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Hair help
Hoping someone with hair care knowledge can help me with my bird's nest hair I'm ashamed of it. I think it must be a problem with blow drying technique although I do point the nozzle in the right direction and I invested in a dyson last year. I use all products my hairdresser recommends and I even had a keritin treatment…
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Earrings refund
This week I have purchased earrings from Warren James. The next day I went back as I wanted to replace them with smaller ones. They refused due to their policy which states: "in the interest of hygiene and for your protection, earrings and pierced jewellery are excluded from our exchange policy" I commented the fact that…
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Private gynaeo help - follow up consult fee contest
I am wondering if I can get some advice on where I stand contesting an invoice I have been sent regarding a follow up telephone consult I had with a private gynaeocologist. After many months of frustration with NHS, I paid £240 for an initial in-person consultation that lasted approx 15 minutes at the practice. She was…
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Ultrasonic cleaners for retainers, glasses etc.
I have a gum shield to help stop me clenching my jaw. I've had it 18 months and despite cleaning it after every use and regular soaks in retainer cleaner, it's looking pretty discoloured and some dark staining which I can only think has come from a filling. I keep seeing adverts for ultrasonic cleaning devices. Which they…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries September 2024
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 of support and encouragement if you need them. Thanks to @London_baby for starting last month's thread. Keep up the pampering and keep down the spending: let's make the naughty…
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Menopause teeth
Since menopause my teeth are yellowing and gums receding plus my 2 front teeth at the front are remineralizing. Tried looking for products to help but don't know where to start or use, any recommendations please. I've been to dentist but tbh was not very helpful or caring. Just saying see Hygenist which I have been. I'm on…
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Cheap glasses from UK or abroad - MSE page out of date
Hi, I want to order some spare pairs of glasses as I paid quite a bit for my current ones. I would like cheap ones and I don't want mind waiting for them and hence they can be from abroad. Previously (back in 2013 days) I used goggles4u as they seemed GVFM, but don't know who the current players in the cheap glasses are. I…
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Glasses within a week - where to get them cheapest? URGENT
Hello, I need some glasses urgently for intermediate/reading. I've left the ordering a bit late and local optician (specsaves, visionxpress) told me glasses would take 7-14 days and I need them THIS WEEK at the latest. My prescription is relatively simple and I need them for computer use so would be:- Sph Cyl Axis R 3.00…
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Laser eye surgery - advice
Hi All, My eye sight is just starting to mean I need to wear glasses regularly, and with my job, this means I'll need several pairs - 'occupational' and just for distance at least. This will be a pain and expensive, so I thought I should look into laser eye surgery as an alternative, or at least as a way of minimising the…
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private healthcare insurance and pre existing conditions
Hello, Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong thread. I am looking to get private health insurance for a pre existing condition I have that is currently ongoing. I`ve been having a issue with my ear for at least ten years now. Been doctors multiple times all they did was syringe and ear drops and nothing has worked.…
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NHS dentist treatment charges
Can someone please let me know if my dentist is trying to take advantage…because I believe they are. It’s a new operator after my previous dentist closed down. I was contacted and invited to a NHS check up today, for which I paid £26.80 for. This included x-rays. I was informed I’d need a gum disease treatment going…
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Dentistry Abroad
You hear a lot about people going abroad for dentistry, but I've noticed it's nearly always for cosmetic or preventative work they're choosing to have done, rather than for normal check-ups and subsequent treatment. Has anyone gone abroad for normal dental health treatment i.e. check-ups, fillings etc, or is this just not…
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Any Glasgow or Central Scotland (affordable) recommendations for dental implants?
Looking for advice on affordable dental implants and whether dentures should be ruled out. My old crown with post in upper left 2 (one from the front) got a little loose a couple of years back and cracked the doughnut (remaining tooth bed), so I had to have it extracted. I tried a denture for a year but found it…
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Are you planning on buying a Beauty Advent Calendar this year
Do you think beauty advent calendars are value for money and worth it, or are they overpriced fancy boxes full of samples?
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Varifocals - Asda vs Specsavers field of vision comparison
Hi all, I've been wearing Varifocals for 10 years or more - clear glasses with thin lenses plus sunglasses with thicker lenses. Specsavers quoted me about £540 for replacement pairs last week. They can't determine the type of varifocals I bought from another branch but I'm pretty sure they were the Elite - not sure who…
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Hiatal Hernia Surgery?
I'm 55 and I've had IBS for around 30 years. Main symptom are being bunged up all the time. I found I solved the issues by a big coffee on a morning to get unbunged, followed by a peppermint tea to stop any IBS symptoms. A couple of years ago I started feeling bloated and full of gas. Eating veg and fibre would make it…
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How to find a good GP care for long term conditions
Hi, I am trying to help an elderly relative of mine to find a good GP surgery. The one they currently go to it's almost impossible to get an appointment and hospital letters never seem to get uploaded to the patients record and hence hospital recommendations to the GP are never actioned even after I go to the GP surgery to…
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Shopping experience and Sale
Hi all, Has anyone shopped at Alyaka.com? Its sale is still going. 30% off is very tempting but I'm not sure about the website never used it before. Thanks Laurie
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Partner coughing when upstairs
This is a bit of a strange one. My partner always wakes in the morning and has a few bouts of coughing within first few minutes, and it’ll continue on and off while upstairs. she isn’t ill or poorly, is fit and healthy. It’s definitely something upstairs. she doesn’t cough at all through the day, out walking (it isn’t hay…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries August 2024
Halfway through August but it's never too late to stop buying unnecessary toiletries! 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 of support and encouragement if you need them. Thanks to Hodgepodge for starting last month's…
