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What can I buy from Argos for £4ish to win a bet?

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Shocksandboooos · 23/10/2018 10:40

I have £4 worth of Argos vouchers that run out on Friday.
Dh tried to throw them in the bin this morning, saying that I wouldn’t be able to get anything worth having with them without adding a lot on.
I need to win this bet as I lost the last one and haven’t lived it down.

I thought I’d cracked it when I found a pair of slippers but you have to pay online for TU clothes and the vouchers can’t be used online.
We have a 2 year old so stocking filers are a possibility. Please hit me with your best suggestions so that I can wipe the smug look off dh’s face. Grin

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CravingRaven · 24/10/2018 09:31

Rowena has just been collected and enjoying the view in the car park.

Even better is that I found in the bottom on my purse an Argos voucher to purchase her with!

What can I buy from Argos for £4ish to win a bet?
TulipsInBloom1 · 24/10/2018 07:45

Playmobil Blind Bags

TriciaMcMillan · 24/10/2018 07:42

@Eliza9917 haha Dave runs a close second! We plan to call our next cat Dave. Grin

Eliza9917 · 24/10/2018 06:29

@TriciaMcmlMillan Raven ordered. Likely to call him Steve. That's generally what we call things in our house.

It's Dave in our house Grin

civicxx · 24/10/2018 01:23

Please buy a Raven!

LadyBathory · 24/10/2018 00:06

I think you can donate the remaining sum to charity x

JohnCRaven · 23/10/2018 23:11

For obvious reasons you NEED to get the raven. And call him John Grin

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Shocksandboooos · 23/10/2018 22:10

Fredathetortoise I haven’t yet. I have until Friday and am hoping that the raven will be back in stock so I don’t want to make two trips to Argos.
I have been trying to engineer a situation in which a raven would be needed. I have failed so far.

Dh asked me where my ‘tat’ was when he got home. I’ve just told him that I am pkaying the long game and he will rue the day he mocked me. He has gone to bed chuckling to himself. Git!

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BertieBotts · 23/10/2018 22:03

Storm :o

It's the funniest thing ever when you have the absolute giggles about something with a friend and people around you are like Confused

Rockbird · 23/10/2018 22:00

Ok hands up who's bought all the ravens from my local Argoses (sp?). There were loads when I reserved mine earlier and now they're all on order for Sunday.

Fredathetortoise · 23/10/2018 22:00

I'm still hoping for the OP to report back on how effective her 'Ner ner ner' dance was at her DH when she took the batteries home

MsJolly · 23/10/2018 21:41
Grin
IncyWincyGrownUp · 23/10/2018 21:33

Well fuck. Now I need a sodding raven!

(Anybody else follow the Ravenmaster on FB? Merlina is a proper troll!)

ColinsVeryJolly · 23/10/2018 21:32

@Shocksandboooos

Colin is majestic

Why thank you 😊

TriciaMcMillan · 23/10/2018 21:31

@Storm4star I know. I'll cite unreasonable raven related behaviour in the divorce. Steve the Raven and I shall live happily ever after.

FlyingMonkeys · 23/10/2018 21:29

This is amazing! Excited for pic updates to follow... 😁

KatyaZamolodchikova · 23/10/2018 21:25

Just about to order Quoth the Raven.

It will confirm to DP I have in fact lost the plot.

Storm4star · 23/10/2018 21:22

Sorry Tricia, definitely an ltb scenario!

TriciaMcMillan · 23/10/2018 21:19

Was just explaining at length to DH why we were getting a raven and he got annoyed about having to pause the telly to listen for so long and said 'enough about the bloody raven!'' I'll have to ltb won't I?

CravingRaven · 23/10/2018 21:19

I need some inspiration for my Raven’s name, who I will be collecting in the morning....

And I finally have a Halloween name change Halloween Grin (was cravingcake)

Hollipopsmum · 23/10/2018 21:18

Love how menacing Colin looks peeking out the curtains 😂

Storm4star · 23/10/2018 21:17

So I asked DD to pick up my (already reserved) raven from Argos tomorrow and she looked at me as if I was absolutely mental Grin
I did try and explain the story to her but her expression didn’t really change!

SoupDragon · 23/10/2018 21:04

I have just realised I should have named mine Russell as he is actually a crow. I feel so foolish.

CarryOnScreamingValenta · 23/10/2018 21:03

SwizzelsFizzers Assuming there are some left after this thread, yes.

SwizzelsFizzers · 23/10/2018 21:01

I suspect the raven may be in the reduced section on 1st november