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skyblueinBaku

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  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,596
Black Friday - another annoying American import.
 
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SBAndy

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,597
skyblueinBaku said:
Black Friday - another annoying American import.
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Can’t remember the company name but they were promoting ‘Black November’ on TV the other day. Grow up.
 

Tommo1993

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,598
Don’t understand the hate. Surely you want to bag yourself very lightly discounted (unpopular/can’t sell) goods that you don’t need?!
 
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SkyBlueSoul

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,599
I don't hate it, there's some good deals to be had. But I do laugh whenever I see things like "BLACK FRIDAY STARTS TODAY, ENDS TUESDAY"
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,600
Gallagher retail park. It's just scummy.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,601
SkyBlueSoul said:
I don't hate it, there's some good deals to be had. But I do laugh whenever I see things like "BLACK FRIDAY STARTS TODAY, ENDS TUESDAY"
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most of the time the price is whacked up to the highest RRP the week or so before so you don’t actually save much/anything.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,602
Sick Boy said:
most of the time the price is whacked up to the highest RRP the week or so before so you don’t actually save much/anything.
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Yeah that's the thing, a lot of the time the Amazon stuff isn't at the lowest prices ever.

I do feel for the smaller companies though as some feel like they "have" to do something for it.

Don't get me wrong, I do usually pick up some bargains but not the DFS type ones.
 

robbiekeane

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,603
I love the NHS but god it’s a fucking disorganised mess isn’t it

Trying to get any documentation is such a pain, when I finally get my medical records it’s all over the place

Australia have the medical system absolutely sorted I think, we could learn a lot from them
 

SkyBlueSoul

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,604
Sick Boy said:
most of the time the price is whacked up to the highest RRP the week or so before so you don’t actually save much/anything.
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That's why I opted for "some", you're right that a lot of it is horseshit. I looked on Currys for something and the wildest one I saw had been at the higher price "from 01/04/23 to 31/05/23"
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,605
A lot of the best "offers" I have found are for online subscriptions, they usually get much cheaper for Black Friday. (Im talking design, techie type stuff) where the prices are slashed for a year's subscription.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,606
robbiekeane said:
I love the NHS but god it’s a fucking disorganised mess isn’t it

Trying to get any documentation is such a pain, when I finally get my medical records it’s all over the place

Australia have the medical system absolutely sorted I think, we could learn a lot from them
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Yes. The NHS doesn't really exist as a single entity, it's really just some branding. Each provider you deal with has its own record and they are not unified across providers and will be a mix of paper and electric records. There are no automatic data sharing agreements between providers.

The NHS talks about breaking down the artificial walls between primary and secondary care but just hasn't got any serious plans to do it and is blocked by many vested interests now in any case.


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ajsccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,607
For anything in the Amazon sale check it on Camelcamelcamel first to see if it's an actual deal or they've pulled a fast one
 
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chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,608
fernandopartridge said:
The NHS doesn't really exist as a single entity, it's really just some branding. Each provider you deal with has its own record and they are not unified across providers and will be a mix of paper and electric records. There are no automatic data sharing agreements between providers.
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Literally just got off a meeting about my Dads care where we were having this discussion. They're trying to get all my Dads paperwork together and its a nightmare because different parts of it held by different parts of the NHS operated by different private companies who all have their same system

Although nothing beats the time I went to the walk in centre and got sent straight to the hospital with a hand written letter as there was no other way open to the doctor to get the information to them
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,609
Sick Boy said:
most of the time the price is whacked up to the highest RRP the week or so before so you don’t actually save much/anything.
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A couple of years ago I wanted to buy an electric fire. I waited until summer to buy it, thinking who'd want one then? But it seems they're wise to that nowadays and hike the price up to eye watering levels so they can 'reduce' it for winter!
 
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shmmeee

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  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,610
Nick said:
Gallagher retail park. It's just scummy.
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It really is. About to head there myself just to hit the cash point and never feel safe lol
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,611
shmmeee said:
It really is. About to head there myself just to hit the cash point and never feel safe lol
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What are you using cash for.please fill out this nosey form for our records.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,612
wingy said:
What are you using cash for.please fill out this nosey form for our records.
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Illegal stuff. Why would anyone use cash?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,613
shmmeee said:
It really is. About to head there myself just to hit the cash point and never feel safe lol
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Why you going there just for cash point???

