Cheery's country living adventure

Pyxis

Supermarkets seem to vary a lot in how they deal with substitutions.

Waitrose's substitutions, if more expensive, they'll give them to you for no extra charge.
Also, if there is a faulty or damaged item, they'll re-credit your credit card.

Yesterday, I had a Sainsbury delivery, and one item was damaged to the point of being unusable. They said that they could only give me a voucher for the value of the item, not a refund, as they were working from home and so couldn't deal with credit card refunds. I found that a bit annoying, tbh, as it was damaged and unusable, not something I just didn't want.

Cheery_Daff

Thanks Pyxis. I can report back after our Mr M delivery - no need for almond milk substitution as they just sent the ones we ordered (must have found a few down the back of the sofa ), but aubergine and coffee they didn't bother substituting at all. Aubergine I understand, but there must have been a different type of coffee, surely? Will check I didn't tick the 'no substitutions' box.

Also one of my pots of yogurt had exploded all over the carrier bag - but we carried it all straight into the house without checking and didn't notice til he'd gone... I'll put that one down to experience - it only cost about 45p I think and we salvaged more than half of it. 

Of course, we realised that because I was thinking of it as a storecupboard top up, we hadn't ordered anything normal like onions or mushrooms So we're going to have to go to a damn shop tomorrow anyway!  

They did send us a free gingerbreadman dressed in a Morrisons uniform though  

Cheery_Daff

Oops, forgot to update goals! 

HOME
* Er... nothing again today (I was going to start on the ceiling but the sun came out!)

GARDEN AND LAND
* raked all cut hay off into a giant pile
* pruned the bush outside the front door - postie was having to basically hack his way through a jungle to get up the steps  

MONEY
* Banks and YNAB
* Set up mortgage as payee on banking app and transferred £22.75

Not too bad. Weather tomorrow is looking decidedly more ropey so I'm planning a couple of trips to the tip, a load of batch cooking, and some kitchen ceiling painting! 

themadvix

You should be able to log on to your account and request a refund for the yoghurt - it’s not experience, it’s bad packing on their part and you should be able to expect to receive your shopping intact 😊

 Good progress with the grass!

Cheery_Daff

I'm more tempted to request a new gingerbreadman - Mr Cheery spotted a mouse nibbling ours late last night   

Well I was planning a couple of trips to the tip this morning but the sun is shining!! Not complaining, but I'm going to get out and do a bit of scything, and do a tip trip later when it's rainy (possibly combined with a cafe trip, yay!)

South_coast

😮 to the mouse eating your Morrisons man! 

And probably a good job they didn't try to substitute the aubergine, given what it's meant to represent when used as an emoji 😮😮😮

ElmoR

All the scything must be doing wonders for your fitness!!

Pyxis

South_coast said:

😮 to the mouse eating your Morrisons man! 

And probably a good job they didn't try to substitute the aubergine, given what it's meant to represent when used as an emoji 😮😮😮

I've never understood that. At least, not unless there are some very funny-looking guys wandering about! 😱😂

South_coast

I've tried not to give it too much thought 🤣!

Cheery_Daff

you lot! I must confess I have never happened upon, er, an 'appendage' that looked remotely like an aubergine, and if I did, I would likely advise the owner to consult a doctor forthwith!  

I'm not entirely sure what the scything is doing for my fitness if I'm honest ElmoR! In one sense, yes - I would think it's good for waist definition if nothing else! In another sense, it's wearing me out and giving me a rather sore elbow... I did promise myself if I hadn't finished by the end of August I'd hire a mechanical scythe for a day... I've been thinking about the pros and cons of that this morning - the main downside seems to be that I wouldn't have done it all by hand which I told everyone I would do but it's taking much of my physical energy at the minute, and there are loads of other jobs that need doing so... 

Anyway, we've had a nice leisurely start this morning with a trip to the cafe (and TWO drinks each ) I did do one strip of scything before we left though, and started mixing the ingredients to make granola - needs to go in the oven now though (in two, possibly three, batches, as the oven is super tiny ). Will also try to cook some other (non-oven) stuff while that's going on. 

Cup of tea first though, and staring out the window at our new view