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HappyChappy84

Mrsfrugal

Thank you Call of Trouty, Zippydooda & Michjay for your quick replies, I'm relieved, I always thought you needed 8 items comparing, didn't realise you only needed 1 item to compare. I'll get the hang of this yet! Cheers guys

mgamble

tigerwhite wrote: »

Hi,
I'm just logging off but saw your post. There were none in there yesterday morning (i got 6 beers but no mags) but am going back in the morning so will PM you about 9am when i know.

thanks tiger

lindos90

Rose, Tiny shoes and Rhett, just wanted to say I am in the same boat.


My mum is getting quite poorly and frail and I am spending hours at her house. Even when Im at home my time is taken up by calling about the pendent alarm thats been broken for 2 months, or the GP surgery about why her last prescription wasnt medidosed, or the incontinence service to ask when her pads will be delivered, or searching the internet for aids and equipment that the SS dont feel its their responsibility to provide, or trapsing round every chemist I can find in search of 'plain' diralite, as the the 'blackcurrent' flavour the GP issued her with doesnt taste nice...the list is endless, I sometimes feel overwhelmed by it all.


Thank goodness my OH is a teacher and he can look after the kids since they have broken up, or I dont know what I would do!


My mum doesnt mean it, but even though she has four home care visits a day, somehow I still find myself at her house for a couple of hours every day sorting one thing or another. I feel terrible leaving the kids and my OH so much but I know as Rhett says, that when the time comes, I will feel very guilty for all the times that I have left her to go home to my family:(


The carers dont 'care' for her very well, they dont wash her pots properly (they just rinse things under a cold tap at the most!) and I have to go round and clean up/wash up after them. She tells me how some of them treat her, and if she is getting a carer she does not get on with, I feel really guilty and say I'll go round instead, and cancel the carer for that visit.:(

Sorry about the long post, its helped getting it off my chest a bit, as Im sure my OH gets fed up of listening. It was just an eye opener to see that there are other MSErs in a similar position.

scamps1966

Fudge_Cake wrote: »

:A:A:A

Thank you lovely, the Elite angels have come to my rescue :heart2:

A HUGE thank you :Axxxxxxx





I'm so sorry MT

I just read this and feel like crying

I'm so sorry I value your input so much more than I value mine....ALOT more actually, you do such a brilliant job with the coupon thread and keeping up to date on here too and I can't help but think my post sounded like I was coming out all guns blazing :(:(:( I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it like that at all and I am definitely not the most informed about any of the subjects on here, I am merely a novice.

My only reason for posting was to make people aware of the risk that it could stop comparing at any time. I would hate to think that somebody wasn't aware of the risk because the offer in M's has ended.

I'm having a really awful, emotional day and I'm just so sorry if you felt undermined or any other negative because of my post.

I really hope that the Muller glitch continues

Will you please stop flapping about your posts! you are one of the pins that hold this thread together:A
Items/bargains change all the time, it's not your fault (IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT) Just trying to remind you:)
Please stop worrying and give yourself a rest.
We are all here for you. Please keep posting your helpful posts:A

RootedNomad

This is worth a read from this weeks newsletter - lots of free high street giftcards if you can rustle up a circle of friends on FB Looks like it has 11+ name on it? No idea if there is a catch - MSE Michael and MSE Steve have been testing it out and think it is a goer.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/discount-voucher-codes/wrapp

The detail: What can you get? Vouchers change, but you can currently get around 20 gift cards, including £5 at O'Neill, £3 at Oasis, £3 at Pizza Express, £5 at Slurp, £5 at Happy Socks and £3 at Warehouse.
There's no minimum spend. There are no restrictions on what you can you spend the cards on and Wrapp has said there is no minimum spend – so find something for under the face value and you’ll get it totally free, although there may be delivery costs.
Who is Wrapp? We have little feedback on the site but it was founded in 2011 and its board directors include the co-founders of Skype and LinkedIn so it has decent backing but of course, as you don’t need to give payment details for this deal, the risk is minimal.
Why is it doing this? It might sound too good to be true but Wrapp says because it allows retailers to directly market to potential customers, those retailers don't spend on pricey adverts. Instead they spend this cash on freebies to draw customers in and spread the word.
The terms and conditions: You can send up to 15 free gift cards per day, but no more than three to any individual friend. After the three freebies, you can only send gift cards you have topped up with cash yourself. Only one gift card per transaction when redeeming. No change given.

