Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

Sarahdol75

Tinyshoes wrote: »

DD2s last exams today....I'm feeling sick with worry. She said yesterday was horrendous. I'm praying she passes and doesn't have to come back early from Canada to resit.

I don't think I was this nervous when DD1 was giving birth...

Didn't realise they find out so quickly but by this time next week she will know and be thousands miles away for any needed hugs. :eek:

Fingers crossed for her, mums do worry, its our job.

Tinyshoes wrote: »

I'm meant to be driving up later to help her pack for home. I'm still sat in my dressing gown. No washing up done and I have to clear her room of a few bits I spread out into it.

Get a move on then :rotfl:

mhoc wrote: »

Errant son had a days packing job yesterday - it was one where x number of components went into a certain sized box and then x boxes went into an outer casing and onto a pallet - no idea why but he seemed to find it interesting, I went into a coma just listening to the description of what he had to do ...
So about 6 last night he came bouncing in the door like the Duracell bunny, showered, sorted his kit out for today, eat his pasta bake, side salad and coleslaw and then set off into the night for the long drive down south....
So about 4 and a half hours later, about 11.30 he messaged up that he and the big van were parked up about 20 mins from his final destination for the night - looking at the timing I think he might have got slightly lost or the traffic was heavy or suchlike.
This morning he drove the final bit and had his breakfast in the car park.

Today he has an interview at another centre in Kent or at least on the borders - one we have high hopes for so any Elite positive thoughts would be welcome

Fingers crossed xx

Tinyshoes

Sending positive thoughts his way mhoc

gocat

mhoc wrote: »

You are a star :j

Please can I ask what flavours you got - I am worried about jars not being matched by Sada.

I am thinking of getting the 2 freebies from COS
butchers choice trays
tate and lyle golden granulated

so that's 8 with the baby food plus 15p canned rice puddings and bottled water and a few odds and sods ...

and the free pizza MOCs which I hope our little store stocks ...

Also that's helped me to decided in which direction to go in this afternoon and I've got a food bank bag to drop off

Just a reminder I saw on here that if they dont have the golden granualted, you can get the white granualted for 69p and as it only says sugar on the receipt, upload to cos and get £2 back Worked for me yesterday from a t express.

Tinyshoes

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

Fingers crossed for her, mums do worry, its our job.



Get a move on then :rotfl:



Fingers crossed xx

Thanks Sarah, I think I need E to get her megaphone out and shout for me to get in the shower. :rotfl:

altojack

Snap-ant wrote: »

Laid in bed dreading the day ahead of ironing all that fabric flat..
plus I'll have to measure them & catalogue them & weigh them & find somewhere to stash them.... woe is me :rotfl:

I was looking for a basic plastic garden chair, upright, drainage hole in seat, sturdy..
Found one yesterday in Charity Shop £2.50 & it is perfect, nice wide seat for a bigger posterior no squeezing of thighs against arms
Anyway I lugged it over to Sister's shop & sat in it whilst chatting to her customers
Resulting in me volunteering to run the shop whilst she is incapacitated :eek:

Well done Snap. On the work ahead on the fabrics

Well done Snap on offering to run the shop whilst sister is incapacitated. You'll do a grand job and it'll keep h out of trouble xx

braveheart60uk

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zippydooda

huggies work out at about 46p per 56 pack
cheapest on msm is 80p at sainsbug, and you dont get your coffee and paper

mrsmac10

braveheart60uk wrote: »

Morning.

Coco Pops 510g with GrownUpsGoFwee on them are 2 for £4 at Sada and £2 eacg mostly elsewhere, BUT, it matches to Morries
2x Kellogg's Coco Pops (510g) £4.00 £2.00

seems to be this

https://groceries.morrisons.com/webshop/getSearchProducts.do?clearTabs=yes&isFreshSearch=true&chosenSuggestionPosition=&entry=coco+pops

matches to own brand 2 for £2 440g :T:T:T:T

so a PAG (after fillers) of £2.20 per pair. Net 90p per pack!!

Go gettum, 'specially for those wi' fussy bairns

Think I love you (laughing smillie) THANKS

sliver

mhoc wrote: »

Elite culinary experts I need your opinion pretty pretty please

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/porkchorizoandbutter_90830

what I want to do its get to step 5 of putting everything together and then transfer it to the stew pot, put this into the fridge until we get back and then put the stew pot into a very slow oven for 45 mins or so - do you think this would work?

Also what liquid can I use instead of wine - I have no cider opened and no apple juice either so it might just have to be water or possibly veg stock ...

OH hates my culinary efforts but if I have everything prepared and ready to go into the oven so all he has to do is mash then he cant complain

Stock (any sort), Maybe a teaspoon of lemon juice, white wine vinegar etc to cut through the richness
It will work if you get it up to temp (ie a simmer) and then low oven for 45 mins, or either a hotter ovento start to get things moving or an extra 15-30 minutes

Snap-ant

These are 50p in Ts - the huge 175g bags

all flavours