Bargains spotted
Post links in here of any offers/bargains that you come across. Need not be motoring but motoring related is of course welcome.
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Volume 25 can be found HERE
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Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 20 Sep 23 at 13:17
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tinyurl.com/mr3pdrr6
Amazon.
Won't be there long I suspect.
Last edited by: smokie on Thu 7 Sep 23 at 10:22
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Price shows initially as £3.75, then when you go to "your basket" the price changes to £6.28.
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Was £3.75 just before I posted it as I ordered one at that price... I said it wouldn't last!
Last edited by: smokie on Thu 7 Sep 23 at 11:28
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Increased again to £6.47.
Just like it happens on eBay, when popularity of a product increases, so does the price.
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Sometime talk me out of this please???
www.mondls.top/products/cac1
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>> Sometime talk me out of this please???
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>> www.mondls.top/products/cac1
TBH I think it would melt if you put hot coals in it.
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Ha ha very good!
Though a confession. Not long after I got my Kamado egg bbq and was still experimenting I had done baked potatoes in it. Wrapped them in tin foil and chucked them amongst the coals whilst I cooked on the rack.
When finished, using my super heat resistant gloves I picked up the potatoes and brought into kitchen and lay them on worktop.
Couple mins later I realised that as well as the potatoes, I had also brought in some smouldering Ash……. There is now a strategically placed knife block!
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for £7.85 seems reasonable, if you like the stuff.
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Amazon
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Yep. I should have been in 'spoons today, but I bought another car instead.
www.jdwetherspoon.com/
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Oooh, don’t leave that hanging Duncan!
Car you say? What manner of car pray tell?
;-)
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..it was a typo for "can"....
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Think small, boring and reliable (I hope!).
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Small reliable cars can still be fun if you want them to be!
C’mon spill!
It’s not often we get to talk about actual cars here these days.
;-)
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>> Small reliable cars can still be fun if you want them to be!
>> C’mon spill!
The herbivorous marine mammal got it three minutes before your post.
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Good car the Yaris ;-)
Highly recommend
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>> Good car the Yaris ;-)
>> Highly recommend
I agree. Some moderately elderly friends were looking for a smaller car to replace their 20 year old automatic Golf a couple of years ago and pressed me for a recommendation. I said if it were me I'd go Yaris. They are "over the moon" with it.
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>> r They are "over the moon"
That Wetherspoon pub closed a while ago.
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>> >> r They are "over the moon"
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>> That Wetherspoon pub closed a while ago.
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The name has been used 13 times in Wetherspoons glorious establishments.
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Ex number 1 bought a 6 month old ‘03 Sport Cross on my recommendation. When it finally succumbed to the MOT 12 months ago I recommended she buy another Lexus and run it into the ground. Failing that I suggested a Yaris.
Bit small for her but she really likes her Yaris..it’s about 4yo and was meant as a stop gap, but I think it’s now a keeper.
Unlike other things :-)
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>> Ex number 1
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How many have there been?
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I've had my Yaris for nearly 9 years, replaced the Almera (that out handled the previous Focus). Don't understimate them, that VVTI kicks in at 3kRPM, although it can't beat the hybrid.
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>>Almera...
I wanted FIL's Almera GTI when he passed. It was in perfect condition and I was willing to pay over the odds for it as I knew it was very well looked after.
Unfortunately there was a miscommunication and MIL sold it to some boy racer and it was bent round a lamppost a few days after getting it. Such a shame it was a very nice car - totally underrated.
Last edited by: zippy on Fri 13 Oct 23 at 01:16
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We have had a Yaris since 2002. Very pleased with it. Err, not much else to say.
We are now, or should be later on this morning, be a two Yarii household.
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If you don’t need a large car anymore, then that sounds entirely reasonable. Enjoy the car Duncan.
I quite like the look of the new Aygo X. I don’t need one yet, but if I was at some point shopping for a smaller runabout, I’d certainly be interested in checking them out.
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Had an almost new Aygo X as a courtesy car a few months ago.
I didn’t like it whatsoever. Felt incredibly ‘tinny’, lacked any performance, and I’d far rather have an older Yaris for the same money.
