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Best moving-in. new home present you ever received?

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  • pinkteapot
    pinkteapot Posts: 8,044 Forumite
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    Toilet brushes are horrible things; no sanitary home should have one. Rub off skid marks with a brush and then leave it sat in its own pot? Eurgh.

    Most gifts that I've had have been glasses, vases etc or booze. The booze goes down best; goes down well after the stress of moving. Offering to help out is also much appreciated. Alternatively, B&Q vouchers. No matter how little work your new place needs, it's amazing how much money you'll spend at B&Q in the first six months.
  • princessamy86
    princessamy86 Posts: 4,889 Forumite
    pinkteapot wrote: »
    Toilet brushes are horrible things; no sanitary home should have one. Rub off skid marks with a brush and then leave it sat in its own pot? Eurgh.

    Most gifts that I've had have been glasses, vases etc or booze. The booze goes down best; goes down well after the stress of moving. Offering to help out is also much appreciated. Alternatively, B&Q vouchers. No matter how little work your new place needs, it's amazing how much money you'll spend at B&Q in the first six months.

    I'm curious to know what you clean your toilet with! Also don't people clean, bleach the brush then put it back? Confused! (I'm not being sarky by the way I genuinely would like to know what you use to clean the toilet!)
    Scar tissue that I wish you saw, sarcastic mister know it all, close your eyes and I'll kiss you cause with the birds I'll share this lonely view.
  • donnaessex
    donnaessex Posts: 562 Forumite
    princessamy86 wrote: »
    I'm curious to know what you clean your toilet with! Also don't people clean, bleach the brush then put it back? Confused! (I'm not being sarky by the way I genuinely would like to know what you use to clean the toilet!)

    *shudder*

    No toilet brush will ever go near my house ever again after watching a Kim and Aggie programme once! Filthy, dirty, disgusting things. Gloves on, bleach down the pan and go!!!
    :o Trying to become debt free but this site makes me spend a fortune!!! :o
  • princessamy86
    princessamy86 Posts: 4,889 Forumite
    Omg am I the only person who actually does use a toilet brush? :eek: I didn't know there was anything wrong with them! Sorry OP, I'm a bit horrified by this, I don't think I would want to put my hands down the loo though! Even with gloves!
    Scar tissue that I wish you saw, sarcastic mister know it all, close your eyes and I'll kiss you cause with the birds I'll share this lonely view.
  • pimento
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    I use one of those toilet duck things that you put the disposible pads on the bottom and then they flush away after you've finished. I also hate toilet brushes.

    I would give vouchers as a gift. Maybe M&S or John Lewis.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • sooz
    sooz Posts: 4,560 Forumite
    And do you leave out gloves for your guests to use too? :D
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    I've not had any moving in presents .... and I've never given any.

    There's too much gift-giving in the world. Stop it.

    Just turn up and poke about their new place, they won't expect anything.
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    sooz wrote: »
    And do you leave out gloves for your guests to use too? :D

    I can't speak fpr the rest of you but my guests don't stay long enough to lay a cable.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • henpecked1
    henpecked1 Posts: 404 Forumite
    Toilet brush - i agree they are dirty but what can we use?

    Usually i avoid dropping off the jackson 5 when i am at someones house, but if they dont have a brush, it is better to put loo paper down the loo first and then deposit which creates no marks.
  • henpecked1
    henpecked1 Posts: 404 Forumite
    usually people buy us Orchids which always end up dead.
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