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To ask what the most BRILLIANT advice/suggestion you've seen on here is?

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SpikySausage · 22/04/2025 15:48

Inspired by the other thread with a similar title!

Maybe not advice/suggestion as such, but I wouldn't have got my Mirena coil had I not been persuaded by the balance of views on here and enough positive feedback that it could work out well. It has been lifechanging, I wish I had done it 20 years ago, I could have avoided years of pain.

My new one is tretinoin. It's only been a few weeks but I already think I will be using this for the rest of my life. Why have I spent so much money on expensive and less efficacious creams?

Without wanting to control the direction of the thread, I wasn't thinking of LTB type advice. More immediately implementable things that someone could try today! (Although MN has definitely educated me in matters such as 'the script', narcissism, emotional abuse, and trans/gender critical matters!)

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DecafDodger · 24/04/2025 07:04

forrestfrankfan · 24/04/2025 06:46

Does anyone have any tips for removing leftover sticky residue (from labels) off plastic please? 🤞🏼

sanitizing (alcohol) hand gel, just let it soak a little and it melts the glue right off. Can also use up all the gels from covid times.

Fraaances · 24/04/2025 07:03

@Extrasensing - if it’s the glue, eucalyptus oil will break it down. Just rub it with a cotton ball. Of course, unless you are feeding koalas you will need to wash again in very hot water and detergent to remove the smell.

TeachMeSomething · 24/04/2025 07:01

Extrasensing · 24/04/2025 06:52

Warm water

Or steam over the steam of a kettle… just place the label over the nozzle

Or scrape it of gently with a plastic spook or fork

If it is still not gone, soak it in white vinager bicarbonate of soda and olive oil, leave it there for several hours and watch the magic happen

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I've used WD-40. Took the sticker residue off my fridge door with minimum scraping.

forrestfrankfan · 24/04/2025 07:01

TheGaaTheSkaAndTheRa · 24/04/2025 07:00

Brasso. Shifts everything.

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Never would have thought of that one, thank you!

forrestfrankfan · 24/04/2025 07:00

Extrasensing · 24/04/2025 06:52

Warm water

Or steam over the steam of a kettle… just place the label over the nozzle

Or scrape it of gently with a plastic spook or fork

If it is still not gone, soak it in white vinager bicarbonate of soda and olive oil, leave it there for several hours and watch the magic happen

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Thank you I'll give that last one a go. Nothing else has worked so far and tried all sorts!

TheGaaTheSkaAndTheRa · 24/04/2025 07:00

forrestfrankfan · 24/04/2025 06:46

Does anyone have any tips for removing leftover sticky residue (from labels) off plastic please? 🤞🏼

Brasso. Shifts everything.

Extrasensing · 24/04/2025 06:52

forrestfrankfan · 24/04/2025 06:46

Does anyone have any tips for removing leftover sticky residue (from labels) off plastic please? 🤞🏼

Warm water

Or steam over the steam of a kettle… just place the label over the nozzle

Or scrape it of gently with a plastic spook or fork

If it is still not gone, soak it in white vinager bicarbonate of soda and olive oil, leave it there for several hours and watch the magic happen

TheGaaTheSkaAndTheRa · 24/04/2025 06:52

tothelefttotheleft · 23/04/2025 21:11

Do you put it inside you or just wash your bum with it?

Must have been amazing to be rid of the problem.

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Just wash your bum with it. Fairly strong. Cleared my four year fissure up within three weeks.

forrestfrankfan · 24/04/2025 06:46

Does anyone have any tips for removing leftover sticky residue (from labels) off plastic please? 🤞🏼

MooFroo · 24/04/2025 06:23

EnRouteElsewhere · 23/04/2025 23:42

Ok probably stupid question but why does horizontal bloc of ice make a difference. Thanks

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@EnRouteElsewhere if you lie the bottle horizontally in the freezer, you’ll end up with one long frozen strip of ice, so when you take it out of freezer and add water, it’ll be cold throughout length of the bottle, instead than a block of ice at the bottom. So when drinking, every sip feels colder as its next to ice…

Not sure if I’ve explained it very well 🥴

BasketOfJoy · 24/04/2025 06:10

Leafy3 · 23/04/2025 22:41

The shoe in the safe thing is an old tip, not nonsense. I've not used it but you're unlikely to leave without a pair!

And I expect they didn't get through passport control and had to turn back.

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If they turned back for the passports why did it take 2 weeks to get the jewellery back?

Extrasensing · 24/04/2025 06:07

TeachMeSomething · 24/04/2025 06:00

You can buy it in bulk on Amazon too (12 packs to a box, from memory). I add it to my watchlist and get notified when the price drops. The last time I bought it, it was about £1.00 per pack. It was £1.20 at Tesco at the time.

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That saving will cancel itself out with the delivery fee for those who are not prime members.

