StarSong
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Bought some Christmas decorations from Amazon to replace those that have seen better days.
What have you bought recently?
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Lawrence00
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That's horrible.
hollydolly
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yep and what's worse is , people..many people have been imprisoned for not paying the fines for not having a TV licence...
A personal friend of mine refused to pay on prinicpal she doesn't watch the BBC ( it's the bbc who implemented the TV licence) instead she watched commerical tv with adverts .. and she was taken to court and fined.. she didn't/couldn't pay... so the police came at 6am and basically dragged her out of bed.. still in her nightie.. and took her to Holloway female Prison... ( which has now closed since 2016)
Some relatives paid her fine later that day.. and she was released out into the street the following morning ( the prison was in the middle of a particularly horrible and busy part of inner city London)... still in her nightgown .. having to stand outside the prison for several hours waiting for someone to come and collect her...and there's hundreds of similar stories
..but we're not the only country that requires a TV licence.. there's many more in Europe... but as far as I know we're the only one to imprison people for not having one.. or not paying the fines for not having one..
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I bought a shelf unit from Costco to use in my garage for plants I’m overwintering. I never buy online and am proud to say I’ve never bought from Amazon. I have the time, am able, and find it fun to look for things in person, but I’m not much of a buyer so it’s not all that time consuming.
CallMeKate
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I hate this question. Hate it, hate it, hate it! 
(Just kidding... partially.) Why do I hate it? Because what I had to buy today was a whole new heating system. Yep, the radiant heating I loved so much finally blew and this morning I had to write a check for $18.5k. I am not a happy girl, but what can ya do? It's been blessedly warmish for November here, but can't do without heating, so bite the bullet and get it done. And then be cranky for the rest of the day. Uh, year. 
(Just kidding... partially.) Why do I hate it? Because what I had to buy today was a whole new heating system. Yep, the radiant heating I loved so much finally blew and this morning I had to write a check for $18.5k. I am not a happy girl, but what can ya do? It's been blessedly warmish for November here, but can't do without heating, so bite the bullet and get it done. And then be cranky for the rest of the day. Uh, year. 
willnbugs
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Not being able to find table cloths in the size I needed them, I bought them at Amazon. They were the perfect size, color and reasonable too. The delivery was before I expected it and table cloths are very pretty. I always like to shop locally, but when I cannot find what I need/want. I turn to Amazon. However, I am still saddened to see all the store fronts empty in my area
Lizzie00
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I’ve revolutionized the pantry, bathroom cabinets and even one shelf in the garage with these very cool 3-tier rack organizers. A quick glance and i can now see what all i’ve got…it’s almost like magic! Never knew these things even existed until recently.
Amazon also delivered a couple of these shoe rack benches. They’re actually quite nice looking as well as sturdy. A huge improvement over the ones they’re replacing.
Amazon also delivered a couple of these shoe rack benches. They’re actually quite nice looking as well as sturdy. A huge improvement over the ones they’re replacing.
I got the shoe rack from Amazon. I really like it. I don't have the shelves, but I like the idea.
hollydolly
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I've had this little shelving unit... 3 of them for several years now. I got them from our local Pound shop... I was astonished that they are exactly the same as the ones Amazon sell for much more..... I use them in my food cupbroards to stack tins and jars
Lizzie00
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I liked the idea of the shelves until i got the first one.
And then i LOVED the idea of the shelves, strongly suggesting that it’s time to also g.e.t.A.l.i.f.e
Lizzie00
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Geez and i thought they were a bargain on Amazon. You goooo, girl!
CallMeKate
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Oh yeah... I hope you have a better outcome than I did this summer. It was leaking pretty much and the water bill had tripled all of a sudden. Concrete here, too, so no getting to it. They ran new lines.
hollydolly
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..if I could afford the postage I'd send you a bunch of them from the poundshop...lol
horseless carriage
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What a day to go to do the supermaket shop for our provisions, the rain has been persistent all day. Since retirement I have been more than happy to share all the chores that day to day living require. Today my lady, handing me the shopping list, asked me to go for our supplies. "There will be a surprise for you when you return," she said. Sounds interesting.
Going to the supermarket on a wet, miserable Tuesday afternoon meant there was plenty of parking spaces, not many shoppers and a relatively easy, and quite quick shop.
Let me digress, the smutty schoolboy in me just couldn't believe the toilet tissue that I saw on the shelves.
Who would dare to market there poop-paper as: "who gives a crap?" How times change.
All the provisions bought and paid for, loaded into the car and headed home.
"I promised you a surprise," my lady said, holding up the fabulous trenchcoat that I had taken a shine to on a trader's stall back in August at a vintage event. At the time the coat was quite shabby, buttons missing and one torn epaulette. He was asking twenty pounds which I didn't think was worth it. Turns out that my other half went back, offered him ten pounds and the deal was done.
The coat has now been cleaned, repaired and the buttons replaced. These coats cost mega-bucks new and I have one for a measly ten pounds.
Going to the supermarket on a wet, miserable Tuesday afternoon meant there was plenty of parking spaces, not many shoppers and a relatively easy, and quite quick shop.
Let me digress, the smutty schoolboy in me just couldn't believe the toilet tissue that I saw on the shelves.
Who would dare to market there poop-paper as: "who gives a crap?" How times change.
All the provisions bought and paid for, loaded into the car and headed home.
"I promised you a surprise," my lady said, holding up the fabulous trenchcoat that I had taken a shine to on a trader's stall back in August at a vintage event. At the time the coat was quite shabby, buttons missing and one torn epaulette. He was asking twenty pounds which I didn't think was worth it. Turns out that my other half went back, offered him ten pounds and the deal was done.
The coat has now been cleaned, repaired and the buttons replaced. These coats cost mega-bucks new and I have one for a measly ten pounds.
hollydolly
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my father had one of those coats. when we were teens, he was in his 40's... and we thought he was very old fashioned.. then.. and that was in the early 70's.. he'd had this coat since the 50's.... and he would always say.. every 20 years everything comes back into fashion...
Your lady is quite thoughtful and a sweetheart.
Your father was right.
hollydolly
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well of course I've lived long enough to know that now... but when we were teenagers we wanted him to dress in a much more modern way like our friends' fathers
That Lady in PA
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almond joy fudge for me and blueberry cheesecake fudge for my husband
paper, paper towels 
, food, frames, cough syrup, nasal spray, pipes
horseless carriage
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She is indeed, but then we are a couple of lovebirds. When I arrived home yesterday I feigned the need for the bathroom knowing that leaving the shopping bag with her she would stack the contents ready for putting away. She found her favourite chocolate.
We were out one evening just recently, something my wife left in the car. Going out to retrieve it I passed four youngsters outside, all smoking or vaping (strange expression, vaping,) my phone rang, my lady had found her charger, it's a small, battery gizmo for boosting the charge on her electronic hearing aid. As I was about to return one of the young men expressed interest in my phone. Mine is about twenty years old and is one of the first smart phones but it lacks much of the later technology that has become common place.
His friends all thought that my phone was "so cool." A twenty year difference and there's parallels with Holly's story. I didn't tell those youngsters that I still had my analogue phone, a huge great chunky thing, although not as big as the one my brother had. His was like a hand set on top of a car battery.
willnbugs
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Love the coat. That is quite a basic and will never go out of style.