"Sealed Pot Challenge" ~ 7

Sue-UU

A very warm welcome, Monkeyballs, Gav-lar and Giggles86. It's lovely to have you with us. :grinheart Enjoy yourselves saving, posting and joining in the banter. You'll find your number at the bottom of the list on post 1st post of page 1. Please read through post 1 as it'll let you know exactly what to do with the challenge. PS. We always empty our pots and declare our savings near the end of November, please make a note of this year's date: 27th Nov.

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Welcome back, dazzaofdagenham! Please note that you have a new number now, please pop it on your signature for me. Thanks.

WOW!!!!! :eek: You're right and DID spend a LOT in the sales, Bambisbelle......and after having a very MSE Christmas. :rotfl: Still, well done on the savings.

Whooops! Sorry jakes-mum, I didn't see jakes-dad had a migraine so I do hope he's much better now, glad you are too, LC 2. Oh dear, your poor hubby always seems to mess things up with a fleeting few words. So, I take it the xxxxxx jar stays then! :rotfl:

fishcakes wrote: »

5 x £2 coins potted . Just can't bring myself to spend them. Xx

I have to agree with you, fishcakes, they're so beautiful, too good to spend. :grinheart

You must either have a lot of kiddies where you live, mommyof4, or a lot of wasters with finding money as you do, I wish they'd move to us.

claireyfairy82 wrote: »

I have a confession, I went to the shops to buy paint for my bedroom. Well I've had my eye on a gorgeous duvet set from habitat, the duvet cover was £95 & the pillowcases were £20 each. The cover was reduced to £75 & pillowcases were £14; plus an extra 20% off, I just couldn't leave it on the shelf.

All in including the paint I got £29.96 discount plus the £32 off the original price. I shall add the £61.96 to my pot. I'm so glad I didn't buy them before Christmas but still feel a bit guilty.

:eek: How the deuce do you spend THAT MUCH on bedding without at least including the ruddy mattress, claireyfairy???! My DH would have gone bonkers or thought I was! Kindly no comments to that last bit, anyone! :idea:

Well done, Helen, good to see someone sane. :j

Not sure whether to say well done or what,Cauliflower?! Still, with the vouchers etc I guess you did very well indeed, but.......! Little wonder your poor Mum was traumatised.

VERY well done to you for certain, AlwaysHappy, yes, a good girl for sure. :A

superrhinos wrote: »

I hope everyone had a good Christmas.

Mine was so lovely so much pleasure gained from my almost three year old's excitement and wonder.

Oh that was wonderful to read, superrhino, make the absolute most of those young years, they're a real joy to look back on later on. :happyhear

You never fail to surprise me, jakes-mum, what would surprise is if you'd said the opposite. :cool: You did very well with your sale items - they were clearly necessary ones too so good for you!

32b3in2013 wrote:

Another £2.23 potted for me today. I have also been shopping. I have most of the birthday presents for next year and also a few Christmas presents. They are all wrapped too and safely logged on a spread sheet so I don't buy the presents again

Brilliant Birthday/Christmas shopping, 32b3! :eek: You sure you're not pushing it a little.

Hiya Caz and well done. Have you had a look on-line for crochet patterns and anything you need to know? Loads of things there. I did see your post from a few days ago, then forgot to answer it yesterday. Anyway, I see what you mean and don't blame you at all. They'll be great company for each other, not to mention you. Happy saving.

PLEASE NOTE everyone: It's time to change your numbers now. You'll see there are LOADS less names and numbers now, but it's useless having folk on the list that no longer save with us. However, if old members return then you'll be made very welcome and can still have your name added and be given a new number. Please change numbers ASAP folks.

If you've already updated your No, please could you kindly make sure it's correct as I made a blunder to start with!

Very many thanks indeed.

Sue x

Anyone wishing to join, please just ask, you're more than welcome, it's NEVER too late. There may be a lot of us, but don't be shy, we're a lovely lot, so come on in. :grinheart

fishcakes

32b3in2013 wrote: »

Evening


Another £2.23 potted for me today. I have also been shopping. I have most of the birthday presents for next year and also a few Christmas presents. They are all wrapped too and safely logged on a spread sheet so I don't buy the presents again


32b3

I've also got Christmas and birthday presents for 2014 but your one up on me with the wrapping paper. I got a bit of a shock on Boxing Day though. At my SIL and she gave someone the present , that DH and I had got her in 2012, gobsmacked is an understatement. I wouldn't have minded but I wanted it myself. It was an FCUK set. Tsk no accounting for In -laws.xx:o

32b3in2013

You could be right Sue, it's probably a bit early!! I bought all my presents for 2013 in November/early December and it drove me mad all year that I wasn't already sorted for Christmas, so back to normal for 2014.

Shame you can't choose the people your OH is related to eh fishcakes? . That's a bit of a cheek, her giving the present away in front of you.

Gwengeth15

Evening all - new to this so hoping I'm doing this right! £8.26 spare change in my sealed pot today. I'm no.249

Thanks

dazzaofdagenham

Went to the dry cleaners today to pick up trousers at cost of 4 pounds, gave the lady a tenner and she gave me back THREE 2 POUND coins !!!!

Such a lovely clunk as they hit the bottom of the tin

skilly

Hi all, £10 potted today :-)

Saver88

Hello all. Glad to see you have all had a great Christmas. Ours was lovey as our boy has just turned 3 so he was very excited this year.
£10 in the pot this week. Only spent £40 in next sale so saved some pennies there. But off to sales tomorrow for new shoes for my dd and to mr t for food shop so hopefully lots of pennies tomorrow.

samtoby

Please can I join - I was in 2012 but out this year so back in for Christmas money for next year

sparky0107

Evening Sue

A brilliant saving on the lights, sparky! Sparky and lights?? I think I must have missed a post though - why that many?!

7ft Christmas tree eats that many light Sue plus J likes to decorate the tree with as many lights & baubles as there are spaces to cover, it's her pride & joy at Christmas. She's a big kid at heart & I'm a big pushover when it comes to her! You should know that after all the years we've been doing SPC!

Had a great day today & a really nice meal, spent time with J, I'm a lucky fella.

Say hi to T, take care

e4rub

Potted £1.08 :j:j

Emily x