Last Thing You Bought?

Thursday at CVS:

Toenail clippers
Pointed tip tweezers (as opposed to tweezers with a slanted tip)
Pretzels
Tortilla chips
Can of chocolate almonds
Hanes sport socks
Hanes sports bra
6-pack of Fiji water
AA batteries (digital coupon)
Plus I had 2 coupons on my rewards card: $6 off min $30 purchase and $2 off any healthcare purchase

Couldn't find Sm/Med clear Breathe Right nasal strips there. I was going to skip Vons for lack of time, but decided to see if they had the nasal strips there. So I ran over, which wasn't easy with throbbing hips and pushing a walker to keep me stable, did a frantic quick search for them, which wasn't easy because I'd never been in that particular store before and didn't know the layout...and didn't find them. I got the store brand instead. I tried one Thursday night and ehhhhh it was just alright but not as good as the Breathe Right strips.

I ended up buying two boxes of the BR strips from the Target website last night, along with a regular Hanes bra of a slightly different style than what I've been wearing, because I wore my new sports bra yesterday and it was okay except it bothered me a bit in the neck area. It's not supposed to be worn all day, really, but the Hanes bra I've been wearing for months is wearing out, and my sister brought me the WRONG bras which I had stopped wearing because they were old and weren't comfortable anymore and she didn't ask me which ones to get and she didn't go back to my condo for the right ones. (Oops, sorry, didn't mean to rant in this thread.)
 
I just got my Carlos Santana tour bag! I got the black one for $18. and $5 shipping. I love it! It's the kind of vegan leather that wears forever too-and it has a tag that says proceeds go to Milagro Foundation. The price tag on it says $98. :eek:
I've been switching two purses for at least the past 5 years and both were from Goodwill :p
It has a nice front pocket for cell phone and a just right strap. I'm picky about purses- including their price
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Bought a package of rye seeds for our summer cottage garden. It would be beautiful to have rye here next summer:flirt:. Also bought two jars of abkhazian and georgian adjiga, and already finished the half of it:drool:
 
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Val said:
Bought a package of rye seeds for our summer cottage garden. It would be beautiful to have rye here next summer:flirt:. Also bought two jars of abkhazian and georgian adjiga, and already finished the half of it:drool:
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I'm starting to learn about the cuisines of your particular part of the world. :p

Ajika - Wikipedia
 
Amy SF said:
I'm starting to learn about the cuisines of your particular part of the world. :p

Ajika - Wikipedia
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Yeah, adjiga is everything. I can eat it every day.:drool: My mom yells, that it's no good, but i don't listen. Btw, it is sooo good for disgestion, and surprisengly, it helps to cure the stomach, though it's quite spicey:lick:
 
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I bought some fruit, vegetables and 2 packs of tequila flavoured beer at Lidl's. The sales assistant charged me twice the amount for the apricots so I had to get a refund. On the other hand he didn't charge me for one of the packs of beer. So I got 4 bottles worth 3.79 € for free and the other pack of 4 with a discount at 2.99 €. I love it when it happens in the way as it's always the shop that overcharges.

Lidl's are really bad for overcharging customers.
 
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Bananas
Blueberries
Pineapple
Italian bread
Carrots
Broccoli
Zucchini
Yellow squash
Tomatoes
Cat food
 
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I have just placed an order with Carrefour's Click & Collect service, as they have some Quorn products on sale. I also ordered some Vanilla flavoured Swedish Glace, Chardonnay, 7 UP Free plus some other non dairy products.

I will go and collect the stuff tomorrow at 12 pm. It'll make a nice change compared to going around a busy, noisy shop on a Saturday.
 
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Finally my plastic electric kettle died! I've been looking at them but couldn't decide so I'm glad to be done it with it-just because it was plastic and I've used it for 3 years
I got a tempurature controlled stainless steel one! It's Epica 6 from amazon. There links never post
I also ordered a furnace filter
 
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silva said:
Finally my plastic electric kettle died! I've been looking at them but couldn't decide so I'm glad to be done it with it-just because it was plastic and I've used it for 3 years
I got a tempurature controlled stainless steel one! It's Epica 6 from amazon. There links never post
I also ordered a furnace filter
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I like stainless steel kettles. The Epica is quite expensive , most probably due to the fact that you can choose different temperatures. Do you think that it's worth the extra cost ?

