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  • Red Door Dusting Powder 75g for £12.95 saving me £8.05 and Red Door Body Lotion 200ml £11.95 saving me £3.05 from all.beauty.com :)

    3 X Bassetts Adult multivitamins on 3 for 2 offer at Boots saved me £5.29 :)

    New Next Men's Jeans from eBay for £10.30 including P & P costs which saved me £19.70 :)

    3 chocolate chip teacakes, 2 mini sponge cakes. double chocolate bar cake, large chocolate and coconut muffin, 2 large doughnut muffins, 1 large crumble cake, 4 extra large cheese sticks 1 pork & lamb koftas with vegetable cous cous and spicy pumpkin puree, whole loaf of Soda bread and 1 pot of fresh fruit salad from my Open Mic Poetry evening. I will claim a conservative £25 :T

    3 hopper bus journeys on Friday worth £4.50

    The Body Shop Satsuma Exfoliating Body Polish 200ml reduced to £6 with a 40% off code and saved myself £4 and free delivery worth £2.49

    £1 refund from Tesco for a missing item in my online grocery shop

    Men's Next silk tie from eBay. I made an offer which was accepted which saved me £3 on the Buy It Now price

    £5.04 bank account interest

    #13 current total = £13,253.70
  • Florence_J
    Florence_J Posts: 1,942 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    £45.55 womble off an Amazon order using vouchers and free delivery. Have updated signature.
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
  • Purchases from Morleys Department store in London:

    2 X Pink face cloths £4 saving me £2

    2 X Purple face cloths £4 saving me £2

    2 X blue face cloths half price £3.50 saving me £3.50

    1 hopper bus journey worth £1.50

    #13 current total = £13,267.70
  • I got a £12 refund from Asda because a box of soap powder in my online shopping last week was slightly damaged, they gave me twice the price I paid :T

    Hardback book for myself from Poundland saved me £15.99 :T

    £1 roadkill found on my Estate :)

    1 hopper bus journey on Tuesday worth £1.50 :)

    1 bottle of water £1 and a lift home from my friend from Karaoke saved me the £1.50 bus fare :)

    £5.81 Quidco cashback :D

    Sanctuary Spa The Best of Everything Gift Set from Boots on half price offer saved me £22.50 :D

    #13 current total = £13,329
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 30 November 2017 at 2:01PM
    1 apple from Reception €0,20
    Candy from Reception €1,50
    Tester pot with pecan nuts from super market (but I didn't eat them, I put the pot in my coat pocket, and took it home. It will be added to the next batch of homemade granola :)) €0,50
    Bin liners from a colleague that is leaving the country and didn't want to leave a single item for her landlord €8 (€2 each!)
    Left-overs from a business lunch, will do for lunch for both me as well as dh tomorrow €1 + €4 (same lunch, but I usually bring my own and dh usually buys his, so different 'advantage')
    Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.59
  • Florence_J
    Florence_J Posts: 1,942 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    £2 for a product I am testing
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
  • Siebrie
    Siebrie Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    DH forgot to take his lunch to work, so we'll have to throw it out -€4.
    Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.59
  • Quidco Cashback £1.52

    Weekly Online Grocery Shopping special offers and price reductions saved me £28.58

    I saved £5 on my Asda order with an e-voucher I got from Asda last week as a goodwill gesture and I saved £8 with special offers

    3 hopper bus journeys on Thursday and Friday worth £9

    Next Men's Silk Tie and Pocket Square from eBay for £8 including P & P saving me £10

    BNWT M & S Pink Leather Gloves from eBay for £11.99 including P & P saving me £5.51

    BNWT M & S Purple Leather Gloves via eBay for £10.20 including P & P saving me £7.30

    BNWT M & S Black Leather Gloves from eBay for £15 including P & P saving me £14.50

    #13 current total = £13,418.41
  • Florence_J
    Florence_J Posts: 1,942 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Train Ticket and Drink bought by OH = £15
    Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
    Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments
  • sugarbaby125
    sugarbaby125 Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    I bought a hardback book for myself in Poundland and saved myself £18.99 :D

    I was given a free ticket to see Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principal and saved myself £43 :T

    1 hopper bus journey on Saturday worth £1.50

    I got a £7 refund from Asda as a box of Ariel Colour & Style was delivered to me damaged

    eBay Bargains:

    2 X M & S Ladies pack of 5 briefs for £6.97 and £7.49 including P & P costs saving me £9.54 :)

    New Men's Red Herring Blue/White Check Shirt for £9.50 including P & P costs saving me £11.50 :)

    #13 current total = £13,508.94
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