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  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,944 Forumite
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    Have you got a needle threader? They're really cheap in HB, B&M or Amaz - those sort of places. I can send you one if you want me to.

    Jue
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  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,944 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    No, neither can I:o:rotfl:

    Saw this after I had posted!! Sorry!
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,109 Ambassador
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    juliejim wrote: »
    Have you got a needle threader? They're really cheap in HB, B&M or Amaz - those sort of places. I can send you one if you want me to.

    Jue

    Thanks, but believe it or not someone has sent me one & it came about half an hour ago!!
    Thank you to whoever that was!
    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: 96,109 Ambassador
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    juliejim wrote: »
    Saw this after I had posted!! Sorry!

    It was a lovely offer :D
    You must be near the EB factory?
    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: 96,109 Ambassador
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Sorry to hear the donations are dropping :( what do you think it is? They've got financial troubles themselves, fatigue, competing charities?

    I think people generally are finding things tougher & donation fatigue.
    I am also constantly amazed how many people are still unaware of the fact that we have a FB!!
    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.
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,169 Forumite
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    Interesting. I work for a charity and donations are down for us too...
    I donated to the FB today in response to reading your diary.
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,109 Ambassador
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    doingitanyway wrote: »
    Interesting. I work for a charity and donations are down for us too...
    I donated to the FB today in response to reading your diary.

    Sorry to hear that.
    Thank you for donating :)
    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.
  • teafor2
    teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    Glad you enjoyed your lunch Beanie. Goodness knows how people will cope if FB's start to struggle for donations :( Are you still able to give out usual amounts or are you having to cut down to make it go further. xx
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,109 Ambassador
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    teafor2 wrote: »
    Glad you enjoyed your lunch Beanie. Goodness knows how people will cope if FB's start to struggle for donations :( Are you still able to give out usual amounts or are you having to cut down to make it go further. xx

    Well if we dont have things we cant give them out sadly.
    We are desperate for dilluting juice again.
    We had run out of coffee but have some again.
    We run out of tinned fruit & custard & rice regularaly :(:( xx
    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.
  • teafor2
    teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    Yes it's hard to give what you've not got :o

    I was thinking more along the lines of I wonder if FB's will have to start reducing the days worth of food they give out so everybody can have something for 2 days, rather than a few families having food for 3 days or whatever amount they usually give, if that makes sense. xx
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