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Last Minute Essentials

With all but a week to go - I thought this might help :) I've just been flicking through asda with the things that I need to buy tomorrow when I go into town so - can you think of any to add to it?


Toilet Roll
Kitchen Roll
Foil
Cling film
Sandwich Bags
Batteries
Candles
Air Freshner
Blue tack
Sellotape
Stamps
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  • always stock up on spray cleaner!- you can never have too many!
    and dettol....
    :starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod:
  • Kandipandi
    Kandipandi Posts: 1,656 Forumite
    A bottle or wine, or a cheap box of chocs to wrap up for the person that brings you a present that you forgot about... :)
    You can stand there and agonize........
    Till your agony's your heaviest load. (Emily Saliers)
  • Toonie
    Toonie Posts: 1,154 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Diarrhoea relief tablets
    Liquid rehydration sachets (in case of loose bowels-but also good for hangovers!!)
    Matches/lighter (for candles)
    Grocery budget in 2023 £2279.18/£2700

    Grocery budget in 2022 £2304.76/£2400
    Grocery budget in 2021 £2107.86/£2200
    Grocery budget in 2020 £2193.02/£2160

    Saving for Christmas 2023 #15 £ 90/ £365
  • We always end up popping out for binbags and lemonade/coke for drink mixers.
    Not this year though.:D
    Reduce,re-use, recycle.






  • HoshPosh
    HoshPosh Posts: 111 Forumite
    Gavascon/Renee's etc.

    [I realise both of those are probably spelt wrong ;)]
  • Zimm190
    Zimm190 Posts: 182 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Superglue....my mum broke a crown last year biting into Rudolph's carrot on Christmas Eve! Brother had to go to garage on Christmas Day for superglue as an emergency solution till she could get to the dentist!
  • phunkles
    phunkles Posts: 1,711 Forumite
    Zimm190 wrote: »
    Superglue....my mum broke a crown last year biting into Rudolph's carrot on Christmas Eve! Brother had to go to garage on Christmas Day for superglue as an emergency solution till she could get to the dentist!

    Im pretty sure this isnt recommended :confused:

    Cold and flu capsules seeing as half the people i know have flu and the other half feel crappy
    Love is the answer. At least for most of the questions in my heart,
    Like why are we here? And where do we go?And how come it's so hard?
    It's not always easy,And sometimes life can be deceiving,
    I'll tell you one thing, its always better when we're together
  • Zimm190
    Zimm190 Posts: 182 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I didn't mean specifically for teeth!
  • rainmac
    rainmac Posts: 7,063 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker! Cashback Cashier
    I popped into Tesco today and found out they are open Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
    :wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:
  • rainmac
    rainmac Posts: 7,063 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker! Cashback Cashier
    Part-bake longlife bread is good to have in your cupboard so you can make a yummy lunch at the drop of a party hat :D
    :wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:
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