Cymro1953 Posted April 6, 2010 #76 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Poundworld have luggage scales in stock for, guess what!, a pound!! Just after we've paid £2.99. AND they go up to 35kg. Jan :eek::eek: I paid all of £5 for mine. I've been robbed :D Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 6, 2010 Author #77 Share Posted April 6, 2010 :eek::eek: I paid all of £5 for mine. I've been robbed :D Berwyn Hi Berwyn This is the story of my life. When I buy something I have to torture myself by going round all the shops 'til I find it cheaper, then moaning about it.:D:D Still it's a good bargain IF they'll take the weight of a heavy suitcase, it's not much to lose (£1) if they don't. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 6, 2010 #78 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Hi Berwyn This is the story of my life. When I buy something I have to torture myself by going round all the shops 'til I find it cheaper, then moaning about it.:D:D Still it's a good bargain IF they'll take the weight of a heavy suitcase, it's not much to lose (£1) if they don't. Jan If they're spring ones like mine, they work fine. I try not to look anymore so I can't moan, but it is difficult. Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 6, 2010 Author #79 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Bet they've sold out now. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 6, 2010 #80 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Bet they've sold out now. Jan You missed a chance there Jan, In view of interest in them on here you could have bought a load for £1 and sold them on here at £2.99 minimum. Made a tidy profit. :D Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 6, 2010 Author #81 Share Posted April 6, 2010 You missed a chance there Jan,In view of interest in them on here you could have bought a load for £1 and sold them on here at £2.99 minimum. Made a tidy profit. :D Berwyn That's why I'm poor. You need a ruthless streak in business and I'm too soft. But..... then again..:D:D. Actually we even made a loss on a sale on ebay once. Didn't factor in the weight of bubble wrap, it sounds stupid but it just knocked it over the weight limit of the Post Office and had to pay another £3. Learnt a lesson there. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 6, 2010 #82 Share Posted April 6, 2010 That's why I'm poor. You need a ruthless streak in business and I'm too soft. But..... then again..:D:D. Actually we even made a loss on a sale on ebay once. Didn't factor in the weight of bubble wrap, it sounds stupid but it just knocked it over the weight limit of the Post Office and had to pay another £3. Learnt a lesson there. Jan I had the same problem on Amazon Marketplace. Tried selling books, but they cost so much to send I lost out. Stuck to CD's after that. Much lighter to post and get better prices. Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its,only,me Posted April 6, 2010 #83 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Bet they've sold out now. Jan No our local shop had them today :) mrs.c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 6, 2010 Author #84 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Hi mrs.c Shall be go down and clean up before they sell out :). We could make a killing on ebay, lol. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 13, 2010 Author #85 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Thanks everyone for all your tips. When I started this thread I didn't think I'd get such a great response and the number of views have been unbelievable. Anyone got anymore tips before we all get ready for the summer season? Good hangover cures anyone ? :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 13, 2010 #86 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Good hangover cures anyone ? :D:D A nice greasy cooked breakfast with runny fried eggs :D Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 13, 2010 #87 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Just been through the whole thread again Jan and there's one tip missing that I have seen posted several times elsewhere. TO save weight buy as much of your toileteries as you can in Boots in the terminal after going through check in and security. They will already have weighed your bags by then and any additional weight won't be counted. Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 13, 2010 Author #88 Share Posted April 13, 2010 A nice greasy cooked breakfast with runny fried eggs :D Berwyn Now that's just not funny. Actually it is, you forgot the black pudding with a large portion of tripe. :eek: Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 13, 2010 #89 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Now that's just not funny. Actually it is, you forgot the black pudding with a large portion of tripe. :eek: Jan Nothing wrong with some nice Bury black pudding, but I'll pass on the tripe thank you :D. They had good B P on the Royal Caribbean ship in June. There was only me and a German chap eating it I think. The fact that the label on it said blood pudding. Anyway there was more for us. :D Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 13, 2010 Author #90 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Nothing wrong with some nice Bury black pudding, but I'll pass on the tripe thank you :D.They had good B P on the Royal Caribbean ship in June. There was only me and a German chap eating it I think. The fact that the label on it said blood pudding. Anyway there was more for us. :D Berwyn You're right you do have a stomach like a dustbin :eek:. My mother used to eat both of those, so even the thought of them is...... Anyone got any tips that don't include the above? :D:D Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 13, 2010 #91 Share Posted April 13, 2010 You're right you do have a stomach like a dustbin :eek:. My mother used to eat both of those, so even the thought of them is...... Anyone got any tips that don't include the above? :D:D Jan How about some cow heel?:eek: No I deffo don't eat that. No seriously. We've mentioned adapter plugs and 4 way extensions, but make sure you don't forget to pack the actual power cables for each appliance you are taking in the last minute packing panic. Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 13, 2010 Author #92 Share Posted April 13, 2010 How about some cow heel?:eek: No I deffo don't eat that. No seriously. We've mentioned adapter plugs and 4 way extensions, but make sure you don't forget to pack the actual power cables for each appliance you are taking in the last minute packing panic. Berwyn Hi Berwyn Do the extensions actually work as I could hardly get any power for my hairdryer. Would it be better just to hire one? and if so are they more powerful? I know you've hired in the past. Oh! please no more disgusting trotters!!:eek::eek: Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 13, 2010 #93 Share Posted April 13, 2010 (edited) Hi Berwyn Do the extensions actually work as I could hardly get any power for my hairdryer. Would it be better just to hire one? and if so are they more powerful? I know you've hired in the past. Oh! please no more disgusting trotters!!:eek::eek: Jan Yes the extensions are fine. I take the standard 4 socket one from home. We had the ship's hairdryer on the Island Escape it worked OK. It saves the trouble of carrying your own. It's usually the ship's power that's the problem that causes low temperatures on hairdryers and straighteners. But the extension lead is fine for charging up your camera, phone and netbook batteries. Berwyn. No Cow heel not pig's trotters. We saw it in the market in Burnley once, it looked worse than tripe. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/images/2006/11/23/cow_heel470_470x300.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/image_galleries/flavours_of_lancashire_gallery.shtml%3F11&usg=__g0vv6YJ5u0WCP4ZoE7cBAi1aJDw=&h=300&w=470&sz=26&hl=en&start=1&itbs=1&tbnid=m1Y29V6HlEZmYM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcow%2Bheel%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1 I had roast pig's trotters in Austria once, 1973, very tasty it was too. Never had them again Berwyn Edited April 13, 2010 by Cymro1953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles40 Posted April 13, 2010 #94 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Ok, so I am now very confuzzled :confused: definately not hard for me, haha I am curious about this as I need to bring my own hair dryer as I have long and very thick hair - nice for the evening but drives me mad!!! I did notice the power cut out - so is this why we need to bring power leads - 4 way - dont they weigh quite alot in the case though? More advice would be good -just need to remember it all :eek: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 13, 2010 #95 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Ok, so I am now very confuzzled :confused: definately not hard for me, haha I am curious about this as I need to bring my own hair dryer as I have long and very thick hair - nice for the evening but drives me mad!!! I did notice the power cut out - so is this why we need to bring power leads - 4 way - dont they weigh quite alot in the case though? More advice would be good -just need to remember it all :eek: :D Hi Mandie, You only need the extension lead if you need to run more that 1 electrical item at a time. For example we'll have 2 mobiles, a still camera, video camera and netbook to charge up. If you only want to use 1 thing at a time like your hairdryer just bring the foreign adapters as usual for a holiday. Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles40 Posted April 13, 2010 #96 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Hi Mandie,You only need the extension lead if you need to run more that 1 electrical item at a time. For example we'll have 2 mobiles, a still camera, video camera and netbook to charge up. If you only want to use 1 thing at a time like your hairdryer just bring the foreign adapters as usual for a holiday. Berwyn Hiya Berwyn Haha, bring one thing - thats an understatement - this list is endless, lol Which is the best extension lead that doesnt weigh that much ? Hmmm, just have to resolve the cutting out power problem, lol :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 13, 2010 #97 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Hiya Berwyn Haha, bring one thing - thats an understatement - this list is endless, lol Which is the best extension lead that doesnt weigh that much ? Hmmm, just have to resolve the cutting out power problem, lol :eek: Hi Mandie, We just take the one from home like the one in the pic below. You don't need one with a long lead on it, it's the extra sockets you're looking for, not one with a long cable reaching across the cabin http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9823051/Trail/searchtext%3EEXTENSION+LEAD.htm This is the problem with everything coming with built in rechargeable batteries now. Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles40 Posted April 13, 2010 #98 Share Posted April 13, 2010 This is the problem with everything coming with built in rechargeable batteries now. Berwyn Haha, the last time I looked my hairdryer did not come with rechargeable batteries :eek: Have I finally lost the plot - AGAIN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 13, 2010 #99 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Haha, the last time I looked my hairdryer did not come with rechargeable batteries :eek: Have I finally lost the plot - AGAIN!!! NO problem Mandie, I've got one just like you here :D You know what I mean, at one time the only electric things you'd need worry about was the hairdryer and an electric razor for the men. Now it's gone OTT! Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekco Posted April 13, 2010 Author #100 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Asda, wine, bucket, eggs on my shopping list now. Just thinking about my birthday list.:D:D Mandie! Does that mean you've made your mind up to go? Please say yes. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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