What have you bought recently?

[Naturally]

At the Volkswagen dealership this week ...
Oil change, brake fluid change.
Control arms replaced on front suspension.
4 wheel alignment.
Color me $1289.92 lighter.

 

[Naturally]

Apple 2025 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M4 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 13.6" Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, 12MP Center Stage Camera, Touch ID, Silver.

Anker USB C Hub for MacBook, 7-in-2 with 4K@60Hz HDMI, Compatible with Thunderbolt 4, 1 Type C and 2 USB A Data Ports for MacBookPro 13 Inch.

Anker USB C Cable(3.3FT, 240W), USB 4 Data Cable, 40Gbps, 8K HD Display, Thunderbolt 4/3 Compatible

Should be here later today ...

 

[horseless carriage]

A piece of my collective jigsaw that's been missing for many years. When Elvis left Sun Records, Sam Phillips replaced him with Roy Orbison. The first record of Roy and the Teen Kings that Sun released was, "Ooby Dooby," a minor success and a forgettable song, but now it's filled the gap in my collection.

 

[hollydolly]

£90 each with our Senior Railcards this time.

return ?

 

[hollydolly]

Apple 2025 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M4 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 13.6" Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, 12MP Center Stage Camera, Touch ID, Silver.

Anker USB C Hub for MacBook, 7-in-2 with 4K@60Hz HDMI, Compatible with Thunderbolt 4, 1 Type C and 2 USB A Data Ports for MacBookPro 13 Inch.

Anker USB C Cable(3.3FT, 240W), USB 4 Data Cable, 40Gbps, 8K HD Display, Thunderbolt 4/3 Compatible

Should be here later today ...

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[StarSong]

we call those Chocolate Buttons, we can buy them as confectionary or as cooking chocolate as you say...

On the approach to Valentines day Chocolate and flowers prices go sky high... I used to always tell my husband not to buy me a card because those are ridiculous prices.. ... and to wait until the week after Valentines day if he wanted to buy me chocs or flowers... far more sensible

Melting chocolate wafers are made to melt down (no tempering needed) for easy drizzling or dipping things like pretzels or confections. They don't have any cocoa butter in them and have a waxier texture than regular chocolate.

The buttons you buy, Holly, look like high quality chocolate meant for eating that happen to be the same shape as the melting wafers.

I'm never out of chocolate - if all else fails, there's always a giant bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips in my baking cupboard.

 

[hollydolly]

Melting chocolate wafers are made to melt down (no tempering needed) for easy drizzling or dipping things like pretzels or confections. They don't have any cocoa butter in them and have a waxier texture than regular chocolate.

The buttons you buy, Holly, look like high quality chocolate meant for eating that happen to be the same shape as the melting wafers.

I'm never out of chocolate - if all else fails, there's always a giant bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips in my baking cupboard.

yes I didn't mean that our eating chocolate was the same as the cooking chocolate, I was just saying we have both.. and the picture showed was for eating chocolate.... and not cooking...

With regard to always having chocolate in the house, I do the same.. if there's none in the fridge .. then there's always this jar of chocolate... which so far has remained untouched...been there about 2 years

 

[-Oy-]

return ?

Yes. And if the return from Euston runs late, as it often does, we get a full refund

 

[hollydolly]

Yes. And if the return from Euston runs late, as it often does, we get a full refund

oh that's fab... !

 

[Naturally]

At the Volkswagen dealership this week ...
Oil change, brake fluid change.
Control arms replaced on front suspension.
4 wheel alignment.
Color me $1289.92 lighter.

... and didn't get a t-shirt. Did get a travel mug though

 

[hollydolly]

... and didn't get a t-shirt. Did get a travel mug though

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[Naturally]

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I host photos on imgur.com and link them here
No idea why suddenly there's a problem when there hasn't been
... but now that I think about it, I seem to remember that this came up for you once in the past too

 

[hollydolly]

Oh well... ...

 

[hollydolly]

I bought a book from Amazon yesterday it arrived this morning. This evening after taking it out of it's box I contacted Amazon and said the book is clearly used, ..... so at first they said I'd have to return it before they gave me a refund. I told them I just want a replacement a new book rather than this used one which iswhat I paid for... , so they have agreed to send out a new one to arrive tomorrow, and I don't have to return the first one...


this is the book, clearly used...

 

[hollydolly]

Today I bought a new Office chair.....

 

[Jules]

A haircut. I really needed it. I looked like something the cat dragged home.

 

[Sunkist]

Nothing fancy, just a new set of kitchen towels & potholders, and a new set of flatware/silverware.

 

[hollydolly]

Nothing fancy, just a new set of kitchen towels & potholders, and a new set of flatware/silverware.

Nice...I always like getting new cutlery...altho' it's years in between times...

 

[katlupe]

I just bought an electric blanket, a wall hanging (tapestry sort of thing) and a floor lamp with remote.

 

[katlupe]

Today I bought a new Office chair.....

That's really beautiful! I am going to replace my chair with one that does not have arm rests.

 

[StarSong]

I bought these slippers in late November and love them so well that when they went on sale a I ordered a pair in burgundy. I need slippers with full backs rather than slides because of my plantar fasciitis. I add slip-in cushioning inserts for additional comfort and PF support.

Didn't realize until today that they'll arrive the end of February instead of a day or two from now, but that isn't a deal breaker. I hear patience is a virtue...

Other than groceries, I've bought very little since the first of the year. Haven't needed much.

 

[hollydolly]

That's really beautiful! I am going to replace my chair with one that does not have arm rests.

Thank you Kat... I have to admit I love to have the arm rests... In Spain about 20 years ago ... because I had the computer desk in the livingroom and wanted to use as little space as possible I had an armless office style chair... like this..

...I really disliked it because I couldn't rest on the arms... .. I'm sure you'll find a much better one nowadays which are more comfortable. My daughter, doesn't like arms on hers, ... this is the style she prefers...

 

[dobielvr]

I bought these slippers in late November and love them so well that when they went on sale a I ordered a pair in burgundy. I need slippers with full backs rather than slides because of my plantar fasciitis. I add slip-in cushioning inserts for additional comfort and PF support.

Didn't realize until today that they'll arrive the end of February instead of a day or two from now, but that isn't a deal breaker. I hear patience is a virtue...

Other than groceries, I've bought very little since the first of the year. Haven't needed much.



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Very cute! Amazon?

 

[StarSong]

Very cute! Amazon?

Yes. They're extremely comfy and very cute. They bounced back up in price but are periodically offered for $19-$22.
https://www.amazon.com/Wishcotton-Womens-Fleece-Lining-Slippers/dp/B07RNVTTR3?th=1&psc=1

 

[David777]

Major online purchase this morning. Tax was another $90. Will arrive Thursday. Wildflowers are already rising at two familiar desert areas while after a long month of dry weather, my Tahoe ski resorts are forecast to receive multiple feet of low elevations, snows within a week plus. Thus, will soon be increasingly busy for weeks.



Note after the purchase via an online credit card, Bank of America, nicely immediately sent a text message asking if it was really this person making the purchase. Thank you BofA for going the extra distance making sure larger transactions are really from mr dave!