The Little Fir Tree Book £1
- Don't be scared of little cub £1
- Give me a hug £1


Thank you all for all the thanks too!
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just ordered, thanks a lots. £3.75 for 3 books.
2 "How To Break An Egg Book"
£7.50
1 "Summer Cooking"
£7.50
Subtotal of items: £22.50 Delivery charges: £3.50
Order total: £26.00 Free Delivery: -£3.50 Promotion applied: -£11.25 Promotion applied: -£7.50 Total for this order:
£3.750 -
Just ordered 3 books
thankyou super keen money saverTo create more positive results in your life,replace
'IF ONLY' with next time0 -
Can't see tana ramsay or how to break an egg -are these sold out, or am i looking in the wrong place?How much ?????????!!!0
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Thanks for this, two more Christmas presents off the list (and for people I'd been struggling to buy for) and one for me.
I got:
The Wedding Planner Book - £7.50 50% off
The Pregnancy and Baby Book - £7.50 50% off
The Little Book of One Liners - £2.50
Final total - £7.50
I had meant to swap the One Liners for something more expensive to get free, but one-click ordering meant my order was placed before I saw the total.0 -
Thank you - just ordered 3 puzzle/quiz books perfect for the MIL xmas 'quiz' themed hamper. Total £1.75=====================================
MSE fan ... so that I can afford Sam, my horse :j
Married - 25th Sept 2010
Baby girl born July 2011, 9lb10oz, homebirth @ 15days overdue!
Baby boy due christmas day 2013, born 4 days late (phew), 8lb8oz, another homebirth0 -
Items:£18.00 Delivery charges: £3.50Free Delivery:-£3.50 Promotion applied:-£3.50 Order Total: £14.50
were is the 50 %
many thanks
David0 -
Not all are 50% off, only those where it says in the individual link.It takes a bit of searching to find them annoyingly.Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21: Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion0 -
Just ordered 6 books for £13.50. That seems good value to me!
Thanks for the lead! Super Keen!0 -
Thanks I got 3 puzzle books delivered for 25p after my staff discount :j0
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hiya how do you know which books are cheaper with the 50% off as when i have a look it doesnt say next to each book?! thanks x:jHas saved so much money since joining this forum, thanks to all you kind people out there :j0
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