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Post links in here of any offers/bargains that you come across. Need not be motoring but motoring related is of course welcome.
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Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 28 Apr 11 at 10:20
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Further info, re: delay in sending the free tyre & tread depth gauge
BridgestoneTyreGaugeOffer-Response07012011.pdf
I wasn't able to copy the text in the pdf file, so have uploaded it instead. Sorry it's not very clear, but hopefully readable.
Last edited by: VxFan on Sat 8 Jan 11 at 16:04
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A fair and honest response.
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I won't hold my breath then.
"However we are unable to meet the huge and unexpected demand."
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What a very nice way to say "sod off"
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We'll have to wait and see if they send me one or not. At least they made the effort to contact me for an explanation.
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The money I've spent on Bridgestone tyres over the years...
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Nicely worded response from someone who clearly knows what they are doing PR-wise.
Thanks to VxFan for following it through.
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They now have my email address too though I have not recieved any spam from them. The entire thing back fired really, they thought it was just people on their website which would apply but it was posted on at least five forums which I know if.
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Anyone remember Hoover free flights fiasco????
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And that was pre-internet..!
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I was under the impression from Bridgestones email back on the 8th Jan that they would eventually be sending the gauges out. No such luck.
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www.travelzoo.com/uk/rail-coach-car/954015/
Some bargains for our southern train travelling members.
Last edited by: Pugugly on Wed 12 Jan 11 at 15:03
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My Urban undersuit arrived the other day - brilliant bit of kit - wife seems to think it's reminiscent of a babygrow !
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Emergency bulb kit 3 quid at Amazon, includes 1 off of each main headlamp bulb type, smaller bulbs and some fuses:-
www.hotukdeals.com/deals/a-selection-replacement-car-bulbs-2-95-amazon/857059
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Not sure if I should stick this here or in 'computer related' but anyway.
Tesco Direct are flogging reasonable spec. Dell 1545 laptops with change from 300 notes. Both my daughters have these machines and they're standing up to teenager use pretty well.
tinyurl.com/5sr4x2e
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Main issue with theses are lots of DC jacks playing up on them. The chargers them selves don't seem to last either I am often replacing them. Done a few hard drives on that range but I think that is just because they are so common rather than a problem with the design.
As a cheap laptop at least they are very easy to repair.
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>> Main issue with theses are lots of DC jacks playing up on them.
I'm not surprised, whoever moved the dc jack from the back to the side needs a slap, it's now much easier to accidentally knock.
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Same on my Gateway - got it fixed last January, works ok most of the time. Apple has a neatly designed solution (before iffy says anything)
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...Apple has a neatly designed solution (before iffy says anything)...
In case anybody is wondering:
store.apple.com/uk/product/MC461B/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
The Magsafe connector is neat, doesn't stick out and is designed to safely disconnect if the lead is pulled or the connector is nudged.
Looks neat, works a treat, but then this is Apple we are talking about.
OK, I admit I've read stuff about the connector overheating, but mine barely gets warm and it's plugged in most of the time.
Last edited by: Iffy on Sat 29 Jan 11 at 01:56
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I recall there was quite a bit of chat about ELO a couple of weeks back, this looks like a good deal for those wishing to take a nostalgia trip:-
www.hotukdeals.com/deals/elo-electric-light-orchestra-flashback-3-cd-box-set-original-recording-remastere/862036#comments
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...I recall there was quite a bit of chat about ELO a couple of weeks back, this looks like a good deal...
Thanks Spammers.
I've decided to have a dabble.
As you say, £9.99 (postage included) for a three CD remastered set is pretty good.
Now let's hope it turns up - not that I'm still a bit wary of internet commerce, but Richard Keys might recognise my attitude as 'prehistoric'.
But as he said, things have moved on.
Last edited by: Iffy on Thu 27 Jan 11 at 12:23
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If it turns up...
Indeed. I ordered, from an ebay vendor, an IPOD interface for Nicoles Polo radio.
