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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,401 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Standard of work is the thing :j
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Note to self: when doing SB surveys: "Where you were presented with the survey: (Email, Swagbucks Inbox, Homepage, Gold Surveys, Partner surveys, etc.) [we require]: Survey ID
    Survey SB Amount
    Date of Survey
    URL of the survey (If you have it available)

    By providing this information upfront in your ticket to us, we will be able to offer you faster resolution. We do suggest writing down the Survey ID before clicking into the survey for reference if an issue occurs."

    Boy, they want a lot of info! I'm not going back to get all that lot, I've really no way of knowing. Lesson learned :)



    Strictly is coming on! Will Zoe be back? Can I boil the kettle in time? We'll soon know :D
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,401 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Bit of a swizz really.

    They must know that most people are NOT going to have all that info.
    Bah.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • themadvix
    themadvix Posts: 8,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    I've found they're usually pretty good if you have most of the info and screenshot - that can be the tricky bit though, getting to that before it redirects. In Chrome the survey opens in a new tab so you should be able to check survey ID no in original tab (will say 'started' next to it).

    I'm with you on handbags (which probably isn't a surprise!). Although, while there is a tiny bit of plastic in it, the bags made using Pinatex are pretty awesome - using waste pineapple products and they're looking for an alternative to the tiny bit of plastic used. Looks like leather but without the cow price tag (and the environmental price tag of producing leather).
    Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days

    'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway


  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Bit of a swizz really.

    They must know that most people are NOT going to have all that info.
    Bah.
    themadvix wrote: »
    I've found they're usually pretty good if you have most of the info and screenshot - that can be the tricky bit though, getting to that before it redirects. In Chrome the survey opens in a new tab so you should be able to check survey ID no in original tab (will say 'started' next to it).
    I'm sticking with "bah humbug" :D I have screenshots of the "completed" screens, one of which shows the survey number - it's a lesson, thats all, I've had acknowledgements while I've been away, and bumped up the one that quotes the survey number, we'll see, I'm not stressing about it.
    I'm with you on handbags (which probably isn't a surprise!). Although, while there is a tiny bit of plastic in it, the bags made using Pinatex are pretty awesome - using waste pineapple products and they're looking for an alternative to the tiny bit of plastic used. Looks like leather but without the cow price tag (and the environmental price tag of producing leather).
    Oh thats going to be a big thing! I followed the linkie, they're not selling to individuals yet, but it looks really nice.

    There was nothing right for me in TKMaxx, so we went to a local shop, which had a flash "40% off marked price" event, and found **exactly** the right bag - very similar to current one but in leather, an outside pocket for antibac handgel, etc, etc, handstraps and shoulder strap, black, nothing surprising, just a good longterm bag, and with the sale it was £18!!!

    :j

    That will look respectable for Christmas :D

    A builder is still here, but they're doing the repointing now, which is wonderful. All the waste (including some rubbish of mine) has been removed, I've started delving into the shed contents, but I'm absolutely shattered, I need to be careful, as I have a probate trip coming up next week. Not much going on today.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,401 Ambassador
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    Happy new bag :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Thanks beanie!

    The builder who does the pointing is back, he's very, very good at his job.

    I'm just at the tipping point of starting to get things back in order - I threw out the old duvet I was using as a mattress topper, for instance, and went shopping from my airing cupboard :D so counting the two currently on my bed, I only have 7 duvets now.
    :eek:
    All downloads to the new phone are complete, so I'm going to swap the sim card today. I don't think I'll be staying with 3 - I can't get their service inside my house! I can use my wifi, of course, but thats hardly the point. I'll move at the end of the contract.

    Bit of scanning and updating to do today, since there's a paperwork week next week. At least that can rumble along in the background :)

    More tidying up to be done ... I'm seriously considering painting the first coat in some of the alcoves - should I do that with my level of health/energy? It's something I wouldn't have thought twice of before, but it might be the wrong move now. Maybe I should stick to the weeding, which is what I did a bit of yesterday - the brambles were trying to get into the front yard! Naughty brambles :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    ... I'm going to swap the sim card today.
    Done. It took about a minute :o
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,401 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Karmacat wrote: »
    Done. It took about a minute :o

    & is all well?

    Happy Friday:D
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,401 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    :eek::eek: 7 duvets:eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
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