Sealed Pot Challenge!!

Joyful

I bought my 2 new sealed tins from Woolworths for £1 each. Ready for next year now.

theunknownstuntman

Evening all, and wow, so many newbies! Wlscome to the madhouse folks!

My whisky jar is ready for counting and my papermache pig - Sgt Save, is already for his operation to remove his contents. Mrs S will retrieve the isa account book for the 1st for the big total......

Sparky - glad you enjoyed NY, the only other city I'd live besides our fair city. (ew Zealand being the only other country. Sent you an email with a little bit of news mate.

mickey_mouse

good to see you back Stunty - have you been out in the dark (working nights) looking for your pennies on the pavement?

theunknownstuntman

Evening MM, yeah, been on the dark shifts. Sparky knows me too well and guessed! lol. Sadly no pennies to be found in the dark. Damn it!

How's yourself? ok?

mickey_mouse

theunknownstuntman wrote: »

Evening MM, yeah, been on the dark shifts. Sparky knows me too well and guessed! lol. Sadly no pennies to be found in the dark. Damn it!

How's yourself? ok?

you should get a torch just for searching pavements for pennies:D

I am gooooooooooooood thanks - very excited about joining in with you guys on Tues and seeing how well you all have done on Monday. Off to raid hubby's wallet for any change he may have

Frugaldom

Hi guys, I can't believe we only have 2 days left before the grand opening of the sealed pots! :eek: Phil the Pig didn't quite make it to full but I'm confident that he's going to do my proud by hitting my guesstimate figure of £100. I'll be doing same next year, as I do this every year anyway, but I won't be joining the challenge, as I simply don't have the time to keep up with the thread. Never mind, I'll still pop in now and again to see how everyone is doing and I'll certianly be here on Monday for the official openings!!
My poor piggy... it's going to be so sad! I may need to operate carefully so as to keep him intact. :rotfl:

Mollymop5

Nyk you must join the challenge.Don't worry about not having the time to pop in.Theres only really 2 dates you need be here.Dec 1st 2008 to give your new challenge figure to Sue and then Dec 1st 2009 to let us know what you managed to save

Sue-UU

Mollymop5 wrote: »

Nyk you must join the challenge.Don't worry about not having the time to pop in.Theres only really 2 dates you need be here.Dec 1st 2008 to give your new challenge figure to Sue and then Dec 1st 2009 to let us know what you managed to save

Well said Molly and so good to see you and hope all's well with you?!! :T Come on Nyk - you've got to stay with us p..l..e..a..s..e Though I can appreciate that so many of us lead very busy lives, I can't believe you wouldn't be able to come on at the beginning, then again at the end, then any other time IF you wish to. You're one of the main people we've all come to know on here so PLEASE think again and stay with us!!! :A <---How can you deny that little face.:rolleyes: I would put one of those orrible hug smilies - but - NO WAY!!! Apart from anything else if you pull out I'll need to change everbody's numbers :eek: you wouldn't wish that on me would you :question::question::question: Course you wouldn't.

Sue - hopeful. :j

theunknownstuntman

Nyk, join the next Sealed Pot Challenge or I send this guy round......



Stunty............

p.s, evening Sue.

Sue-UU

:rotfl:Well done Stunty!!!! Maybe she'll take more notice of you with your weapon!!!

sparky0107 wrote: »

What a fantatsic place NY is, Sue you were right I was picking up any loose cents I found on the floor, but I did put them into the collection boxes that the salvation army were doing for the homeless people of the city :A . The downside is that my credit card went int meltdown lol (apparently it's the 'done thing') never mind I will have to re-do my snowball calc. Got to say the whole place was absolutely amazing, and we didn't want to come home.

Hiya Sparky and it's great to see you home again!!!! :j It was wonderful to read what a fantastic time you'd both had, and that given the chance you'd MOVE there as it's SO good. Oh well, I guess you could still continue with the challenge there!!! I thought what you did with the cents etc was terrific, good on you sparky, you're a gent!! :T

whatatwit wrote:

I wonder if it would be worth you posting a message about the cashing of the coins.
The majority of banks/building societies will only let you change coins if you have an account with them and the ones that used to be building societies, eg Abbey & Halifax usually have a limit of 5 bags per day. Banks are usually ok about the amount of bags. Also bags should be full, a lot won't take part bags.

Welcome to the challenge whatatwit, I've put you on the list and you'll see your number on Tuesday on the new thread. Re the bags of money members have saved, we've actually covered this a few pages back and although a lot of folk are experiencing no problems at all others have had limits of 8 per day ....or going back in later!!! I saw a topic on another board saying that shop-keepers have to PAY :eek: to get change from the banks, so we suggested that members first enquired at their local shops to see if they wanted the cash. Many thanks for your thoughts on it all, very much appreciated.


Surfbabe - Your target of £200 has been added, must remember to keep following DS & DD around when they're home, kids are a bit like slugs and always leave a trail!!! :snow_laug I've just added tonight's new members and that makes 58 additional members - so far!!!! :eek: I've been quite amazed, but I suspect it's the Challenge thread keep going back to the top of the page every time someone replies so folk can view it and be tempted, long may it last! Surfbabe - do you stick the balloon on a dish and make the piggies by doing the top first, then turning it round to do the bottom, but resting it on a pot or whatever??

A very warm welcome to the thread too_much_debt, schoolrunmum, gettingbetter and laurenjs88!!! It' so good to have so many wanting to join us. I've put you all on the list and you'll see your numbers on Tuesday. lauren, I loved your pot it's really well done, though I was so sorry to hear about your rotten ex pinching all your pennies, well rid of hom for sure! :mad: Oh to be that young again ....doesn't bear thinking of in a way

Everyone's targets have been added where applicable, all others can be done any time on or after Tuesday - IF you wish to!

Two more days of saving everyone, might be worth repeating .....and repeating and repeating to OH's til they dig deep ....though make sure they don't do that in your pots - it HAS to be their pockets!!! :rotfl:;)

Sue