Everything Leads Into The (new year) Elite thread

Picasso7

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

Email started 'Dear John Smith' (capitals for first letters of name), asking to revise account information as PayPal told you on phone. I was suspicious (it's just in my nature to be naturally suspicious of anything like that), so forwarded the email to PayPal and deleted the original email.
Only had the one email, but pays (literally:)) to be on your guard at all times.

I always go - not via the e-mail - to my PP acc and look to see if there are any messages there.

Sarahdol75

Afternoon everyone.

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Had a wonderful time in M&S Decided to go today to get some nice real food but did bow to some temptations.

Green Veg Medley £2.25 (Meal Deal £6)
Cheddar Mash £2.00 (Meal Deal £6)
Salmon Encroute £3.99 (Meal Deal £6)
Chicken Pie 550g £3.99 (Meal Deal £6)
Lightly Dusted Plaice £4.00 (3 for £10)
20 Butchers Sausages £4.49 (3 for £10)
Lean Mince £4.49 (3 for £10)
2 Trufflebakes £2.99 (Meal Deal £6)
Vanilla Cheesecake Slices £2.59 (Meal Deal £6)

For the sum total of £7 taking into account the £5 paid for Bespoke £10 voucher.

I am going back later in the week to do the proper meal deal

Those truffle bakes are gorgeous, we had them the other night.

Jelly_Biactol

Picasso7 wrote: »

I always go - not via the e-mail - to my PP acc and look to see if there are any messages there.

Good point - never click on a weblink in a suspicious email.

Jelly_Biactol

Talking this morning about the Victoria Wood sketch 'Two Soups' with Julie Walters as the doddery old waitress, and got to discussing 'Great Waitresses of our Time'.

One friend years ago was in one of those old-fashioned department store restaurants (do they still exist?), in Sheffield as it happens, and asked, what is the soup? The waitress (black uniform with white pinnie, and pad and pencil on a string from her waist) toddled off to the kitchen and came back to announce:
"It's soup of the day".

At the same restaurant, on another occasion, he wanted cheese and biscuits, and asked, what kind of cheeses did they have? Same thing, waitress goes off to find out, comes back:
"We've got orange cheese and white cheese".

Someone else told this story: "Years ago, we were in a pub in Polperro, Cornwall, at lunchtime. Fish pie was on the menu, so of course I asked what was in the fish pie. The barman looked at me and said: 'Fish'."

lil_tiger

another sucessful M&S shop today- stocking the family freezers up!!! :beer:

Just wanted to mention though - they have fresh soup at £2.50 BOGOHP (I think its 600ml so easily 2 portions) I know this is rather expensive as far as soup goes, but I am sat eating the thai green chicken soup and it is out of this world! SOOOO nice :j

Just wanted to recommend :T

nairny54

Years ago( in my teens) I worked as a waitress in a restaurant was once asked by diner for the chicken off the set menu to which I replied in my posh voice "would you like stuffing" . I still get embarassed about it today

hornetgirl

Thanks ilovetoshop, just ordered some Davidoff Cool Water from b00ts. Also managed to get the burgers in T today, thanks to OP (Mrs Stinkface?), using various 10p Christmas bits to get up to my 10 items. Happy days

CAPTAINBLONDECHICK

JulieElizabeth wrote: »

I might try to negotiate M&S this lunchtime to do my first green redeem shop, but it gets mighty busy with people buying sandwiches and what not

Trouble is if I go after work, it's empty and they turn the SS machines off

JulieE - try the one in Donegall Sq - the ss tills are a wee bit out of the way from the other tills and the SA always just stands at one end - I always faff around in the queue until the one furthest away from the SA becomes available :rotfl:

CAPTAINBLONDECHICK

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

Talking this morning about the Victoria Wood sketch 'Two Soups' with Julie Walters as the doddery old waitress, and got to discussing 'Great Waitresses of our Time'.

One friend years ago was in one of those old-fashioned department store restaurants (do they still exist?), in Sheffield as it happens, and asked, what is the soup? The waitress (black uniform with white pinnie, and pad and pencil on a string from her waist) toddled off to the kitchen and came back to announce:
"It's soup of the day".

At the same restaurant, on another occasion, he wanted cheese and biscuits, and asked, what kind of cheeses did they have? Same thing, waitress goes off to find out, comes back:
"We've got orange cheese and white cheese".

Someone else told this story: "Years ago, we were in a pub in Polperro, Cornwall, at lunchtime. Fish pie was on the menu, so of course I asked what was in the fish pie. The barman looked at me and said: 'Fish'."

Years ago I was in a hotel bar having lunch with some friends - I had stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon. It was just as well I decided to peel back the bacon first as the under side of the chicken was completely raw. I said to our waitress about it - she didn't seem too concerned but then asked me, "would you like it done a bit more than that?" :eek: :eek:

I have also been asked before by a waiter how I would like my chicken cooked (as if it were a steak I had ordered!) :eek::rotfl: I would like it COOKED, that is how I would like it cooked!

:rotfl:

mhoc

lil_tiger wrote: »

another sucessful M&S shop today- stocking the family freezers up!!! :beer:

Just wanted to mention though - they have fresh soup at £2.50 BOGOHP (I think its 600ml so easily 2 portions) I know this is rather expensive as far as soup goes, but I am sat eating the thai green chicken soup and it is out of this world! SOOOO nice :j

Just wanted to recommend :T

I got 600ml Covent Garden soup from Spar earlier this week - 4 flavours - for £1 - nice square shape for gap filling in the freezer but they have about 2 weeks expiry so will also sit nicely in the fridge.

These are £2.20 or something in waitrose.

Still waiting for my GR vouchers :mad: