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l bid one penny old boy.;)

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Bought a Drone with built in HD camera.

WD 2TB passport ultra HDD for the Xbox One.

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Fragrance for Natalie, it's what she wanted but coooo it doesn't smell nice ;)

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Is that for playing Video/Music or storage of X1 games?

Just been searching and I've ordered one from Amazon.

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Storing Xbox One games, it is better than the existing internal drive and can recommend it, a few other people in the X1 thread are also using it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Passport-Ult...port+ultra+2tb

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USB mouse, my old one is playing up.

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Does it give you an option of what drive to install a game?

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From memory it asked me if i wanted all games installed on it when i first used it, but can't remember if there were any other options.

The whole drive installation was very simple.

Plug it in, the Xbox recognises it and tells me it needs to format it which takes maybe 5 seconds.

Then it asks you if you want to install games on it or music and video.

You can easily move existing games over to it from the internal drive.

Basically if you're considering external storage then get 1 or similar you won't regret it.

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Assassin's Creed: Unity - PS4 (Christmas pressie for hubby)

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I've always wanted a Kenwood type mixer, the big, heavy type with loads of power. But I could never afford £300 for one. Found an ideal one at Wilko for £80 today.... early Xmas present to myself.

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I got mine 11am yesterday.

What I will do is put the older games I don't play so much.

I took just under 1 hour to transfer 46GB, that was one game.

The thing that is bugging me is when I turn off the X1 the drive goes into a pulse mode, so I need to put something to dull the light. :D

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1hr seems a terribly long time, but then i never timed mine.

I recommend putting your most used games on it as the drive is far quicker at loading off the external than internal, just transfer the games while at work or through the night, job done. :)

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Popped into Aldi today, and got a bottle of 18yo Glen Marnoch, a bottle of 24yo Glen Marnoch, and 27 bottles of Berliner Kindel - that's Christmas Eve sorted.......

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Jacob's Creek Sparkling Shiraz bargain £8.00 at Sainsburys and with staff discount takes it down to £6.80 :D

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Two small car light bulbs.

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A Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen, direct from Motorola. So its SIM unlocked, Dual SIM and cost me £150 all in.

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2 glass display cabinets from Lidl. I was beaten to the first 3 shops by a pair of guys who were taking all the stock of them and filling their manky van.

I beat them to the fourth shop though, and had to fight them both off as they tried to walk off with the last 2 I had put into my trolley.

They drove off after verbally attacking the staff over lack of extra stock.... and nearly rolled their overloaded van on the first corner.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order for Xbox One.

Cracking game and it looks stunning and so smooth.

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Just bought an extra big box of chocolates in case I have forgot anyone, which I do not think I have. But they will not go to waste.

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Spear and Jackson Kew Gardens secateurs... £7 from ebay. Hope they'll last longer than the cheapo ones I've been using.

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Phillips HTL3120 Soundbar from tesco for 59 quid :D the sound from our LG 42ld690 sounded very bad the other night so we decied to splash out by using club card points, vouchers and a little cash.

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Just treated myself to a Roku 3 box, mainly so I could have Now TV and watch Sky Atlantic without going over to the dark side completely!

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Chilli sauces made by a mate who grows them all himself in Cardiff... 281 types in one sauce (down from 300 last year as he had to move his plants to a new location).

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Proper chuffed with this and how well it works, sounds amazing!

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Just bought the Turkey today

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went to iceland to buy some prawns -no sign of peter Andre in the shop ;)

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You should have looked in the 'Turkey' section, or perhaps in the 'past it's 'sell by' date' area... ;)

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Chickens from Oxfam where a family in need will receive them.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/product/ou9003ml

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Five bunches of assorted flowers for my wife.

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They should be worth some serious brownie points...

Have a great Christmas matey. :tu:

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Yes we bought ours today.

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Yes pre-planning often works well.;)

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Just paid for a New electronic Hard Drive. PC was about to die on me,

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Set of Martin acoustic guitar strings for tomorrow's fun.

Now the tedium of putting them on.

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Nipped over to Tesco with half hour to go before they closed. The missus ate the ham that was put aside for Xmas lunch.

The place was full of chavs and asians demanding at what time the turkeys would be reduced.... answer "They are not being reduced".

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A £400 oven to replace ours that died in November, only able to get know as my mum has hasn't been well enough to look at them.

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Just paid for tickets to go and see Larry Gatlin in England and booked Premier Inn too for February

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:)

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£619 for a new washer dryer after our Hotpoint lemon gave up the ghost after several repairs. "Beyond Economical" said Hotpoint and an independent.

