Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

Busylizzie

LEJC wrote: »

crikey I remember the kettle chip things....evil food....but still not quite as bad as the mojito 7up.

No, that's absolutely horrible :eek:

savvy_sal

2x ASDA Special Fried Rice (400g) £7.00 £5.98

1x ASDA Mature Cheddar Cheese (750g) £4.00 £3.66

A v W womble from yeaterday

mhoc

MY OH is similar regarding Amazon but I thought we had got the obsession under control. By accident this morning when I was uploading receipts he got an email pop up and it seems like he has been being playing on Amazon again :mad:

Its similar to this - what on earth would he need one of these for and what is he going to do with it and where is he going to store it :mad:

I am going to have to play this with great calmness and tactics - ideally to get him to return it and get a refund.
Especially as I am not supposed to know about it.
But it does make a mockery of what I've been doing for days on end every week since last summer, doing a complete downsize of every nook and cranny in the house, filling no end of charity bags and bric a brac boxes, cloth recycling bags, endless paper and cardboard recycled, books for the Oxfam book bank. bags of things for food banks etc
OHs contribution is to sometimes give me one of his books to put on Amazon otherwise he has not let go of anything.

He has no military connections, does not collect coins, no US airforce connections except with an obsession with military history. We already have 2 big drawers in the desk full of his assorted bits, 2 man drawers in the kitchen, 2 deep bedside cabinet drawers, an ikea set of 9 drawers full of odds and sods, 3 drawers in the sideboard full of black wires, old phones and various remotes plus an entire cupboard in the living room and all of the floor space between it and behind the sofa, a blanket chest full of more black wires, plus whatever is in the loft and in the shed ...
He did ask me one what I would do with it all afterwards and I said straight into the bin, recyclables and all :rotfl:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Force-Military-Challenge-B-52-Decoration/dp/B00JS2TUY8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488974849&sr=8-1&keywords=us+air+force+military+challenge+coin+b+52

pippo wrote: »

Me again, I'm now thinking it would have been better to have stayed at work rather than taking redundancy and early retirement!

DH, who doesn't know his debit from his credit card, having discovered Amazon, is now ordering like a man who has won the lottery, dear young neighbour needs to speak to me every hour about what is and what isn't (which is usually the case) happening, ex member of staff also needs to keep me updated about the new firm she is with, things I cleaned last week now need cleaning agin and the highlight of my day has been putting 'Fablon' on the shelf in the cupboard under the stairs!!!

SSM - do you need a hand with your reports??

mhoc

Serendipitious wrote: »

Nasty lorry fire on the M6

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39203235

My bit of the M6 yet again - total death trap

Eldest son and GF away until tomorrow so thankfully none of mine are travelling along the M6 today ...

pacifica9

savvy_sal wrote: »

1x Heinz Oxtail Soup (400g) £0.80 £0.60
1x Heinz Tomato & Basil Soup (400g) £0.80 £0.60
2x Heinz Cream of Chicken Soup (400g) £1.60 £1.20
1x Heinz Cream of Mushroom Soup (400g) £0.80 £0.60
2x Heinz Classic Cream of Tomato Soup (400g) £1.60 £1.20
1x Heinz Lentil Soup (400g) £0.80 £0.60
1x Heinz Vegetable Soup (400g) £0.80 £0.60
1x Heinz Pea & Ham Soup (400g) £0.80 £0.60
Comparison total (compared products only) £8.16 £6.15
+£2.01 cheap

A v W

Thanks Sal.
I also tried the Scotch Broth, Chicken & Mushroom and Minestrone - results due just before 2pm. Hope we've covered Zippy's needs.

davemorton

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Oh and, DM, Fred Olsen do have balconies. We chose to have an inside cabin last time because we did not wish to be woken by the sun.

Not if you dont fly

mhoc wrote: »

I am very surprised that you have not investigated Fred Olsen. In 2018 summer - mostly April to October Balmoral is running from South Shields - they do little 5 day trips ( a bit easier to fit in with work, petsitters, childsitters etc) to Norway which are good for a first timer to try Fred Olsen.
Also saves the long trip down to Southampton plus the cost of the night before hotel and dinner etc

And Fred Olsen have their famous £15 a night all inclusive drinks package as well

Oh, dont get me wrong, I have looked at them, but a) I like to go south for the hope of sun (Have done a couple of North cruises though, and would do another)
b) I am fearful of the smaller ships in a way. Went on one before, and everything, even the bars were shutting at midnight, it was spot the person asleep in the bar every afternoon. But yes, I would give them a try from the Tyne if I can find a suitable one, I just havent yet.
As for balconys, I just need the fresh air in the room, if nothing else.

3Dogs

Picked my C&C up at 10am and just got home as been to dentist too, and SHARPIES still working. They had subbed 6 so refused them, 4 is fine for me, and APG was through when I just checked

APG of £46.19 v W

1x Swedish Glace Heavenly Chocolate Soy Ice Cream Dessert (750ml) £3.00 £2.20
1x 4U Free From Chocolate & Vanilla Cones (4pk) £2.00 N/A
1x ASDA Chosen By You Sparkling Lemon & Lime Flavoured Water (1l) £0.40 N/A
1x ASDA Blackberry & Elderflower Flavoured Sparkling Water (1lt) £0.40 N/A
3x Alpro Hazelnut Drink Uht (1l) £4.77 £3.00 Three for £3 at W
1x ASDA Apple & Mango Flavoured Sparkling Water (1l) £0.40 N/A
1x ASDA Chosen By You Sparkling Strawberry & Vanilla Flavoured Water (1l) £0.40 N/A
1x ASDA Peach Flavoured Sparkling Water (1l) £0.40 N/A
10x Gillette Venus Embrace 5 Blade Razor & Shower Holder (each) £50.00 £10.00
2x Alpro Fruit Variety Soya Yogurts (4x125g) £3.60 £3.00
1x ASDA No Added Sugar Cranberry & Raspberry Flavoured Sparkling Water (1l) £0.40 N/A
1x ASDA Blueberry & Raspberry Flavoured Sparkiling Water (1lt) £0.40 N/A
1x Alpro Vanilla Soya Dessert (4x125g) £1.50 £1.50
1x Quorn Meat Free Vegan Pieces (280g) £2.50 £2.00
1x ASDA Grower's Selection House Salad (185g) £1.00 N/A
1x ASDA No Added Sugar Pineapple & Coconut Flavoured Sparkling Water (1l) £0.40 N/A
1x ASDA Grower's Selection Fairtrade Bananas (6pk) £1.20 £0.96 Thanks to Op for this one
Comparison total (compared products only) £66.57 £22.66
+£43.91

3Dogs

Dentist - got appointment in two weeks to remove broken tooth then week after to take mould for partial denture, which will be ready for me the week after that

No to catch up

Serendipitious

Mhoc, has your OH got a shed?

pippo

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

and me :j:j

Me too :j:j