Maltoo

I have to admit I find myself going to CVS more than Walgreens lately, used to be the other way around. LOL, know what you mean about deodorants I have enough to last 10 years....since our Dear son is so picky and will only use AXE most of the deo is for me.

A little better than an Advantage Card, you do not get points for purchasing you get immediate rebates for buying items you need that you then can use on other items you need while they are discounted or on sale doubling the rewards. It does not take months to get items for free or next to free. Under the Boots Scheme you have to spend 250 pounds to get 10 pounds back at CVS it depends on the deal but this week I spent $25 and got $10 back immediately that I used to buy the bottle water and dish washing soap we were out of. You can do it every week depending on your needs. I, like Mummy in the foothills, have stopped stockpiling some items, like deodorants, but items like razors when they are free or close to free I just can not pass them up. Hopefully since Boots has started this maybe they will add something like Extra Care Bucks in the future that would be awesome!

jemima55

I recommend Tescos. They give reward points for shopping and then have promotions where you can double the points. I just bought an oil filled radiator, 60 pounds for 6 pounds! Not bad!

Mummy in the foothills

My Mum does the Tesco points thing. She loves it. I know when I was there she was saying something about doubling the points so we went shopping

jemima55

The food is good too. Oh, Mummy, have you got something to look forward to!

Mummy in the foothills

I can't wait!
Send boat selling vibes my way, till that monstrosity is gone we are stuck! and can't sell the house.

jasper123

cheers my watch is always slipping up and down on my wrist ------ BUT unfortunately Im not loosing weight ------ instead Im sure Im putting on quite a few pounds cant seem to keep away from all the English goodies like McVities chocolate digestives, and apple pie & custard and my favorite triple chocolate muffins from tesco Hmmmm there to die for and Im just starting to get hooked on Aero chocolate bars, used to love em as a kid too
and bournville choc bars, Im scared to hop on the scales, there about 25 years old and I may break them anyway
Seriously though I really must start to diet and get more exercise, trouble is the selection and variety of the food here is just so good, and cheap too,
I think I will have a nice big pastie for lunch tomorrow

Congrats Sally on finding your dream home ----- with fast Internet too

cheers

I went for a walk this afternoon so that should take a pound off.
Don't you walk every day?

Maltoo

no that was a good buy! I will be taking advantage of all program schemes when we finally move.

Looks like we will not be coming over for our pre move trip in Dec thanks to the British Consulate! they seem to have lost my husband passport renewal paperwork! Now there are trying to cover their bureaucratic asses by telling us they need more proof he is who he is and since we sent him a copy of every photo ID he has (3) and his original old passport I can not image what other photo id they could possibly need

cheers

Pets!

Some one is asking for fellow passengers to share the cost of a charter jet from the UK to the US. The split cost should be around $4000.

Some background.

They have a large dog so they don't want to go on a passenger scheduled flight because the dog would be put in the hold so they came up with this idea of chartering the jet.

(I read about this on UKYankees forum and since there is a lot mentioned on here about transporting pets I thought there would be some input)

Cunard is out of the question because they are all booked up until April.

Mummy in the foothills

Can you imagine, a few big dogs in a small plane, it's be one hell of a dog fight. Throw in a cat or two and it could be complete chaos.

dunroving

Was it a 70-mile walk? 70 miles = 3,500 kcals = caloric content of 1lb of body fat.

sallysimmons

I was wondering that too! I go for a 40-minute walk most days and it's quite depressing to look at my iPhone pedometer app and see that I've burned 100 calories or so. Not even one chocolate digestive

dunroving

For an average size person, walking 1 mile = 50 kcal and running 1 mile = 100kcal. The extra for running is due to metabolic inefficiencies associated with the "bounce" of running.

cheers

Ya but how many glasses of ale?

cheers

.7 mile