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worry-wart_3

marymilkmaid wrote: »

Can anyone explain this brand match by sainsburys to me please. Never shopped there but have to go past a huge one tomorrow & would like to take advantage of it :-)

Minimum spend £20 on anything (including clothes)
Maximum BM is £10
Compares only branded items e.g. weetabix, Heinz but not own brands
BM is instant at the till so make sure the wee machine it comes out of isn't flashing red to say no paper

SpiralingDown

worry-wart wrote: »

Local update - just been told they're at it already in Dundonald. That rules out a road trip for me Stay safe folks.

I was told to stay away from Templemore ave, Castlereagh street and Albert bridge road and also Newtownards road right up to Bloomfield Ave.
I hope it doesn't get too bad or too close to me . I'm safe and at home but it'll come too close for comfort if it gets as far as Bloomfield ave.
Because of this I rushed out after lunch to sainsbobs after seeing Nikkilalas photo. I went to Kennedy centre one and picked up 38 pet Xmas gifts for 10p each, there were many more but I just didn't have the time to buy them as I was running very late.
They had loads of roll wrap for 20p and gift tags for 10p, their other Xmas gifts were mostly gone, a few at the start of the toys and a bay end at the bakery but very little else. I was looking for the Lego stuff but guess that all went at the weekend.

pattylabelle

worry-wart wrote: »

Part timer Was up your neck of the woods at the weekend. You must have missed the only 2 good receipts in westie on Friday! Just over £2 but better than nought. BTW does westie not do the sally stuff? Couldn't see anything like that bar nail varnish remover.

I have nearly given up on wombling at sada- it is a sad state of affairs when I make more from the trolleys than wombling. No sally at westie - it wouldn't sell;)

BTW how many receipts did you have to gather to get £2:rotfl::rotfl:

Westvleteren

A Cheating husband decided to write this letter to his wife. My Dear Wife, You will surely understand that I have certain needs that you, Being 54 years old, can no longer satisfy. I am very happy with you and I value you as a goodwife, however, after reading this letter I hope you will not wrongly interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my 18 years old secretary at the Comfort Inn Hotel. Please don't be upset, I shall be back before midnight".When the man came home late that night he found a reply of his letter on the dining room table: My Dear Husband, I received your letter and thank you for your honesty about my being 54 years old. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also 54 years old. As you know, I am a maths teacher at our local college. I would like to inform you that while you read this, I will be at the Hotel Fiesta with Michael, one of my students, who is also the assistant tennis coach. He is young, virile and like your secretary, he is 18 years old. You being a successful businessman with an excellent knowledge of maths you will understand that we are in the same situation, although with one small difference; 18 goes into 54 a lot more times than 54 goes into 18.Therefore I will not be home until sometime tomorrow!!!

worry-wart_3

pattylabelle wrote: »

I have nearly given up on wombling at sada- it is a sad state of affairs when I make more from the trolleys than wombling. No sally at westie - it wouldn't sell;)

BTW how many receipts did you have to gather to get £2:rotfl::rotfl:

I think it was 8 receipts and it was £2.24 to be exact Well worth the backache reaching into trollies!

pattylabelle

hampydoodums wrote: »

Just a quick one from me before I settle down to watch dancing on ice .

Got DTD on Frozen Planet - the complete series (3 discs). OOD SEL from 26th Dec, definitely worth looking at the SELS, this one was on the bottom shelf and I really had to squint to see the small print . Have a nice evening everyone xxx

Yes I did that today as well. Lady at CS was miserable about it but I was in me posh clothes today and was not a bit put off by her:) It works out as £10 after DTD but still a good price as a birthday present.

pattylabelle

worry-wart wrote: »

I think it was 8 receipts and it was £2.24 to be exact Well worth the backache reaching into trollies!

That is not too bad at all - recently I have been gathering maybe 15 to get 57p:p

Gone are the good days for now anyway.

Leothecat

Re the sallys.....I asked if they had any out back in ards today and was told that it is an outside company that comes in replenishes the stocks of these (like the greeting cards). She didn't know what day they came in on

Sarahdol75

Just made the brocoli and cheese soup, was delicious, def on my to make again list.

elliemoo

Evening all, hope everyone is well.

Glad to say Mr Sky has fixed the broadband and we are back up and running again.

Miserable day today in NI, weatherwise and may also be a miserable night otherwise in some parts tonite.

Kids back to school and normal routine resumed but I am on the countdown to starting my part-time hours from beginning of Feb. A real life change for us, me and OH are going part-time and will nolonger need childminding etc but more than that we might get some work/life balance and quality back into our family life.