Nothing had show up after 20 days, despite an email from the vendor saying it had been dispatched. I sent them a polite email asking what they were doing about it, and got a few kiss offs, so I sent a rather more direct email, mentioning Paypal payment reversal, and poor feedback. I got an email back with a name to ring, spoke to him nicely and next day another one turned up by registered mail.
Crap post office, but good resolution (after a prompt) by the vendor.
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I've carried out the vast majority of my non food or clothing related shopping via the internet for 10 years now, transactions worth from 500 quid to 20p, with very little hassle.
The only eBay transaction that went wrong was for some guitar picks costing £1.69, so that wasn't a major financial issue.
I ordered a 3.5 to 2.5 inch IDE converter PCB from China via eBay, a whole 99p, that didn't turn up, emailed them after a few weeks, replacement turned up in a couple of weeks. Not ideal if you need something in a hurry.
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I'm glad you'moved on Iffy... any therapy involved?
Really don't know how we'd manage without our online shopping. Had an Xmas voucher to spend on Amazon and finally got round to browsing for some music concert DVDs (NOELO) around midnight on Monday.
One item new from Amazon, another new from one of their marketplace sellers and finally a used item from a marketplace seller.
Wed am they all arrived in the post tin.... everything in order.
And that is a good representation of the hundreds of online deals we've had (over 650 on ebay alone) over the last few years.
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...Now let's hope it turns up...
I see the set has now gone up to £11.99.
Mine's not arrived yet.
Nor has an email to say it's been despatched.
(Shuffles off, whistling in an unconcerned manner.)
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...ELO box set update...
It arrived this morning, and it is the pucker 3CD deluxe edition in a long case, with a book bound between the discs.
Good deal for £9.99, despite the wait.
Last time I looked, they'd put the price up a couple of quid.
Incidentally, it was posted from Jersey, I think stuff from the memorybits site comes from the same place.
Think I read somewhere internet retailers base themselves on the island for tax reasons.
www.hotukdeals.com/deals/elo-electric-light-orchestra-flashback-3-cd-b
ox-set-original-recording-remastere/862036#comments
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>> Incidentally, it was posted from Jersey, I think stuff from the memorybits site comes from
>> the same place.
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>> Think I read somewhere internet retailers base themselves on the island for tax reasons.
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I believe so; 7dayshop, mymemory, play.com and Amazon.co.uk all ship at least some stuff from the channel islands. I think Tesco for one also deliver DVDs etc. from a Jersey subsiduary.
Just checked the address on my last Amazon.co.uk order and it says:-
Amazon EU S.à.r.L.
c/o Marston Gate
Ridgmont, BEDFORD MK43 0XP
United Kingdom
So shipped from Bedford but registered elsewhere.
Last edited by: spamcan61 on Fri 4 Feb 11 at 17:40
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You may have to be quick, as it was last week's offer, but Lidl's A4 and 6x4 photo paper is very reasonable, and works very well in both my Canon and Epson printers. The A4 (10p a sheet) is as good a gloss paper as I have used, and I print a lot of photos.
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Lidl have a wireless keyboard and mouse on tomorrow at a penny under 20 notes.
I use a Belkin but I'm going to get one as some of the letters, particularly E.A.S.N have worn off the keys and I get earache from SWM, who can't touch type.
The Belkin has been very good so I'll keep it as backup.
Ted
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My A doesn't work very well that's why I keep signing off as Pt unless I bash it really hard.
Pat
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Invert keybaord, shake and tap the underneath several times.
I dyson mine every week to remove crumbs... (gin does not stain so that's OK)
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aaaaaaaaa......thanks madf, that's where last weeks toast crumbs went:)
Pat
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Probably the same place my post went to. The post snippers have been at work.
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Have I missed something again?
Pat
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Yeah, I got heckled and thrown off the stage.
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See? your at it now.
I am off to walk the dog and sulk.
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>> The post snippers have been at work.
At least I'm not to blame this time.
