Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

bubbs

rose28454 wrote: »

Right who is the lady from wales who does the whoopsie shopping at Asda. Are you on here

Doubt they will out themselves:o

emerald21

braveheart60uk wrote: »

Do I win a prize for this stupid question? Anyone who "won" on Blippar since Friday evening received their prize? I haven't.

No I haven t. Dawn won yesterday for the first time and she got her email within the 24 hours.

vanilla_twist

marmitelovemehateme wrote: »

OMG....Bear has taken a pounding......But, Ernie has a broken leg....Was bear responsible..?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I hadn't noticed Ernie's leg in photo but yes he is a bit disabled. I have promised to take the hot glue gun to his leg but he seems to manage very well on 3 legs:)

V x

Enterprise_1701C

I am going to watch Martin on catch up, currently watching Supershoppers do Christmas, not that there is a lot they can teach us lol

Serendipitious

davemorton wrote: »

And tastes of salt! Yuk!

We used to have to do salt rinses in the old days after the dentist.

Do you eat crisps or bacon at all? They are more salty tasting than A&H toothpaste.

davemorton

Serendipitious wrote: »

We used to have to do salt rinses in the old days after the dentist.

Do you eat crisps or bacon at all? They are more salty tasting than A&H toothpaste.

They are nice as they are meant to be salty

SweetnSavvy

aau1 wrote: »

what app did you mean to ask for contact details for? :rotfl:

Serendipitious wrote: »

It's lovely, zingy and fresh.

This is a quote from Arm & Hammer:

• Baking Soda is clinically recognised as an incredibly powerful cleaning agent. For example Arm & Hammer Advance WhiteTM Toothpaste removes up to 88% more plaque in hard to reach places than a leading toothpaste. How’s that for exceptional?
• Isn’t Baking Soda abrasive? AS IF! Baking Soda is an incredibly gentle natural cleaner (despite packing a mighty punch) because it is softer than enamel, giving you all of the whitening power of a regular toothpaste with half the harshness.
• What do we want? FRESHER BREATH. When do we want it? NOW. Good news, Baking Soda neutralises the pH in your mouth, blitzing all those horrible odours caused by bacteria. That’s long-lasting freshness that you can really feel.
• Trick or treat? No need for tricks here! Our unique Baking Soda formulation whitens by breaking down stains, revealing the natural whiteness of your gleaming gnashers. It’s all treats here.

This is my favourite toothpaste. Only one I will use. :T

SnS

vanilla_twist

mhoc wrote: »

afternoon all - I am gift wrapped up and vaccumed and I have awarded myself a brew :j

One parcel from Amazon is still en route - dispatched on 07/12 and not due until 14/12 :mad: and the box I was shopping to parcel up is too small so I need to go on a box hunt

In the meantime

I've got 2 very nice bergamot and white musk candles in glass wrapped in robin decorative card for my sisters - they look quite luxurious. Only after I finished wrapping did I remember I did candles as well last year ... oh well

Eldest son and his GF - We wont see them until the new Year, no idea when so I have got a little bit of time to add a few more bits
Eldest son - I've not managed to get him to give me any ideas as to what he would like so these have been my ideas-
an echo dot and also the wine decanter with an opening on the side to pop in ice cubes as he does not like his wine warm or watered down.
GF - Boots No 7 illuminated mirror (as their bedroom is quite dim and I know she has to make up and look smart for work) (paid for with my Boots points as I didn't want them expiring) Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin (very nice bottle and quite square so easy to wrap) Superdrug light and lovey bath salts in a pretty tub
Flat - I've also got a sort of belated flat warming present. They have lots of weekend guests but not enough basic equipment so I've got a set of new pillows, pillow cases, towel 6 tumblers, basic crockery set (from Wilko as I had a gift voucher to use) and a set of pasta bowls

I am thinking of also getting them a nice Groupon/livingsocial meal deal for a Japanese restaurant in Brum but usually they only have 90 days usage so I have to wait until after Christmas to order this.

Eldest child and her BF - they have had huge amounts this year to help with the wedding costs so I don't think they are expecting very much but I am still getting nice presents.
Eldest child - she admired GFs watch and wanted a similar one so thats her main present, came from Amsterdam.
Also a Green and Blacks tasting box and a notebook
BF - cuff links with pheasants on and a matching green tie with peasants. The cuff links came from Marks in the sale very early in the year so I got a matching tie. Also a wooden box with a variety of whisky miniature bottles and a tasting glass - he went on a tasting recently so he is just discovering whisky.
I'd also like to get them a nice meal deal, something a bit quirky maybe but it has to be central London based, and the choice is over whelming and quite pricey. I wondered about the Ice Bar but its very dear ...

So I still need to add quite a few bits - maybe chocolates in nice shiny wrappers as I've got Christmas cellophane bags to decant them into so they look a bit more festive ...

Youngest son and his GF - floral notebook, bees lip balm, arran snood and gloves (very nice ones in Home Bargains looking very luxurious with card ethnic labels and little wooden stars)
Youngest son - Mountain warehouse navy fleece from Tesco.direct (he already lives in fleeces but I am probably on safe ground here) and the book which is stuck in the post.
I've also found on groupon/livingsocial an animal sanctuary near them with an entrance deal and a nice meal deal in a local arts and craft caf! - again I cant order and print these until the day I am ready to send off because of the 90 day expiry)
After a great deal of thought I've decided to box their gifts up and send them down this week - if I can find a suitable box.
Youngest son has cut himself off altogether now from us, 3 months since the last phone call. He is living his life so we have to let him get on with it.

OH - still stuck for ideas as he does not like anything I get him. I've got cherry liquor chocs and there is a nice Aldi coffee liquor bottle which I think he might like (technically he is not drinking so that's really for me) Might need to just ask him

so that's the state of play so far ...

My kids don't rate the Ice Bar very highly but love Shaka Zulu ( relatively near kings cross) there are usually groupon meal deals for around £40 for 2 people for 3 courses with wine.

I also did a marathon wrapping session. 3 big parcels due tomorrow along with my new tree.
I have ds1 problems as he never tells me what he wants. Talking to ds2 I suggested a bottle of Grey Goose. He suggests a small safe for their factory and is going to sound out ds1 tomorrow.
Same problem getting ideas for dgs. Now settled on lego but need to know which sets others are buying before I order.
Apart from that I am sorted. Children only get one item each, except boys have a loreal gift set as well this year.

V x

Serendipitious

Think I've set an all time record on speed for the quiz....







46658 seconds :rotfl:

mazworld15

sarahskint wrote: »

anyone able to help with an esta application daughter going with school to new York feb, one question on the form says


Is your travel to the US occurring in transit to another country?*


any ideas what this actually means? if I put no it wants loads of info I don't have and if I click yes it doesn't want any info - if I muck it up she can't go lol any help please x

From tripadviser Sarah

Is your travel to the US occurring in transit to another country?
Re: Esta help
15 January 2015, 17:10
I done my visa last week and it asks if you are

Travel Information

Is your travel to the US occurring in transit to another country? * Yes No

if you are only traveling to us you will tick NO box

then a new question comes up which is marked with a star to say this has to be completed saying

US Point of Contact Information

US Point of Contact * help icon for US point of contact name

Address * help icon for US point of contact address

Address Line 1

Apartment Number

Address Line 2

City

State

Telephone Number * help icon for US point of contact telephone number

Number

it will,not let you compleat visa with out a U.S. point of contact address and phone number

do a dummy run and you will see

if you say that you are just passing through in transit to another country then no address required