The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

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PIC don't rise to the bait, you can't carry on an argument or start a feud if only one of you is arguing and feuding!!! Just smile, say good morning/evening if she speaks first and carry on walking past, she'll get the message and you'll get left alone. You know it's not your dogs and if it's never been a problem before it surely won't be your problem now. Head high petal, you can do it, Lyn xxx.

Does anyone else regularly NOT get offered a receipt at thier local shop? I'm pretty certain they did me out of a couple of pounds this morning in our local One Stop, it's happened before when I've been buying reductions but I've been watching the display on the till and spotted it and made them check. Today the display was turned so I couldn't see it and there were quite a few people in a queue behind me and I didn't realise until I got home and checked the prices but with no reciept I couldn't go back and complain. I know the Co - Op here always ask if you want a receipt but I've never been offered one from One Stop. Is this a normal thing now to actually have to request a receipt or are they mucking about?

paidinchickens

Our local T's have started to ask if you want a receipt so I don't know if shops are on a "green drive" as such. I always say yes as sometimes they scan the wrong bar code, you would think they know I don't buy anything without a yellow sticker on by now wouldn't you?

DH has done really well and not really said anything sarky in return then came inside and swore a little, well a lot lol.

Heads high Lyn, head are high :A

PiC x

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Well done, and Mr PIC too!!!

ginnyknit

I have a lovely neighbour, mostly, until 6.15 am he emptied his tin can recycling bin on his path then chucked the contents back in one at a time :mad:

Had a trying couple of days with Oh and kids, they just keep mithering me in person and on the phone - at one point they all turned up together! I dont mind usually but wanted to get some stuff done in the garden. Between helping do the cricket league stats with hubby, invites for Ds's marriage blessing and keeping Dd's chin up as her partner had to go to Birmingham for an interview, and of course my darling Mum panicking at the railway station because she thought she had missed Ds and wifey - insert exasperated smiley :rotfl:

MrsLW I thing they have to have the display visible by law and yes it sounds like someone is making extra cash at your expense. You have to be asked if you want a reciept or not. I have noticed a couple of dodgy things in our Mr T lately - one day the till girl slipped voucher under the counter instead of giving it to harrassed mum and a couple of times people have been charged twice for things! Watch them all like hawks I say!:mad:

fuddle

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Does anyone else regularly NOT get offered a receipt at thier local shop? I'm pretty certain they did me out of a couple of pounds this morning in our local One Stop, it's happened before when I've been buying reductions but I've been watching the display on the till and spotted it and made them check. Today the display was turned so I couldn't see it and there were quite a few people in a queue behind me and I didn't realise until I got home and checked the prices but with no reciept I couldn't go back and complain. I know the Co - Op here always ask if you want a receipt but I've never been offered one from One Stop. Is this a normal thing now to actually have to request a receipt or are they mucking about?

The Coop where I used to live was rife for not even mentioning the receipt. It's not on and I always ask for a receipt no matter what shop I am in as I feel it is my right to prove I purchased an item. By not giving a receipt they have the opportunity to take a £ or two sneakily. Serve 50 customers a day and there's near enough £100 stolen. There's being green and there's consumer rights. I suspect no company would advocate not giving proof of purchase even it if it is just for a pint of milk. I hope you weren't diddled. It certainly leaves a bitter taste!

Well after being fridge freezer consumers we decided to not be a consumer today. Well, we had to as needed netting to protect the tweet tweets from our produce, but when we looked at the price of sticks to prop up the peas we thought s*d that and took the girls in the woods to go hunt out some sticks. Half hours work and a happy DH wrapping wool round them as I type.

Very dark here this evening and quite a chill. I am still feeling drained but a day off tomorrow. I am sat here looking at next doors peony (I think it is). It's got big bulbous heads galore. That is going to be one pretty show soon

mcculloch29

Sounds like a peony to me.
I had a lovely one at Catterick and really should have dug it up for here, as all the gardens were razed when occupants left, so many houses were left empty for ages.

Really pleased with various little MS ways today, DD and DGS arrived and did my back garden.
They cleared the patio, dug over flower bed and had a go at encouraging the creeper that relocated from next door to grow vertically up the fence rather than horizontally across the patio.
I haven't a clue what it is but it has matt variegated leaves and attractive single purplish flowers, with the growth on long thickish straightish tendrils.

I bought this Regatta jacket for £8.59 plus postage for my daughter today, having bought myself one last week. Size 16 and 18 left atm. RRP £70. The ones in charity shops for a quid or two less usually look awful.

I have found something that I can donate to be sold to raise money for local charities, really pleased about that, as I am sure it will raise a decent sum.

