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On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:07:36 -0000, "'Mike'"
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:28:03 -0000, "'Mike'"
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:17:39 +0000, David Rance
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Hello,

Haven't received any messages on urg today, nor on some other, but not
all, newgroups. Is this just Demon or is it more widespread?

David
A few of us are here though not very busy on the group today - people
probably getting bored with talking about the funny white stuff that's
accumulating on the ground everywhere.

I'm hoping things improve a bit in the next couple of days. We'll run
out of carrots after lunch tomorrow (Sunday) so I need to (gasp!) go
and buy some. Plenty of sprouts though!!!!

Should your outlet for Carrots be Morrison's, look at the small print on
the
bags of carrots :-((

They vary by a fantastic amount. You need to look at the price per Kilo
which is in small black print on the bags or on the trays holding them..

BTW, two packets of Chocolate Digestive Biscuits, are cheaper than the
'Bargain Double Pack' :-((

Price per kilo. Price per Litre on the wines. ..... Live by it ;-))

Mike


There's no Morrisons near us. Wouldn't use them anyway. Gotta be
honest, though, if I go out to shop I'll probably buy frozen (in
quantity). I've bought veg before in the local supermarket and it
doesn't last more than a day or two. You can't beat your own stuff.

I'll try my local small veg shop first though, if they're open!

Whenever I go shopping in a supermeerkat, I always look around the
shelf I'm picking something from. There's usually a cheaper
alternative, like buy 200g of coffee for £5 or buy 100g for £2 and get
one free.

Then there is the 'special deal' put out by market stall holders ....
"£1.50
each, 3 for £5.00"

:-((
When I was young (in pre-decimal days) I used to sell raffle tickets
(in those days you didn't need all the stuff printed on them - you
could use so-called cloakroom tickets) at community events at 6d
(that's old d) each or a special offer of 5 for 2 and 6. I used to
sell multiples of 5 like anything. All you've got to say is "special
offer"!

Now work it out. Which of the following is the better offer:

1) a slab of 24 x 500ml cans of lager for £15.99
2) 3 boxes each of 10X440ml cans of lager for £20.00

On offer in the same shop which, the owner told me, is selling more of
the "3 box" offers than of the 24 can slabs. They have to offer the 3
box offer as they belong to one of those "associations" and are
obliged to offer whatever in addition to their own offers.

Happy Christmas

Jake


""When I was young (in pre-decimal days) I used to sell raffle tickets
(in those days you didn't need all the stuff printed on them - you
could use so-called cloakroom tickets) ""

You still can use cloakroom tickets. I use them by the 1000's at reunions
and now I am involved with the theatre, I use them there. Nearly all Masonic
Lodges do the same thing. Certainly those on the Isle of Wight do and my
Lodge in Birmingham does. I buy them in packs of 6 books of a 1000 tickets
at the Cash and Carry :-)

Raised 1000's of pounds


Mike
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