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Ebuyer have some good keyboard/mouse deals, such as:
www.ebuyer.com/product/196051
I'm using one of their wired 'compact' keyboards and it's a pleasure to type on. They have plain keyboards from about £3...
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>> Lidl have a wireless keyboard and mouse on tomorrow at a penny under 20 notes.
That doesn't sound that cheap. I got a Cordless Logitech EX110 (keyboard & mouse) for something like £12.99 last year from Tesco. ok, that was ½ price, but quite often Tesco have offers on their computer stuff.
Last edited by: VxFan on Mon 31 Jan 11 at 10:11
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This is a Logitech MK 250, VX.......far superior to yours......probably !
Ted
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>> This is a Logitech MK 250, VX.......far superior to yours......probably !
If it's got feet at the back of the keyboard that haven't snapped yet, then it is far superior. Nothing that a bit of superglue couldn't take care of though.
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I know Lidl have some od things for sale, but I was truly gob-smacked doing the weekly shop there this morning.
A horse coat (that is a coat that you put on a horse). Yes, a horse-coat. £4.99. What will they think of next?
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Dog coats for 99p?
Last edited by: hobby on Wed 2 Mar 11 at 14:52
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Is that a sort of posh Donkey Jacket ?
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Flaky scalp? Scabby bits? Dandruff?
You can buy Nizoral shampoo at chemists for about £12. It contains ketoconazole, 1%.
Aldi have "anti dandruff" shampoo in stock at £2.50 - it's ketoconazole 2%, which I had ages ago on prescription for flaky spots on the scalp. It works very well indeed. Bargain!
Last edited by: FotheringtonTomas on Mon 31 Jan 11 at 10:37
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"It works very well indeed"
We believe you!
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...Flaky scalp? Scabby bits? Dandruff?...
Finally, a use for the compressor.
I can blast the Mac's keyboard.
Not as daft as it sounds, don't some computer engineers use tins of compressed air?
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My keyboard does not "have" dandruff...
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once blew the keyboard off at work and lost a button
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>> once blew the keyboard off
Hmmmmm !
Ted
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Zips replaced buttons 50 years ago - in my universe.
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>> once blew the keyboard off at work and lost a button
Playing with air-bags again?
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your only supposed to blow the b loody doors off!
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For those who are not aware, FREE Plastic trays and mini crates are available from my local independant green grocer and probably one near you..
He tells me the trays are just dumped as there is no recycling capability at the market.
The most common trays are mushroom trays. 16 x 12 x 4 inches. They are OK for light item sand interlock when stacked.
Other small / mini crates are also there for disposal.
The other useful item from him is the boxes that spuds for baking come in. These are very sturdy, can take a reasonable weight and stack well. My daughter has lots in her storage unit.
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Loft insulation on offer again. Need a top up?
B&Q - £3 a roll in store. That is a serious subsidy ( from the energy companies).
1200mm wide x 200deep x 2.75m long.
I think others are doing offers but this one looks the best.
Last edited by: VxFan on Sun 6 Feb 11 at 13:33
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Just spent the last few hours in the hell which is known as Stockport but I noticed some bagains:-
Ryman
2 x 500 sheets of 100gsm paper, £11.99 for the two - that is very cheap but not sure if anybody here would need paper that thick.
Sainsbury's
FM Transmitter Logic3 £6 down from £20 - I only bought one last nigght from ASDA for £10 :(
Poundland
Metal oil can £1 - Is very well made and it has a metal nosel which means you can pinpoint exactly where you want to point the oil. Will use it to oil my bike.
Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 10 Feb 11 at 10:30
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www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001QLIGGM/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Was £17 now £9.18.
Superb permanent marker pens.
Ideal for marking - amongst other things-- queen bees :-)
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www.saverstore.com/link/19063358/20038516/newsletter/Veho_35mm_&_110_Negatives_Film_Scanner_for_Mac_&_PC
Got a slightly older version of this - does exactly what it says in a simple way. A bargain at this price.
