ELITE 11+ "50 shades of tosco" mse gathering of OCD bargain hunters!!

French_Knickers

celebrate wrote: »

morning all

miserable outside and cold....................not sure whether to put my heating on:eek:

i see misery guts was on form last night



Er who are you calling daft??:p:p:p:p OK I won't question that one however may I point out that I didn't kick off, i merely asked for clarification of the policy so i knew for next time. It was 3.45pm after being at the hospital all day and night my coupons expired in 15mins, it took them 1/2 hr to call down the lazy a$$ supervisor, she refused to let me use them at all on the mens deo, i wouldn't have minded if she had let me have them for free rather than money off the rest of the shop but she wouldn't accept them at all.

Furthermore i was left with 5mins before closing to go to an alternative supermarket to use them.

I didn't intentionally present an OOD one to superdrug it was a day OOD and she pointed that out at which I apologised and took it back. Yes I did use it in savers but Supermarkets have several weeks to send these back to the manufacturer despite the exp date to the customer, they will still get their money.

FK -a judgemental condascending attitude is not at all helpful on this thread, I find it threatening and upsetting. A bit of polite advice goes a long way and I think we pride ourselves on this thread on the the friendly welcoming ethos.

Certainly you yourself are not whiter than white or an angel , again we get on the discussion again about bending T&C's, you hammered the bravaria, you are hammering the wine APG, your boasting of several DTD's on BT strauss phones within a few days then returning them with a golden....I could go on. We each do what we feel comfortable with. If we start slating people for having the guts to tell of an experience then I am afraid this thread is not the place for me anymore. Anyone who asks a simple question for advice gets hammered, the 2 people who asked a simple question got slaughtered yesterday regarding APG reuse. I am not saying what they said was right , however I am saying the manner in which advice is given is a holier than thou approach in a manner which could potentially push people back into lurkdom.

Sorry to bring the thread down
Happy bank holiday to all:A
Perhaps this would be a good time for me to have another break from this madhouse:(

Re. the APG advice.....I didn't even appear on here till stacks of people had already commented. I also stick by my comments the other day, getting huge APG's (and of course subsequently re-using them over and over again) is selfish and greedy and is likely to ruin it for everyone.

I am also all for getting plenty of stuff on glitches and always have been. What I 'preach' is that people do it in a manner that doesn't draw attention to what we as a collective do. With so many people now 'savvy shopping' any unwanted attention is likely to bring an end to things. I'm sure none of us want that?

You really don't seem to 'get it'......spreading the beer around over lots of stores is not the same as sticking 3 lots on the same conveyor and doing the shops one after another. Doing one DTD in a store (regardless of value) is not the same as getting 20 of the same item and requesting DTD. I guess if you can't see that then it might explain why you have so many confrontations in stores.

RootedNomad

bcw123 wrote: »

I know I will get slated but I totaly agree with you

Me too. Bravely and well said celebrate. Hope you stay, you are absolutely one of my fav posters on here and it is a healthy thing to keep a balance and not just go with the flow every time just because that is the majority view. Majority or loudest spoken is not necessarily right - in fact in this case, it isn't, nothing is that black or white, but that is irrelevant, because as you say it is for each individual to decide what they are and are not happy with inside those many shades of grey. Every one who posts on here is equal and should not be judged.

There are a few wise old birds on here who have learned to keep schtum and you learn to recognise them as much by what they don't say as what they do. Which is good in a lot of ways (eg some views would not sit well with MSE Towers) but not so good in others because the majority view is not challenged with sufficient vigour.

Only thing I will add is that there is one sure fire way to get this thread pulled and that is heated discussions about what is and is not coupon fraud/misuse. Has happened lots before elsewhere on MSE, lets make sure it doesn't happen here. I think it is that reason and that reason alone that some views are not challenged more frequently, ie to protect the 11+ community.

French_Knickers

bcw123 wrote: »

I know I will get slated but I totaly agree with you

Love the irony of that remark coming from you!!!:rotfl:

RootedNomad

French_Knickers wrote: »

Re. the APG advice.....I didn't even appear on here till stacks of people had already commented. I also stick by my comments the other day, getting huge APG's (and of course subsequently re-using them over and over again) is selfish and greedy and is likely to ruin it for everyone.

I am also all for getting plenty of stuff on glitches and always have been. What I 'preach' is that people do it in a manner that doesn't draw attention to what we as a collective do. With so many people now 'savvy shopping' any unwanted attention is likely to bring an end to things. I'm sure none of us want that?

You really don't seem to 'get it'......spreading the beer around over lots of stores is not the same as sticking 3 lots on the same conveyor and doing the shops one after another. Doing one DTD in a store (regardless of value) is not the same as getting 20 of the same item and requesting DTD. I guess if you can't see that then it might explain why you have so many confrontations in stores.

French_Knickers wrote: »

Love the irony of that remark coming from you!!!:rotfl:

FK, I really really don't want to get into any beef, but that don't get it bit, and pointing out the irony ......

Wouldn't normally comment, but a bit of self-reflection really may be useful here?

GlassPig

gd morning (just) all

GlassPig

My t yest had reduced all its oaktree estate soup down to 21p a can.Its one of their discount brand. Not sure if it is just local or national but might be worth checking soup section. HTH.

Clipstrip_Bargains

nikkilala wrote: »

Will they have to change the cast? Nannylala had a pink one on her arm with glitter:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Just make sure you rest up properly and let everyone do everything for you x

Got boys helping so far have cleaned in preparation for me coming home (with I am sure a lot of DIRECTIONS from OH)
Have had breakfast brought to me and eldest has just asked how the intercom on the phone works
DH is at paralympics all week so actually good to have DS's home.
Have to have cast changed every 2 weeks to lengthen the tendon. But current one is soooooo ugly it might "dig" in or be not right. So I can have a nice one sooner.

French_Knickers

RootedNomad wrote: »

FK, I really really don't want to get into any beef, but that don't get it bit, and pointing out the irony ......

Wouldn't normally comment, but a bit of self-reflection really may be useful here?

So no beef then you have a pop anyway.

I'll leave you guys to it. See ya.

lookinforabargain

Sorry toask but does anyone know if dtd is stil working on the kids activity books pretty please? In Ts just now, many thanks

wackynut

motherbear wrote: »

Apparently the Essex lion isn't really a lion......it's a snow leopard with a spray tan and hair extensions :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Morning all
If the above offends anyone, please let me know and I will remove it.

Found the £10 TV wall bracket that Call of Trouty posted about last month :j Thanks CoT :T

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