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mum2one

Savvybunny2009 wrote: »

I have signed up for the business degree too :jStarting with an introduction to business studies. I did business studies in high school and managed an A so hopefully the first few wont be too bad.

How fab! I will no doubt be able to ask you knowledgable advice if I get stuck then

Thanks for the advice, I was going to get the head mistress of a school I used to work at to sign it but tbh I think I will just get the jobcentre to do it.

Thank you so much for your advice, yesterday I was feeling so low I felt like quitting already as finding people to sign these forms seems an impossble challenge but now I have my mojo back

Thats brilliant news about the course, I started with B120, it was a really good course, good base to work from, if you sign up for BU130, its the most boring, wasteful course on history, but if your going for business degree - need it.
Anything I can help with, just shout.xx

Thank you 2, - just glad could come up with a few suggestions, it does feel like forms after another - sent u a pm xx

mum2one

Fredula wrote: »

^ Wow! Pretty!

Does anyone have a good suggestion as to what to do for birthday cards? I have a lot of birthday cards to buy for the year and I'm thinking that at an average of £1 a card it's going to become very expensive. What can I do instead of cards (for the people I'm getting presents for?) Anyone have any handy hints?

Bit of a mixed batch of thoughts - but all nice.

Shop cards - say try Card warehouse - get a big a4 for 99p, and the smaller ones if you have a root round can get some for 29p - average is 59p to 89p.

Shop - Home Bargains - 2 ways here
1st - loose cards think its 2 for £1 - can be hit and miss, so may be worth doing the yearly list - then seeing if you can match up

2nd - bos of cards, ocassionally they have a box of 10 card for 59p (we pay £1 in devon for same)
box of 10 kids (5 boys, 5 girls),
mix and match (inc sorry forget your bday, get well, new home, symphaty)
Ladies cards - Flower pics nice verses

Brilliant Brainwave - (not halfcost for once its Vistaprint

Folded Notelets - base picture on front - say flower print for the ladies, where it lets you change the name - just add Happy Birthday, then when you need to use them, can add little personal message inside, - do the same for gents.

sure theres got to be a free offer floating around for the notecards, - make sure you get the folded ones. xx

claireylulu

Morning all.
Kirsty it sounds like you have had a rough time of it. Hope this next lot of antibs will work for you. You deserve a rest.

Thanks everyone for you kind words about my son. Just hoping today is the day he will wake up and be fine. (He is still in bed the lazy boy he always loves his sleep. He can sleep 7pm to 9am!)

Esmer that cupcake looks too nice to eat, it looks fantastic.

Usually go to a toddler talk session with my sons today for my eldest but will have to give that a miss got no one to look after my youngest, he usually comes with us. So looks like a survey day today!

pinkfluffybabe

Fredula wrote: »

^ Wow! Pretty!

Does anyone have a good suggestion as to what to do for birthday cards? I have a lot of birthday cards to buy for the year and I'm thinking that at an average of £1 a card it's going to become very expensive. What can I do instead of cards (for the people I'm getting presents for?) Anyone have any handy hints?

There is also a few offers on funky pigeon - a few pages back someone posted a really good deal for a few cheap/free cards.

Also M&S have a deal at the moment where if you buy 6 cards you get one free. It's not a huge amount but they have some really decent low priced cards.

Also, keep an eye out on the M&S sales - I got a few really nice birthday cards half price in their Jan sale. Had to go looking in stationary mind, but they were all really good quality.

mum2one wrote: »

Thats brilliant news about the course, I started with B120, it was a really good course, good base to work from, if you sign up for BU130, its the most boring, wasteful course on history, but if your going for business degree - need it.
Anything I can help with, just shout.xx

Thank you 2, - just glad could come up with a few suggestions, it does feel like forms after another - sent u a pm xx

I did the DB123 course 'you and your money' which I think is an elective for the business degree. I loved it, it was really great and I knew a lot already being a big fan of this site. My next step was do go back and do B120 but then I started a PhD instead so no OU for me for a while!

elysia2003

Esmer - that cake is beautiful. I agree - it's too nice to eat.

Wonders will never cease - I had a shock just - My redeem came through off BINGOPORT (uses CAPS). I'd even forgotten I'd redeemed, so that was a double shock. I thought they'd sent it me for compensation at first. :rotfl:

DDraig - I haven't a clue what you were talking about but it sound intriguing.

The funky pigeon offer expired, but I would go with mum2one's suggestion of using Vista.

Have a good day and I send big hugs to everyone who is poorly.

Legendmum

Well guess who just sent me a £5 voucher for Amazon??? Didnt expect that this mornig but at least I got one more out of them! Haha!
Wonder if I went on and didnt post and won 10,000 plus points could I redeem again? Not that I would waste my time! AND I purposely didnt go through the LINK in the email so they dont get money back haha in your face! lol
Had my points through for looney too so have already done a couple 80 words this morning!

Giggles_Fairy

Fredula wrote: »

^ Wow! Pretty!

Does anyone have a good suggestion as to what to do for birthday cards? I have a lot of birthday cards to buy for the year and I'm thinking that at an average of £1 a card it's going to become very expensive. What can I do instead of cards (for the people I'm getting presents for?) Anyone have any handy hints?

In my budget card shop (think it's card factory) it's 10 cards for £1 and there is a great selection. I stocked up a few weeks back as they are always great for last minute cards too.

xrestrictedx

you never guess what, i got my redeem in my emails this morning, from you know who, they must of honoured it, i ordered it before we got 'muzzled'

ahh i just seen the other posts must have crossed over with them, well at least we got something.


Milla xxxx

bunbun2

la la la not listening:rotfl: I have 13,xxx points in my account of that place I am not talking about anymore and can't redeem as my mobile is not verified:mad: notice they unverify the mobile but don't actually cancel the account
seriously well done to you all and I'm not really jealous:T

stepmum

Legendmum wrote: »

Well guess who just sent me a £5 voucher for Amazon??? Didnt expect that this mornig but at least I got one more out of them! Haha!
Wonder if I went on and didnt post and won 10,000 plus points could I redeem again? Not that I would waste my time! AND I purposely didnt go through the LINK in the email so they dont get money back haha in your face! lol
Had my points through for looney too so have already done a couple 80 words this morning!

I just got mine too!!!!!! Have put it in my account quick smart so they cannot cancel it. So if any bp spies are lurking