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13 hours left on this deal.
For those with TopCashBack ( - sign up is free) - they are doing 100% cashback on certain 3 SIM only deals (excl any price rise next year).
That means it's virtually free.
I haven't investigated it too much so read the small print!!
www.topcashback.co.uk/3-mobile/
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My 20yo one gave up the ghost, so I researched online for flasks which keep their contents hottest for longest.
Thermos Ultimate flasks seem to consistently win such reviews.
Buying direct from Thermos they are currently on offer....free postage. 500 & 900 sizes. £24 & £28.
Just what I need for cold days out on the hill.
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www.hotukdeals.com/share-deal/4270254?utm_source=mwebshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=2023-12-28&utm_content=4270254
Buy the phone from O2 with this voucher code: NCSMGFE1250
Chose the £19 a month contract and cancel it right away (it's 30 days revolving not 24 months).
Then claim £100 cash back from Samsung here: samsungoffers.claims/winterdeals/S23trio/en-GB
You also get free earbuds I believe.
Last edited by: zippy on Thu 28 Dec 23 at 22:46
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Magnum are giving away 30,000 free ice cream coupons which will get you a delicious pack of 3 ice creams, in Classic, White, Almond, Mint and Salted Caramel flavours!
www.magnumicecream.com/uk/spotthedifference.html
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" Opening date: 00:00 01/01/24. Closing date: 23:59 31/03/2023. "
Works nonetheless. Ta!
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...but only redeemable at Tesco and some form of Co-Op which is somehow different to the one I went to!!
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>> and some form of Co-Op which is somehow different to the one I went to!!
Yes, there are differences. I've been caught out like that before. Best to check they accept the voucher before activating it.
I was hoping to claim mine later today at Tesco, but when I checked the link, it said "Promotion limit reached".
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>> Magnum are giving away 30,000 free ice cream coupons which will get you a delicious
>> pack of 3 ice creams, in Classic, White, Almond, Mint and Salted Caramel flavours!
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>> www.magnumicecream.com/uk/spotthedifference.html
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Nice one VX.
I'll collect mine tomorrow.
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Yeah, heatwave this weekend :-)
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Offer ends 31st Jan 2024.
freewalls.co.uk/
The voucher is sent to your mobile number, so don't use a spoof / fake one. You can though for the name and email address boxes if you want to :)
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Sausage rolls….
One of my favourite foods. I thought I liked a basic low cost roll best but I was spoilt a few birthdays ago when Miss Z cooked me a huge selection of gourmet rolls.
One of my favourite birthday presents ever!
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Just for Bromp....
Current deals, probably won't last long.
www.new-car-discount.com/car/citroen/berlingo/estate/all/all
Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 18 Jan 24 at 13:21
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If anyone has a vehicle with a dodgy Bosch type parking sensor (3 wire offset data pin type connector) you might want to grab these quick:
www.amazon.co.uk/KIMISS-Parking-Distance-Control-Sensor/dp/B07TWQ8PR5/ref=sr_1_12
I replaced a rear sensor on the XJ with one today and it's working fine. Stick a Jaguar part number on it and they want £100 each.
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Coca-Cola are offering at least 1,000 FREE 2L bottles of Diet Coke every day!
You can try to apply for yours daily until March 26th.
savioffers.co.uk/dietcoke
Click on 'redeem voucher'. You will then have 30 minutes to collect your bottle in a Tesco store. If there aren't any left today, keep trying each day!
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And use the money you save towards the future dental bills the vile stuff will bring ;-)
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>> And use the money you save towards the future dental bills the vile stuff will
>> bring ;-)
Diet stuff is mentioned but not convinced that reduces acidity etc.
Used to drink cola as a kid but it's way too sweet for me now and the diet/0 calorie recipes taste foul. An old friend of mine's drink of choice is voddy and diet coke. I cannot understand how she tolerates it...
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Depends on the percentages I suppose.
;-)
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>> vile stuff
I drink 2 litres of it a day. More during the summer when it's warmer.
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Coke gets 3 greens on the nutrition traffic lights (no fat, saturates or salt). And a big red for sugar. 2 litres of standard coke has 212g of sugar.
