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Just HAD to share this comic moment re "olive oil" uses . . .

Ha-ha! :rotfl:
I just HAD to share this comic moment I experienced re "olive oil" uses . . .

I happened to come across a good book, being sold on the Internet, on the variable uses of olive oil, entitled :
Unusual Uses For Olive Oil.

"Ooh!" I thought, "That will be useful!"
as I already own several good books on the uses of white vinegar, citrus juice, etc.; products I now use to clean the house, etc. So I thought this olive oil book would add an extra use for this household item, & give me more money-saving tips around the house.

And as the book was reduced from £7.99 to £2.99, I thought: What a bargain! (Me, a :money: Money Saving Expert?! Yay!)

I was sold, so made the purchase.

However, on the book arriving I found that . . . it is in fact a book of FICTION! :D:D

(It is a story written by an author named Alexander McCall Smith, who is a writer of 'comedy fiction'; see: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0349120102).

:rotfl::rotfl:

Ah well, we all learn somehow!!
:o
APennySaved

Money, money, money . . . ! ;)

[QUOTATION:] " You do realise 'vintage' is a middle-class word for 'second-hand' " (Dane Baptiste, comedian)

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  • APennySaved
    APennySaved Posts: 215 Forumite
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    edited 11 August 2014 pm31 4:39PM
    Update: I have further :wink: Googled for a more relevant book & have found the following:
    The Miracle of Olive Oil
    (see e.g.:
    £5.75 (on sale; RRP £6.99)
    www.amazon.co.uk/The-Miracle-Olive-Penny-Stanway/dp/1780281056/

    The same book is, BTW, still better VFM - on sale at £3.99 - at bargain shop The Works:
    www.theworks.co.uk/p/fitness-books/the-miracle-of-olive-oil/9781780281056

    So I might give THAT book a go, instead of McCall Smith's work!! Ha-ha!! :wink:
    APennySaved

    Money, money, money . . . ! ;)

    [QUOTATION:] " You do realise 'vintage' is a middle-class word for 'second-hand' " (Dane Baptiste, comedian)
  • ivyleaf
    ivyleaf Posts: 6,431 Forumite
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    Poor APennySaved! Glad you found the book you needed in the end. But the first one may be a good read anyway :)
  • I love Alexander McCall Smith so I think it was a lucky mistake! I hope you enjoy the book - it's not my favourite one of his but I did enjoy it.
  • Yes, if(!) I ever find the time to read it, then hopefully I will get my money's worth :D out of the McCall Smith novel! :wink::wink:


    ( I'll add it to my ever-growing pile of books I want to read . . . LOL! :) )
    APennySaved

    Money, money, money . . . ! ;)

    [QUOTATION:] " You do realise 'vintage' is a middle-class word for 'second-hand' " (Dane Baptiste, comedian)
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite
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    Titles can be misleading. A few years ago, I saw several of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series in the cookery section of our local bookshop.
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