Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

cjj_2

Afternoon all, hope everyone is well.

Bubbs hope you enjoyed your hols. LEJC good luck with the move.
Sue & hg hoping your ok. 3dogs hope your ok too.

xx

Savvybuyer

Some of what appear to be cheeky price increases in M - Black Forest Gateau has gone from £1.97 to £2 (I think the 'price crunch' has been taken off) and Salt & Vinegar Chipsticks and Frazzles appear to have each gone from 95p to £1.00. It's as if they think I won't notice.

(I say "appear to" as I saw the 95p SELs last week but I'm doubting they ever were now as msm has consistent £1.00 all the way through.)

bubbs

Serendipitious wrote: »

My worst buy (and to be fair it's the only bad one since 2002) was a dress for DGD listed as new without tags.

I got it for 99p + pp, but when I looked at it someone had opened the side seam, inserted a non-matching adult-sized zip, hand sewn in and not machined, and even the tacking stitches were left in! Seller swore blind it was new and unworn, even when challenged, but refunded the money. I put it into the c/shop ragbag.

She knew she was wrong then as refunded

cjj wrote: »

Afternoon all, hope everyone is well.

Bubbs hope you enjoyed your hols. LEJC good luck with the move.
Sue & hg hoping your ok. 3dogs hope your ok too.

xx

Yes thanks we did, hope you are ok and sorted your problems out when you came back xx

bubbs

Wing Wah Vintage Pram £29.99 House of fraser
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/wing-wah-vintage-pram-29-99-house-fraser-2513220

bubbs

mhoc did you enjoy York?

mhoc

bubbs wrote: »

mhoc did you enjoy York?

We always do :j We booked very last minute so it was not very MSE - totally the opposite - but sometimes you have to step outside of yourself and outside of your normal routine

I booked on the Tuesday and we went on Wednesday, decided to go for a city centre hotel and go up on the train, we have train passes- rather than driving up (thus saving a tank full of petrol and also Ikea lunch, the meatballs are irrestible )

Wednesday was very hot, lunch in Yates, free drinks in Piture and Piano and we then walked the walls, something we had not done for years so we forgot it does not totally circle the city. There is a section which has no railings and my nerves got rattled so we came off and then walked back - nearly 20k steps that day.
Bella Italia dinner using my gift vouchers - very bad service so I've got a complaint letter to write.

Thursday started off very foggy but despite this we had a day trip up to Scarborough where fog was rolling down the street We didn't stay long but did have our free hot chocolates in Marks and at least the fog had lifted on the way back.
Back in April I won a lovely afternoon tea at a little coffee shop and finally we got to take it on Wednesday afternoon. Then we had a nice walk back through museum gardens where there was a chap doing a display with various owls and raptors and hawks etc. Dinner was at Pizza Express next to Lendal bridge that night and we used the nectar vouchers.

Thursday night our gorgeous eldest child and her BF drove up to York as he had a big dental appointment on Friday morning - they always stay with the in laws. She came to our hotel on Friday morning and she had breakfast with us. We had horrendous rain but eventually we made it across to the rail museum - OHs favourite. They have an exhibition about ambulance train which does not sound very exciting but actually it was very informative. We went last year to Dunham Massey to see the army hospital exhibition and this answered a lot of our queries so the 2 things joined up nicely

The eldest child went off to the hairdressers for the afternoon - much cheaper than going to her hairdressers down south. We were in a different hotel on Friday night so we moved house, had a walk along the river, did a few jobs in town and had lunch in yates again

She then joined us later and we then walked across town and met BF, had drinks in a nice pub to celebrate BF getting his new job and then walked across and had an Indian before walking back to the hotel along the river again, back to our hotel and BF and eldest went for a quick drink before their lift came to collect them.

So a very nice relaxed, none complicated few days

cjj_2

mhoc wrote: »

We always do :j We booked very last minute so it was not very MSE - totally the opposite - but sometimes you have to step outside of yourself and outside of your normal routine

I booked on the Tuesday and we went on Wednesday, decided to go for a city centre hotel and go up on the train, we have train passes- rather than driving up (thus saving a tank full of petrol and also Ikea lunch, the meatballs are irrestible )

Wednesday was very hot, lunch in Yates, free drinks in Piture and Piano and we then walked the walls, something we had not done for years so we forgot it does not totally circle the city. There is a section which has no railings and my nerves got rattled so we came off and then walked back - nearly 20k steps that day.
Bella Italia dinner using my gift vouchers - very bad service so I've got a complaint letter to write.

Thursday started off very foggy but despite this we had a day trip up to Scarborough where fog was rolling down the street We didn't stay long but did have our free hot chocolates in Marks and at least the fog had lifted on the way back.
Back in April I won a lovely afternoon tea at a little coffee shop and finally we got to take it on Wednesday afternoon. Then we had a nice walk back through museum gardens where there was a chap doing a display with various owls and raptors and hawks etc. Dinner was at Pizza Express next to Lendal bridge that night and we used the nectar vouchers.

Thursday night our gorgeous eldest child and her BF drove up to York as he had a big dental appointment on Friday morning - they always stay with the in laws. She came to our hotel on Friday morning and she had breakfast with us. We had horrendous rain but eventually we made it across to the rail museum - OHs favourite. They have an exhibition about ambulance train which does not sound very exciting but actually it was very informative. We went last year to Dunham Massey to see the army hospital exhibition and this answered a lot of our queries so the 2 things joined up nicely

The eldest child went off to the hairdressers for the afternoon - much cheaper than going to her hairdressers down south. We were in a different hotel on Friday night so we moved house, had a walk along the river, did a few jobs in town and had lunch in yates again

She then joined us later and we then walked across town and met BF, had drinks in a nice pub to celebrate BF getting his new job and then walked across and had an Indian before walking back to the hotel along the river again, back to our hotel and BF and eldest went for a quick drink before their lift came to collect them.

So a very nice relaxed, none complicated few days

Sounds lovely. I know you said non MSE but I think you are brilliant with all the deals & freebies. So really it was quite MSE xx

Sarahdol75

Good afternoon from a lovely and sunny wales.

Had a lovely 6 mile walk along the beach and into pwllheli this morning.

Savvybuyer

Are there any Walkers Variety 6 pack crisps in A that might act as a trigger to the 2 for £2? M has some Variety packs that contain HP Sauce or Heinz Tomato Ketchup - wondering whether A has those too. The straight Walkers Classic Variety 6 pack will doubtless be an appearer - but wondering whether there are these other Walkers Variety products on different BCs (and would need to be in the mbuy offer at A of course). They have special flavours in them - one with HP Sauce has 2x Ham and something [illegible], 2 Sausage & Brown Sauce and 2 Cheese & Chicken flavour. The one with Tomato Ketchup has 2 individual Cheese & Mayonnaise crisps bags, 2 Bacon & something and Cheese Tomato & Worcester Sauce.

Sunshinemummy

Mhoc pleased you had a good time on York

Oh suggested Bridget Jones and a meal with ds2 and his gf..aka house guest....i thiught why not.



We realised tofay what she has been doing..

Streaming Netflix....internet bill is 64 pounds and there is still a week left. She leavez tomorrow so we get the house bk.