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hornetgirl

buyitall wrote: »

Hi - quick M7S question - does anyone know if the pre-stamped cards for a free greetings card work with Valentine cards? TIA

It did for me. I don't know if the SA noticed, I chatted all the while as she put the transaction through.

CookieRaider

squigs wrote: »

It is emailed to you and then it works just like a gift card, so you can use it with the other two coupons.:):)

Cheers for that squigs

bubbs

TM, as your our resident M&S person, do they usually have £5 off promotions at easter do you know please?

hornetgirl

bubbs wrote: »

TM, as your our resident M&S person, do they usually have £5 off promotions at easter do you know please?

Ooh, forward planning. I like it :T

durham05

hi all, bought pampers activefit and didn't compare.
wasn't sure if they were the right ones or not just posting so peeps know.

CookieRaider

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

The glib answer would be "Don't be embarrassed" but that wouldn't be very helpful.
So I'll say, "Please try it - you'll really enjoy it, once you've started".

I'll try and offer some real-life advice from my own experiences.
At some of the shows, the works will be priced; but mostly not, so it's a matter of contacting the individual artists first of all (by email etc), and saying something like "I really liked your work at the degree show, and just wondered if it was for sale?" They will reply 'No' - so discussion over; or 'Yes and it's priced at £XX', in which case you agree on that price, or if it's too expensive just say "Thanks, but sorry that is a little out of my price range. Good luck with your future career" etc (all done by email etc so the artists don't even know who you are); or 'Yes, what price were you thinking of?' - which is when it might get embarrassing if you let it. But just think of what, realistically, you think it is worth. (Again, I'll use real-life examples.) An average-sized original painting might be £50 to £150; a piece of ceramics, £30 to £80; a framed photographic print, £20 to £50. Larger works might be more expensive, maybe £100 to £300.
Don't offer an unrealistically low price of a few £££ (not that you would, just talking in general) - mass-produced prints at Habitat for example, say, are £50-£70 or more, limited edition prints £300 and upwards.
Last year I went to this particular degree show, and was interested in buying a couple of works. I contacted the two artists; both didn't give me a price. So with one, I offered £100, but the artist said he was looking for a little more than that (I think it was around £150, which looking back on it I should have paid, but I was restricted to a budget and it was either/or for the two artists' works really). With the other, I offered £200 for a series of three small paintings, which she accepted (was what she had in mind, she said later). So I bought them, and they are now on my living room wall.
As I mentioned in the first post, there is the emotional satisfaction of helping a young artist and giving them the real-world validation they need to pursue their passion as a career. When I bought the three small paintings, I met the artist at the art college to collect them. (I don't know about policemen getting younger, artists certainly are!) She was there with her mum, who was so proud of her - "I always knew she had talent" she said. And it was the first work the artist had sold, and I got the impression that it was a good incentive for her.
There is also the purely financial reward in buying something that increases in value. (Though don't buy as an investment, would be my advice.) Several (probably 15-ish) years ago I bought two paintings by an up-and-coming artist (out of art college but just starting out, really) for around £350, I think (which was a lot of money, then). I bought them because I fell in love with them. But it's also nice to know that as the artist has become famous (painted portraits of royalty etc), those paintings have since doubled or trebled in value - and then add a zero on the end.

Please ask if you want any more advice.:)

You have my attention now about the young ones and helping them out. How much would u say for an oil painting (i have a few from my grandfather God rest him ) and would like to add to my collaction but have never bought 1 so am not sure about price and it would be for an average size painting, not 1 of the small ones you can get. tia.

bubbs

hornetgirl wrote: »

Ooh, forward planning. I like it :T

Thanks:D:D well was just thinking doing greenredeem i will keep till easter and hopefully restock freezer as should have gone down a bit by then although the ones i have now dont run out until july:T:T

nerfdad

bubbs wrote: »

Carpel tunnel but because of the job i do will be longer than normal:eek::D:D

So it's a wrist injury;)
On a serious note hope it all goes well:)

Jelly_Biactol

Jelly is doing the Dance of Money-Saving Happiness (it's to the tune of the theme from the original Hawaii 5-0 series).

M&S voucher shop today, £25.34 down to £4.98 - an 80% saving.:D

I got the Eat in for £10 meal deal, and three ready meals. For the veggies, the Chargrilled Veg & Pasta is a good one, as with a bottle of wine, a £2 starter and any sweet £2.99 or over, plus three of the ready meals, gives a total of just over £25, for maximum savings.

But wait, there's more....:)
On a previous shop I bought a couple of the Count On Us 4-Cheese Ravioli, and wasn't impressed with the quality (lot of liquid in the sauce), so emailed head office, got a very nice email back asking me to return the packaging to one of their stores. Which I also did today.
(I think it must have been a faulty batch, as I checked the ravioli instore and that looked fine, and indeed I bought a couple.)
Instore staff very nice, and despite the fact that I told them I'd bought the ravioli as part of a 3-for-2 deal, they insisted that they refunded the original individual price. So I got a credit voucher for £4.98.

Which by an amazing coincidence is what I'd just paid for my shopping in the same store.
Result? Free shopping.
So, happy happy Jelly:rotfl:

Sunshinemummy

tweets wrote: »

Mum bought me a leopard print onsie for Christmas its still in bag I not looked at it :rotfl::rotfl:

We had a reindeer sat at our breakfast table yesterday, I remember buying this for DS2... but had no idea who the girl wearing it was!

She ate a full breakfast, was polite and thanked us... before getting a shower...I still do no know her name!