Diet coke and Coke Zero get 4 greens.
I don't like coke much, but I'd drink the diet ones rather than be thirsty.
My favourite as a kid was dandelion and burdock.
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Well I ain't dead from it yet, and my regular check ups for my diabetes haven't flagged up anything untoward either.
Plus I find it hard to believe a report where they can't spell litre correctly ;)
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I can't drink the diet stuff. The artificial sweeteners give me a constant dull stomach ache. It took me ages to work out what was causing it.
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>>Well I ain't dead from it yet, and my regular check ups for my diabetes haven't flagged up anything untoward either
Well, tis sugar free, innit. When I was Jung I used to live on sugar = Farley's rusks, Frosties (with sugar on!)
I'd come 'ome and have sugar on a slice of white bread, and I always had a Jubbly sticking out of my gob.
'They' go on about fat kyds today consuming too mucho sugar, but I was a stick insect back then.
Didn't do a lot for my teeth though :(
Last edited by: Dog on Tue 5 Mar 24 at 16:25
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>> >>I drink 2 litres of it a day. More during the summer when it's warmer
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>> www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13156401/four-cans-diet-coke-week-deadly-heart-condition.html
So you would have a 20% higher chance of Afib.
Unless you know what the chance of getting Afib is to start with, that doesn't tell you much.
Neither does it tell you the cause - caffeine? So a coffee habit might be worse.
Or it might not be causal at all, and drinking diet coke clusters with generally poor diet.
I'm sure the DM explains that if you read the full article:)
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I've suffered from atrial fibrillation, was prescribed aspirin and went on to have a minor stroke, before being put on blood thinners.
Was probably caused originally by my fifteen cups of tea a day. Now on de-caff.
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>>Was probably caused originally by my fifteen cups of tea a day
Blimey guvnor, I thought my tea consumption was high at 10 cups per day!
I also have one 'proper' freshly-ground coffee but could easily drink more 'cos I luv it.
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I have, perhaps, 4 or 5 cans of sugar free Pepsi a week. I start one with lunch and usually it lasts until bedtime. As a type 2 diabetic for 37 years, I'm now concerned more that an injection that I have been taking for a few years has become unavailable due to some people realising that it help with weight loss. My consultant diabetic specialist has been looking at drugs to replace it but the general consensus at the clinic is that the same thing will happen with any new drug brought out !
Meantime, my good blood sugar levels, which the clinic were happy with, have gone to pot. I now find it impossible to get below figures in the teens. Some readings on my Libre2 meter have been up in the mid 20s, three times higher than normal. I have virtually cut out carbohydrates, with not much effect. Since lunch, with only a bowl of home made soup and a cup of tea plus a thrice daily insulin jab has left me with a reading a minute ago of 14.3 mmol. Far too high !
Ted
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>> As a type 2 diabetic for 37 years, I'm now concerned more that an injection that I have been taking for a few years has become unavailable due to some people realising that it help with weight loss.
Me too. I was on Victoza, but now impossible to get hold of for the reasons you mention. My doctor told me that Hollywood stars and supermodels were buying as much Victoza as they could to stay slim.
It's weird though, my friend who lives in the Somerset can get an unlimited supply of Ozempic. Different area to me (Oxfordshire) and different NHS funding.
I'm now on Dapagliflozin, and although it's helped me lose nearly 3 stone since last June, there are some side effects to it. It has however reduced my daily insulin intake from 84 units to 38, and I also no longer need to take Gliclazide either.
My blood sugar level is around 6.8
Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 6 Mar 24 at 11:08
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Dapagliflozin has now found a use as a heart drug. Some heart patients have reported stock outs of it. Apparently it also helps with weight loss.
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>> Dapagliflozin ..... Apparently it also helps with weight loss.
Yes, you basically pee out any excess sugar in your body.
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'Yes, you basically pee out any excess sugar in your body'
I'll warn fellow type-2 golden showerers...