Last edited by: Pugugly on Thu 10 Feb 11 at 14:15
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PU how does it work? I can understand how it could do a slide, but how does it convert one of those old brown negatives into colour?
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There are two modes - from memory its a software on-screen button.
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>> PU how does it work? I can understand how it could do a slide, but
>> how does it convert one of those old brown negatives into colour?
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The software will know (roughly) what colour each scanned pixel of the negative represents in the original scene and will correct the scan accordingly. From personal experience getting an exact colour match can be tricky, but a close match to most negative types should be possible in the software - which needs to know if it is scanning a slide or a negative; this is automatic on some scanners and manual on others.
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ASDA have 1 litre bottles of Magnatec fully synthetic 5-30W oil at £3 instead of normal £6.
Also semi synthetic 15-40 at same price...
Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 4 Mar 11 at 01:24
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Boxes of drills IIRC about £4 each.
One set had lots of small masonary drills which are rarelyavailable.
Another set had lots of small HSS drills which are the ones most likely to need replacing :-)
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products.makro.co.uk/AppleIPadWIFIAPIPAD0116GB
Now getting down to iPod Touch territory.
Last edited by: Pugugly on Thu 17 Mar 11 at 09:51
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Wouldnt buy one of them, it appears to be a bit of a hybrid, possibly even mongrel.
64gb hard drive? Windows 7?
Apple iPad WI-FI APIPAD01 16GB
The price you pay will be the price in store on the day you collect & pay for items & not necessarily the price shown on the pick note
£249.99 (ex vat)
(£299.99 inc vat)
9.7" display with IPS technology
1GHz processor
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
More details
Processor clock speed 1000 MHz
Processor model A4
Processor family Apple A4
Internal memory 6400 MB
Memory type flash drive
Card reader integrated -
Hard disk drive capacity 64 GB
Display diagonal 24.6 cm (9.7 ")
Display resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
Touch sensitive screen Y
Built-in microphone Y
Audio compression formats MP3,AAC,WAV
Bluetooth Y
Bluetooth version 2.1+EDR
GPS function Y
USB 2.0 ports quantity 1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity 1
Speaker/ headphone/ line-out jack 1
Microphone, line-in jack -
DC-in jack Y
Port replicator -
Height 242.8 mm
Weight 730 g
Depth 13.4 mm
Width 189.7 mm
Battery technology Lithium Polymer
Battery life 9 h
Compatible operating systems Windows 7/Vista/XP
Operating system provided -
Form factor Convertible
Battery performance 25000 mAh
Colour of product White
Battery recharge time (on) 9 h
Source data-sheet ICEcat.biz
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I've a cunning plan though. If I buy one it'll be in the States - toying with San Francisco after the house moves happen funded by people who don't fill in their census forms !
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Free sample of MER's Hybrid wax.
www.merproducts.com/request-a-sample-of-mer-hybrid-wax.aspx
Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 23 Mar 11 at 13:39
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I suppose if I ask for some it might spur me into polishing the car before trying it.
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Mine arrived last Saturday.
MER 1
Bridgestone 0
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Mine arrived 1/2 hour ago.
Its tipping with rain.
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mine arrived this morning but then it started raining
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>> Mine arrived last Saturday.
>> MER 1
Mine arrived this morning. Thanks DD.
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Not sure there are many other c4p clarinet players, but you may have kids who play or know others who might be interested:
tinyurl.com/4m3ujjr
You only get 2, but it all helps, especially if like me you're playing a bass.
You probably already know this lot are good once the free ones have worn out:
www.reeds-direct.co.uk/
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Bulb kit. H4, a couple of sidelight bulbs, a festoon bulb and a couple of fuses.
The 99p shop
No idea about the quality and of course only worth trying if it is easy to change the bulbs on your car
A few other items here
www.99pstoresltd.com/products.asp?CAT_CODE=48
Last edited by: henry k on Mon 4 Apr 11 at 21:56
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wow! I Like the pink tools!
