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SnoopZ 12-11-2025 00:29

Re: What have you just bought?
 
£20 Tesco Gift Card via Topcashback for the £2.50 cashback bonus, it's free money so why not.

Jaymoss 17-11-2025 12:54

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Deliveroo 50% off deal stacked with 50% of fridge filler Mondays with Iceland.


I ordered 5x850gram for a total of £14.85 delivered

When it arrived they sent 5x750gram so I messaged Deliveroo and complained and they credited me £7.50 back to my account so all this chicken breast cost less than £7.50

Taf 17-11-2025 19:40

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I forgot to do my bulk online pre-budget beer order yesterday.

I went to do it this morning as was greeted by a 10% off Black Friday offer.

Kerching!!! :D:D:D

papa smurf 17-11-2025 20:00

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Taf (Post 36206441)
I forgot to do my bulk online pre-budget beer order yesterday.

I went to do it this morning as was greeted by a 10% off Black Friday offer.

Kerching!!! :D:D:D

don't drink all 4 cans at once;)

Taf 17-11-2025 21:40

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Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36206442)
don't drink all 4 cans at once;)

240 cans. ;) All my pocket money is blown for a few months, but at least it wasn't on a tax demand. ;)

SnoopZ 18-11-2025 00:18

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Taf (Post 36206449)
240 cans. ;) All my pocket money is blown for a few months, but at least it wasn't on a tax demand. ;)

Your poor liver. ;)

Tinky 18-11-2025 10:00

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Selection of spray perfumes, birthday present for friend.

Taf 18-11-2025 13:02

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 36206467)
Your poor liver. ;)

I limit myself so that they last a long time. And recent age-related Liver and Kidney tests both came back "normal". I don't even get tipsy.

3 local mates regularly spend in pubs and home-drinking around 3 times what I do, and another, a recent divorcee, spends double what they do, but just on weekends! I have no idea how they can afford it all, and stay healthy.

Hugh 21-11-2025 16:06

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Four Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV tyres (& front wheel alignment) - booked in for next Tuesday.

Current tyres were starting to perish (five and a half years old with 25k miles), and we have a couple of long drives coming up over the next four months, so better safe than sorry…

Paul 21-11-2025 17:55

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Headlight bulb for my Focus, it failed yesterday, and I have a long drive in the dark at the weekend.

Hugh 24-11-2025 15:53

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Stokke Tripp Trapp Highchair (Oak Natural), tray, harness, newborn set, & baby set.

Son & partner’s baby due in March.

Chris 24-11-2025 16:07

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36206855)
Stokke Tripp Trapp Highchair (Oak Natural), tray, harness, newborn set, & baby set.

Son & partner’s baby due in March.

Superb kit, just about indestructible … we had one that lasted us until the 3rd offspring didn’t need boosting at the table at all

Hugh 24-11-2025 17:31

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36206856)
Superb kit, just about indestructible … we had one that lasted us until the 3rd offspring didn’t need boosting at the table at all

Yup - my daughter has one, and her six year old still uses it.

thenry 26-11-2025 18:25

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NordVPN subscription extended using the black Friday offers in notification, email or account offers. Under £30 a year for the standard product... Bargain :D

US standard upgrades UK basic I think.

nashville 26-11-2025 18:54

Re: What have you just bought?
 
New bedding for Christmas

SnoopZ 26-11-2025 21:20

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36206937)
NordVPN subscription extended using the black Friday offers in notification, email or account offers. Under £30 a year for the standard product... Bargain :D

US standard upgrades UK basic I think.

I'm assuming you got it through Topcashback or Quidco they usually gave huge cashback deals?

thenry 26-11-2025 21:28

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Nord is only new customers through Quidco and topcashback :( still nothing to frown about it works out £2.38 a month :D

SnoopZ 26-11-2025 23:51

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36206977)
Nord is only new customers through Quidco and topcashback :( still nothing to frown about it works out £2.38 a month :D

I've just checked my Black Friday Nord offer and it says 78% discount for 2 years at £1.99 a month, is that the same offer, this is for Nord Standard?

thenry 27-11-2025 08:58

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Did you click through app notification, email or account offers ?

SnoopZ 27-11-2025 11:01

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36207002)
Did you click through app notification, email or account offers ?

Account offers from the app, maybe I've got a different tier of Nord to you, mines standard?

