sky

No matter what brand or what rubbish we buy here in NZ it is all scented, very nice really if you blowing your nose on it lol and pretty useless information but just thought Id share with you lot.
My new washer is musical aswell .... no really it is ... plays a little fanfare when it has finished goes on for ages I was that surprised I gathered the family round to listen the next wash ... ok Im finished

DianeOZ

Same as in Oz Sky, all adds to "the dream" . It does make me feel posh though.

NickyC

Our house is like an orchestra sometimes.

The dishwasher plays a little tune when it's finished.
The microwave plays a little tune when it's finished - THEN plays it over and over again every minute if you don't take the food out (but you can trick it by opening the door and leaving the food in!)
The washing machine plays a little tune when it's finished OR has to stop because the spin out of sync.
The fridge beeps at you if you leave the door open for too long.

I feel like my life is run by machines sometimes........

sky

lol

NickyC

Funnily enough, all the appliances that make music (bar the microwave) are Fisher and Paykel - which are an excellent, reasonably-priced New Zealand company.

Maybe it's an NZ phenomenom after all!

ANA123

Am also amused by the fact that the toilet paper in Oz all has pretty pictures of shells and things, I've seen this in the uk but only on posh brands!

podgypossum

I love my perfumed toilet paper...i love my singing fridge freezer...my singing washing machine AND dishwasher.... life is good!!

Goodpubmisser

I always think that toilet paper should come graded with it's Sh.t Wipe Factor printed on the packaging. Thus the higher the Sh.t Wipe Factor, the more sh.t it removes per square cm (or m of course in SI units).

Thus an advert could be an attractive woman sitting on a toilet; the advert opens with her smiling and say "I've just had a sh.t and I am going to demonstrate the superior sh.t wipe charteristics of xxxxx toilet paper".

I will not give any more details of the rest of the advert as I am hoping to patent the whole idea one of these days.

sky

It does cheer you up specially when your in a gloomy rented property waiting to move into your new house. There is a dishwasher comes with the house we bought cant wait to see if it is musical aswell

podgypossum

If it is a crappy one Sky, treat yourself to a Fisher and Paykel pull out double draw one. Its fantastic...no more bending over to cram the dishes in, just pull the daw out and stack it standing up...decadence!!!!!!!!

Sandy.l

I got one of those new style whistling kettles!!!

It's ace, apart from when you're stood next to it too goddam early on a monday morning! But, when you're upstairs attending to whatever business you might be attending to, it's great to be reminded that you put the kettle on!

snigger!!

sandy

Pollster

I have just this minute fitted some lavender scented loo roll into the holder in the bathroom- hubby is NOT impressed as he says he would rather his bum smelt of poo than lavender but then I pointed out that it wasn't sposed to perfume your bum! lol

We also have a musical Fisher and Paykel kitchen - I love the triumphant toot-de-toot-de-toot the dishwasher says when it has finished!

Pollyana

Aw, I feel like a deprived povo now! All I get when I open the fridge is the strange purple hue of years of beetroot stains. The microwave hates me and certainly doesn't play tunes, and the washing machine doesn't either - though I think it sighed with relief when i used that nice new liquid in it today instead of grotty powder (brief OT thanks here to all those who helped me find hypo-allergenic powder, I've got that nice Purity stuff, and no streaks in my clothes!!)
I have revolutionised the bathroom though, so we too have loo rolls with pretty pictures on! Better than that nasty single-ply stuff, that doesn't even rate an absorbency factor, never mind a sh*t factor!!!

podgypossum

Well done Polly!!...the loo roll is the first step on the upwards.

Your next step is to work your womanly wiles on the bloke to get the dishwasher and fridge freezer....

Step 1.

Start dropping subtle hints...(yes, yes i know they won't notice but you got to follow the rules)

Step 2.

Complain every time you open the fridge/washing machine.

Step 3.

Demand he sorts it NOW!!!

Step 4.

Withold congical rights.......... this is the best bit...usually they give in after a week!!!


If none of this works...divorce him!!!!!!!!

Pollyana

Nice one PP, have already started complaining about the purple fridge, and even he admits it is on its last legs.

Have to drag things out a bit though - need my PR before I get to the final straw!!!!

And in the search for sympathy here, can I say I spent the morning scrubbing the bathroom floor.........in a Unit where a bloke has been living alone for about 10 years........couldn't put it off any longer :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
He OWES me a new fridge now!!!!