What's your bargain of the day?
19-03-2013, 17:58
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What's your bargain of the day?
I casually asked next door's gardener how much he would charge to cut down our tree, £30 including taking away all the pieces, how's that for a bargain? Pictures are before and after. What's your bargain of the day?
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19-03-2013, 18:05
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
Very nice indeed Tinky and that certainly is most definitely a bargain.
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19-03-2013, 18:11
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
A Le Crueset-style 5 litre cast iron flameproof casserole, from Sainsburys, also £30. Reduced from rather more than that (don't know exactly, Mrs T did the buying). Quite a few of the recipes in our Hairy Bikers book need a flameproof casserole. Cannat wait, man. 
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19-03-2013, 18:11
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
Sure was Den I was expecting him to say at least twice that! 
Sounds a bargain, pictures please Chris.
This was our garden last summer, the tree may look good, but when it looses it's leaves, not good.
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19-03-2013, 18:16
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
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A Le Crueset-style 5 litre cast iron flameproof casserole, from Sainsburys, also £30. Reduced from rather more than that (don't know exactly, Mrs T did the buying). Quite a few of the recipes in our Hairy Bikers book need a flameproof casserole. Cannat wait, man. |
Yes you certainly have got a bargain there Chris as Le Crueset-style stuff is pretty pricey in my experience.
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19-03-2013, 18:31
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
Just looked it up on Google Chris, you certainly got a bargain there.
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19-03-2013, 19:38
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
that tree cutting job was a real bargain - I had the same thing done with a similar looking tree and it cost me £350 - and they took a load of BT lines down with it as they misjudged the fall of a section of it
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20-03-2013, 06:47
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
the boss is taking the whole team for breakfast at a local pub
so free fry up = bargain
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20-03-2013, 06:59
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
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that tree cutting job was a real bargain - I had the same thing done with a similar looking tree and it cost me £350 - and they took a load of BT lines down with it as they misjudged the fall of a section of it
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So even bigger bargain that what I originally thought!
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the boss is taking the whole team for breakfast at a local pub
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Nice one Papa, don't forget the black pudding, enjoy!
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25-03-2013, 18:53
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
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Sounds a bargain, pictures please Chris.
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Forgot, sorry. Here you go.
Of course we now have had time to cook in it. Here's a Hairy Bikers saag gosht, just out of the oven. Very tasty it was too. 
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25-03-2013, 19:40
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
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I casually asked next door's gardener how much he would charge to cut down our tree, £30 including taking away all the pieces, how's that for a bargain? Pictures are before and after. What's your bargain of the day?
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I think you benefited from an 'elf and safety exempt' quote there. 
The old lady opposite was charged £150 for lopping the top off a Christmas tree she'd planted in her garden a few years ago. I could have done it in 10 mins.
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01-04-2013, 16:24
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
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I feel several hearty stews coming on...
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01-04-2013, 16:49
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
Bought £200 worth of medical textbooks for £147 
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01-04-2013, 18:08
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Re: What's your bargain of the day?
Mrs Osem just came home with a £28 turkey she bought for £3.50. I'm busy looking for stock and turkey recipes...
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