"Sealed pot Challenge" ~ 9

Jacko_amz

Can I please join this, I have a 50p jar, £1/£2 pot and a shrapnel pot all going to get counted for the 3rd Nov 16 )

32b3in2013

Jacko_amz wrote: »

Can I please join this, I have a 50p jar, £1/£2 pot and a shrapnel pot all going to get counted for the 3rd Nov 16 )

You can indeed join us . Sue_UU will be along soon to give you a number but have a look at the first post on page one for some tips on where to start. Don't forget to subscribe to the thread, you don't want to lose us :beer: welcome.

So sorry to hear your news Saver-upper. Make sure you look after yourself at this sad time xx

Absolutely nothing wrong with using coppers and 5ps for shopping carbootcrazy. It's all money :money:

More like a 7 day week squeezed into 5 days Sue, I would love to just work 4 days a week. Friday should not be a day of work in my world :rotfl:

£1.87 potted today.

32b3

Bex1989

99p in change added to my jar today after a couple of days at my boyfriend's place. Back at home tonight to recharge (I love him but it's so nice to have a snore-free night once in a while! :rotfl:) then off back through to his over the weekend. This is testing the waters for us moving in together....we already work at the same place, it's where we met, so it'll be interesting to see whether or not we get fed up of each other :eek:

Sue-UU

carbootcrazy wrote:

This seems like a jolly and supportive thread so I'm biting the bullet and asking to join the challenge please

Jacko_amz wrote:

Can I please join this, I have a 50p jar, £1/£2 pot and a shrapnel pot all going to get counted for the 3rd Nov 16 )

A very warm welcome to you, carbootcrazy and Jacko_amz, it's lovely to have you both with us. Enjoy yourselves saving, posting and be sure to join in the banter with us. You'll find your number at the bottom of the list on post 3rd post of page 1. Please read through the 1st post as it'll let you know exactly what to do with the challenge. PS. We empty our pots and declare our savings in November, please make a note of this year's date: 3rd Nov.

Please also subscribe to the thread by clicking on "Thread Tools" (lower green bar) and clicking "Subscribe to this thread"...or you may lose us! To put your SPC No on, go to "Quick Links" (right side of top green bar), click and then click on "Edit Signature" and you're away.

*Please pop your numbers on your sigs, it really helps.

carbootcrazy - you're welcome to include all you get from the ways you speak of, it's no different to any other sales, so go right ahead.

Many thanks for the welcome aboard, Lynne, I see you managed to C&P that all important quote then! I take it that was with IE?


Thank you so very much for all that help, lexbubbles, and yes, I know most of what you're talking of. I'm going to give the quoting from my own post a try for tonight and see how that goes. However, I used IE after my earlier post AND it C&P'd my entire signature part without fault!!! :eek: BUT - as I have Windows 10 I was only able to use "IE" the once and can now only use "Edge" which...won't C&P it!!! I've uninstalled FF and downloaded it again (just in case) but it is so painfully slow that you wouldn't believe! Bless you for all you've done, lexbubble, you are a star! BTW, here is a gold star for all your help and thoughtfulness, it's the very least I can do. :staradmin I won't give up with doing this the easiest way I can. Meanwhile, huge thanks! Sue x

Great saving, Helen, and yes, you CAN use the C word!! :santa2: Keep that chin right up - yes? YES!! I LOVE,LOVE, LOVE this time of year too, even rainy days, cold days and foggy days, each has a real magic, dark nights 'n all!!!! Well, that's thee and me happy Helen! :rotfl::rotfl:

Lyndsey-michelle, well done on such a great day's potting!

Ah well, 32b3, wishful thinking then I guess.

Well done Bex!

It's shocking CP for patients/visitors is stupidly high, Modesty! It should be free for those who definitely need to go to hospitals and cards to allow free parking should be sent to patients at the same time of the confirmation of appointments! One day!

Forgive me for tonight being a little slow, folks, and if things don't come out quite as they normally would, but I will get there! :j

Sue-UU wrote: »

Enjoy your Friday, Potters, and keep those pots fed well!!!! :dance:

Sue xx

Don't forget, 3rd November is the opening date for 2016!

Anyone wishing to join us, it's NEVER too late, so please just ask, you'll be made very welcome. :grinheart

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Thanks for the lovely welcome, Sue-UU:T. I've already updated my signature and subscribed to the thread. I think it's going to be fun even though I might not manage to save much:rotfl:

A very good night to you too:)

lexbubbles

Sue-UU wrote: »

I've uninstalled FF and downloaded it again (just in case) but it is so painfully slow that you wouldn't believe!

Oh, I would. I loaded it up the other day to test the photo issue and I'm pretty sure that turtles walking through syrup would move faster. I'm waiting for it to load again now so I can test this mystery format-copying. Oh this is so painful.

