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Tesco Pharmacy no longer ordering perscriptions?
For some years I have had my regular monthly perscription ordered from my GP by Tesco Pharmacy. I then collect from them after receiving a text message. This month I didn't receive a text message but I knew my medication should be ready, so I asked husband to collect when he went there. He was told that I couldn't order…
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Intermittent fasting one meal a day
Hi Would anyone be interested in an Intermitent fasting thread? I had some good results last year with this way of eating. However since lockdown i have put on so much weight snacking all day mainly biscuits. I felt really well doing Omad or one meal a day. I didn't count calories or cut food groups out Just ate one…
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Superdrug July 2020 ONLINE Offers ?
Please be aware. I spent/wasted a good half hour shopping on Superdrug website. The offers looked too good to be true.Gifts sets of Nivea, Dove etc for both men and women,variations of the Bloom gift sets. I selected several for 'order and collect' as instructed. Nothing was 'available' although showed 'in stock'. I…
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Private health screening/body "MoT" packages ? Any experiences?
In these troubled times where it is almost impossible to get to see your GP and access healthcare, i was considering investing in myself and having one of these full body mot packages. This is the kind of thing im thinking of.. https://www.bupa.co.uk/health/health-assessments…
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Getting money back for a dodgy haircut - help!
Hi everyone, my friend is an apprentice hairdresser who is not yet qualified. She operates in a salon but also does styles from her home; although I’m not sure wether she should be doing it from home as she is still an apprentice and I’m not sure wether her insurance would cover her if she isn’t in a salon/under…
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Restore the floor innova pants
I have a faulty pair of innova pants that were a replacement in may 2020 for a pair that were also faulty purchased a year ago. Tel today as they are giving me electric shocks and was told they were out of warranty (only 2 months old) as warranty is 6 month’s from original purchase date. Doesn’t make sense to me as the…
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Getting money back on cancelled appointments
Hi I’m hoping someone can give me some advice on where I stand Legally with this situation. I booked appointment for Botox and fillers which I have paid out £250 for (with another £100 to pay at appointment) however this has now been cancelled by the salon (due to covid restraints they say) and they are not giving me the…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries April 2020
Here we go again for another month. As usual this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to sstevo for starting us off last month. Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots…
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Bamboo toothbrushes - are they any good and/or really sustainable?
I prefer an ordinary, non-motorised toothbrush thus have been the disposable, plastic sort for the last thirty-something years. Recently someone bought me a packet of two recyclable bamboo toothbrushes from Aldi. The packet states they are made of ethically grown, sustainable bamboo. I assume this applies only to the…
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Has anyone used PerfumePrice.co.uk ?
I’ve not come across them before but their prices are amazing. I’m after Estée Lauder Modern Muse and it’s half the price of anywhere else. Which makes me suspicious lol. Has anyone used them before ? The Trustpilot reviews are very mixed with people either loving them or saying their stuff is fake.
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Dental surgery and the NHS. Does this sound right to you?
Hi My mum has asked me for a £5k to pay for dental surgery. She's told me a gum issue has led to a calcium build up in her arteries and chest pains. She has maxed out her credit cards doing a number of procedures/surgeries privately. Now lockdown is over, she needs to continue but has no money to do so. I have no job so…
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Flexible dentures
Can anyone give me information on price & advice if worth changing to flexible dentures
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Dentist Subscriptions
Hello all moral dilemma wondering what to do about my dental payments as It’s north of £20 month should entitle me to two “Free visits” with dental and hygienist a year but this year no treatment of course and my July appointment just cancelled I have taken big hit financially like a lot of others but it seems to me…
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NHS Prepayment Certificate
Hi, I have just bought a prepayment for prescriptions as I now need presriptions 4 a month. I do not have access to a printer as I am not at work at present due to illness. Can I show the Email with my certificate number at the pharmacy?
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Want braces, UK, South East, 31yo Male, quoted £4,500
I live in the south east of the United Kingdom. I was quoted £4,500 for traditional metal braces.I'm a 31 year old male. My teeth aren't that bad. Is this too much? Google search shows average cost starts from 1k and goes up to 3.5k. I live in a small town. Here's all the other costs I estimate and some I know for…
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Calm app
HiI've just been sent a month free of the calm app. I'm trying to figure out how it works since there's so much content, it's confusing. Can you download sessions? I click the cloud top right but nothing happens? With downloaded sessions can you use them once the free subscription expires? Anyway to dim the nature noises…
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Best Pharmacy chain in the North West for home delivery?
Just wanted to check, which is the best pharmacy chain in the north west to get repeated prescription delivered at home? Asking because my sister is using a local pharmacy but delivery service is horrible (delivery man is quite rude and gets her home really late...after 10 or 11 pm sometimes, when they are in bed already!)…
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Tongue Scrapers and Hairy Tongue
Anybody got any recs for one of these? The only one I could find locally was the OraBrush Tongue Cleaner which whilst okay - makes me constantly gag to the point of throwing up breakfast - it's really bad on the bit on my tongue which sits in my throat. Looks like…
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Root canal question
I have been told that I need a root canal re-treatment in my upper right 2 incisor. I moved to a new area and dentist and my new NHS dentist wants to refer me to their in house private endodontist at a cost of nearly £600. I've been in this situation before when I was told by a previous dentist that they don't do root…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries June 2020
Here we go again for another month. As usual this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to dolly84 for starting us off last month. Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots…
