Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

Saversue

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

If anyone is after a vacuum sealer I just got one in my local Aldi for £7.99, in the reduced section. Not yellow stickered, it scanned at that.

Good morning
Do you have to use special bags with the vacuum sealer, please ?

Sarahdol75

curl_girl wrote: »

Morning all.

Can I ask about young driver insurance please?
Sons 2nd year renewal has come and is still around £1100. The problem with more than is the 7 journey in 24 hour rule and I've discovered that even when we swap cars around on the drive in the morning it counts as a journey so even I could rack up more than 7, as every time you switch the engine off it counts as another journey......

Would like to swap but wondering who to?
Plus there's a £85 fee to remove the black box.
:mad:

Tia.

My son is in his 2nd year of young driver insurance, went down to £800 odd this year, he is with Co op Insurance, he gets a discount every three months if his score is good. Would definitely recommend.

curl_girl

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

My son is in his 2nd year of young driver insurance, went down to £800 odd this year, he is with Co op Insurance, he gets a discount every three months if his score is good. Would definitely recommend.

Thanks Sarah, I couldn't remember who you said last year.
Does it have a name as I know there's so many?
Sons has come down from 1460 to 1100 but as I said not happy with some of the criteria.

curl_girl

Sarahdol.
Found it thanks.
I will persuade him to download the app tonight as a trial.

davemorton

curl_girl wrote: »

Thanks Sarah, I couldn't remember who you said last year.
Does it have a name as I know there's so many?
Sons has come down from 1460 to 1100 but as I said not happy with some of the criteria.

Not sure how it works, but could you not put someone else on the insurance, and then if they were driving it, would it not count as one of the 7 trips? (Also, an adult or two on as named drivers usually brings it down, even if they never drive it.)

mhoc

karlie88 wrote: »

Any issues then let us know on here and I/someone else will help. Chances are if you're encountering a problem then someone else is going through the same problem.

Morning everyone. :T

My Amazon pantry order is due today. It is going to arrive before 9 pm as promised, all correct, no damaged items and the delivery driver will be cheerful. My problem is that I will have nothing to complain about! :rotfl:

curl_girl

davemorton wrote: »

Not sure how it works, but could you not put someone else on the insurance, and then if they were driving it, would it not count as one of the 7 trips? (Also, an adult or two on as named drivers usually brings it down, even if they never drive it.)

His Dad and I are both named on the policy as well, other wise it was nearer 2.5k on his own.
When I used his car when he was at college I did around 10 trips in 8 hours!
Even if you turn your engine off in a traffic jam and restart it's classed as a new trip.
Blooming stupid.

mhoc

diamond_dave wrote: »

What is a PDE!!!

potentially disappointing event

mhoc

Just looking at Marks sparks offers - renewed today

I have £5 off bras from the unused card valid for a week
the cheapest seems to be £10 so half price - not a bad offer

OH has
spend £10 on meat, poultry get £2 off
£5 off formal shirts
cheapest seems to be £15
sadly it does not work on the Marks Christmas fun shirts - sprouts, flamingos and surfing santas

spare card has
£6 wys £30 on ladies tops

Min card just has the 20% off - so there are disadvantages to having over 5000 sparks points - you get less useful offers on the 20% off weekends.

I might use OHs meat one as I've got a credit note expiring this month

3 of my cards have the £1 medium hot chocolate off which is a good offer - normally £2.65 but its not the luxury version with cream

I have been tweeting marks this morning as the picture with the offer clearly shows a hot drink with cream which is a gingerbread latte - def not part of the offer. They replied by saying the staff in stores would know what drinks were in the offer - no they would not - the staff will never have heard of the offer.
Savvy will know exactly what I mean about how vexing it is and how slap dash of Marks to have a picture with the offer which is not the actual drink on offer - technically against trades descriptions.

curl_girl

DM
Is the £1 Nespresso machine offer on the red app any use? But you have to commit to a number of full price pods!