Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

savvy_sal

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/waitrose/bundle/884470_1740052.html

These are 2 for £2 in waities if anyone wants to try .

mhoc

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

Question for you all:


Has anyone been on holiday to Mexico.

OH is looking at a holiday in Riviera Maya for August, but when I google it, it says August can be hurricane season, and it can rain for up to 13 days in August.

I am not sure I want to risk the chance, of rain for 13 days of my 14 day holiday and the chance of a hurricane.

Would you go or not ????

http://home-sweet-mexico.com/retire-in-mexico-scorpions.html/

Nannylala

Good afternoon ...Marmie sorry to hear about your Son ...hope he will start feeling better soon ...good job he has you to take care of him ...house seems really quiet now my visitors have gone ..also missing my family of Robins too:(

Sarahdol75

mhoc wrote: »

http://home-sweet-mexico.com/retire-in-mexico-scorpions.html/

uurrgghh.

Sarahdol75

Can anyone help with train tickets.

My Son and 6 friends are wanting to travel from Birmingham to Porthmadog, on 12 July until 15 July. They are 16

Can anyone help find me the cheapest train tickets.

Thanks.

mhoc

If anyone is thinking of taking out a magazine subscription by direct debit to fulfil conditions for a bank account switch avoid this one

The Oldie

(no don't laugh, it actually has quite a lot to read in it :0 )

I took out a £1 subscription, my bank account switch went through fine, the initial £1 went out and I got my switching incentive - all fine.

I had the letter with my magazine account number and details and the next payment was due out on the 29th so it was marked on the calendar to cancel a few days before.
I actually logged on on 25th but the payment had already gone out on the 20th :eek: Fortunately the account had money in otherwise I would have gone into the illegal overdraft.

so I rang the magazine and cancelled the subscription and the lady noticed payment had already gone through and I said payment was not due until the 29th - not 9 days before.

I also had a thought afterwards and rang the bank and they can cancel the direct debit and repay the money and then claim the money back from the magazine themselves.
I then had a call from the magazine themselves today to say would I put return to sender on the envelope of the cheque they are sending me - cheeky madams

Honestly if your electricity supplier or sky or your council started taking direct debits 9 days before the due date there would be a national uproar

Enterprise_1701C

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

Question for you all:


Has anyone been on holiday to Mexico.

OH is looking at a holiday in Riviera Maya for August, but when I google it, it says August can be hurricane season, and it can rain for up to 13 days in August.

I am not sure I want to risk the chance, of rain for 13 days of my 14 day holiday and the chance of a hurricane.

Would you go or not ????

We went end July and first week of August. Can't recall having any weather problems, but the chances of a hurricane are really only small at any time. We try to avoid hurricane season where very we go but if it is your only chance to go then I would go. It is VERY hot though, we couldn't even go for a short walk without taking water, and people were passing out when we went to see some ruins because they were dehydrated.

3Dogs

thanks for the crisps glitch info savvy sal, not for me but I am sure it will suit others :money:

mhoc

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

Can anyone help with train tickets.

My Son and 6 friends are wanting to travel from Birmingham to Porthmadog, on 12 July until 15 July. They are 16

Can anyone help find me the cheapest train tickets.

Thanks.

do they have young persons railpasses?

http://www.16-25railcard.co.uk/online10/?utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CMPz2uD4z80CFQPgGwodh1kNAA&gclsrc=aw.ds

or a 2 together card

http://www.twotogether-railcard.co.uk/?source=portal

Nearly always cheaper to book 2 singles outwards and return tickets but these are for set specific services

looking on trainline I can see trains that go direct from brum new Street to Portmadog - no changes

July 15th 8.25 gets in at 12.56 for £14.20
10.25 is £12.20 - these are using a railcard

coming back on a Friday is always going to be an issue, limited tickets but they seem to be about £14.40.

its Virgin trains so you might do better actually going to a mainline station which is a Virgin station - they tend to open until 7.30 at night - you also don't then get charged any booking fees

so about £29 with a rail card which they have to have with them and it will be checked

Sarahdol75

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

We went end July and first week of August. Can't recall having any weather problems, but the chances ofor a hurricane areally only small at any time. We try to avoid hurricane season where very we go but if it is your only chance to go then I would go. Ithe is VERY hot though, we couldn't even go for a short walk without taking water, and people were passing out when we went to see some ruins because they were dehydrated.

Thankyou, I am thinking it will be too hot and dont want the risk, but OH has other ideas.