I’m currently battling the dreaded lurgy and went into Asda yesterday to stock up on Beechams cold tablets, which they’ve got on offer – only to discover that they’ve currently got a lot more on offer… They’re running a “Pet Health” campaign in association with the PDSA and as part of the campaign, they’ve put [...]
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31 Dec
Running around
By the time I arrived at the farm this morning, I felt as though I’d already done a full day’s work! 6am – alarm goes off. Dogs get excited, jump arund bedroom, get cats excited so they join in. Can’t find phone, so alarm carries on long enough to wake B up. B has been [...]
30 Nov
“How could you take a man’s life to save $20 on a TV?”
The darker side of Christmas has been illustrated by the tragic news that on Black Friday, traditionally the first day of the American Christmas shopping season, a man was trampled to death by shoppers looking for a good deal. A worker at the Long Island branch of Wal-Mart was trampled to death on Black Friday [...]
27 Nov
The wish list
It’s nearly that time of year again – though I work in retail so it’s been “that time” for many weeks now and I’m getting The Question: “what do you want for Christmas this year?”. Helpfully*, it’s my birthday just three weeks after Christmas, so this list will do for both. B has asked me [...]
20 Nov
Cheeky b^st^ards!
Following on from yesterday’s ramble re: the price of dog food, I just noticed that Snipe’s dog biscuits only lasted 6 days instead of having a little bit left over after a week. It turns out that Stonehead was right – supermarkets are tricky and sneaky and you need to be on the alert at [...]
8 Nov
A waste of a day
I had an appointment yesterday at the dentist. Only trouble is, it was with my old dentist where we used to live, some hundred miles or so away. But the distance seemed like a good thing, when you consider that one of my teeth has imploded. Only trouble was, I got there to discover that [...]
25 Oct
Pound shop prices
Huh, I am officially unimpressed. I needed some buckets so popped down to my local pound shop and bought 3 buckets for £1.29 each. Not even worth thinking about. But last night I popped into Asda and guess what…. They’re selling buckets for 75p each. You normally can’t beat the pound shop for their prices [...]
30 Sep
The cost of living
Before moving to south Wales, both B and I worked in a supermarket, which not only meant we were eligible for the staff discount, we were also in the right place at the right time to stock up on the reduced to clear items, from bread to veg, that were being sold off at silly [...]
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