5yr warranty and lower power/water use was the clincher for the Samsung choice.

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Went into Cotton Traders and got a shirt and some socks with 60% off and then got some cutlery in Viners with 80% off.:D

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What did you go for Taf?

I recall a thread about heat pump dryers.

ps: Mrs Osem is wondering whether you could do a couple of test loads for us - free collect and delivery would be nice too mate... ;)

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Very nice nash and something to look forward to in those cold winter months.

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Our 19" CRT monitor developed a flicker, fixed by a good whack sometimes so time to get a new model. This runs at 1600x1200 and wanted at least that resolution.

24" Benq monitor
Wanted a 16:10 to get the vertical estate so have been looking at one of these for some time. Amazon warehouse had a "Used - as new" for £192 so went for it but previous owner had removed base to wall mount and didn't keep the screws so had to fork out £4 for 30 (only needed 4).

Called Amazon and a very nice lady refunded 25% (£48) as can't exchange so I have a "new" monitor (all packaging, stickers etc in place) for £148. Not too bad.

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Samsung WD906U4SAGD Washer Dryer in Inox

http://ao.com/product/WD906U4SAGD-Sa...er%20in%20Inox

It may seem expensive until you consider the 5yr warranty, and 10 yr warranty on the motor.

The missus already has a mountain of washing (plus the soggy stuff that was in it when it failed) ;)

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Chicken thighs and drumsticks.

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I love these, Wish I could come for tea ;)

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The washer- dryer arrived at 3:45, unpacked and plumbed-in by 4:10. Ran a machine cleaner program... and I'm very impressed so far. All I could hear was the pump and the solenoids!

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Good job matey. You're due some serious brownie points I'm sure. The reviews look good but I'd be very interested on your thoughts when you've used it a few times, especially the drying. The reviews on your link look good but there's always a couple which make you wonder whether they're using the same machine...

PS I read on the machine (and some others) that they're a bit deeper than the normal appliance so if there's pipework or a tap site directly behind the machine that can cause problems. Did you notice anything like that Taff?

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I have read The Book of Destructions and you have to be careful how you set it up, especially with regards to wash weights. But that's the same with most washer dryers AFAIK.

The missus has put a damp load in now.... 1hr25 to wait until it's drying time.

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Two Railway books.

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3 GU10 LED bulbs from Lidl. Dimmable and so bright! 5W rating to replace 50W of halogen.

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a work bench from aldi -had to put it together myself ;)who's the DIY daddy :)

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Sold our NutriBullet on ebay before christmas and splurged on a Vitamix 300 blender :dmonk:

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Some Mikimoto pearls for Mrs G as she's been so patient and supportive for the best part of 4 years while I spent nearly every spare minute helping my late mum.

I don't think I could of coped without her so she deserves some spoiling.

Cheers

Grim

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The svelte Mrs Osem has something similar and creates all manner o' healthy (and sometimes not so healthy) smoothies, soups etc. Today I had beetroot, strawberry and banana but she likes to blend all sorts of stuff like ginger, kale/spinach, carrot, celery, sage/rosemary, turmeric, apple, oranges, peaches, grapefruit. The other day we made a lovely chicken, chorizo and butternut squash soup - yummy.

Apples are a good fruit to use when combining green veg and fruit because if you use red fruits the result is a horrid brown...

If you have never tried it I can recommend using frozen fruit with natural yoghurt to make what turns out like ice cream but is much healthier. Ripe bananas freeze really well and you can use frozen strawberries or whatever too according to your taste. You can add small amounts of veg like carrots, cabbage and sprouts to this and you'll hardly notice in the final product. Great for kids who don't like veg.

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We do lots of stuff like that as well but I have my daily turmeric separately so that I don't stain the jug! :D

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My dad likes to make soups from "stuff" and blend it up to a purée. I prefer broth type soups with larger bits in.

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Yes l like soups with bits in it as well but alas some other members of our family don't.

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A nice new dehumidifier to replace our noisy old Delonghi which finally packed up a few days ago.

So far it seems very good and the various timer and humidity settings look very useful.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/16ltr-dehu...epLink-_-47868

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A new sim card for my old phone. Now all I have to do is teach my darling husband how to use a smart phone. So far he has conquered the art of turning it on rather than rebooting it.

I fear this latest project may take some time. <sigh> :D

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An Apple Mac Mini. Went for a second hand 2012 model off eBay as they are a better spec than the new 2014 iteration.

