Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

hornetgirl

bcw123 wrote: »

Morning all I am going to start wallpapering a couple of rooms Has any one used a steam wall paper stripper is it worth buying one thanks

They work well but you need to be careful - if you are overzealous they can cause the plaster underneath to blow, so then another job to do patching it up. I prefer a bucket of warm water, a sponge and a scraper.

curl_girl

Or do what my gran used to do and paper over the paper. :rotfl:

gocat

mhoc wrote: »

Yes I put an auto transfer on my TSB account for today - going along in a bit to check that its done
Ive stopped using my TSB for contactless now it is no longer paying me £5 a month

Have a look at the less well known building societies like Principlality and Leeds BS - Ive got monthly savers with both of these and I think they have bonds and ISAs - all can be done online.

Ive also got Tesco bank on the list to investigate - up to £???? in a current account will give you ?% - might be somewhere to put the excess TSB

I am gearing myself up to buy premium bonds - Ive only ever done this once before decades ago at the post office ...

Have you checked out virgin esaver. There was recently a monthly esaver 2 with 2.25% and I read somewhere you can have a 3rd 2.25% account if you open in a branch.

LEJC

bcw123 wrote: »

Morning all I am going to start wallpapering a couple of rooms Has any one used a steam wall paper stripper is it worth buying one thanks

It depends what type of wallpaper you are stripping....TBH...a bucket of water and a sponge is just as easy IMO.

we have used steamers on woodchip that was painted...but had to end up hiring an industrial one as the paper was hard to shift.(the first house we renovated had so much woodchip it took weeks)

If you just have normal wallpaper a steamer can be easier but I would try water and a scraper first....once you can get a little softened it usually comes off quite easily and there is something quite satisfying about peeling wallpaper off the wall!

Serendipitious

hornetgirl wrote: »

They work well but you need to be careful - if you are overzealous they can cause the plaster underneath to blow, so then another job to do patching it up. I prefer a bucket of warm water, a sponge and a scraper.

And a capful of fabric conditioner.

I have no idea what the magic ingredient is, but it seems to be in fabric conditioner, makes it easier to scrape off and the room smells sweeter too.

No need to use expensive one, own brand basic will do.

Hth.

Serendipitious

Mailshot from Shoes with lots of points offers, not read it properly but they seem valid till mid March so no rush.

Serendipitious

LEJC wrote: »

An update to last years spread sheets where I record the value of free items and vouchers received(found apg's and odd bits and bobs, TMF etc) .....total for the year 2016.... £2356.75....I was aiming for £200 per month so just slightly under that so will now zero back for this year and start again.

Have to say I continue to be surprised how the value of it all soon mounts up.

Also had a heads up PM overnight about T white mysteries(thank you kind wine angel xx)....they are still in stock this morning so just wondering should I give it a go or pass till the next lot when we will be out of wine....

This is a most impressive annual total. :j:j

locarr

mhoc wrote: »

Yes I put an auto transfer on my TSB account for today - going along in a bit to check that its done
Ive stopped using my TSB for contactless now it is no longer paying me £5 a month

Have a look at the less well known building societies like Principlality and Leeds BS - Ive got monthly savers with both of these and I think they have bonds and ISAs - all can be done online.

Ive also got Tesco bank on the list to investigate - up to £???? in a current account will give you ?% - might be somewhere to put the excess TSB

I am gearing myself up to buy premium bonds - Ive only ever done this once before decades ago at the post office ...

Thanks, I've got £2,500 in PB but the payout in the last couple of year has been very poor due to the rule changes...

Tinyshoes

Another good stocking filler thanks to OP on HUKD

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/games-academy-table-tennis-2-99-superdrug-2593080

Tinyshoes

A few Debenhams hampers are 60% off, you will need to scroll through link.

http://www.debenhams.com/gifts/food-drink-gifts/hampers/gift-hampers?sid=*min_price

HUKD have posted one but this link shows more.