If you have Facebook friends that live abroad, or who are going on holiday, you can choose to send free gift cards that are valid in Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United States.
MSE Michael says: MSE Steve and I have been sending free gift cards to each other for the last few days and we've built up quite a stash between us. We've been redeeming them just fine too, so give it a go and let us know how you get on in the forums.

nerfdad

nathzz wrote: »

Hello all!
I am new to couponing and would like some advice and help as you all seem to speak in code on this forum.

Any advice on how to get coupons and what your lingo stands for would be much appreciated!

have a nice evening, nath

Hello and welcome.
For getting coupons look at Coupon 27 thread.Its run by MT and she is great with helping people who are new to coupons like us.On here anything goes and any topic.Its hard to keep up at times but when a big glitch happens it will be all that the posts will be about.If you cant figure something out then just ask.Someone on here will always take the time to answer.

Tinyshoes

lindos90 wrote: »

Rose, Tiny shoes and Rhett, just wanted to say I am in the same boat.


My mum is getting quite poorly and frail and I am spending hours at her house. Even when Im at home my time is taken up by calling about the pendent alarm thats been broken for 2 months, or the GP surgery about why her last prescription wasnt medidosed, or the incontinence service to ask when her pads will be delivered, or searching the internet for aids and equipment that the SS dont feel its their responsibility to provide, or trapsing round every chemist I can find in search of 'plain' diralite, as the the 'blackcurrent' flavour the GP issued her with doesnt taste nice...the list is endless, I sometimes feel overwhelmed by it all.


Thank goodness my OH is a teacher and he can look after the kids since they have broken up, or I dont know what I would do!


My mum doesnt mean it, but even though she has four home care visits a day, somehow I still find myself at her house for a couple of hours every day sorting one thing or another. I feel terrible leaving the kids and my OH so much but I know as Rhett says, that when the time comes, I will feel very guilty for all the times that I have left her to go home to my family:(


The carers dont 'care' for her very well, they dont wash her pots properly (they just rinse things under a cold tap at the most!) and I have to go round and clean up/wash up after them. She tells me how some of them treat her, and if she is getting a carer she does not get on with, I feel really guilty and say I'll go round instead, and cancel the carer for that visit.:(

Sorry about the long post, its helped getting it off my chest a bit, as Im sure my OH gets fed up of listening. It was just an eye opener to see that there are other MSErs in a similar position.

Don't apologise I'm always off loading to the Elite, I find it is a great help to talk about what is going on sometimes, other times I don't feel the need. Always someone here to listen to the bad days,

TrulyMadly

lindos90 wrote: »

Rose, Tiny shoes and Rhett, just wanted to say I am in the same boat.


My mum is getting quite poorly and frail and I am spending hours at her house. Even when Im at home my time is taken up by calling about the pendent alarm thats been broken for 2 months, or the GP surgery about why her last prescription wasnt medidosed, or the incontinence service to ask when her pads will be delivered, or searching the internet for aids and equipment that the SS dont feel its their responsibility to provide, or trapsing round every chemist I can find in search of 'plain' diralite, as the the 'blackcurrent' flavour the GP issued her with doesnt taste nice...the list is endless, I sometimes feel overwhelmed by it all.


Thank goodness my OH is a teacher and he can look after the kids since they have broken up, or I dont know what I would do!


My mum doesnt mean it, but even though she has four home care visits a day, somehow I still find myself at her house for a couple of hours every day sorting one thing or another. I feel terrible leaving the kids and my OH so much but I know as Rhett says, that when the time comes, I will feel very guilty for all the times that I have left her to go home to my family:(


The carers dont 'care' for her very well, they dont wash her pots properly (they just rinse things under a cold tap at the most!) and I have to go round and clean up/wash up after them. She tells me how some of them treat her, and if she is getting a carer she does not get on with, I feel really guilty and say I'll go round instead, and cancel the carer for that visit.:(

Sorry about the long post, its helped getting it off my chest a bit, as Im sure my OH gets fed up of listening. It was just an eye opener to see that there are other MSErs in a similar position.

Hi lindos,

I have been in your situation and understand.
Don't go forward with the expectation that you will feel guilt eventually because you shouldn't.
Every day you are doing the best you can on that day and you will look back knowing that you have done everything possible while trying to maintain a happy life balance. If you become overwhelmed you will not be able to look after your mum. So take time out for yourself - it is essential.

Take care:)

redfox

please remember that swapping coupons and codes by PM (or indeed any other method) isn't allowed on MSE so the posts effectively setting up a 'coupon swapshop' have had to be deleted. It ain't allowed, folks, sorry!