I also need to change my Tefal ( 19 years) plastic kettle. The only reason being is that I chipped that lid. It still works perfectly but looks a bit shabby. I think that most people change them for a newer, more trendy look as kettles seem to work for a life time !
I will actually store it in the garage just in case.
 
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shyvas said:
I like stainless steel kettles. The Epica is quite expensive , most probably due to the fact that you can choose different temperatures. Do you think that it's worth the extra cost ?

I also need to change my Tefal ( 19 years) plastic kettle. The only reason being is that I chipped that lid. It still works perfectly but looks a bit shabby. I think that most people change them for a newer, more trendy look as kettles seem to work for a life time !
I will actually store it in the garage just in case.
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It was $40 in all. Considering I used the plastic one multiple times a day, and it lasted 3 years- yes. I also had credits on amazon from a return so that helped my decision! I've been looking at kettles for a year so I was getting pretty OCD.
I also found I could tell the difference between tempuratures in making coffee and teas, so I really wanted control. I knew if I didn't get it I would regret it, just like I regretted getting a plastic one
I keep hearing about plastic degrading and being bad for you, that was my concern. It didn't even say it was BPA free
 
Great. Now I'm thinking about whether I should have spent $40 on a kettle! I probably could have learned the microwave temps for heating 2 cups water.
But I do use it a lot, and it's faster than other methods. Microwaving isn't supposed to be good.
 
A four-pack of Heineken pint cans and a Wet n Wild semi-matte lipstick in "Mocha-licious." Yup, it's a party, alright.... :|

Oh, also a tub of organic baby spinach & two large organic Roma tomatoes.
 
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I walked past Lidl again today so I went in to "look" and spent about £15 in there.

Lettuce, snack bell peppers, snack tomatoes, houmous, olives, nuts, cherries and some posh salted crisps. Some chocolate and sweets for my husband and some accidentally vegan dark chocolate for me.
 
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Moll Flanders said:
I walked past Lidl again today so I went in to "look" and spent about £15 in there.

Lettuce, snack bell peppers, snack tomatoes, houmous, olives, nuts, cherries and some posh salted crisps. Some chocolate and sweets for my husband and some accidentally vegan dark chocolate for me.
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That happens to me quite often.
 
shyvas said:
I like stainless steel kettles. The Epica is quite expensive , most probably due to the fact that you can choose different temperatures. Do you think that it's worth the extra cost ?

I also need to change my Tefal ( 19 years) plastic kettle. The only reason being is that I chipped that lid. It still works perfectly but looks a bit shabby. I think that most people change them for a newer, more trendy look as kettles seem to work for a life time !
I will actually store it in the garage just in case.
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Ok @shyvas, do you really think $40. is too much to spend on an electric kettle? Sorry, but I'm kinda obsessive about purchases and while I'm still going to get it, cause I want it, I gotta know what you meant when you said "quite expensive". Maybe costs more where you are?
Heck, it's something you use every day. Different teas, coffee. I've been wanting one for some time
 
Veggie spring rolls
Potato chips
Veggie chips
Dill pickles
Blueberries
Almond milk
 
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New EarPods (with the 3.5 mm jack) ordered from Apple because my old ones suddenly stopped working on the right side, and everything I listen to sounds terrible in mono. :sigh:
 
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silva said:
Ok @shyvas, do you really think $40. is too much to spend on an electric kettle? Sorry, but I'm kinda obsessive about purchases and while I'm still going to get it, cause I want it, I gotta know what you meant when you said "quite expensive". Maybe costs more where you are?
Heck, it's something you use every day. Different teas, coffee. I've been wanting one for some time
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You can get kettles really cheaply over here in the UK, for about £5 or £10, but yes, I use mine every day apart from when it is hot weather. I would think most homes have a kettle over here as we like our tea.:D
 
I had an awesome stainless steel kettle in the AirBNB apartment in France that actually displayed the water temperature in a little display!

Now I'm thinking about getting one, although I still have a perfectly usable kettle which is actually a quite nice one ...
 
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