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27 Mar 2025, 12:29 pm

DeepHour wrote:
That's what I'm beginning to find out. It's been difficult or impossible tor me to register online for various things without supplying a mobile phone number, and I can't even use my debit card for some transactions because those involving larger sums now require an authorization code, which my bank won't send to a landline. Dreading this practice being adopted by my credit card company as well.


Yep they're bending everyone to the same shape mate


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27 Mar 2025, 12:31 pm

^ Blackcurrant Fisherman's Friends very nice by the way, could get hooked on them!


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27 Mar 2025, 12:32 pm

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^ Blackcurrant Fisherman's Friends very nice by the way, could get hooked on them!


I'll have to go to b and m bargains then will I


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27 Mar 2025, 12:34 pm

I got mine from Home Bargains. Not sure whether B&M sell them.


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27 Mar 2025, 12:37 pm

DeepHour wrote:
That's what I'm beginning to find out. It's been difficult or impossible tor me to register online for various things without supplying a mobile phone number, and I can't even use my debit card for some transactions because those involving larger sums now require an authorization code, which my bank won't send to a landline. Dreading this practice being adopted by my credit card company as well.
Just get a cheap Nokia on pay as you go. (I use Asda mobile).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-106-Dual ... C86&sr=8-8


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27 Mar 2025, 12:38 pm

I have everything pay and go me
We was just talking about that here :lol:


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27 Mar 2025, 8:13 pm

DeepHour wrote:
^ Blackcurrant Fisherman's Friends very nice by the way, could get hooked on them!

Who is this popular chap who catches blackcurrant fish? They shouldn't put his friends into packets.



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27 Mar 2025, 8:36 pm

A satellite antenna and a cable box so I can watch Schultz forever after my cable and phone is cut off next week.


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28 Mar 2025, 8:30 am

Coffee


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28 Mar 2025, 10:59 am

Sausage chips and curry sauce from the local chippy. And a Nokia 106 mobile from Amazon.


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28 Mar 2025, 11:01 am

Nice


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28 Mar 2025, 3:57 pm

A bottle of ginger ale and a bottle of sugar-free ginger ale.


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28 Mar 2025, 4:00 pm

Here's my spending audit for 28 March 2025:


'Pukka' Steak Pie (Best-One): £0.52 (discounted)

2x 'Nurishment' milk-based protein drink (Best-One): £2.78

2 'Crestwood' Festive Pies (Aldi): £2.49

1 Mint-flavoured 'Bubbly Bar' (Aldi): £1.19


TOTAL: £6.98


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28 Mar 2025, 4:06 pm

How did you manage to get a pukka pie for what was it again 57p


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28 Mar 2025, 4:07 pm

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Sausage chips and curry sauce from the local chippy. And a Nokia 106 mobile from Amazon.


Is that a 2G model or the 4G?


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28 Mar 2025, 4:09 pm

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How did you manage to get a pukka pie for what was it again 57p


Discounted - they offer stuff that's at its sell-by date at reduced prices, look out for the yellow labels!

The Aldi 'Festive Pies' were interesting as well - they seem to be a Christmas item (pigs in blankets, etc), and this was the last one left!


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