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Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser (hot chocolate maker).

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Nice, they've been £65 for a while now so worth that. Though their hot choc isn't worth it cost wise, after trying out a few substitutes we tend to stick with 'Callebaut Hot Chocolate with Dark Chocolate' 3rd of the price of HC - from Amazon.

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I had a call telling me the warranty on my washing machine has expired, I said "yeah some 20 years ago, and its still going strong" then hang up

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Laundry basket and GT7.

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Three nights away in a Country Hotel near Stratford-upon-Avon, mid-November.

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Coffee beans, water filters, decalc solution

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The game GT7?

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Yes.

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When's the release date March 2022? I used to be into racing games but now I don't seem to be able to give them much time.

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Electric blanket.

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New Bluray player for my TV, mine wouldn't eject discs it kept jamming.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-D...s%2C177&sr=8-4

Bought this one as it had a good writeup and its getting delivered on Oct 6th.

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Yes it is March as we have pre-ordered it as a birthday present.

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Well tomorrow, I'm buying the following from Amazon


Free Guy (Blu-ray)
Far Cry 6 (Xbox One)
Phantom RGB 105 Keyboard
Joseph Joseph Cupboard store
Carabiner Clip

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Miele WCA030 washing machine.


Our old so far fairly reliable Zanussi has finally given up the ghost after 23 years. Our repair man said it's would be at least £200 to fix the current fault just on spares and that he would now recommend putting out to pasture especially as spares are getting harder to get. He also said only go for Miele as they will have spares for 20 years past last production but you probably don't need and stick with 7kg models.


Choices WCA030 and WEA025 - Miele site £699 for both models. John Lewis had the WEA025 for £669, Hughes the WCA030 for £629. Add £48 for install and removal of old machine (same for both vendors), delivered Thursday.


Main issue we can't fob off the "We can cover your washing machine for only £x per month" any more. Just telling them it was over 20 years old put them off.

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We’ve had repair cover on all our appliances for years. They break down just about often enough to be worth it, though to be honest the biggest benefit is just being able to book a repair for any of them from one website without having to phone round looking for a local independent guy to come out.

Our Hotpoint dishwasher b0rked last week and at 14 years of age the repairer said it was as well to write it off. New one arrives this afternoon, supplied and fitted free of charge (and old one removed).

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We have single point of call for our local repair man to cover the stuff that does break down. The expensive Mille's have 10 year service cover including 2 visits at year 4 and 8 to check it all out. But as our man says - why bother, Miele's likely don't need it.

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Hoggs Padded Waxed Jacket

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Replacements . . 'cos I can

Padded gig bag for the 6 string guitar
Padded gig bag for the bass guitar
Clip on guitar tuner

nearly bought a Capo too, but then remembered I never used the last one I had :D

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Aldi Seeded Loaf.



It made a very tasty sandwhich.

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A week for things to "break". Our solar panel inverter stopped working so we've ordered a replacement. It costs £950 including 10 year cover. If they come and it has restarted they'll service it for £120 as they can always use the inverter elsewhere.


Our current one is more "powerful" than our system needs apparently. It was a replacement as the one put in at first broke almost immediately. All fun.

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A nice pair of Jeans from M & S

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Far Cry 6 (Xbox One)

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Electric blanket.

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Have you tried a Teddy Fleece Duvet Cover Set? They are so warm and comfy.

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Some hardback notebooks.

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Replacement ear-pads for my Bose QC35 headphones - the original ones were getting a bit tatty.

They’ve lasted 5 years, can’t complain.

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Superb piece of kit, especially on long haul flights ;)

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Xbox Series S - My One X gave up the ghost after four years, so the Series S will tide me over till I can get hold of a Series X

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New upright freezer . Surprisingly it was cheaper from John Lewis than AO and had a quicker delivery. Glad l have two as that one died wondering what will die , next all kitchen white goods ( but they are black !) Bought at the same time . So waiting for fridge or range to die next .

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Coal -the bunker is now full of smokeless British coal just in case the gas and electric go off.

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Never heard much about coal bunkers these days .

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Coal isnt a great deal of use unless you have a coal fireplace (or stove/boiler).

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My first job back in 1958 was junior in a coal and gravel merchants office. Back then you could order a bag of coal dependent on grade for 4/11 (25p) per cwt or better grades for 5/11 or 6/ll and have it delivered for free. My wage then was £2.10/- per week (£2.50p) = £125 per YEAR! Didn't get paid for the 2 weeks holiday in July. I gave my Mum £2 for my keep and had 50p to myself, off which I had to pay my bus to and from work, and entry into the Palais de Dans on a Saturday night, the odd pair of stockings, which when they got a ladder I fixed with soap or nail varnish, and fare to and from work 6 days per week. The good old days? They were to me :):):)

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A pair of Wireless Earbuds.

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Load of logs - £80. Normally we get half load but the supplier has stopped doing that. Should last 2 winters.

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30 spirit pourers to go on my vodka, Will do all eventually but some only have a shot or two left, so will put on the next bottle.

But some I will struggle to buy as I cannot see them in the shops.

I don't want to drop below 21 bottles (all different)

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RAF Veteran Poppy Badge from the RAFA (Royal Air Force Association) - just in time, as they’re sold out now.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...6&d=1635524959

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19 billion random crypto coin for £100, it's a gamble but I hope it goes up enough to pull out my initial investment before it gets rug pulled.

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set up a rig for a mate of mine in Feb. 6 x 5700XT as that was all you could get. It is now well in profit. Even on my LHR RTX 3060 TI I can pull close to £3 a day profit on that

Hopefully you hit the right one you will be fantasising of it hitting just 1p

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Pill organiser.

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It's a good feeling as it's just killed a 0 and going to the Moon, so my £100 is now worth $170 so not bad, maybe able to pull out my original investment later.

Edit

Now $320!!!

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A new Epson Printer

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a mate of mine does it all the time and he was gonna invest in a random a few weeks ago and decided not to. If he had done he would have made over 250K

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Vue IMAX tickets to see Dune on Tuesday evening (first time at a cinema in 18 months or so).

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Pretty pleased with myself I sold for $239 so making a $100 dollar profit I'm happy with and hope I can repeat it at some point.

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when it goes up to 1p next week you will jump off a cliff hahahaha

nice result

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With my luck I will lose out whatever.

Already rebought another token, everything is now red but it's my $139 Monopoly play money, nothing too serious.

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Booked a holiday to Spain for next year. Need some much needed sun!

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New washer dryer
Holiday in January next year

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Just treated myself to the POCO F3 5G - Smartphone 8+256GB with a case and a couple of screen protectors. Expecting delivery tomorrow.

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I have a 5G phone, just no 5G access here! Hope you have where you are. Enjoy!

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Thanks. No, it's not available in my area yet, plus I'm using a Smarty sim, they only do up to 4G at the moment.

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I tried a Smarty Sim but the data speed in my area was abysmal. If you get decent speed they are good value.

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Early Black Friday deal from Amazon - Echo Show 5 (2nd generation, Charcoal) + Blink Outdoor HD security camera (2-Camera System), for £94.99, reduced from £229.98.

We currently have a Ring camera connected to our phones/tablets/Echo Show, but the wifi connection isn’t very good with it (even though it’s only 10 feet away from Google Mesh device), so happy to try this out at the reduced price.

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A chunky jumper for my chunky wife for xmas.

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Unifi Access Points

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Put that on the label and she might just buy you a chunky coffin …

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I've had this system for over a year now (2 sets of 2 cameras) and I find it very reliable with decent wifi coverage. As a bonus the batteries can last up to two years if you dial everything down. You've got them for a very good price indeed.

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Thanks - considering each camera was £89.99 before the deal, I was very happy (and I’ll save the clips locally to a USB stick, rather than to the manufacturer’s server (as I do at the moment, so save a monthly fee).

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I paid a shed load more than that for mine. I got two only, in case they weren't any good but was so pleased I got another two...a bit stupid as I could have had the 5 camera kit for a lot cheaper overall :rolleyes:
The only saving grace is I get my online storage for free. I think the cut off was July or August, after which you have to pay.
Very easy to set up, the base unit is titchy but extends the wifi coverage really well IMO.

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Yeah that is a bloody good deal. Only issue for me is charging as I do not do heights so going up a ladder to fetch the battery is a no from me so I went for the Ring Floodlight Cam Prime day. That alone cost me £129

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Thanks, just ordered myself.

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A new Home Contents insurance Policy lol.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 128gb as it's on offer at £100 off and my current tablet is far too slow so treating myself, just hoping it doesn't drop in price further on Black Friday.

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Fake Black Friday already innit. Last year the prices of most stuff did not get better on Real Black Friday hahaha

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How and why is the term 'black friday' immune from all the racist crap filling the media lately?

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You need Friversity training;)

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I need another pint of Brandy ;)

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Snowflake…

;)

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Pair of adidas terrex goretex boots for whilst walking the mutts

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Just a thought , black police officers association is ok unless l missed something, wonder what would be said if there was a white police officers association :shocked:

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New dog grooming brush . Good old Amazon.

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I bought a new mattress, the old one was over 20 years old and was fine until last week so I can’t complain. The new one certainly wasn’t what you’d call cheap, but it’s not something you buy every day.

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Got to ask:D

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The springs finally gave out - and I was sleeping while it happened.

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Soundpeat wireless ear buds Air3, never used wireless before and hope they will work well with the Tab S7, if not then I've wasted only £30.

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I’ve tried lots of cheap wireless earbuds and they are cheap for a reason.
I have an iPhone and AirPods are, by far, the best I’ve tried. I use them all the time but always gave up with the cheap ones.

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3G coverage here is becoming very poor and spotty, so I bought the missus a new Samsung Galaxy A22 5G phone. She does very little with mobiles, but will enjoy the camera.

Our daughter just told me that it doesn't come with a power supply or lead.

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It comes with a charger and cable, just looked on Amazon.

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Thanks for that, our daughter has been sending me loads of links to buy a charger.

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Got there in time then!

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I bought Soundpeats A1 Wireless Over-ear Headphones back in 2016, I was really impressed with the sound quality and the battery life. Had them for three years. I have a similar set now, MPOW H7, they're even better and still going strong.

The wireless in-ear set I've just bought for when I'm out and about are the T12's these were £17.99 off Amazon, the quality of sound is amazing and what's more impressive is the quality of sound on phone calls. I was out the other day and it was raining, windy and there was plenty of traffic passing by. I got a call, during the conversation I asked if they could hear me ok, they said yeah loud and clear, when I told them where I was and what the weather and traffic was like, they couldn't believe it, they said it sounds like you're indoors, they didn't hear any of the weather or traffic, just my very sexy and silky smooth voice. :naughty:

Well impressed!

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About 4 years ago I bought a set of Bose QC35s, I paid £300. In the summer, I had to replace the ear padding.

But they are great, with noise-cancelling.

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A pair of fleece lined boots and a big fluffy jumper.

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Just one pair of boots? ;)

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Probably Kinky too. ;)

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Oh Nooooooo my secrets out!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, I know my history with shoes is well known but SnoopZ did you have to let everyone know about my weakness for those of the more errrrr kinky variety.

:blush: Oh Carth ...well what can I say. My blushing should tell you that I may have only bought the one pair at weekend but I have my eyes set on another pair. Just waiting to break the news to John which I will do when he stops growling about the cost of the first pair. He loves me really ... honest. :D

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More. Christmas presents for the family

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Extremely impressed with these, the sound quality and volume is fantastic for my dodgy ears, just got to get used to putting them in properly as I've not used any before and see how long the battery lasts before a charge is needed.

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Two pair of Satin PJ from M&S. Corrected

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Never had you down as a Satanist :devsmoke:

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Should have said Satin , you know what I mean ha ha

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A Crystal Clear Case for my Poco F3 phone. Transparent Ultra Thin Slim Soft TPU Gel.

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New PC monitor, the old one just died this morning.

I was restricted by size and the need for a VGA socket.

Every place I tried was out of stock until I found the last remaining one in Argos. Their site wouldn't let me click-and-collect, so I crossed the city through insane traffic, to buy it.

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Just treated myself to a new watch for knocking about in.

Casio for £30 will do the job, I have more expensive Casio GShock and Ediface and like the range.

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More vouchers for Christmas presents and treated myself to new PJ

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Just ordered the Lego Ecto-1 from Amazon as was down from £179.99 to £119.99. Sadly though the wife is putting it away for Christmas.

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Boxes of chocolates for extra gifts at Christmas ,

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A new 8TB hard drive.
Been eying it up since the summer, but it had 20% off this week, so I went for it.

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Sony wf-1000xm4 wireless noise-cancelling in-ear headphones- my Christmas present from SWMBO.

(Replacing my current Sony WF-1000x earbuds)

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More gifts for Christmas presents