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  • Danni-R
    Danni-R Posts: 641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I went to the Reading store yesterday and they had these moustache mugs for 99p

    http://www.peteribruegger.com/mugsshop.html

    They also had VIZ mugs for 99p as well.
    [STRIKE]£2200[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£1950[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1850[/STRIKE] £1600 on my credit card
    £1200 of £6000 Savings
  • Violetta_2
    Violetta_2 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    edited 3 March 2014 at 10:22AM
    Was in today & they had lot's of stompeez slippers for £4.99. I also bought another bag of those broken choccie biscuits (purely for research :rotfl: ) and interestingly on the receipt in brackets after the description of item it says CAD so I am sure they are cadbury's, taste like it too, won't buy another next time or it will become a habit.
    Booo!!!
  • Brockyman
    Brockyman Posts: 383 Forumite
    Car Insurance Carver! Cashback Cashier
    I picked up some Stanley beaded hand cleansing gel in the Preston Home Bargains store a couple of weeks back and have to say it is absolutely rubbish. It simply doesn't work! £1.99 for a litre. DON'T BUY IT!

    Did a quick search on Google and a couple of reviews on Amazon say the same thing and it scores 1 star out of 5 (presumably it would get no stars out of 5 if you could use less than one star).

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  • booter
    booter Posts: 1,691 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Spotted a bottle of Timotei Pure shampoo - 250ml for 99p. No silicones, parabens or colourants, so hopefully should be good for sensitive scalps :) And I love the smell :)

    Can't seem to grasp how to add a photo, but if anyone points me in the right direction.......... :o
  • autumngirl
    autumngirl Posts: 1,599 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Violetta wrote: »
    Do check the catch is ok on these, I picked one up yesterday as they look quite cute but when I opened it the metal fastening came apart so put it back. may have just been unlucky but open & close it a few times before you put them in your shopping basket.

    I bought some of these little jars to keep craft bits & bobs in (not sure what exactly but I couldn't resist them!) A couple of them needed the catch tightening up by squeezing the sides together - can't really describe very well but if anyone buys one which comes apart it can be easily fixed with a little muscle! :)
  • Violetta_2
    Violetta_2 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    autumngirl wrote: »
    I bought some of these little jars to keep craft bits & bobs in (not sure what exactly but I couldn't resist them!) A couple of them needed the catch tightening up by squeezing the sides together - can't really describe very well but if anyone buys one which comes apart it can be easily fixed with a little muscle! :)
    Pinching? So glad that works they are sweet and at that price a real bargain.
    Booo!!!
  • purplestar133
    purplestar133 Posts: 1,732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    HB has 100g Febreze Candles for 99p/£1. My store had Holly Berries and Frost and Apple Spice varieties.

    Not as big as others but great smelling!
  • vickssinex
    vickssinex Posts: 173 Forumite
    100 Posts
    Those 50g Whitworth dried fruit packs are tiny! I wouldn't pay any more than 19p for them. The triple pack tubs my local HB sells at 79p for 220g are good value too, although they aren't Whitworths.
  • purplestar133
    purplestar133 Posts: 1,732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Forgot to say I also saw pots of baking beads for £1.99. The cheapest I've ever seen them is £5!
  • In the Poole HB they're selling 4-roll packs of Nicky 'The Snowman & The Snowdog' printed loo rolls at 69p a pack (3 ply, average 160 sheets per roll) :)
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