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

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  • BIG_MOC
    BIG_MOC Posts: 551 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Just a quick thanks to nerfdad for helping me out the other night.
    £10 pp (capped from £11.02) on a £21ish spend


    2x
    HARIBO MAOAM GIANT STRIPES 60 PCE
    £0.20 £0.20 n/a £0.20
    2x
    MAOAM SOUR GIANT STRIPES 15G
    £0.20 £0.20 £0.20 £0.20
    1x
    FAIRY ANTI- BACTERIAL LIME WSH UP LIQD383ML
    £1.50 £1.20 £1.00 £1.50
    1x
    FAIRY CLEAN & CARE ALOE VERA WSH UO LIQD383ML
    £1.50 £1.20 £1.00 n/a
    2x
    GIANT NEW REFRESHER CHEW BAR (C)
    £0.20 n/a n/a £0.20
    1x
    BARRATT FLUMPS 12G
    £0.10 £0.10 £0.10 £0.10
    1x
    DETTOL POWER & PURE SPRAY BATHROOM 750ML
    £3.50 £2.00 £2.00 £3.00
    1x
    DETTOL SPRAY POWER & PURE KITCHEN 750ML
    £3.50 £2.00 £2.00 £3.00
    1x
    DETTOL POWER & PURE BATHROOM WIPES 36PK
    £2.00 £1.58 n/a £2.00
    2x
    HARIBO KIDS MIX UP/ STARMIX P/M
    £0.20 £0.20 £0.20 £0.20
    1x
    HARIBO TANGFASTICS P/M 10P
    £0.10 £0.10 £0.10 £0.10
    2x
    KLEENEX FOR MEN COMPACT TWIN PACK
    £3.00 † £3.00 £4.00 £4.00
    1x
    FAIRY PLATINUM DISHWASH TABS ORIG 30PK
    £12.00 £5.00 £8.00 £10.00
    2x
    COCA COLA 10X330ML
    £4.00 † n/a n/a n/a
    Tesco comparable total £27.80 £25.60 £26.50
    Competitor shop total £16.78 £18.60 £24.5
    Pobody's-Nerfect
  • Bananababe
    Bananababe Posts: 7,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I'm glad kitty is ok.
    I remember paying £48 for my hamster to get antibiotics and fluids when he was ill. The receptionist was shocked that I was happy to pay that but he was our first pet we'd got after we married and meant a lot to us. He lived for 2 years after that and I'd have paid the same again for the extra time we had with him.
    My family always said we could have bought 5 more hamsters for the money we paid but nothing could have replaced my Fred.

    When our ginger whinger broke his sternum I picked him up and paid bill £800 and went and sat down, looked at receipt. Didn't match , went back to desk turns out I had paid for dog on account above :eek: they sorted it. Was £300 !

    I had pet insurance and so didn't have to worry but I would have paid it just to get him help.

    :)
  • cjj_2
    cjj_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Cashback Cashier
    Anyone any good with shopitize.
    Struggling to scan coke barcode as it's shiny. Also problems with taking photos of receipts as light is poor. But other time there is shadows. Any help welcome tia
    Cherish those you have in your life because you never know when they won't be there anymore.

    No matter how you feel, get up, dress up & never give up.
  • Mumto2monkeys
    Mumto2monkeys Posts: 4,995 Forumite
    Choc in express didn't work for me just now:(
  • Savvybuyer
    Savvybuyer Posts: 22,332 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Quorn Lamb-Style Grills are £1.24 in M (showing N/A on msm). Not considered very good since A were £1 each on them recently. But £2.80 each and 3 for £5 in A (no guarantee they will compare vs M). A.com not playing ball for me at the moment - bringing nothing up when I try to see what's in the 3 for £5 on there. Msm has 26 - unfortunately some 'new' ones are showing on there and in the offer. If you can find a trigger and £2.80 x2 vs £1.24 x2 M? (I suspect there's 26 on msm and 26 on a.com though:(.) Never know - keep looking for me folks!:)
  • Emily_Rachel
    Emily_Rachel Posts: 688 Forumite
    I also second this church. Unusual places I can recommend are Puzzlewood Forest, Chepstow Castle, Raglan Castle and the stunning Symonds Yat (off of a dodgy steep single track, 2 way road, but worth it!). If you like caves, Clearwell caves are about 2 minutes away from Puzzlewood. Regarding shops, Monmouth is your best bet. If you feel the itch for a glitch, Chepstow has a decent Ts :rotfl: Hope that helps.

    Have fun! Good morning all :)

    Great suggestions. Loving the sound of Puzzlewood. I know that all the castles in the area are already on the list. Particularly any 'undiscovered' motte and baileys that my partner can find indicated on an old map! I probably won't be able to resist a quick shop at T either. Does anyone know if the M&S nearby is any good for spending green redeem vouchers? - ie. does it have self scan? Thanks again for your help.
    I am not young enough to know everything.
  • mhoc
    mhoc Posts: 19,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    fairclaire wrote: »
    Yes I do have insurance but it has an excess so there's no point for one off visits, which I'm dearly hoping this will be! If she had to go back and get more treatment then I'd claim.

    Vets nearly always advise anti biotics or anti inflamatories or both.

    We got veterinary grade aloe Vera from Amazon so we can clean up any cuts, grazes or bites - worth checking them over very carefully incase they have been hunting and something bit back. It's always happening to our Sophie - once she was bitten on the very end if her tail, there was a bit of infection and eventually the end fell off!

    Main thing is to make sure that they are using the litter tray - seeing and pooing and they are drinking and not dehydrated.
    “Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you, --will invite you to add something to the pleasure of others, --or to diminish something of their pains.”
  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 67,958 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Tinyshoes wrote: »
    Was this for me bubbs? :o Thanks if it was. x

    If it was I think I am catching things easily because of the long term antibiotics I had to take, my immune system is still not up to scratch. :(

    Now what I was taking them for was definitely a stress related thing GP has called it my stress button before, when things get really bad I get a skin rash. :eek: But I am all clear now :D, had been for years too so I was surprised I got it again after so long. :(
    Yes was for you :D hopefully will soon settle down;)
    dipdap wrote: »
    Oooooh Bubbs, don't say I didn't remind you!
    Your ice blocks are by my front door, don't forget them tomorrow! :rotfl:
    I will try and remember:D just got all my bacon in the freezer:T:T:T should have enough till xmas now:D:D
    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:
  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 67,958 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    cjj wrote: »
    Anyone any good with shopitize.
    Struggling to scan coke barcode as it's shiny. Also problems with taking photos of receipts as light is poor. But other time there is shadows. Any help welcome tia

    Hello :wave:
    Hope your ok?

    No sorry dont do it:eek::eek:
    Right off to do next bit:p
    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:
  • Arthien
    Arthien Posts: 1,513 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Bananababe wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl:

    I never thought of that !

    He says thinks about another three payments to get to the amount but I think be less cause been going hell for leather and I have a big birthday in summer and all donations are going in the pot. I can get something nice later.

    He's going to look like grizzly Adams at this rate.

    I do prefer Andrex but reluctant to pay the price for it now. No 9 packs in local coop. They had four packs but I swithered. I'll maybe get them later.

    Oh wow, it sounds like you're doing really well with overpaying, good for you! If you partaking in his grizzly Adams look-alike competition gets the job done quicker, then great, whatever it takes to achieve your goal eh! :p

    We've not overpaid this month because we bought a kitchen instead :( To be fair, we paid £660 for the whole lot, paid it off the CC in the same month and it's looking really good so far. It'll make the house worth more too, but it's still sad that we won't be getting one of those nice letters from the bank this time.
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