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Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

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  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,630 Forumite
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    davemorton wrote: »
    Best I can see is £35. :(
    I think 32 at mr T (and hence cex reduced to 31 from 35 and I still have 2 from sains points double up yet to be traded that instead I will get refunded to a gift card in Mr S).

    Anyone know if you can buy prepay visa using sains gift card to extract 92% of value - or any better route?

    My nectar balance is now a much more healthy 200 quid down from over 600 - sadly I have about 60000 points to add on from amex so back to square one.
    I think....
  • davemorton
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    michaels wrote: »
    I think 32 at mr T (and hence cex reduced to 31 from 35 and I still have 2 from sains points double up yet to be traded that instead I will get refunded to a gift card in Mr S).

    Anyone know if you can buy prepay visa using sains gift card to extract 92% of value - or any better route?

    My nectar balance is now a much more healthy 200 quid down from over 600 - sadly I have about 60000 points to add on from amex so back to square one.

    What about petrol?
    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
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  • mhoc
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    davemorton wrote: »

    ship from China so might not be here by Christmas.
    I had something sent from somewhere in the far east, 5 weeks later it had vanished so I was refunded
    “Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you, --will invite you to add something to the pleasure of others, --or to diminish something of their pains.”
  • davemorton
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    mhoc wrote: »
    ship from China so might not be here by Christmas.
    I had something sent from somewhere in the far east, 5 weeks later it had vanished so I was refunded

    £4.9o for UK delivery by amazon (got to spend over £20 or prime) .
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Disposable-Biodegradable-Colourful-Decorative-Drinking/dp/B073RDZV7F/ref=sr_1_5?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1511479831&sr=8-5&keywords=paper+straws&refinements=p_76%3A419158031
    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
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  • HILLBERN
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    davemorton wrote: »
    There was that, but that wasnt it, but thanks for trying tweets.

    was it the dash cam?
  • Tinyshoes
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    P2TKL wrote: »
    So when the cashier says "That's £57 please" do I then ask is that before offers as the total before offers isn't on the receipt. Sorry to sound stupid.....

    Hand the voucher over with your loyalty card when they ask for it, before the final total shows. I add up the full price of everything as I am going around. Some people make a list beforehand I think.
    Birds flying high, You know how I feel, Sun in the sky, You know how I feel,
    Reeds driftin' on by, You know how I feel

    It's a new dawn, It's a new day, It's a new life, For me, And I'm feeling good...
  • HILLBERN
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    emerald21 wrote: »
    Is there a quicker way of adding your pics at Waitrose other than scrolling through them all the time please.

    I have the app on my mobile- type in the item at the top-after the first 3 letters products then appear, click on the item and follow instructions.
    far quicker than on laptop
  • Tinyshoes
    Tinyshoes Posts: 29,014 Forumite
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    Well if you went to see the Coca Cola truck down here today with kids they are lucky to get 2 freebies. There is an action group giving out free toothbrushes. :o
    Birds flying high, You know how I feel, Sun in the sky, You know how I feel,
    Reeds driftin' on by, You know how I feel

    It's a new dawn, It's a new day, It's a new life, For me, And I'm feeling good...
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,630 Forumite
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    davemorton wrote: »
    What about petrol?
    Leccy car init...
    davemorton wrote: »
    Our Mr M makeover features not being able to find anything, higher prices throught the store and a 'party shop' so rather than 100 plastic straws for a quid we can now buy 20 paper ones for 1.50....
    I think....
  • davemorton
    davemorton Posts: 29,084 Forumite
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    michaels wrote: »
    Leccy car init...

    Our Mr M makeover features not being able to find anything, higher prices throught the store and a 'party shop' so rather than 100 plastic straws for a quid we can now buy 20 paper ones for 1.50....

    Oh, we have had a party store in my store for a while, still not seen anyone buy anything from it.
    “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
    Juvenal, The Sixteen Satires
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