Bless you for all you've done, lexbubble, you are a star! BTW, here is a gold star for all your help and thoughtfulness, it's the very least I can do. :staradmin I won't give up with doing this the easiest way I can. Meanwhile, huge thanks! Sue x

Thanks for my star! I've been trying to do more research on this. All I can find is that FF and IE support rich-text formatting during copy&paste from sites because those browsers havebuilt-in text editors (in FF's case this is called "Midas" and will C&P formatting from sites that allow interaction with it).

Copying text from a website in chrome and pasting it into a document (or even google docs) retains formatting, but posting it into something like this forum does not - whether copied from the internet or a formatted document - which suggests Chrome doesn't have the built-in RTF editor that Firefox/IE have and isn't capable of retaining formatting in this case. Sorry 'bout that.

I'd recommend just keeping a text file handy with your formatted, oft-used bits in it and then you can C&P into any browser you happen to be using, if you can't bear to use FF or IE. Otherwise you're going to be manually formatting every time.

If you're quoting your post, remember to remove the (quote) (/quote) tags from either end so it... doesn't show up as a quote. Or just C&P it from that pastebin file I made.

Anyway... £1.34 potted post-uni. Still no roadkill. Honestly it's a 2.5mi walk each way to uni straight through the town centre - so past shops, (the entrance to) a shopping centre, the subway, two train stations, pubs bars etc... The day I find even a solitary penny I shall jump for joy in the middle of the street :rotfl:

Moonbean

7p went into my tin today,
found it laying in a muddy puddle

mummytummy

Moonbean wrote: »

7p went into my tin today,
found it laying in a muddy puddle

Was the 7p in the puddle or were you laying in the muddy puddle? :rotfl:

LB29

Going to clean under the sofa today :-/. Has been awhile so I could end up with a large contribution.

Sue-UU

carbootcrazy wrote: »

Thanks for the lovely welcome, Sue-UU:T. I've already updated my signature and subscribed to the thread. I think it's going to be fun even though I might not manage to save much:rotfl:

You're most welcome, carbootcrazy, you'll have fun alright too, this becomes addictive as you'll soon find out. Whether you save much or not the most important thing is that you are saving!! Once you get into the pattern you'll start to question all your purchases. All the best with those carboot sales too!

lexbubbles wrote: »

Oh, I would. I loaded it up the other day to test the photo issue and I'm pretty sure that turtles walking through syrup would move faster. I'm waiting for it to load again now so I can test this mystery format-copying. Oh this is so painful.

I've been trying to do more research on this. All I can find is that FF and IE support rich-text formatting during copy&paste from sites because those browsers havebuilt-in text editors (in FF's case this is called "Midas" and will C&P formatting from sites that allow interaction with it).

I'd recommend just keeping a text file handy with your formatted, oft-used bits in it and then you can C&P into any browser you happen to be using.

If you're quoting your post, remember to remove the (quote) (/quote) tags from either end so it... doesn't show up as a quote. Or just C&P it from that pastebin file I made.

Anyway... £1.34 potted post-uni. Still no roadkill. Honestly it's a 2.5mi walk each way to uni straight through the town centre - so past shops, (the entrance to) a shopping centre, the subway, two train stations, pubs bars etc... The day I find even a solitary penny I shall jump for joy in the middle of the street :rotfl:

Re your last part, lexbubbles: People are so mean these days, it's just not right. :mad: I was up late last night trying to sort out this FF lark, I wonder if it depends on where you download it from; today I got it straight from the Mozilla site - perfect!!!!!!! It's got the MIDAS touch you referred to!

I am thrilled to bits!!!! I did remember about getting rid of the [ ] bits from my 'signature' part last night, but to be honest, I was just too bally shattered to bother.

Re your main highlighted part: I've got everything I use here stored for easy access and it's always worked like a dream all the years I've been doing SPC - until the last 2 days, but now - hopefully - it's sorted out and - fingers crossed - it'll stay that way. If not you'll hear me scream again! :mad:

Bless you for all your help, lexbubbles, you've been a treasure through all this and I so appreciate all your work, sweat and frustration. Another gold star is yours for sure. :staradmin Thanks also for the turtle bit, it gave me a real giggle. :rotfl:

mummytummy wrote: »

Was the 7p in the puddle or were you laying in the muddy puddle? :rotfl:

Very well done, Moonbean!! Far better in your pot than waiting for the next person to nab it!

Leave NO bit of fluff untouched, LB29, and good luck! :cool:

Thanks so much for that, mummytummy, the visions were great, so was the laughter! :rotfl:

£15 in the pot after shopping yesterday, quite chuffed with that. :j

Have a GREAT day, folks, and a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!!!! Never forget to pot. :dance:

NB SPC Savers: For 2016 - 3rd November will be the new opening date! Don't forget your diaries digital or otherwise.

Anyone wishing to join us, it's NEVER too late, so please just ask, you'll be made very welcome. :grinheart