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Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

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  • elliemoo
    elliemoo Posts: 4,593 Forumite
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    elainemn wrote: »
    Has anyone seen a good cheap laptop. DD needs a new one and cannot believe how expensive they are.It is for teenage games, you tube, videos and homework. Thanks.

    I got this one for my DS, mostly homework and youtube etc

    https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8437589
  • elliemoo
    elliemoo Posts: 4,593 Forumite
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    Good morning all, happy Wednesday. Its blustery out there.
  • pippo
    pippo Posts: 3,891 Forumite
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    mrsmac10 wrote: »
    I buy loads :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    DH gives gifts of wine to good customers and I buy them when they are reduced to about 10p for my friend who runs the church stall She needed over 100 this year I managed about 30 and some were random bags at 5p from SD :j

    You're excused then! They are acceptable reasons and prices.:)
  • curl_girl
    curl_girl Posts: 4,623 Forumite
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    tweets wrote: »
    The Vicar ? That's tomorrow 10-30am

    If not sorry which one ?

    Sorry, thought it was yesterday.
    curl girl with a space - even though there is no space in my cupboard!!!
  • mrs_lds
    mrs_lds Posts: 4,103 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    Good morning beautiful people spending the day doing indurance claims and contacting neighbours who have cctv for footage. Sign of the times all the legwork bring done by civilians.
  • mhoc
    mhoc Posts: 19,340 Forumite
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    edited 28 November 2018 at 10:10AM
    izzeyb wrote: »
    Morning

    Not seeing Asda mentioned much last few weeks :D

    New wine offer - All £5 each or 6 bottles for £22.50


    https://groceries.asda.com/promotion/6-for-pound-22.50/ls89148

    .

    thanks for this, due to general !!!!lessness I missed the last Asda wine spectacular but we are headed in that direction this afternoon hopefully.
    Included in this offer is Kakapo White Wine which is a New Zealand wine so thats us sorted for Christmas wine - plenty of very posh stuff for Christmas visitors and glasses of green parrot for us :)

    (I dont know why the powers that be seem to think that f-e-c-k-lessness is a swear word)
    “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.”
  • mhoc
    mhoc Posts: 19,340 Forumite
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    edited 28 November 2018 at 10:10AM
    pippo wrote: »
    I've always wanted to start a list in each bag as a way of tracking it's route!

    Mind you I know people who actually buy new ones:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    I got some hessian wine bags last year in the poundland sale - nothing to go in them yet though.
    But I save all of the gift bags from previous years as well - again nothing to put in them yet
    “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.”
  • locarr
    locarr Posts: 8,298 Forumite
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    Morning ALL! :)


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  • pippo
    pippo Posts: 3,891 Forumite
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    mhoc wrote: »
    I got some hessian ones last year in the poundland sale - nothing to go in them yet though.
    But I save all of the gift bags from previous years as well - again nothing to put in them yet
    A few years ago I gave everyone their presents in the Shaws Direct hessian shoppers that we got very cheaply.
  • O3 Nerd coughee today if not already used, or if Emerald, 2nd day for another cup :cool:

    My 40p Blu Tack from Amerzoom has been shipped.
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