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Suit - How Often Should I Dry Clean?
Well I'm hopefully starting my first proper job soon! I've never had to wear a proper suit to work before but I will have to now. The (first) suit is already purchased and was a major dent in the credit card and is dry clean only. My question is - how often should I dry clean it? My own opinion about washing clothes is to…
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My Mum's a terrible waster!
I originally posted this in the Money Savers Arms, but thought that a wider audience should know what I'm up against!:rolleyes: My Mum, who should know a whole lot better, given her age and being brought up during the war, is the worst waster I know. :eek: She'll buy a new bottle of ketchup/washing up liquid/mayonnaise/…
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Dry Clean or bung it in the WM?
There's a definite autumnal chill in the air today so I dug my coat out of the wardrobe this morning. Trouble is it's looking a bit grubby and it's 'dry clean only'. So my question is: Do you dry clean if it says so on the label or do you just bung it in the WM on a delicate cycle and hope for the best?
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Fruit on the turn
:D I seem to have a load of fruit that is all on the turn, if I don't use it up either today or tomorrow I will have to dump it. Any ideas what to do with it other that eating it as it is?? 2 pineapples 2 grapefruits oranges melon nectarines apples :confused: ideas on a postcard appreciated?:D
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Ironing tips
Hi Guys, i have recently been given couple of shirts as a present which are 100% cotton and a nightmare to iron. They are so much hard work and they crease very quickly. Can anyone help me and advise how i can iron these easily and stop them from creasing quickly? Cheers, D
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How can i kill mildew, old-style?
I've got bad, recurring mildew in my bathroom. I've used all the latest chemical nonsense and none of it works - has anyone got any good suggestions that will stop it coming back?
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Is Old style really money saving?
Just come off the phone to Powergen following my review of gas and electricity payments,not a happy bunny,they are going to increase my payments from 45/month to 225/month eeek! We have EVERYTHING A rated,all energy bulbs and no excessive usage,the only thing we do a lot of is COOK! could all this old style living be…
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Store Cupboard challenge to myself! Want to join?
Had the shopping delivered this morning from Tesco, and went to put it away, only to find I couldn't get in in the cupboard! Cue sort out food cupboards! I have an old fashioned pantry, which I love, so i moved everything out, and started again. Amazing what you've got and didn't know about! I found three pound bags of…
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Are we getting short changed.....
I have heard about this phenomenen(SP) twice today, once on the TV and once on the radio. Apparently to keep their profit margins up and keep supermarkets happy manufacturers are putting "less" into their products. For example people have noticed that packets don't contain as much at they did before but the packaging…
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which duvet?
I'm in the very fortunate position of being about to buy a new duvet with some wedding present money, the current one i use having been bought when i was 14! I haven't got the faintest clue whether to go for microfibre, down, feather - anything! I want value for money, not necessarily the cheapest. Can anyone help? thanks!
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Menu for bonfire night?
we are having one this year. Has anybody got any ideas for something I could make that is cheap and cheerful ( but not m+p pie - we always seem to have that!!) ?? Thanks!
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Menu Planning
Have looked on the mega-indexed thread and haven't been able to find what I am looking for, but have found lots of inspiration for meals that I have jotted down for next week. We are off shopping tonight and as usual I have wrote down a list of meals for the week to stop us from buying excess, obviously these are main…
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chicken noodle soup?
Hello, I know there has been a thread for this recently btu I can't find it - I've got a chicken carcass and while I usually make stock with them I need to know what extra to do to makea chicken noodle soup. Also, When I roasted the chicken last nigth there was a huge amount of juice that came out, which I've collected in…
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Cleaning the Cooker gas hob - OS
Now I wish to say many, many thanks for the person who written the tip here regarding the use of Baby Oil * on stainless steel - oh god does the hob look new again after all of the c**p removed :D - looks like brand new, kettle came up in a lovely shine as well all of the other stainless steel stuff :) - will look very…
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Baby roasting potatoes
I have been given a box - quite a big box of baby roasting potatoes - they are all quite small and just starting to sprout what shall I do with them? do I have to peel them - not sure how tough the skin will be and with the name of roasting potato does this mean I can only roast the??? Can I freeze them ....... Or plant…
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Five cooked chipolatas.
Today I have 3 hungry boys to feed. I have 5 cooked chipolatas, some cooked peas, a few cooked carrots and a storecupboard with the usual staples. (Rice, pasta, potatoes, pulses etc) I have lots of herbs/spices and they like tasty food. What would you make that wasn't the baked spuds with beans and sausages which we had…
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Grease stains on silk dress
Bought a lovely silk dress from the monsoon sale, and for husbands birthday dinner did baked camembert for starter. Now have managed to get some cheese on my dress. Any advice what to do? I could just try and get the stain out or wash the whole dress (seems a bit of a waste as only wore it for one dinner). Anything I could…
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any help removing "magic tape" please
Hi all, My son has just left cubs to go up to scouts so i wanted to recycle his cubs jumper by passing to another child who has just joined cubs, as they are quite expensive to buy. When i removed the badges my son had earned i remembered i had used that magic iron on tape to secure some of them. It has left a gluey type…
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What is the Average Grocery bill for a family of 3 ?
:hello: My eldest son has recently moved out and I was wondering what the average grocery bill should be for myself, 15 year old son and my husband. I was spending approx £80 when my son lived at home and I really need to reduce this down to maybe £60 or less without sacrifing our health. Unfortunately my family are very…
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Gary Rhodes Suet Cheesey rolls
I was watching TV this afternoon and Gary Rhodes was on and he made these vegetarian sausage roll alternatives and they looked so lovely I thought I would have a go at making them for tea and they were fantastic. You need 8oz self raising flour, 4oz vegetarian (or ordinary) suet (I had the Atora light), salt and a pinch of…
