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  • Cherryfudge
    Cherryfudge Posts: 12,271 Forumite
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    I'm getting up slowly this morning but I'd really better get a move on as I'm supposed to be meeting DH and the grand daughters at just after eleven and I'm still in pyjamas. The washing machine is just finishing: I've put the new duvet set in to soften it a bit, and we can start using it tonight.

    Encouraged by DH, I've also been back to the piano a couple of times, though I'm not making any resolutions about continuing with it. I had lessons for years but I'm not a natural and I've forgotten a lot. I stopped having lessons when I broke my arm, then during the pandemic I just stopped playing. I think the language learning took its place. DH has more than kept the piano going: he plays by ear but he's been studying jazz piano on YouTube and in the last few months has gone from 'doodling' to making much more sophisticated sounds. He has a good ear (which I don't) and a good voice too, though he keeps his singing and his piano playing quite separate.

    I also started a reading journal for New Year and haven't added anything since about 2nd, so I'll write a few lines there to keep it up to date.
    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 challenge, 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet set 7.5= 12.5/68
    2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, tee 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
  • badmemory
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    With your hot chocolate I would say the company took a reputational hit with the contamination & decided to do a little bit of PR In hopes people would notice.
  • Cherryfudge
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    badmemory said:
    With your hot chocolate I would say the company took a reputational hit with the contamination & decided to do a little bit of PR In hopes people would notice.
    That would make sense, though there's nothing obvious to say it's being promoted and it cost more than it used to. It's also more calories per mug!

    Geek alert:

    The 'new' package is actually worked out on a serving of 18g per 200ml milk and the old one uses a 14.5g helping to the same amount of milk, and there's a consequent apparent calorie increase. Quality-wise, it's dropped from being vegan (but 'may contain milk'?!) to being vegetarian, and from a minimum 31% cocoa solids to a minimum of 25%, suggesting they've increased the sugar content, which is probably cheaper, though it costs more. That might also explain why they've dropped the 'be treatwise' warning.

    It does go to show that the size of the container is an illusion (I proved this with another product a year or so ago: the boxes for a1pen original and the no added sugar version looked identical in size but the price per 100g was markedly different - though I've just checked and that doesn't seem to be the case at present).

    My reading of it those details is that the quality of the product has been reduced and the price increased so I was wrong before - it does indeed look like shrinkflation.
    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 challenge, 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet set 7.5= 12.5/68
    2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, tee 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
  • WelshmansDaughter
    WelshmansDaughter Posts: 1,656 Forumite
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    I used to work for a food company and the customer service lady regularly received a complaint from a man who weighed his cheese. If it was less than the weight stated on the packet he wrote in to complain.
  • Cherryfudge
    Cherryfudge Posts: 12,271 Forumite
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    I used to work for a food company and the customer service lady regularly received a complaint from a man who weighed his cheese. If it was less than the weight stated on the packet he wrote in to complain.
    Ooh, I should try that! I used to weight the cheese in the local shop as part of my Saturday job when I was about 17. Got quite good at cutting it 'by eye'. :) 
    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 challenge, 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet set 7.5= 12.5/68
    2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, tee 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
  • Cherryfudge
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    Wednesday didn't go to plan.

    DH couldn't find either his keys or his glasses. The keys turned up on the path and the glasses materialised much later on top of a tall cupboard.

    I got myself dressed, makeup done etc ready for the client phone call (as you do) then they cancelled so I suddenly had an opportunity to catch up on various things including washing the sheets and filling in a form for the first session of the course the church is putting me through. I'd nearly finished those when I had a phone call as DGD2 was unwell and they needed a babysitter. H was out at work and A had a meeting that had taken some convening. He came to pick me up and I spent the afternoon looking after her, then he finished early so he could take over and drop me round to my work.

    When I reached work, I realised I'd forgotten my badge so I had to borrow one, but the actual shift went okay till the end. The other day I'd turned the lights out on a colleague, thinking he'd already left, and today I did it to someone else, then when I got back to the place where we clock out, I realised I'd forgotten the cleaning cupboard key and my handbag, which I'd left in the cupboard for safety. As we were all leaving, I found the cupboard key in my pocket so I was able to hand that in. I arranged to go back in the morning to collect my bag but I'm going to have to leave it there during the day as I'm now going to be looking after the baby again.

    I had run out of snacks so I called in to L!dl on the way home, and tried out using the bank card I'd loaded onto the wallet on my phone. Success! So I now have loads of junk food.... oh, dear.

    I've bought H's birthday present, pending delivery.

    I've now packed my uniform and lanyard, some biscuits and a drink for tomorrow. Lunch can be the rest of the herrings in sauce that I bought on discount this evening and the custard slice that I'd left in the fridge. The sauce is yogurt, dill, gherkin and apple and the herrings are delicious, but the yellow sticker was over the label details so I couldn't tell how many it was supposed to serve. At least two, I now know. I bought more hot chocolate as the 450g size was available at 95p less than the 500g size... I am not obsessing.

    Expenditure:
    Gift £37.55
    Housekeeping £23.39
    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 challenge, 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet set 7.5= 12.5/68
    2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, tee 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
  • WelshmansDaughter
    WelshmansDaughter Posts: 1,656 Forumite
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    I have a plastic box I put all my work stuff in. It just goes back there so I don’t need to wonder where stuff is
  • WelshmansDaughter
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    Ah sorry I meant that I have a box at home for work stuff
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