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A chicken is for life not just Christmas Dinner (An 11+ ELITE Thread)

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  • mimi1234
    mimi1234 Posts: 7,964 Forumite
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    karlie88 wrote: »
    :rotfl:

    Same here.

    Time to get me shades out.

    :cool:

    I came to Manchestoh this week and it didn't rain. It ALWAYS rains in Manchestoh! Something must be wrong.
  • karlie88
    karlie88 Posts: 9,114 Forumite
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    Up to date list.

    Largest M&S chicken competition - May 2014

    1. helen2k333 - £8.41
    2. fernie1 - £8.32
    3. abailey54 - £8.17
    4. karlie88 - £7.97
    5. LilacLillie - £6.96
    6. Nannylala - £6.93
    7. bubbs - £6.82
    8. damo5134 - £6.53
    9. cheer1eader - £6.46
    :grouphug: :D Official MSE canny forumite and HUKD VIP badge member :D :grouphug:
  • Jelly_Biactol
    Jelly_Biactol Posts: 3,636 Forumite
    Suggestions please
    for a signature for me (in my new role of a lady) please..

    "I have periods of being a lady, but it doesn't last long." Shelley Winters

    "You can't always be a lady." Lauren Bacall

    "The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman." Sydney Barrows

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." William Shakespeare

    "Dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady." Edith Head

    " 'Belladonna (n)': In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues." Ambrose Bierce

    "Strategy is buying a bottle of fine wine when you take a lady out for dinner. Tactics is getting her to drink it." Frank Muir

    "A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe - she can sew a fine seam, she can have a baby, she can use her intuition instead of her brain, but she can't fold a paper in a crowded train." Phyllis McGinley
    'It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.'
    Groucho Marx

  • karlie88
    karlie88 Posts: 9,114 Forumite
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    mimi1234 wrote: »
    I came to Manchestoh this week and it didn't rain. It ALWAYS rains in Manchestoh! Something must be wrong.

    You brought the sun with you.

    :cool:

    Manchetaaaaah baby!

    :T
    :grouphug: :D Official MSE canny forumite and HUKD VIP badge member :D :grouphug:
  • Enterprise_1701C
    Enterprise_1701C Posts: 23,414 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Mortgage-free Glee!
    karlie88 wrote: »
    Up to date list.

    Largest M&S chicken competition - May 2014

    1. helen2k333 - £8.41
    2. fernie1 - £8.32
    3. abailey54 - £8.17
    4. karlie88 - £7.97
    5. LilacLillie - £6.96
    6. Nannylala - £6.93
    7. bubbs - £6.82
    8. damo5134 - £6.53
    9. cheer1eader - £6.46

    Mine is £7.74, and also cost me a few stares from people because I was kneeling on the floor to get a good view of the prices :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
  • Sunshinemummy
    Sunshinemummy Posts: 17,377 Forumite
    edited 24 May 2014 at 6:06PM
    "I'm a laydeeee" :rotfl:

    :D:D:D:D:D

    "I have periods of being a lady, but it doesn't last long." Shelley Winters

    "You can't always be a lady." Lauren Bacall

    "The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman." Sydney Barrows

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." William Shakespeare

    "Dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady." Edith Head

    " 'Belladonna (n)': In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues." Ambrose Bierce

    "Strategy is buying a bottle of fine wine when you take a lady out for dinner. Tactics is getting her to drink it." Frank Muir

    "A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe - she can sew a fine seam, she can have a baby, she can use her intuition instead of her brain, but she can't fold a paper in a crowded train." Phyllis McGinley

    Jelly these are amazing

    I think I am similar to Shirley Winters!

    :D:D:D:D
    10
  • EMMAP
    EMMAP Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    I'd like to enter the chicken run with a bird costing £8.31 :D
    Debt free 6th December 2014 :)

    'Kindness is a simple act to show someone that you see them and that they're worth it'
  • Call_of_Trouty
    Call_of_Trouty Posts: 5,666 Forumite
    Could someone tell me if the £2 lamb chops in adsa are priced at £2.

    Thanks
  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 67,899 Forumite
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    Could someone tell me if the £2 lamb chops in adsa are priced at £2.

    Thanks

    I think so as RTC hth
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
  • EMMAP
    EMMAP Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    T vs A shop. £2.57 spent £1.91 back :) such a brill day

    Qty Item Description Tesco Asda Sainsbury's Morrisons*
    1x
    MAOAM SOUR GIANT STRIPES 15G
    £0.10 £0.10 £0.10 £0.10
    1x
    TESCO EDAY VALUE TOMATO SOUP 400G
    £0.25 £0.24 £0.25 £0.24
    1x
    TESCO EDAY VALUE VEGETABLE SOUP 400G
    £0.25 £0.24 £0.25 £0.24
    1x
    TESCO EVERYDAY VALUE T/PASTE 75ML
    £0.25 £0.25 £0.25 £0.25
    1x
    T. EDAY VALUE TOMATO & ONION PASTA'N'SCE 110G
    £0.34 £0.17 n/a £0.10
    1x
    TESCO EDAY VALUE CHICKEN FLAVOUR INS NOODLES 65G
    £0.20 £0.20 £0.20 £0.20
    1x
    TESCO EDAY VALUE NOODLES CKN & M/ROOM FLAV 70G
    £0.35 £0.35 £0.35 £0.35
    1x
    LARGE SPRAY CARNATION (METRO)
    £1.36 n/a n/a n/a
    2x
    STARBUCKS QUANDI CARAMEL LATTE 220ML
    £3.18 £2.00 n/a £3.18
    1x
    VELVET T/TISSUE WHITE 4 ROLL 800 SHEET
    £1.98 £1.80 £2.10 £1.99
    1x
    PLENTY KITCHEN TOWEL WHITE 2 ROLL
    £1.86 £1.50 £2.00 £1.86
    Tesco comparable total £8.76 £5.24 £8.76
    Competitor shop total £6.85 £5.50 £8.51
    The difference £1.91 -£0.26 £0.25
    cost less cost more cost less
    Debt free 6th December 2014 :)

    'Kindness is a simple act to show someone that you see them and that they're worth it'
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