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How much do you think this was (no cheating)

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I4gotmyname · 18/12/2024 09:35

How much do you think this came to see pic

How much do you think this was (no cheating)
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hideawayforever · 19/12/2024 20:15

61

I4gotmyname · 19/12/2024 20:31

catphone · 19/12/2024 20:00

You’re joking?

@catphone was you joking when you made this comment

I can’t believe that you have used money intended to pay for lunches for your children for Christmas dinner

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IdgieThreadgoodeIsMyHeroine · 19/12/2024 21:03

catphone · 19/12/2024 18:11

I can’t believe that you have used money intended to pay for lunches for your children for Christmas dinner

I know, isn't it outrageous when people use money intended to pay for food for their children to pay for food for their children?

Bowies · 19/12/2024 21:03

It’s a lot less than I expected - £150 chocolate is expensive now

MerryChristmasYaFilthyBrusselSprout · 19/12/2024 21:47

catphone · 19/12/2024 20:00

You’re joking?

She’s not! The poor little mites have to make do with a slither of cheesecake and a chocolate coin until January 😭

Mrswhatsit40 · 19/12/2024 21:48

£72

Mrswhatsit40 · 19/12/2024 21:52

Hey I just looked at your answers and I was pretty much bang on with your discount!

I feel so proud 😂

Toptops · 19/12/2024 21:55

I'd have said around 80.
Everything's madly expensive now....

Whaleandsnail6 · 19/12/2024 22:00

MerryChristmasYaFilthyBrusselSprout · 19/12/2024 21:47

She’s not! The poor little mites have to make do with a slither of cheesecake and a chocolate coin until January 😭

Shop bought processed cheesecake as well ...she couldn't even be bothered to make a homemade one 🤪

I4gotmyname · 19/12/2024 22:47

MerryChristmasYaFilthyBrusselSprout · 19/12/2024 21:47

She’s not! The poor little mites have to make do with a slither of cheesecake and a chocolate coin until January 😭

Can cranberry sauce be spread on bread. Like jam ? That could be an extra. If not ds often eats dry bread

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MibsXX · 19/12/2024 23:46

some of us , because of the again increased prices, won't actually eat much this month anyways, let alone anything nice for xmas day..

And yes, agreed, that's hellish expensive for a few treats

catphone · 20/12/2024 02:00

No I don’t expect you to make christmas dinner from scratch especially if you’re disabled or raising disabled children as you say.
but I don’t think spending £90+ on a Christmas food shop when you’re on such a low income was wise especially if that means your children won’t really have money for lunches

catphone · 20/12/2024 02:02

You could’ve bought cooked chicken, roast some carrots and potatos and got a box of stuffing, and that would’ve been fine. You could’ve got a cake or two to split between you all.

I4gotmyname · 20/12/2024 07:34

catphone · 20/12/2024 02:00

No I don’t expect you to make christmas dinner from scratch especially if you’re disabled or raising disabled children as you say.
but I don’t think spending £90+ on a Christmas food shop when you’re on such a low income was wise especially if that means your children won’t really have money for lunches

Do you seriously think my kids won't have lunch.

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IdgieThreadgoodeIsMyHeroine · 20/12/2024 07:50

catphone · 20/12/2024 02:00

No I don’t expect you to make christmas dinner from scratch especially if you’re disabled or raising disabled children as you say.
but I don’t think spending £90+ on a Christmas food shop when you’re on such a low income was wise especially if that means your children won’t really have money for lunches

Oh look, someone else who was off sick the day they taught irony at school!

IdgieThreadgoodeIsMyHeroine · 20/12/2024 07:55

catphone · 20/12/2024 02:02

You could’ve bought cooked chicken, roast some carrots and potatos and got a box of stuffing, and that would’ve been fine. You could’ve got a cake or two to split between you all.

And you could've read this post from the OP and not made yourself look quite so silly.

How much do you think this was (no cheating)
pumpkinpillow · 20/12/2024 08:02

catphone · 20/12/2024 02:02

You could’ve bought cooked chicken, roast some carrots and potatos and got a box of stuffing, and that would’ve been fine. You could’ve got a cake or two to split between you all.

I don't think what OP posted is her Christmas lunch, nor was she looking for meal tips, or what to buy instead of tubs of sweets.

You attracted many people that associate a few Quality Street at Christmas with child neglect.

pumpkinpillow · 20/12/2024 08:02

catphone · 20/12/2024 02:00

No I don’t expect you to make christmas dinner from scratch especially if you’re disabled or raising disabled children as you say.
but I don’t think spending £90+ on a Christmas food shop when you’re on such a low income was wise especially if that means your children won’t really have money for lunches

It was £70 and her children will have lunch.

Bjorkdidit · 20/12/2024 08:03

pumpkinpillow · 18/12/2024 15:21

Apparently this is not true - you do actually save. It was on Moneybox I think.
Of course you've sold your soul and your identity but what's that compared to a Molly's cheesecake?!

No you don't. There's certain things that are on offer so often that the offer price is the price and you'd need to be a bit daft to pay full price because the items are always on offer somewhere.

Or are there people out there who are paying over £2 for a can of Pringles? Etc etc.

pumpkinpillow · 20/12/2024 08:19

Bjorkdidit · 20/12/2024 08:03

No you don't. There's certain things that are on offer so often that the offer price is the price and you'd need to be a bit daft to pay full price because the items are always on offer somewhere.

Or are there people out there who are paying over £2 for a can of Pringles? Etc etc.

Like a DFS sofa! Pity the poor fool who buys a full price one!

SunflowerSeahorse · 20/12/2024 08:21

I'm not a fan of shop bought cheesecake, but they're much cheaper than making your own. The last home made cheesecake I made cost £11 for the ingredients.

Bjorkdidit · 20/12/2024 08:25

SunflowerSeahorse · 20/12/2024 08:21

I'm not a fan of shop bought cheesecake, but they're much cheaper than making your own. The last home made cheesecake I made cost £11 for the ingredients.

But it would have been bigger and much nicer than what you can buy in a shop for under £1 where the cheese part is only 13% soft cheese.

If I only had £1 to buy something for dessert, I'd probably just get a packet of shortbread or jaffa cakes.

Jellycatspyjamas · 20/12/2024 08:31

I can’t believe that you have used money intended to pay for lunches for your children for Christmas dinner

The money is to reflect the additional cost of feeding children during the holidays, she’s using it to feed her kids over the holidays.

I4gotmyname · 20/12/2024 08:32

Bjorkdidit · 20/12/2024 08:25

But it would have been bigger and much nicer than what you can buy in a shop for under £1 where the cheese part is only 13% soft cheese.

If I only had £1 to buy something for dessert, I'd probably just get a packet of shortbread or jaffa cakes.

And my kids would have been proper pissed of with a packet of jaffa cakes . But they would be happy with a cheap cheese cake they feel that's a treat . A packet of jaffa cakes is not a treat to (them)

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HermoinePotter · 20/12/2024 09:01

I see the season of goodwill has bypassed some on this thread 😂