I'm not going to take it because I've got another year left on my current subscription so will try and let it expire and see what deal Topcashback offers me next year.

thenry 27-11-2025 12:05

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I too had one year on my subscription but I didn't want to chance next year's black Friday offers. The offers on Nords site seem to be consistent. I don't know why they hike up pricing for auto renewal.

Quidco and topcashback have always been for new customers I doubt you'll get anything there.

SnoopZ 27-11-2025 12:25

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36207021)
I too had one year on my subscription but I didn't want to chance next year's black Friday offers. The offers on Nords site seem to be consistent. I don't know why they hike up pricing for auto renewal.

Quidco and topcashback have always been for new customers I doubt you'll get anything there.

I don't mind making a new account to get 85% cashback plus whatever offer Nord give me on top, I'd either use a new email or use the ' . ' email trick on the same email. I've got 5 days to think about taking their Black Friday offer though, which maybe the best thing as you say because the cashback takes a while to come.

However..... I just tested clicking through Topcashback and it gives me a price of £2.29 + an extra 3 months so even if the cashback didn't work it's still a good deal.

Taf 27-11-2025 16:04

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Loadsa pasta from Asda due to good deal.

SnoopZ 30-11-2025 13:48

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Tesco Gift Card at 4.5% discount and another month of IPTV, savings on a few weeks of gift cards pays for the IPTV.

mrmistoffelees 30-11-2025 18:22

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A replacement teapot as I dropped it this afternoon and smashed the spout to pieces. Thankfully I’ve managed to find and order an exact replacement.

On an entirely related note, a bunch of flowers for my wife.

papa smurf 30-11-2025 19:56

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new android 16 tablet 11 inch, blue tooth keyboard and mouse

tweetiepooh 01-12-2025 15:56

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Christmas hamper from St Marcus (South African foods)

papa smurf 09-12-2025 13:06

Re: What have you just bought?
 
new fluorescent tube for the kitchen light, it just died last night.

Paul 09-12-2025 16:31

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Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36207557)
new fluorescent tube for the kitchen light, it just died last night.

LED, or old type ?

Jaymoss 09-12-2025 17:28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36207573)
LED, or old type ?

Had to replace my kitchen tube light with an LED last summer. Ended up buying from screw fix and bought 2 to keep one as a spare cost about £20 for both. The 1 I used has been in well over a year now no issues

Taf 09-12-2025 17:37

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A manager in Morrisons found a pallet of NZ lamb legs at the back of a fridge. All dated today.

So the butcher was frantically marking them 50% down, where they are already marked as "half price". So £7 per kg for a whole leg and 2 leg fillets.

I noticed they had whole chilled legs of lamb, marked as Useby 26th December. 17 days in a fridge? Is that possible?

thenry 09-12-2025 18:17

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Do you know the New Zealand stamp code? I've never brought it myself as I'm not fussed but my dad gets whole spring lamb with specific codes as they are halal, any experience with this knowledge?

Jaymoss 09-12-2025 19:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Taf (Post 36207587)
A manager in Morrisons found a pallet of NZ lamb legs at the back of a fridge. All dated today.

So the butcher was frantically marking them 50% down, where they are already marked as "half price". So £7 per kg for a whole leg and 2 leg fillets.

I noticed they had whole chilled legs of lamb, marked as Useby 26th December. 17 days in a fridge? Is that possible?

they are vac sealed so do last. I would have filled my freezer I love lamb

SnoopZ 16-12-2025 17:53

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Extended my NordVPN by 27 months for £79.60, I accidently chose the Plus plan but nevermind, not sure if this was a better deal than Black Friday but was reasonable and I added another discount code to it.

Just like with my IPTV the EVERUP app pays for it all with giftcard discounts so I'm happy that it's basically FREE.

I had initially planned to let it expire and take a Topcashback deal but I will be giving parents access to it when they use the IPTV I'm setting up for them at Christmas but I can't take a TCB deal with an existing account so this was the best option.

thenry 16-12-2025 18:20

Re: What have you just bought?
 
These VPN providers aren't the nicest. Auto renewal pricing is beyond belief compared to manually doing it. I extended during black Friday at £57.31 for 24 months.

Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36206937)
NordVPN subscription extended using the black Friday offers in notification, email or account offers. Under £30 a year for the standard product... Bargain :D

US standard upgrades UK basic I think.

You'll have threat protection pro

Taf 16-12-2025 18:42

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Handmade fa gg otts from the local market. The same recipe since the 60s.

Jaymoss 16-12-2025 20:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Taf (Post 36207879)
Handmade fa gg otts from the local market. The same recipe since the 60s.

nice

SnoopZ 21-12-2025 12:39

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Brother Label Printer, need to print Dad's Dodgy Box label for IPTV as well as label up the other remote controls he's got lying around to make my life easier!

thenry 12-01-2026 16:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36203516)
Funnily Quidco just sent a push notification of £10 bonus when making a purchase through Quidco, no minimum spend, offers end new year.

Talk about two buses :LOL:

This wasn't paying out until i flagged it to Quidco customer service. They simply asked to confirm my email address and it got confirmed. Further communication requested a screenshot of the email confirming the gift card purchase. I don't know why because they have already paid out today :shrug:

It took longer than actually required because I didn't chase it :doh:

Taf 12-01-2026 17:24

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I love Lebkuchen and Stollen, so was happy to see that Lidl had knocked most of their Xmas stock of them down to 50p each.

Individual Panettone 50p, full size Panettone 50p. Guess which I bought. ;)

SnoopZ 21-01-2026 12:22

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Another month of IPTV for £2.50, goodbye Virginmedia!

Jaymoss 21-01-2026 12:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 36209373)
Another month of IPTV for £2.50, goodbye Virginmedia!

I now have 6 lines (for testing purposes) 4 are now 6 months and 2 are 12 month subs and in total I paid less than £50 for all of them

None of them are 100% stable if I used them on a device I would VPN permanently on that device or set up a VPN network with a Tomato router I have from a while ago but on my PC that is not practical so need more than 1 service to guarantee I have stream as and when I want

thenry 30-01-2026 19:41

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I wanted a oled Sony but for some reason I didn't feel like parting with the money so I've been keeping an eye on eBay, gumtree, vinted for a unwanted gift at a bargain price and today I think I got exactly that on vinted

https://uk.hisense.com/products/tv/q...00000020015873

£200 + fee £13.20 + postage £18.19 = 231.39

It'll do I think for the bedroom :Yes: I'm curious of freely :naughty:

Taf 30-01-2026 19:51

Re: What have you just bought?
 
A new toilet seat. The same model was £12 two years ago. It is now £35!!!

Paul 30-01-2026 19:52

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There is a new Freely box coming out from Manhatten (£70) - its not on Amazon yet but I may get one when it is.

thenry 30-01-2026 19:57

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Is that worth it just for one purpose?

SnoopZ 30-01-2026 20:39

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209842)
I wanted a oled Sony but for some reason I didn't feel like parting with the money so I've been keeping an eye on eBay, gumtree, vinted for a unwanted gift at a bargain price and today I think I got exactly that on vinted

https://uk.hisense.com/products/tv/q...00000020015873

£200 + fee £13.20 + postage £18.19 = 231.39

It'll do I think for the bedroom :Yes: I'm curious of freely :naughty:

I needed to update a TV for my bedroom and I also didn't want to buy a top of the range Mini-Led for silly money, I also needed it to be no bigger than 40in so I ended up getting a QLED Hisense and it's perfect for it's use, I also got a compact very cheap Hisense soundbar as I just needed to improve the TV speakers.

My point being you should be fine with a Hisense in the bedroom but you have IPTV you don't need Freely.

thenry 30-01-2026 21:00

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Sonos do decent soundbars. I have beams in the bedrooms. Ray in the office. And I'm looking to get an arc for the front room.

I was thinking of downtime. Freely might come in handy. Also the sync in realtime. Freely might be tuned in time. Watching new year's on a delay is amusing :LOL: fireworks going off outside before me seeing Big Ben ring out :D

Jaymoss 30-01-2026 21:09

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Creative Z906 5.1 speakers. Second hand off Ebay £125 been after a set of these for ages but they retail still over £300 new. 6 Channel Direct for my PC but it also has Optical and Coaxial digital for later. Out of date tech but quality at this price for what you get is unmatchable

Paul 30-01-2026 21:14

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209849)
Is that worth it just for one purpose?

LOL, what a strange question.

Is a TV worth it for only one purpose ?
Is a Freesat box worth it for only one purpose ?
Is a Freeview box worth it for only one purpose ?

