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Be very careful with the long HWB @goldfinches , they can be awkward to fill and end up spluttering out their air locks. Also you are better off using a kettle with such devices and not the hot tap.goldfinches said:I spotted this long hot water bottle through the window and went straight to it before someone else nabbed it. I tried to buy one in the Dunelm sale, but they were all gone by the time I looked, so I'm very pleased with this one which is BNIB and was £7.50 and is a lovely creamy white fleece too.
Having said that I did actually buy another couple in the Dunelm sale with the intention of gifting, just not to older or less co-ordinated people. The last thing they need is an errant scald.
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Incredible story of chaz-success: https://apple.news/AMg0FUsGxTYiritgkwUUHhQNo man is worth crawling on this earth.
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First day in the Cotswolds…..
Burford - Sue Ryder Shop…. Smells so fresh on entry, well stocked and well presented with good quality stuff. Slightly higher prices than in Yorkshire. Helen & Douglas House also worth a look. Bought nothing tho.
On to Cirencester (via the stunning stained glass windows of St Mary’s, Fairford)…eventually found the street with all the charity shops! Bought a Hawes & Curtis shirt wiv cats embroidered on it for £5.99. Just looked like dear departed old Albert so could not resist 😪
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What's the story? Can never open apple.news things!Rosa_Damascena said:Incredible story of chaz-success: https://apple.news/AMg0FUsGxTYiritgkwUUHhQI’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Ooooh, life is weird sometimes! Spent this morning doing some ‘alternative’ browsing of the goodies at Bicester Village, (yikes, the prices!). Finished up having brunch at the Ottolenghi cafe there, (not very nice croissant but good coffee). Got a nice wink from the handsome waiter on the way out though!🤭 Said to myself I should look out for one of his cook books in a chazza sometime. Then called into Chipping Norton and browsed a couple of chazza shops, nice enough but found nothing of note, dropped into the Oxfam antiquarian bookshop there and there propped up with a ‘new in’ sign on it was Ottolenghi’s book called ‘Plenty’ - all vegetarian recipes and in perfect condition. Perfect for me. Priced at £9.99. Then on to the massive and wondrous Burford Garden Centre where they had the full range of O’s cook books with ‘Plenty’ priced at £27. Serendipity?
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Forget Ottolenghi, go back for the handsome waiter!!Miró said:Finished up having brunch at the Ottolenghi cafe there, (not very nice croissant but good coffee). Got a nice wink from the handsome waiter on the way out though!🤭 Said to myself I should look out for one of his cook books in a chazza sometime.
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Well done @Miró! Very good hunting - and a hefty saving.
The Burford Garden Centre is somewhere I can easily spend most of the day, especially in that bookshop and café. Mind you I can spend ages in an Oxfam bookshop as well. Have you been to the one in York?I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
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Try this: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/holidaymakers-5-charity-shop-buy-32797662Brie said:
What's the story? Can never open apple.news things!Rosa_Damascena said:Incredible story of chaz-success: https://apple.news/AMg0FUsGxTYiritgkwUUHhQNo man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Ooooh, if only he was on the menu! (Shameful blushes)🥰Brie said:
Forget Ottolenghi, go back for the handsome waiter!!Miró said:Finished up having brunch at the Ottolenghi cafe there, (not very nice croissant but good coffee). Got a nice wink from the handsome waiter on the way out though!🤭 Said to myself I should look out for one of his cook books in a chazza sometime.
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Ooooh that book shop! Those plants….. *drools* Don’t get to York often these days wot with the traffic and parking! Should really make an effort….. I was very surprised by the Chipping Norton Oxfam antiquarian book shop….lots of signed copies of books and a very knowledgeable chappy in charge…a real treasure trove!Cherryfudge said:Well done @Miró! Very good hunting - and a hefty saving.
The Burford Garden Centre is somewhere I can easily spend most of the day, especially in that bookshop and café. Mind you I can spend ages in an Oxfam bookshop as well. Have you been to the one in York?5
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