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Re: Chatterbox

Postby jeral » Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:44 pm

You couldn't make it up! Tesco has introduced a maximum number of items per shop. A grandma of 66 was prevented from checking out as her sprouts were counted singly taking her over the limit :lol: Not funny for the gran of course. (Widely reported this morning.)

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Postby Earthmaiden » Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:59 pm

Unbelievable! They'll be counting frozen peas next.

I've just looked online and it seems they are allowing 95 items per customer with online shopping. That'll go down well at Christmas.

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Postby Busybee » Mon Nov 30, 2020 4:14 pm

The Tesco maximum items rule has been in place since the beginning of lockdown, in fact it was a lesser limit in lockdown 1.

To be honest it is a generous limit, when it was 65 items I was shopping weekly for two households and only got caught out once with the limit.

My only whinge is that in an effort to cut down on plastic packaging tins such as beans and tomatoes that were sold in a shrink wrapped four or six are now only sold separately hence counting as four or six items not one.

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Postby Renee » Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:22 pm

I haven't come across this in either Asda or Sainsburys. Toilet rolls were rationed of course at one time.

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Gillthepainter » Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:17 pm

Christmas tree is up and lit.
I keep waiting for the top set of lights to reduce in John Lewis, but they sell out before that happens.
I could arrange the 2 sets differently I guess, but it looks fine.

The advantage of living in the country is 7ft Christmas trees at local farms cost £30. Some are even cheaper if they have a gap somewhere.

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Rainbow » Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:38 am

Gill - People have been asking this on another thread but I don't know if you'd have seen it.
Do you know if Sakkarin is OK - he hasn't posted for ages (Nov 6, I believe) so people are worrying about him.
Do you have any news?

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Gillthepainter » Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:33 pm

Morning, Rainbow. And thanks for the nod.

No need to worry about Sakkarin's health, we've heard from him and he's fine. I'll go look for the other messages ....

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Suffs » Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:40 pm

Thanks Gill ... that’s good to know ... I think we all get a little anxious nowadays when folk are unusually quiet ... :thumbsup

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby dennispc » Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:37 pm

Good to hear about Sakks, thank you.

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Stokey Sue » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:39 pm

Did you look under I for Iran non-bio Dennis?

Sorry - couldn't resist, assume that's the dreaded autocarrot in action :lol:

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Rainbow » Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:32 am

Morning Gill. That's good news, thanks.

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby dennispc » Fri Dec 18, 2020 10:51 am

Stokey Sue wrote:Did you look under I for Iran non-bio Dennis?

Sorry - couldn't resist, assume that's the dreaded autocarrot in action :lol:


:lol: Yup.

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Hickybank » Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:57 pm

Here's a strange question for you, as I have not a clue.
I posted a picture on my local facebook page with a picture of my just decorated Christmas cake.
Lots of people commented on it & where I can I try to answer any questions.

The one that has me beat is a lady who asked "how many pennies" :? :? :?
I do not have a clue what she is on about, any ideas, am I missing something
I feel embarrassed to ask her

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Suelle » Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:05 pm

Hickybank wrote:Here's a strange question for you, as I have not a clue.
I posted a picture on my local facebook page with a picture of my just decorated Christmas cake.
Lots of people commented on it & where I can I try to answer any questions.

The one that has me beat is a lady who asked "how many pennies" :? :? :?
I do not have a clue what she is on about, any ideas, am I missing something
I feel embarrassed to ask her


Could she mean 'how much did it cost to make'?
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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Hickybank » Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:21 pm

HI Sue no, I posted "guess" to her, she confused me even more by replying "3" makes no senses to me

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Earthmaiden » Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:05 pm

You could go on guessing all night. She could mean how much did it cost to make, how much would you sell it for, are there pennies in it like sixpences in Christmas pud or she might just be the local nutter. Maybe she wants to buy it for £3.

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Hickybank » Sat Dec 19, 2020 10:03 pm

Earthmaiden wrote:You could go on guessing all night. She could mean how much did it cost to make, how much would you sell it for, are there pennies in it like sixpences in Christmas pud or she might just be the local nutter. Maybe she wants to buy it for £3.

I am guessing local nutter, think I will ignore it

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Gillthepainter » Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:39 am

I would have guessed she meant 6 pennies in the Christmas pudding.
You could reply a one liner sixpennies? And leave it at that.

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Binky » Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:25 pm

I like gill's tree but we never have a real one, always artificial. We bought a new one this year as we wanted a white/silver theme in our new extension, and here it is

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Re: Chatterbox

Postby Suffs » Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:59 pm

That’s lovely :D

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