You could ask the same question about any device that you buy for a specific purpose.

thenry 30-01-2026 21:22

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Many devices nowadays multitask. Gone are the days of VCR. Are you dude111's dad :LOL:

Carth 30-01-2026 22:11

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*>me remembers something about all the eggs in one basket<*

Paul 30-01-2026 22:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209858)
Many devices nowadays multitask.

Whatever you are smoking is working well. :erm:

thenry 01-02-2026 22:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36209863)
Whatever you are smoking is working well. :erm:

The Michael Barrymore pack :naughty:

Taf 04-02-2026 19:50

Re: What have you just bought?
 
The place I buy my beer from emailed me saying that the beer I like is now back in stock, and I could not only have it without the extra tax, but a 10% loyalty discount.

So I took all their stock saving ££££s.

A tiny Post Office lady delivered the first 7 cases, and she looked knackered even with me helping her.

Itshim 06-02-2026 22:08

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Pappy van winkle been promising it to myself for years ,crossed of my bucket list. Will console my self after tomorrow's rugby debacle :erm:

Paul 07-02-2026 04:02

Re: What have you just bought?
 
I had to look that up, as Ive never heard of it.
Its Bourbon Whiskey for anyone else wondering. :)

peanut 07-02-2026 07:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36210200)
I had to look that up, as Ive never heard of it.
Its Bourbon Whiskey for anyone else wondering. :)

Not just any ol” Bourbon by the price of it. Wow. Make sure you use a good cola to go with it… :erm:

You only live once…

Itshim 08-02-2026 18:26

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Quote:

Originally Posted by peanut (Post 36210206)
Not just any ol” Bourbon by the price of it. Wow. Make sure you use a good cola to go with it… :erm:

You only live once…

Please tell me your joking :D have to say it's good but not that good.wont buy anymore , stick to gentleman jack or wild turkey.

Hugh 12-02-2026 11:03

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Veterans Railcard.

papa smurf 12-02-2026 13:02

Re: What have you just bought?
 
onion powder and garlic powder for my homemade soup

thenry 12-02-2026 13:07

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209842)
I wanted a oled Sony but for some reason I didn't feel like parting with the money so I've been keeping an eye on eBay, gumtree, vinted for a unwanted gift at a bargain price and today I think I got exactly that on vinted

https://uk.hisense.com/products/tv/q...00000020015873

£200 + fee £13.20 + postage £18.19 = 231.39

It'll do I think for the bedroom :Yes: I'm curious of freely :naughty:

This has been a nightmare. The tele turned up smashed up. The parcel was clearly tampered with. The delivery company attempted to reseal the package with branded tape. Anyway it's gone back. Shocking.

I'm back to looking for an upgrade...

tweetiepooh 12-02-2026 14:19

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Samsung S25 FE and a case for it. I don't like the sharp edge around the screen, my previous Samsung A52 5G was fine and nicely curved edges but it is cheaper over three years to pay off the phone and get airtime discounted than just have the airtime (staff deal).

thenry 12-02-2026 16:34

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36210379)
This has been a nightmare. The tele turned up smashed up. The parcel was clearly tampered with. The delivery company attempted to reseal the package with branded tape. Anyway it's gone back. Shocking.

I'm back to looking for an upgrade...

... Didn't take long. Hisense 50U6NQTUK. £250. Brand new. eBay.

Taf 12-02-2026 17:05

Re: What have you just bought?
 
A plug for the kitchen sink. The last one was already here when we moved in 25 years ago.

SnoopZ 14-02-2026 15:30

Re: What have you just bought?
 
12 months of IPTV for the parents.

nashville 14-02-2026 17:40

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Mince , stew, etc for the freezer

SnoopZ 14-02-2026 20:02

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Thomson Streaming Box 270UK Plus 32GB Google TV box for my living room and IPTV needs.

Sirius 14-02-2026 21:00

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Tesla Model 3, i have wanted one for years

thenry 21-02-2026 13:18

Re: What have you just bought?
 
Old Arsenal jerseys

nashville 21-02-2026 20:33

Re: What have you just bought?
 
A new bread bin, But when it arrived it is smaller than my old one , but I will just keep it,

papa smurf 21-02-2026 20:48

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nashville (Post 36211042)
A new bread bin, But when it arrived it is smaller than my old one , but I will just keep it,

shrinkflation :)


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