Good evening.
My shopping trip on Tuesday. It was cold and wet and I wanted to go out. Let's go to Marks and Spencer for a change. It must be at least a year since I was last in there. Did I go through the self scan checkouts. Nope. I was talking to a woman who was scanning an enormous trolley load of shopping. She was scanning it very carefully, making sure that the bar code was visible so the machine could pick it up. I asked her if she didn't mind that it was taking her a long time. She replied, 'I have got nothing else to do'. If scanning her shopping is her only bit of fun, good luck to her.
I whipped my camera out and took a photo of myself facing the camera. I know there are cameras in all shops, but I don't want my mush to be scrutinised while self scanning. Will they pounce on me if I make a mistake I wonder.
What a lot of ready meals. No need to cook at all if you don't want to.
Everything is so expensive in there. It will be another year before I go again. I didn't go for a bargain, I went to be nosey. It's a posh shop, and even the customers look posh.
I went across the road to the other retail park to go to the big Aldi, to get the rest of my shopping. In the video you can see what I bought.
This afternoon it was a visit to the vet for Mickey cat. His front claws were giving him some bother and making his pads sore. The nurse sorted him out. Two nurses actually, one to hold him down and the other to trim the claws and bathe his sore feet. All is well now, he was ravenous when we got back and immediately scoffed a plate of shredded chicken.
I'll cut you loose and have a relaxing hour cuddling my little girl Mayze.
Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip. ilona
M&s nice change ilona.. cheese and salads 🥗 nice from there 😋 why not treat one's self ilona . Your worth it.. luxury is a treat every so often... I'm going to the town tomorrow with my mum,you have reminded me to pop in to there..
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Levi xx ♥️ 💕
Visit M & S if you are near, but keep in mind that everything is more expensive. Treat your mum. She's worth it.
DeleteHi Ilona, I went to a huge brand new big warehouse style M & S foodhall just before Christmas,... god was it expensive, but the choice of stuff was amazing - one whole isle just for continental cheese !!!! I looked at all the lovely stuff though and enjoyed the warmth and the nice christmas music ,... but walked away quite happy having spent nothing. Nice wa to spend an hour when my home is so cold ;-) Sally-Ann James.
DeleteHi there, Marks and Spencers do lovely puddings, I like cream. They do alot of the older types of puds like triffle - that's my little treat, good job it's a long way away, so I don't go too often.
DeleteOccasionally I try half a tea spoon of sea salt to a pint of cooled boiled water for cleaning dogs small sores ( a belated Happy New Year Ilona ) x
DeleteI love puddings, but I am mindful of how bad sugar is for the body, so I am training myself to ignore the puddings.
DeleteThank you for that tip flis.
Sally, I like the feeling of success when you can exit a store having not spent a penny. Nothing to see here, move on.
First, I am glad to hear Mickey is doing better. Your shopping haul looks very good. Glad you got a few treats. You have worked so had and went so many years on bare bones, it’s all well deserved. We at our house, like you, enjoy what we make ourselves for meals that eating out and costly treats are easily passed by. Keep on keeping on mother!!!!
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Personal money management comes naturally when you have been doing it for most of your life. PS. The birds like the stollen nibbles. .
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