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Galaxy chocolate bar and it's all for me I am not sharing it with anyone :D

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A Philips qt4015/23 stubble/beard trimmer, normally i clean shave but thought i would see what happens if keep any stubble neat and tidy!

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Try not to leave a dehumidifier on unatended as there are numerous reports of them causing fires....:shrug:

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This week (or last).

A new LG G3 to replace my contract HTC One X+, a MOGA Pocket Controller to go with it (£5 at Tesco!) and a case from ebay. Also grabbed a Trespass Water and Windproof jacket from a CRUK charity shop as I needed to replace an old coat that the zip went.

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Remember - patience is a virtue... ;)

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Hmmm. Not heard about that but we don't tend to leave them on when we're not around and haven't had any issues so far. Touching wood now just in case though... ;)

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An AIR-O-SWISS U650 humidifier. Low humidity in the winter here gives us sore throats overnight. http://www.airoswiss.net/info/ultrasonics/U650.aspx

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You should have asked Osem to send you some of his spare humidity...

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Yes, I have lots and I'll do a special price for CF members too. ;)

I've negotiated a deal with various global utilities companies so all that's required upon payment of the fee is that the customer enters a unique authorisation code (*g_u-ll/i^b&l+e*) into their computer and turns their household taps on... :D

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A nice set of pliers.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/KS-Tools-965...er+set%2C+4pcs

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By heck they must have set you back a few bob.;)

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Didn't cost me anything. I'm not that stupid :)

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Bargain.

Occasionally you see those sort of comedy priced items on both Amazon & eBay and you do wonder if anyone is daft enough to buy em...

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Somebody does.
2 identical items. you and I would buy the cheapest.

stupid would buy the expensive one thinking that it must be better because it costs more.
I'm sure that's the thinking of the sellers too. they just leave some on at a higher price. because somebody will buy it.

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A new 16in Cooking pot,

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Sublime.

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Two 1Kg packs of fresh chicken legs at £1.12 a pop in Lidl's.

Samsung galaxy note 3 32gb version sim free and a 32gb class 10 micro SD card.

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A railway book.

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B&W P3 Re-Certified £79.95 Headphones from Superfi.

http://www.superfi.co.uk/p-14124-bw-...certified.aspx

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Two PIR motion sensors at £3.99 each.

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A belt for Lady Den.

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Some good old fashioned 100W light bulbs.

Cheers

Grim

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A pair of Felco secateurs, £54.00 <gulp>

Anything that makes him happy at the moment is OK with me. :)

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£54.:shocked:

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A pair of 225 LED grow light panels at £20 for my baby chillies. They go for more than that for 1 usually, but it was another daft ebayer who made his wares almost invisible by not describing them properly.

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Roast beef slices from Sainsburys & 12 rolls from Greggs for tomorrows lunches.

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2 Blu-Rays - A Walk Among the Tombstones & The Equalizer.

Last Man Off by Matt Lewis

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I did want a set of these, but would need a mortgage to buy them

http://nesmuk.de/en/collection/annual-knives/

E Prance 0803 dash cam with GPS & 8gb internal memory from Amazon for £73.00

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How come everytime you post a price it comes out wrong here, or is it just me?

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Looking forward to your in-depth review - and make it snappy!

;)

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Not just you but bizarrely the e-mail notification shows it correctly:

AFAIK It's down to character encoding, the mailer is useing Unicode whereas this page uses Western. I suspect Al's posting is using a Unicode character.

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DVI to DVI cable as wife's PC VGA port has failed but the DVI is still working.

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Another school jacket.
Helly Hansen Parka Jacket, how many jackets can a 12 year old go through? Let's hope this one lasts a bit longer than his last one.

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216 catfood sachets
300 litres of coir compost
2Kg epsom salts

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A beer mat.

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A MAHA MH-C9000 WizardOne smart AA/AAA battery charger ... £49.95 new (and still current model), £4.50 from charity shop.

If I'd known that Powerex (the brand on the box, which sounded like some Chinese crap) was MAHA (only ever seen the super-smart chargers by that name), then I'd probably have stuck some extra in the collection box.

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Primark jeans. Really pushing the boat out and treating myself. :erm: :D

EPrance 0803 dash cam with GPS logger & 8gb internal memory, 73 quid from Amazon and a 32gb class 10 micro SD card for it for 13 quid at Sainsbury's.

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Or Primani as Jr calls them.

Cheers

Grim

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Perfume for my granddaughters Birthday