Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

hornetgirl

Morning all

Enterprise_1701C

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Good morning all, another dreary day today. I finally have chance to bake and ice the cake today



I bought a Canon Black Friday last year (or was it the one before :eek:), it is a combined printer and scanner, only bought it because it was cheaper than a scanner, but it is a great little printer and I get the ink really cheaply off Ebay, the print is still good.

Just realised what that sounded like. I baked the cake a loooong time ago, the baking I am doing today will be mince pies and cheese straws

emerald21

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Just realised what that sounded like. I baked the cake a loooong time ago, the baking I am doing today will be mince pies and cheese straws

Hi Enterprise do you happen to know which canon it Is please as there are a few around .

Good Morning all

Serendipitious

Mystery bonus points offer at Nectar, picture has a padlock on it, plus loads of items at Sains to load to card, too many to list.

Serendipitious

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Just realised what that sounded like. I baked the cake a loooong time ago, the baking I am doing today will be mince pies and cheese straws

I thought it sounded a bit ambitious!

Westvleteren

emerald21 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good printer please preferably one that works with cheaper inks. If I can t get mine working again I ll need to buy a new one. Thanks .

I recently got a new one, as my other one was eating ink for fun and rarely printed correctly. Go for HP with the instant ink ready service -they send you ink before you need it from £1.99

This is the one i got

http://www.tesco.com/direct/hp-envy-4522-wireless-all-in-one-inkjet-colour-printer-a4-hp-instant-ink-ready/232-2348.prd?skuId=232-2348

Paid with cc vouchers

3Dogs wrote: »

Evening Elite :wave:

I am off on my travels again. Took dogs to boarding then drove down to Portsmouth. Tomorrow my friends are coming over and the four of us are going to stay at Gatwick Travelodge for two nights as we are going on a Santa Special Steam Train Trip from London to York, with a few hours in York to browse around. Really looking forward to it

Well I've caught up and I'm going to sleep now as tired after drive with little sleep the night before

Sounds like fun.:D:D

Enterprise_1701C

emerald21 wrote: »

hi enterprise do you happen to know which canon it is please as there are a few around .

Good morning all

mg5550..............

emerald21

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

mg5550..............

Thank you Enterprise I ll look it up.:)

Arthien

TrulyMadly wrote: »

I found the Lidl chocolates vc......I bought 4 packs separately but looks like the cheese has ran out.

You will be amazed to hear that I made it home without opening a packet and scoffing the lot:rotfl:

Morning all! TM, my lidl has the same cheese stock problem, I suspect they're either withholding stock to avoid people using the vouchers, or it's the most popular of the 4 vouchers. But I'd definitely recommend it you have time to go back to lidl, it's really good taste-wise and value-wise.

ilovetoshop wrote: »

Today I signed up to be a befriender,whilst doing so I heard so many tales that broke my heart...a 90 year old lady on her own,no family and sits on the bench outside the doctors in the hope that someone will stop and speak to her can I suggest that if anyone has 1 hour to spare a week that they look in to their local befriending service because that one hour could really make a huge difference in someone else's life x

My dad has recently started a non-medical care business, offering handy-man services, gardening, cleaning, household odd-jobs and companionship. He's had so many people say he should be really busy because there is so much demand on local services, but he finds so often that his potential customers would prefer to struggle along on their own.

It seems that often they're either too proud to ask for help, or they're unaware of how difficult things are for their spouse (often due them having a dementia diagnosis), or they insist that the NHS should do everything for them, even if it means waiting months for help. He sees so many people struggling but unwilling to do what needs to be done to help themselves.

He recently signed up for this befriending service, as he wanted to offer some time for free as part of a recent charity initiative, but the contact he spoke to said they have the same problem. They find that potential users of the service insist they don't need it because they already have friends, even if their friends are in their eighties/nineties and don't leave the house or call them anymore

So it's nice to hear that your local service is having more success in that sense, maybe it's a sign of things beginning to change? No one should go days on end without talking to another person, it's hard for most of us to even imagine what that would be like.

On a lighter note, I hope everyone has a successful and fulfilling day, and hugs for anyone who needs it

pippo

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Bloomin heck pippo.....is that the W in Eldon Square?

I totally forgot about it being there.....remind me.....is it a largish supermarket......I'm assuming it sells my picks stuff?

HI TM, Yes it is the one in Eldon Square, near the bus station, it is a reasonable size and has most of the My picks.. like the chickens etc