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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 20 Jun

So I went onto Amazon the other day to order something, and also see if my gift card balance needed topping up, and I noted two unexpected payments in the recent past. One for £10.99 in April and the other for £11.99 in May....

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Michael Duff @Wrexxo (2549) 17 Jun

...So this morning I bumped into a neighbor who works in the government, and I couldn’t believe it...these guys haven’t been paid their salary from last month yet, and we’re already halfway through this one.. really shocking. We...

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Victor Frankenstein That's terrible. Any idea what's caused the delay in payment?

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 16 Jun

Like a lot of people, I'll pick up a coin if I see it in the street. And lately, I've been consciously looking for dropped coins, just for a bit of fun. I even started a spreadsheet to see how much I can collect in lost change...

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Victor Frankenstein @Ineeddentures Funnily enough, I did a speed awareness course just a few months ago. Not sure of the relevance though.

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 16 Jun

Like a lot of people, I'll pick up a coin if I see it in the street. And lately, I've been consciously looking for dropped coins, just for a bit of fun. I even started a spreadsheet to see how much I can collect in lost change...

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Victor Frankenstein I've never seen machines like that in the supermarkets where I live. I'll bear in mind what you said about charities though, that sounds like a good idea. Some charities operate in more than one country, so it might be practical for them to take foreign...

17 Jun

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 12 Jun

I'm slowly reading all the classic “Saint” books in order. It's been a while since I read the last one, because I only recently acquired the next in the series. I save money by buying job lots of books and selling on the...

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Victor Frankenstein @ElicBxn I know what you mean about Dr Watson, one of my pet hates is when they make him an idiot. As you say, he's an experienced doctor and an ex-army officer. And besides, a guy like Holmes wouldn't have an idiot for a best friend.

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 16 Jun

Like a lot of people, I'll pick up a coin if I see it in the street. And lately, I've been consciously looking for dropped coins, just for a bit of fun. I even started a spreadsheet to see how much I can collect in lost change...

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Victor Frankenstein I'd be regarded as a thought criminal.

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 16 Jun

Like a lot of people, I'll pick up a coin if I see it in the street. And lately, I've been consciously looking for dropped coins, just for a bit of fun. I even started a spreadsheet to see how much I can collect in lost change...

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 12 Jun

I'm slowly reading all the classic “Saint” books in order. It's been a while since I read the last one, because I only recently acquired the next in the series. I save money by buying job lots of books and selling on the...

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Victor Frankenstein I've got to admit, I've heard of Mr Moto but not seen any of the films or read the books. I know what you mean about whitewasing though - some of those makeup jobs were embarrasing and the accents often worse. I've got to admit, I still like a lot of the...

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 12 Jun

I'm slowly reading all the classic “Saint” books in order. It's been a while since I read the last one, because I only recently acquired the next in the series. I save money by buying job lots of books and selling on the...

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 21 May

Following a pretty unsatisfactory meeting at the Jobcentre this morning, I wasn't expecting much out of the rest of the day. But I did need to do my weekly big shop, so I toddled off down to Morrisons, which is my main...

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Victor Frankenstein LOL!

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 21 May

Following a pretty unsatisfactory meeting at the Jobcentre this morning, I wasn't expecting much out of the rest of the day. But I did need to do my weekly big shop, so I toddled off down to Morrisons, which is my main...

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Victor Frankenstein I prefer to do a weekly shop, with one or two small top up shops in between. But that's one good thing about the area where I live - there are several supermarkets nearby, so I can usually pop in for something when I'm on my way to or from somewhere.

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 21 May

Following a pretty unsatisfactory meeting at the Jobcentre this morning, I wasn't expecting much out of the rest of the day. But I did need to do my weekly big shop, so I toddled off down to Morrisons, which is my main...

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Victor Frankenstein Thanks Jennifer! I'm currently trying to decide whether to use the money to install a swimming pool or buy another car. ;-)

21 May

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 21 May

Following a pretty unsatisfactory meeting at the Jobcentre this morning, I wasn't expecting much out of the rest of the day. But I did need to do my weekly big shop, so I toddled off down to Morrisons, which is my main...

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Victor Frankenstein I've got to admit, I can be pretty scatterbrained myself. I used to carry an umbrella around with me, but after I left the third one on a bus, I gave up.

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 21 May

Following a pretty unsatisfactory meeting at the Jobcentre this morning, I wasn't expecting much out of the rest of the day. But I did need to do my weekly big shop, so I toddled off down to Morrisons, which is my main...

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11732) • United Kingdom 16 May

We went shopping this afternoon to get a few things for Moms Birthday lunch tomorrow…..whilst The Mister was getting a trolley I was looking in the returned trollies …. I found two coupons… One was for fabric conditioner …..try...

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Victor Frankenstein @Traceyjayne I don't have the app. Instead, I keep my More card in my wallet and check the website for offers. Incidentallly, two or three times in the last few months I've been in a queue at the Morrisons checkout and the people in front of me haven't...

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Yuki @yukimori (10192) • United States 14 Oct 21

I made a quick run to the store to pick up a few things before they closed. When I got to the self checkout I thought I was lucky to find a dime and a shiny new penny in front of the register I picked. It's been a few weeks since...

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Victor Frankenstein Nice one. Checking Coinstar return trays hadn't occurred to me before I read your post, but I'll try to make a habit of doing that every time I go to the supermarket in future. I started today. There were a couple of Coinstar machines in the supermarket...

18 May

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 17 May

These days I use cashback credit cards for the overwhelming majority of my spending. But years ago I made a real mess of my finances and got so far into debt that nobody with any sense would lend me the price of a stamp. In...

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Victor Frankenstein Cheers RasmaSandra, thanks for commenting.

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Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (319) • United Kingdom 17 May

These days I use cashback credit cards for the overwhelming majority of my spending. But years ago I made a real mess of my finances and got so far into debt that nobody with any sense would lend me the price of a stamp. In...

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Victor Frankenstein I've got SnapMyEats on my mobile, but can't seem to get it working. It just keeps saying "Failed to load survey". Maybe I should try uninstalling it then downloading it again. I definitely want to use that. Yes, I've seen the wine glass promotion. I've...

17 May

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11732) • United Kingdom 16 May

We went shopping this afternoon to get a few things for Moms Birthday lunch tomorrow…..whilst The Mister was getting a trolley I was looking in the returned trollies …. I found two coupons… One was for fabric conditioner …..try...

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Victor Frankenstein @Traceyjayne That's a good tip, I hadn't thought of that. I've already started picking up receipts to scan using apps like Clear! And Shoppix, but I hadn't thought of using them to claim points directly from the supermarket. I do the majority of my grocery...

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celticeagle @celticeagle (190406) • Boise, Idaho 16 May

I never thought I would buy a lot of movies. Heck, I just looked forward to seeing my old favorites when they would come back around on the TCM Playlist on cable. That's until the price of cable kept going up. When it, along with...

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Victor Frankenstein Yes, I've got a DVD collection that I've built up over the years, and also a VHS collection going back to the 80s (I'm now in the process of slowly digitising the latter.). I collect a mixture of classic horror movies and SF, and classic TV series. I mostly...

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