Pitfall of online shopping / myLot

London, England

October 13, 2024 10:50am CST

Doing a bit of online shopping, mainly for large packs of cat food. To bring it up to the minimum amount for a home delivery I also ordered some items I was running short of, including jam. I should have looked at the size of what I was ordering. The blueberry at 370g is the size I normally pick up while the apricot is 750g, rather more than I usually get. Guess I shall be eating a lot of toast with apricot conserve in the coming weeks!

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Oct 24

If you do any cooking, there are recipes that use apricot jam - for chicken, meatbals, etc. That way you won't have an endless jar to use on toast

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

18 Oct 24

@Ronrybs I saw the 750g jar at Costco . . . you weren't kidding that it's huge!!!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

18 Oct 24

@much2say And they feel quite weighty for what they are!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

13 Oct 24

Good idea, I'd totally forgotten about other dishes it can be used for!

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208846)

• United States

13 Oct 24

Yes, pays to read carefully when shopping

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

13 Oct 24

Another lesson learnt!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

13 Oct 24

It is a very big jar, I usually buy the 400 g size, not the Bonne Maman brand.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

13 Oct 24

I was a tadge taken aback by the size of the thing. Should last a while

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

14 Oct 24

@Ronrybs - We have toasted bread and apricot (or strawberry) conserve every morning, but the 400 g jar lasts for a while.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

14 Oct 24

@LadyDuck Exactly, I could well have apricot conserve coming out of my ears!

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rakski

@rakski (156343)

• Philippines

13 Oct 24

That's quite big

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rakski

@rakski (156343)

• Philippines

13 Oct 24

@Ronrybs you'll just have to consume it often

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

13 Oct 24

It certainly took me somewhat by surprise!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

14 Oct 24

@rakski Yesp, lots of toast in the morning!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Oct 24

We have that brand here. That's a lot of jam to get through. You should make your own Dodgy Jammies - or is it Jammie Dodgers??

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Oct 24

@Ronrybs

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

16 Oct 24

I suspect home made one would be dodgy!

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A A

@anya12adwi (10292)

• India

13 Oct 24

You can host a jam party too!!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

13 Oct 24

It is my jam so not sure if I want to share it with anyone else!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

14 Oct 24

@anya12adwi When it comes to jam...

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A A

@anya12adwi (10292)

• India

14 Oct 24

@Ronrybs

You seem to be possessive about your food!!

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

15 Oct 24

Oh I love the jams!! Enjoy them now Ron.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

16 Oct 24

I do enjoy a nice jam on toast or warm scone! Peanut butter and jam goes down well, too!

Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54715)

• United States

14 Oct 24

That’s a tasty brand that I buy too

RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97991)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Oct 24

I do most of my shopping online through Amazon and have been fooled by small or too large packaging so now I read all the very fine print and try to blow up those photos, Just to start you off

3-Ingredient Apricot Glazed Chicken - The Seasoned Mom

www.theseasonedmom.com

With just a few ingredients and about 5 minutes of prep, this crispy, sticky, apricot glazed chicken is an easy dinner for busy evenings!