Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

gocat

mhoc wrote: »

My store def accepted 4 u&g MOCs but I got 5 boxes - this is very puzzling.

Did the up and goes scan at full price (£1.79) or for offer price (£1)
tia

bubbs

Sunshinemummy wrote: »

ooh.... I need to get my head around this x



It is rather lovely... no wonder you are inspired by this. x



God that is a huge difference in years... I was born in 1969, and had my first child in 1989....

Wasnt planned:eek: and my sister that was born in 68 didnt have her first till 2001

bubbs

gocat wrote: »

Did the up and goes scan at full price (£1.79) or for offer price (£1)
tia

Mine scanned at 1.79

bubbs

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Tinyshoes

mhoc wrote: »

I was trying to figure out the system before we went away regarding state pensions, for women its a total nightmare. I am still annoyed that I wont get the full state pension despite being told I had enough years

It also seems that the NI contributions you get alongside family allowance, not sure what it is called now you only get for 22 years so if you have children in your late teens and then divorce and start another family in your 30s so there is a big age gap between the 2 sets there will be years when you are getting family allowance but not the NI bit - or at least that is how I figured it out

Just quickly mhoc, the rules changed on the HRP (home responsibily protection, that's what you used to get instead of NI contributions while claiming family allowance) around the time DD3 hit 13, 2010, you used to get them until you no longer got family allowance but that is no longer the case. I stopped getting them around 2010/2011 which is why I am a year short. The rules may have even changed again as I don't think it's even called HRP anymore.

Now I am not sure if age 13 is still the trigger or whether mine stopped that year because the rules changed and actually you stop getting the credits when the child is younger. But in essence they are no longer credited for the whole time you get family allowance. Hope that helps. x

zippydooda

davemorton wrote: »

The other prize is a tenner.
I never saw anywhere that I had to keep the packets :eek:

t&c
Do I need to keep the promotional code/pack?
You will need to keep the promotional pack/code as it allows you to obtain your allocated teams and play the game, and may be needed in the event of a claim. Your code is your entry into the competition.

otherwise peeps would be just photoing the codes in store

ill let you know if pack is really needed.

nettiebobs

Wheres_My_Cashback wrote: »

£8.95 MOCs for the UPGO, £2.50 MOC for the breasts, £2 Q Cod, £3.71 Q SYums -
Total Cost -£0.01

3xTESCO SALAD TOMATOES 360G
£2.07 n/a n/a n/a

1xBANANAS LOOSE 0.191kg
£0.13 n/a n/a n/a

1xBIRDS EYE 2 COD WITH LEM & PEPPER 310G
£4.00 £2.00 £2.00 £3.40

1xSPR YUMMIES KIWI S/BERRY & BANA POUCH 100G
1.00 £0.90 n/a £0.80

1xSPR YUMMIES APL & ORNG RCE CAKES BY C&G 40G
£1.00 £0.90 £1.00 £0.80

1xSPR YUMMIES TOMATO & HERB BREADSTICKS 100G
£1.70 £1.65 £1.70 £1.50

1xT. 2 BRITISH CHICKEN BRST FLTS 300G
£2.50 n/a n/a n/a

1xT.BRITISH WHOLE MEDIUM CHICKEN 1.3-1.5KG
£3.00 n/a n/a n/a

1xUP&GO VANILLA BREAKFAST 250ML
£1.00 £0.80 n/a n/a

4xUP&GO CHOCOLATE BREAKFAST 250ML
£4.00 £3.20 n/a n/a

I couldn't get mine to scan at T's and customer services they can't overide anymore. What am i doing wrong?:(

bubbs

nettiebobs wrote: »

I couldn't get mine to scan at T's and customer services they can't overide anymore. What am i doing wrong?:(

What u n g coupons?

Hello TS:wave:

altojack

I've not read right back yet, been watching Wildlife programmes, Gold hunting programmes and a film .

We've had half a day of rain, but as I was NSD today it didn't matter anyway.

DH and I need to be looking for somewhere to put our savings. We've both got. Santander 123 account and a joint Santander 123. A few months ago we opened accounts at TSB , one each and one joint. Of course the amount you can hold as a maximum isn't very high in TSB, unlike Santander., which we had the max in. It just seems that everywhere is the same, offering a pittance for your £££s. I used to like the Bonds, lock the money away for 6 months, a year or two years which ever gave the better interest.

Hope everyone is well and happy

Sarah I that son of yours has been better today ((hugs))

Serendipitious

mhoc wrote: »

I was trying to figure out the system before we went away regarding state pensions, for women its a total nightmare. I am still annoyed that I wont get the full state pension despite being told I had enough years

It also seems that the NI contributions you get alongside family allowance, not sure what it is called now you only get for 22 years so if you have children in your late teens and then divorce and start another family in your 30s so there is a big age gap between the 2 sets there will be years when you are getting family allowance but not the NI bit - or at least that is how I figured it out

I try not to dwell on it now. Just under 4 years to go, so what will be will be, though I will do my best to ensure I've done everything possible given the time frame, to maximise it. It all seems to be a case of shifting sands, old rules/new rules, all a big mess.

The MSE article is just a heads-up for new mums so they don't get caught out unawares.