I wish our @ldi would have a collection bin for food parcels. I always forget whilst I am in Mr T. and balk at their ridiculous prices anyway.
I wonder what would happen if I put @ldi goods in the collection bin?

Repaired my watch strap which was only a few weeks old. Glue had failed, it's now stitched. Having opened a seam on my microwave wheat-heat bag, emptied the wheat out and washed the bag, I refilled it and it's good to go for next winter. No need to buy a new one.

DGS loves reading and went home with two books to keep him happy. One was adult fantasy fiction that I'd read, at 11 his reading age is 16. There was nothing too disturbing in the story, and I thought he would enjoy it. We shall see.

Glad you got freezer sorted, Fuddle. I'm appreciating my new one, which, thinking about it, is the first new stand-alone freezer that I have owned in 38 years. My previous S/H ones lasted for many years, I had a bit more luck than you.

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I fought the sysrem at the Co Op a couple of years ago, they were particularly good at offering things at a reduction and then me getting home and finding that they'd gone through at full original price on my reciept which led to many walks back to the shop to get it sorted out and my refund. This was particularly likely to happen at the weekends when they have thier younger staff working the tills. I had it happen once too often and had a right go at the manager as they are supposed to cover the original barcode on the product and scan the reduction price in and they weren't doing the covering up because in his words the machines don't work properly because they are dirty, the staff don't like using them. Well, the suggestion to clean them didn't altogether go down well but a week or so later one of the staff I knew quite well stopped me and thanked me as they had now been told to cover the bar codes, the machines HAD been cleaned and it was all round much better for staff and customers alike. I'm up for having the same conversation with One Stop if I keep catching them doing the same as they don't cover the original bar codes at the moment and the cashier has to cancel each item and put in the new price so I can see how it happens but as I said to the co op manager, I'm the customer, it's not up to me to have to watch your staff and make sure they do the job properly, you're the manager and it's your responsibility to ensure that the system is working properly, I don't expect to have to check every item I buy to make sure your staff have done the job they're paid to do, it's YOUR JOB!!! I think it was a couple of pounds this morning but from now on I shall ask for a till receipt every time I go in there and query any discrepancy no matter how many people are queueing behind me, they might get diddled too!!!

savingqueen

Mad day today. Birthday cakes were still cooling way after 12 midnight, Got to bed 12.30, DS9 still awake. Ended up in our bed which he hasn't done for a couple of years. Awake til about 3.30am so I was too. Up at 7am to ice the cakes... yawn. I made a number 10 cake (just out of ordinary cake and loaf tins) and 2 extra rectangular cakes to cut up and wrap in advance for the guests . Each child had a decent slab of homemade choc cake with choc fudge icing and choccy decs... and very yummy too. Tons left ...who would like a slice?

Party was great fun but very hectic. My friend and I went into the laser room as some of the kids needed a bit of a hand and had a great time - came out very hot and sweaty though!
Have spent too long this afternoon trying to sort out DS10's tablet (present from us) and set up different accounts so he can be independent but under supervision, with safety features. I will have to finish off the gadget tweaking tomorrow, brain has given up completely. I am behind with all this technology malarky and I know I need to shape up to keep up with the kids and well the rest of the modern world
DH is currently sitting his exam and I am going to have to pack boys off to bed soon as they are shattered but its DS10 (just getting used to typing 10!)'s birthday and don't want to be a meanie today of all days! House is a complete tip AGAIN but too tired to care, will sort it all out tomorrow. DS10 asked me to pinch him earlier as he couldn't believe the day he had, he was/is one very happy bunny! He appreciated the little gestures like a saved cracker from Christmas rebranded a Birthday cracker and his little brother's very thoughtful home made card as much as his tablet and other pressies from party guests. Kept looking at my 2 handsome boys helping and including everyone at the party today and felt so proud

savingqueen

mcculloch - not sure about Tosspots but our Asdaaars have a food bank collection trolley and I have put both items purchased there and others lurking in the cupboard at home from other supermarkets and they don't stipulate that the goods have to be a certain brand. You could always out stuff in a carrier bag and tie up up - doubt the staff will be bothered to check then??

and on the subject of pricing and receipts, yes we all need to be on the ball. I always scan mine after and occasionally see mistakes - some places are worse than others definitely.

I need to up my OS/MSE actions, some are done as a habit but others fluctuate. Number 1 for me is to keep on with the decluttering and so then I can be more organised to free up more time for OS/MSE stuff. Wish I had a magic wand to sort it all but instead like so many of us with clearing debts, getting fitter and many other goals, little and often reaps big rewards doesn't it?

Floss

SQ am so pleased your DS10 had a fab birthday