And 12 metres of speaker wire for 99p! I am going to upgrade my bell wire speaker leads.
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I'd be up for 5 rolls of that !
Sadly, our nearest stores are all 30odd miles away.
Ted
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I just bought a pair of these today
tinyurl.com/42hvbwy
I have no idea what I actually paid for them, probably the full price but they (not checked if they have given me a discount).
The picture does not do them justice, I don't know how good they sound yet but I suspect they are as good as any 6 metre cable and banana plugs you wouldn't get change out of £30 for in a HIFI shop.
The cables are nice and thick and they are heavy :).
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>> The cables are nice and thick and they are heavy :).
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So is wet rope!
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I can't rope as HIFI cable though :).
The only problem is I have boxes full of these bargain cables I keep buying.
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>> I can't rope as HIFI cable though :).
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>> The only problem is I have boxes full of these bargain cables I keep buying.
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Just use car jump leads.
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the Scottish extra lean steak mince is half price this weekend, get yerselves down there and stock up, it's probably the best mince we've found and excellent value at it's normal price.
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And where is this steak?
I've not honed up my telepathy yet..
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>>And where is this steak?<<
Just a wild guess really, but could it possibly be Lidl's I wonder.
:)
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See D's wired to my frequency..which means he's about 2 shakes from referral as well.
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>>See D's wired to my frequency..which means he's about 2 shakes from referral as well<<
- - - > :-D
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>> Just a wild guess really, but could it possibly be Lidl's I wonder.
Post "Subject" was the give away...
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I am sure that many of you may be aware of the savings which can be made by splitting a train journey into parts and buying a ticket for each.
I just looked at a journey from Oakham to Llanbedr (West coast Wales) and came up with the following fares, with a senior rail card - journey involves a change at Birmingham whatever ticket(s) you buy
Oakham To Llanbedr £41.20
Oakham to Birmingham £4.30
Birmingham to Llanbedr £8.60.
Almost a £30 saving and I wouldn't bank on your booking office drawing your attention to the anomaly! I wonder who gets the £30? Any long journey, even one not involving a physical change of trains may be cheaper on split tickets
Last edited by: Perky Penguin on Tue 19 Apr 11 at 13:58
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There's (at least one) website that does this for you, but it looks as if it's a bit limited at the moment. Nonetheless:
splityourticket.co.uk/
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Thanks crankcase. I travel a lot but only on a very few routes and I have the time to do the research but a site that did it for one, 100% accurate, would be great. I shall check it out.
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Reading to Bath: £105
Reading to Didcot (£8.50) + Didcot to Bath (£45) = £53.50
(all peak returns)
Last edited by: Focus on Tue 19 Apr 11 at 14:32
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>> Almost a £30 saving and I wouldn't bank on your booking office drawing your attention
>> to the anomaly! I wonder who gets the £30? Any long journey, even one not
>> involving a physical change of trains may be cheaper on split tickets
If not physically changing don't forget that the train has to be one that stops at the station where you swop from one ticket to the next. Only exception to that rule is where one of the tickets is a season and the other is not.
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>>Only exception to that rule is where one of the tickets is a season and the other is not.
Aha. I had no idea that was an exception, thank you, it makes sense. But then, try persuading a ticket machine to give you a ticket from boundary zone 2... no hope, so it's down to a real person and a queue, so it's not often I manage that one.
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Llanbedr ? Stationed there once upon a time PP ?
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I used to shoot missiles at the Jindivik drones that were launched from there, in a past life. Shot one down once too, my missile went for the drone's engine rather than the towed heat source. My sister has lived 3 miles inland from there for 25 years, at the foot of Moelfre mountain. My Father's ashes are scattered up on the mountain, as are my son's, and I shall be there sometime in future too. It's only being so cheerful that keeps me going!
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I may now head down there next weekend for a ride now you've inspired me somewhat.
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Free Bridgestone tyre & tread depth gauge - VxFan