Plenty of others
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,614
Nick said:
Why you going there just for cash point???

Plenty of others
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On route to where I’m going and the others are Stoney Stanton which always seems to be out of order
 

ccfctommy

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 24, 2023
  • #14,615
Nick said:
Why you going there just for cash point???

Plenty of others
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You will be surprised how few (free) cash points are about now.
 
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dutchman

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 25, 2023
  • #14,616
wingy said:
What are you using cash for.please fill out this nosey form for our records.
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If you think that's bad just try paying cash into a bank or building society account these days!
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Nov 25, 2023
  • #14,617
The fact that Tesco online shopping seem to want me to ring them to talk about my out of date Bratwurst
 
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Tommo1993

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 25, 2023
  • #14,618
“Apologies for any colourful language you may have heard coming from the crowd”

Is anybody really that bothered?
 
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TomRad85

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  • Nov 25, 2023
  • #14,619
Deleted member 5849 said:
The fact that Tesco online shopping seem to want me to ring them to talk about my out of date Bratwurst
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I think you can get pills for that on the NHS

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oscillatewildly

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  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,620
Deleted member 5849 said:
A couple of years ago I wanted to buy an electric fire. I waited until summer to buy it, thinking who'd want one then? But it seems they're wise to that nowadays and hike the price up to eye watering levels so they can 'reduce' it for winter!
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I encountered this myth many years ago about buying a motorbike from a dealership in winter time. Not a chance.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,621
Deleted member 5849 said:
The fact that Tesco online shopping seem to want me to ring them to talk about my out of date Bratwurst
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Is that a euphemism?
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,622
Sick Boy said:
Is that a euphemism?
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Either that or Tesco have seen a gap in the foreign language tutorial market.
 

Mcbean

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,623
oscillatewildly said:
I encountered this myth many years ago about buying a motorbike from a dealership in winter time. Not a chance.
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They will offer you discount but take the same off your trade in - cash buyers however can get a significant amount off December and January particularly if there is stock about as the model
Year changes - bought a new helmet at the bike show got £127 off the price I was given in the week before by a shop
 

Langers70

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,624
Nick said:
Gallagher retail park. It's just scummy.
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Had some decent stuff from TK MAXX occasionally, and its a 10 minute walk from my front door.But its definitely getting a bit dodgy there now.
 
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oscillatewildly

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,625
Langers70 said:
Had some decent stuff from TK MAXX occasionally, and its a 10 minute walk from my front door.But its definitely getting a bit dodgy there now.
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What do people mean by 'scummy' and 'dodgy'? Are there gangs hanging around the place?
 

Langers70

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,626
oscillatewildly said:
What do people mean by 'scummy' and 'dodgy'? Are there gangs hanging around the place?
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I meant the shop.Its nowhere near as good as it used to be.
 

Tommo1993

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,627
The area is a bit beaten up, you get a lot of riff raff hanging around the Aldi and even more so around the McDonald’s. That particular part of it is just litter everywhere.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #14,628
Tommo1993 said:
The area is a bit beaten up, you get a lot of riff raff hanging around the Aldi and even more so around the McDonald’s. That particular part of it is just litter everywhere.
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That's par for the course wherever there's a McDonald's, surely?
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Nov 27, 2023
  • #14,629
oscillatewildly said:
That's par for the course wherever there's a McDonald's, surely?
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It is. But this is about Gallagher being a bit of a shithole.
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Nov 27, 2023
  • #14,630
Many annoying things about this.

Tipping Point player dishes brutal swipe over opponent's decision

TIPPING POINT viewers got another chance to see a classic episode of the ITV quiz show on Thursday afternoon, as host Ben Shephard played witness to two contestants' rather catty exchange.
www.express.co.uk

Firstly, that I'm watching Tipping Point at all.

Secondly, that I'm bored enough to Google the contestants.

Thirdly, that somebody deems this worthy of content on a so-called news site!
 
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