The only benefit I can see is saving yourself multiple trips to buy it… and having something good to hand in the freezer for those days one is running low on food in the fridge.

TeachMeSomething · 24/04/2025 06:00

GeorgeMichaelsCat · 24/04/2025 04:55

Yes instant mash you can buy in Tesco (and probably other retailers). Literally hot water and the dried mash, one minute, a bit of stirring and you have very tasty mash.

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You can buy it in bulk on Amazon too (12 packs to a box, from memory). I add it to my watchlist and get notified when the price drops. The last time I bought it, it was about £1.00 per pack. It was £1.20 at Tesco at the time.

Extrasensing · 24/04/2025 05:46

Zofora, absolutely love that stuff and buy it in bulk. I use it for rinsing out the bid and mopping the toilet floors. I think I’m going to do that right now, although I was delaying it for later, the scent makes me happy and I feel like I’m making a happy home.

greenbuckets · 24/04/2025 05:41

Spitting in swimming goggles stops them misting up.

GeorgeMichaelsCat · 24/04/2025 05:04

Crikeyalmighty · 23/04/2025 21:59

@GeorgeMichaelsCat yep I use that packet mash all the time, even in cottage pies- add a bit of white pepper and a knob of butter - it’s great.

Totally. Very different from my childhood memories of Smash.

GeorgeMichaelsCat · 24/04/2025 04:55

Anewdawnanewname · 23/04/2025 21:26

Is this instant mash? Which is a good one to buy?

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Yes instant mash you can buy in Tesco (and probably other retailers). Literally hot water and the dried mash, one minute, a bit of stirring and you have very tasty mash.

snackatack · 24/04/2025 02:54

Trapunt0 · 23/04/2025 22:27

I have a normal double but shared it with a duvet thief so put a king size duvet on it, problem solved

I have a super king and put two doubles on it - lovely square duvets

Extrasensing · 24/04/2025 02:53

MounjaroOnMyMind · 22/04/2025 16:18

I first read about Mounjaro on here. Ten months and over four stone later, it's the best thing I've done.

I was introduced to the pick-me dance on here - if I'd known about that when I was much younger, my life would have been very different. I was also introduced to the concept of hysterical bonding, which absolutely blew my mind. Both of these things were happening to me over the years (same guy) and I truly believed that a lot of sex after the discovery of infidelity meant we were made for each other.

The relationships forum would have been life-changing for me years ago. I think just writing out the problem would have made me realise what an idiot I was, but hearing tough and hard-hitting advice would have been really good for me.

Please Tell me more about the hysterical bonding, I’ve never heard of it.

Itsallthelittlethings · 24/04/2025 02:38

Londonmummy66 · 23/04/2025 19:09

To write on glass jars with an ordinary Sharpie when using them to store things in the fridge (left over stock, cream, soup etc). The sharpie washes off in the dishwasher. I now also use them on storage jars for rice and grains etc. Sadly it doesn't wash off reuseable freezer bags - I'd love to know what would.....

Whiteboard markers will wipe off.

JHound · 24/04/2025 01:50

Shoezembagsforever · 23/04/2025 22:37

Since Trump got in I think everyone should be hugely wary of investing.

An acquaintance recently lost £200,000 after Trump announced his tariffs…

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It’s only an issue if they plan to sell soon. I “lost” a lot when Trump was going crazy with tariffs.

I regained all my losses now.

Audhdmum · 24/04/2025 00:29

Coverless duvets have been a game changer for my autistic ADHD son who sleeps so restlessly that before he’d always end up with the duvet wrestled out of its cover. His is a double, fits easily into the washing machine and dries in no time. The idea of packing an extension plug thing on holiday so only need one adapter for all your phones, hairdryers etc is GENIUS

Ilikeadrink14 · 24/04/2025 00:28

BlackBeltInOrigami · 23/04/2025 23:08

Idahoan is the range. Brilliant mash. Always have several packets handy.

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Are you from outside the uk? I am not familiar with this particular mash.

Castlerigg · 24/04/2025 00:17

@Londonmummy66Any alcohol will get Sharpie off a freezer bag.

@itcouldhavebeenmeTry a prompt such as “Suggest five evening meals for a family of four. One meal should include fish. Do not include avocados.” You can change any of the details there, if you happen to like avocados. (I think I’m the only person who doesn’t.) And if you have follow up questions, you can say “From the meal options listed above, suggest vegan alternatives” or whatever.

Fraaances · 24/04/2025 00:16

@SpikySausage & @forrestfrankfan - I have been using Tret for 30+ years and it absolutely shows. Look up “buffering” and “sandwich method” when just starting off or going up in dose as it helps avoid the Tret uglies. I stopped when pregnant and had to re-start again, and then when I was in hospital for a while, I didn’t have the energy to bother, so needed to re-start again. I can’t emphasise the need for decent sunscreen though. If you don’t wear that it will increase hyperpigmentation and you will end up with more dark marks on your face.