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Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

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  • hornetgirl
    hornetgirl Posts: 6,155 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Morning all :)

    Haven't had to use the car much this week so it isn't as empty as I'd like. I reckon I'll only get £30 in.
  • TrulyMadly
    TrulyMadly Posts: 39,754 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Cashback Cashier
    Can I ask about the gift cards please?

    Do you have to go through a manned till to have them “activated” or can you go through Self service? Thanks.

    Might get a few Next today.
    SnS
    sarahskint wrote: »
    must go through a manned till - I tried yesterday as it was heaving with people to try and be quick but they don't work on a self serve. I picked a nice young man to give my pile of them to. primark and claires vouchers also work x

    Does anyone know if these cards can be used online or just instore?

    Please and thank you

    It's snowing here......a lot:eek:
    To do is to be. Rousseau
    To be is to do. Sartre
    Do be do be do. Sinatra
  • TrulyMadly
    TrulyMadly Posts: 39,754 Forumite
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    emerald21 wrote: »
    They did work for me .

    My apologies....I misread.

    I'm now looking on Next and DebenhZms for Christmas gift ideas
    To do is to be. Rousseau
    To be is to do. Sartre
    Do be do be do. Sinatra
  • fernie1
    fernie1 Posts: 1,127 Forumite
    Savvybuyer wrote: »
    Careful - that's the whole point of the promotion, to get you to spend more. As I see it though, they are in effect offering petrol for cheaper than anywhere else this weekend if you spend the points. I hope that £20 is 2x £10.
    fernie1 wrote: »
    Pleased with my sainsburys points today
    1 X 5000
    3 X 500
    1 X 200

    Pleased with what I got, think I might get another £20 of petrol in my car.


    Definitely only spent what I needed too, 2x £10 fuel which I get every week there anyway, treated meself to a jumper 25% off, 2 lots of clothes for grandsons birthday.

    Kids clothes do seem much better quality.

    😱😱 it's snowing!!! Really!!!
  • curl_girl
    curl_girl Posts: 4,623 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    emerald21 wrote: »
    Ohhhh is that why you re called curlgirl lol I thought it was because you had curly hair silly Susie .

    Good Morning all:)

    That's me, curly. :D
    Well I was until straighteners came along.

    Morning peeps.
    curl girl with a space - even though there is no space in my cupboard!!!
  • locarr
    locarr Posts: 8,298 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Morning ALL! :)


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    "He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas" Benjamin Franklin

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  • tweets
    tweets Posts: 35,946 Forumite
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    TrulyMadly wrote: »
    Does anyone know if these cards can be used online or just instore?

    Please and thank you

    It's snowing here......a lot:eek:

    You can keep the snow it tried here when me and Poppy out walkies but a few flurries and off it went. Blooming freezing though brrr
  • tweets
    tweets Posts: 35,946 Forumite
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    Just popping in before time for visiting mum

    If Mrs Aj is about I have been to Tesco :p this morning and stocked up on crisps I was brave 7 lots in one shop and they had the cheese and onion ones in :j:j:j

    I was chicken though wanted to try the bbq ones but read on here they don't work so didn't want Mrs Trouty Troutface calling over and cancelling my crisps :D
  • locarr
    locarr Posts: 8,298 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    michaels wrote: »
    How does one do 2 x £10 petrol at once? Ta

    No time for me to do it today so it will have to be tomorrow.... today now doh. Dd1 football at 9 and 2 degrees plus windchill on offer :(

    Pull up to pump, put a tenners worth in, replace pump for 10 seconds, pick up pump again, wait for authorisation, put another tenners worth in, go to kiosk and pay in 2 transactions, rinse and repeat til tank is full!


    I did ask the girl on till if I could do it again and she said "go for it, a bloke earlier done it 5 times!"


    who am I to complain! ;)
    "He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas" Benjamin Franklin

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  • MKS
    MKS Posts: 10,328 Forumite
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    TrulyMadly wrote: »
    I got the Ask voucher.....£14.99 for a 3 course meal for two people with a glass of wine each:)

    Can you send the link? tia On mine it is £39.
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