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  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    Pooky wrote: »
    I, being a lovely wifey thing, gave the baileys to DH......he enjoyed it.

    Luc - Hope you feel better soon, sounds vile!

    Bookie - well done on the vouchers!! :j

    Sally - I popped to the post office on wednesday.....it's obviously going via Turkey! Good luck on the shrug hunt.

    Thanks Pooky, sure it will turn up tomorrow :) Will let you know as soon as it does xx
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  • Lucifa73
    Lucifa73 Posts: 7,726 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Tickets to see something?
    26.2.19/14.1.19: T MC 3629.26/3629.26 : VM 0% 1050/13876.59 : W 0% 100/1485 = 4409.26/18990.85 =25.17%
    28.1.19/28.1.19 Hubs 0% £400/£2,977 =13.44%
    SPC 2019 #073


  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    beanielou wrote: »
    ideas for my mum for chrimbo~not too expensive though.
    Im stumped.

    Are there any dvds she'd like in the supermarket? pack it up with a couple of mini bottles of wine from Tesco, a pair of fluffy inexpensive slippers (Primark is great) and a slab of really good quality Divine or Green & Blacks chocolate :T
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Lucifa73
    Lucifa73 Posts: 7,726 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    A voucher for a day out together doing things she enjoys? Would delay the cost?

    Anyways.I'm going to try and sleep before my stomach rebels again:cool:

    Night all x
    26.2.19/14.1.19: T MC 3629.26/3629.26 : VM 0% 1050/13876.59 : W 0% 100/1485 = 4409.26/18990.85 =25.17%
    28.1.19/28.1.19 Hubs 0% £400/£2,977 =13.44%
    SPC 2019 #073


  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,624 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    sallyx wrote: »
    Beanie what about a lovely picture of you and DS in a nice frame?

    Actually did that a couple of years ago sally~great idea though.
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  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    Dam Beanie....
    Linda's idea is good
    I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
    Finally Debt Free...
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    Hmmm didn't find anything but I think I might do them a kind of foodie hamper. With maybe some kind of nice infused oil, chutney, cheese, organic wine, marinated olives, that sort of thing. I think they would like it, but they are so flipping fussy, it's hard to tell.

    Not sure where I would buy those things locally though, I don't live in a 'deli' kind of a town. :rolleyes: Maybe Leeds city centre though, or actually, I'm sure there will be somewhere near where Mr Sunday lives, that's if we are still speaking by then.
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
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  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    ...even better than the wine beanie - Griffith Park sparkling Rose is absolutely delicious, tastes far more expensive and is only £6.99 at Tesco
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,624 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Lucifa73 wrote: »
    Age, Interests - a starting point would be good:p

    Mid 60's,local history,ballet.

    So far got her a pair of the La Senza's PJ's and thats it.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    My Mum and Dad will never say what they want for Xmas because they don't want us spending too much on them. If I ask, they just say 'a Mars bar'.

    This gets pretty bloody irritating every single year (for the last 30-odd), so a couple of years ago, me and my sisters bought bags full of miniature Mars bars and wrapped hundreds of the damn things up individually. :rotfl:

    Don't think they have said it since...
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
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