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That's interesting Smokie. Same reasons as I was told, selfish, fat Yanks. I was jogging along quite well at 7.5 ish mmol until the supply dried up. I my case, Trulicity. Since then it's gone mad. I inject 46 units of Tresiba at bedtime and have Novorapid three mealtimes a day. Consultant A put me on 4 units each meal. I thought it far too low. Diabetic nurse said that was ok but put the 46 up to 50. Second nurse at the main clinic said put the 50 up by 2 units every three days and keep the 4 at meals. Last visit a week ago Consultant B said keep 52 at night and raise day dose to 12 each meal, raising by 2 every 3 days ! Does anyone ever agree with what the others say ?
I've been diabetic longer than some of them have been alive !
Last nights dose, now my own dosing of 54 units gave me a waking blood sugar of 8.8, the first under 10 for weeks ! 7.2 before me cornflakes and 9 before lunch. Down to 8.2 now. Are we getting somewhere at last ? I've lost a couple of stone as well, had to keep hitching my trousers up in the garage today. I can feel a little belt/hole punch relationship developing,
Readings of 7/8/9 would have been frowned upon 30 years ago but if I got down to below 6 I just felt hypos coming on so I just do my own thing now on the whole !
Ted
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For Smokie's information really. On Friday afternoon t5here 2was a knock at the door and I looked out to see the Apothecary's van outside He was stood at the door holding out a box of Trulicity...4 weeks supply !
Used my first on Saturday morning and since then my sugar readings have dropped to under 10 in most cases. In fact, after lunch today, I I managed a 3.1 ! Far too low for me and required a trip to the biscuit tin to raise it a bit.
I hope your Victoza comes back and my prescription continues now. Whilst not taking it, I got a blood of 24.5 on one occasion. Too close to the Grim Reaper for comfort !
Ted
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Not me Ted, I think you're thinking of VxFan!!
Though I could do with something to assist me losing a pound or two - but not till after the current holiday!!
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>> In fact, after lunch today, I I managed a 3.1! Far too low for me
Far too low for anyone. Anything less than 4 is hypo territory.
www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-and-Hypoglycaemia.html
My diabetic nurse has a rhyme that goes "anything less than four, and you'll end up on the floor". Or something like that.
>> I hope your Victoza comes back.
So do I. I'm getting fed up of the side effects of taking Dapagliflozin. Although there is supposed to be another wonder drug being made sometime this year.
ps, I'm not Smokie btw :)
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I’ve stopped taking dapaflixozin, chronic constipation!
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Type 2 diabetes cost the NHS.around 10% of its total income. Almost entirely lifestyle related.
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www.decathlon.co.uk/p/men-s-mt2-trail-running-shoes-blue-green/_/R-p-300547
My favourite Hoka trail shoes…4th identical pair, lasted two hours on the first mornings walk in Spain. The sole unit fell apart, so a trip to Decathlon in Ondara. Wore them on 6 tough walks within a week, including some scrambling.
A decent light weight, super grippy sole, lots of cushioning on the limestone and recommended. So pleased I thought I’d buy another pair back in the uk. And they’re on offer.
Great for dog walking…not waterproof, which for me is always a requirement. I dislike membranes. They always fail on similar footwear, reduce breathability, increase price and weight.
Last edited by: legacylad on Tue 12 Mar 24 at 17:49
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I ve just bought some of these “Round Galvanised Planters” at £15 each for the 40cm diameter version. I expected them to be very thin gauge but they thick enough way cheaper than anything similar in real garden centres.
They are a cheap replacement for expensive terracotta jobs that succumbed to winter damage despite supposedly being frost proof. You do need to drill or jigsaw a drainage hole as they only have a pilot hole.
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>> You do need to drill or jigsaw a drainage hole as they only have a pilot hole.
And then presumably rust proof it as you've removed the galvanised coating?
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Yes, I used some Hammerite I had on the shelf. Ideally you’d need specialised paint to adhere to the still galvanised edges. However, even untreated, I doubt any rust would affect the structure of the pot for a long time.
Rust staining of the paving may occur too and I might have to site them in the gravel areas, if that happens. But for now, and for the price, I am delighted.
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I now have 4 of the 40cm ones, to replace 20 yr old wooden planters. Heavier weight than I expected. Factory painted grey, but are they actually galvanised?
Lets see how they last, make sure I keep receipt.
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Spray lance for your hose £3.75 - smokie