Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

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  • Claire1972
    Claire1972 Posts: 2,749 Forumite
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    bubbs wrote: »
    Yes and choc fingers:rotfl:

    Oh bubbs forgot about the chocolate fingers. :j

    Think it’s too late now for it to happen again x
    We're just happy to have a home, a family and our health. Whatever else is just added and it fits. :)
  • Serendipitious
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    bubbs wrote: »
    Someone post a couple of weeks ago these compared:T:T

    Oh good :j:j
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  • Arthien
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    vanilla_twist wrote: »
    I bought a purse direct from Ted Baker and the postal label was just on the box. Annoying. Ok it is only an outer box but a very nice one.
    I have had a parcel apparently delivered by royal mail and it says it has gone ' to yourself or one of your neighbours'? Definitely not gone to me and no card through door so no clue which neighbour it has gone to if any! Had an amazon parcel disappear and the book people forgot to add some of the books to my parcel so sending out after a phone call. Popaballs seem to put whatever is nearest to hand in the parcel then leave you to fight it out with them for missing items.
    All of these were ordered well before black Friday as well.
    The main problem I have with amazon is that the drivers can't read the instructions on where to leave parcel due to not having English as a first language and at this time of year not just the regular driver.

    Freezing here by channel. Think we were spoilt last year as was so mild.

    V x

    Yeah I've had all that sort of thing before as well, and I don't think I've ever ordered an item of furniture online and had it arrive in the right amount of pieces and damage-free. Parcels are often left behind or in our green bin, thankfully we live in a relatively safe area. I've also had one card state 'parcel left in thorn bush' which made me realise I really needed to get to work in the front garden :rotfl:

    There are companies out there working on solutions which should help to resolve some of the issues. For example, in Germany a lot of homes have secure DHL delivery boxes out the front, with key codes that drivers can use to drop off parcels if the recipient isn't in. That would be good here, and it would help to avoid the frustrating 'you weren't home' cards, providing they could guarantee its security.
  • Enterprise_1701C
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    Arthien wrote: »
    Yeah I've had all that sort of thing before as well, and I don't think I've ever ordered an item of furniture online and had it arrive in the right amount of pieces and damage-free. Parcels are often left behind or in our green bin, thankfully we live in a relatively safe area. I've also had one card state 'parcel left in thorn bush' which made me realise I really needed to get to work in the front garden :rotfl:

    There are companies out there working on solutions which should help to resolve some of the issues. For example, in Germany a lot of homes have secure DHL delivery boxes out the front, with key codes that drivers can use to drop off parcels if the recipient isn't in. That would be good here, and it would help to avoid the frustrating 'you weren't home' cards, providing they could guarantee its security.

    We are lucky round here. any neighbours will take in parcels, we do the same in return. I was slightly puzzled yesterday though, My Hermes left a parcel on the doorstep (Christmas Tree Angel), not a problem round here, but he normally puts it round in the back garden, must have been a different driver, hope he's OK.
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  • Serendipitious
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    Arthien wrote: »
    Yeah I've had all that sort of thing before as well, and I don't think I've ever ordered an item of furniture online and had it arrive in the right amount of pieces and damage-free. Parcels are often left behind or in our green bin, thankfully we live in a relatively safe area. I've also had one card state 'parcel left in thorn bush' which made me realise I really needed to get to work in the front garden :rotfl:

    There are companies out there working on solutions which should help to resolve some of the issues. For example, in Germany a lot of homes have secure DHL delivery boxes out the front, with key codes that drivers can use to drop off parcels if the recipient isn't in. That would be good here, and it would help to avoid the frustrating 'you weren't home' cards, providing they could guarantee its security.

    I've found several packages in DD's recycling bin before now, no card, just a surprise when you go to put the papers in there!

    Still not had my Marmite :(
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  • bubbs
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    Serendipitious wrote: »
    I've found several packages in DD's recycling bin before now, no card, just a surprise when you go to put the papers in there!

    Still not had my Marmite :(

    My marmite came yesterday :D 40p off coupon with it :j
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  • scamps1966
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    davemorton wrote: »
    :beer: Huge thanks to Scampi, turned up today mate, many thanks!

    Glad it got to you. :)
  • Classy_Chick06
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    Just heard from my neighbour (Tosco employee) gift sets going on offer on Thursday!
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  • nettiebobs
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    bubbs wrote: »
    Yes and choc fingers:rotfl:

    Don't forget, they weren't just fingers..........they were 'fabulous fingers' :p
  • Claire1972
    Claire1972 Posts: 2,749 Forumite
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    Classy_Chick06 wrote: »
    Just heard from my neighbour (Tosco employee) gift sets going on offer on Thursday!

    Surely wouldn’t go any cheaper?
    We're just happy to have a home, a family and our health. Whatever else is just added and it fits. :)
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