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Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    I am also not used to towns on roadsigns to be so close. I am used to a town on a roadsign being small ... and 20 miles away, slow miles. Today I went to a town 7 miles away in one direction, yesterday I went to a huge town 4 miles away the other direction. Most unusual..... and there were big shopping areas with all sorts of stuff in between.

    Even saw my first John Lewis for 15 years.
  • PasturesNew
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    I jsut did a magical thing... randomly. Typed into maps.google the town name here, then chose "search nearby" and typed Waitrose... SIX!!! SIX!!!! Blimey.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I jsut did a magical thing... randomly. Typed into maps.google the town name here, then chose "search nearby" and typed Waitrose... SIX!!! SIX!!!! Blimey.

    if i wanted to drive to six different waitroses then home again it would be a 104.6 mile round trip!
  • PasturesNew
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    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    if i wanted to drive to six different waitroses then home again it would be a 104.6 mile round trip!
    Where I just moved from, it was a 100 mile round trip to get to the nearest/only one! :)
  • silvercar
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    No point grabbing it if I've no home/kitchen :)

    But once I have got somewhere.... I can go there. Although I found most Grabbits weren't of interest to me. I have few/small needs.... and most grabbits are bulk/family orientated.

    Not true!

    Grabbits I've found in the last few days:

    free ice cold coffee from Cafe Nero (O2 priority moments)
    £10 Ebay voucher to send on anything in Home & Garden - no minimum spend.
    £10 off when you spend £20 at the Body Shop.
    Asda voucher for buying orange juice and Muller yoghurts
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I jsut did a magical thing... randomly. Typed into maps.google the town name here, then chose "search nearby" and typed Waitrose... SIX!!! SIX!!!! Blimey.

    POSH ALERT!!!!!!!
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  • Nikkster
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    silvercar wrote: »
    Not true!

    Grabbits I've found in the last few days:

    free ice cold coffee from Cafe Nero (O2 priority moments)
    £10 Ebay voucher to send on anything in Home & Garden - no minimum spend.
    £10 off when you spend £20 at the Body Shop.
    Asda voucher for buying orange juice and Muller yoghurts



    POSH ALERT!!!!!!!

    And I have had 2 takeaway pizzas and a £10 house of Fraser voucher for less than £4 (free pizza from zizzi with O2, the others were with money off for using one of my credit cards) :)

    Thanks for reminding me about that Ebay voucher too silvercar!
  • PasturesNew
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    silvercar wrote: »
    Not true!

    Grabbits I've found in the last few days:

    free ice cold coffee from Cafe Nero (O2 priority moments)
    £10 Ebay voucher to send on anything in Home & Garden - no minimum spend.
    £10 off when you spend £20 at the Body Shop.
    Asda voucher for buying orange juice and Muller yoghurts



    POSH ALERT!!!!!!!
    Not sure what an ice cold coffe is, never seen a Cafe Nero. No idea what O2 priority moments means
    £10 ebay voucher, without any strings, sounds good
    £10 off... but you have to spend £20... I've never spent a penny in Body Shop
    I don't buy orange juice or yoghurts.
    :)
  • PasturesNew
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    silvercar wrote: »
    POSH ALERT!!!!!!!
    Coming from an area/county with NO Waitroses.... I wonder what on earth possesses them to put six so close together.
  • Doozergirl
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Coming from an area/county with NO Waitroses.... I wonder what on earth possesses them to put six so close together.

    Money.

    People with money.

    That cheap haircut you're looking for may be a big round trip back to where you were if where you are has 6 Waitrose stores!
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • zagubov
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    My nearest Waitrose is a 5 minute walk.

    More importantly, my nearest Home Bargains is hours away, in Southall.:mad:

    Better change subject before PN gives me a CHAV ALERT!
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