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  • kayannie
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    SA - it's my DD's birthday today too, & she wasn't due till January. I always joke that that was the only time she was early in her life!
    KA
  • Sun_Addict
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    kayannie said:
    SA - it's my DD's birthday today too, & she wasn't due till January. I always joke that that was the only time she was early in her life!
    KA
    What a coincidence! My DD was born in January but wasn’t due until February so a pattern emerges there 😆 My mom said wouldn’t it be lovely if the baby was born on my birthday and I said no way it’s not due until February and guess what she got her wish 🤣
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪
  • Cherryfudge
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    And it's my sister's birthday too - popular time of year!
    I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
    The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)

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  • Sun_Addict
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    And it's my sister's birthday too - popular time of year!
    Also one of my friends and another friends son. Popular date 😆 At the time my GP
    said March is a fertile month nature wise hence December being a popular time for births. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪
  • Sun_Addict
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    One of my friends allowed someone to use her Nectar card so he could get the discounts as he’d forgotten his. She let him and he stole her balance she’d been saving for her Christmas shop 🤬 She’s taking it further but to be aware just in case it happens to anyone else. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪
  • One of my friends allowed someone to use her Nectar card so he could get the discounts as he’d forgotten his. She let him and he stole her balance she’d been saving for her Christmas shop 🤬 She’s taking it further but to be aware just in case it happens to anyone else. 
    Oh that's so horrible!
    I'm hoping that it was a misunderstanding at the till but kinda unlikely... 
    Good on her for taking it further, that's theft pure and simple if deliberate, hope he gets terrible food poisoning and his girlfriend leaves him.
    Is she okay for money for Christmas food?
  • Stealing someone's points after an act of kindness? Despicable! Particularly at this time of year.
    On a more cheerful point. Enjoy your Prosecco and Strictly
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  • Cherryfudge
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    That's horrible. It's possible to lock your points and only unlock them when you want to use them - it's in the app if you use that but I don't know if it can be done on a plastic card.
    I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
    The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)

    Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
    2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
    20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/22
  • Sun_Addict
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    Yes @PennysIntoPounds she’s ok for money but annoying for her when she’d been saving her points all year. She’s able to report it as fraud so there’s a chance she’ll get them back. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪
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