I bought an M+S beauty bag out of sympathy for them...well sort of.

[soupyspoon]

I do like a bargain and I also like shopping, so not saying there was nothing in the act for me.

It is 6.30. I am awake. I need an update. Did the bag actually make it up to the bedroom or did you forget? Was it left malingering on the stairs only to be crushed by the heavy foot of of your DH in the night when he went down for a midnight snack? (If so LTB.) Did you slip and end up in traction?

I am waiting...

oh dear - simply the best chocolate I’ve had.

whats next for you is hiding it

You'll be very disappointed, you're going to have re read the whole thing again in soft cockney.

Im sorry.

I put £35 back into their coffers yesterday with the bag alone

I was surprised to see that their basic flour was only 85p and the lemons were only 2 quid

Every little helps as they say

oh wait, thats Tesco

Well you have probably found out by now that, no you cant buy anything online due to their 'issues'.

So its a physical shop for you or no bag.

Im here, drinking godawful tea with that UHT milk

The bag is safely upstairs. It still doesnt have a home, its on top of a chest of drawers, theres no where to put the individual pieces yet. That is still to be achieved. I couldnt risk the heavy foot of OH

I did as suggested have a little squirt of the perfume, its certainly unusual, not sure what to make of it, I think I need more time

Woken up with a migraine though so either its the sheer heady excitement of my purchases yesterday or the perfume is not good for me.

Yeah , I thought that when I bought a 10ml spray sampler (thankfully I didn't go for a big bottle)
It smelled like candyfloss on me .
The closest it got to Rhubarb was the word Rhubarb on the bottle .
Good ethical brand , made in UK , cruelty free , glass bottles , ....I need to try other scents in the range I reckon.

Migraine? Unexpected plot twist. I was thinking it was going to be along the lines of
"I didn't take it upstairs after all. I took out the bits I wanted, then I chucked the rest down into the bunker where DH keeps the other Sister Wives when they're not on rotation."

Actually this year Ive found I like all the bits, thats quite unusual for me. I normally give a few bits away.

And now thanks to another poster I am reading my own posts in a Scottish accent. A soft Edinburgh type, not Glaswegian just to say

I might go into work talking like that. They'll think Ive had a head injury or something

Tripping over a beauty bag or something like that.

I thought you were Scottish too. Maybe you should consider it?

I LOVE the sunflower pop one.

I rarely think long running threads are a good or interesting thing but in this case I will make an exception I am strangely drawn to your relatable struggles and quiet humour OP. Keep going!

Well if MN dont bring back that laughing reaction just for us here, theres no justice.

I also bought those, though they did cause a bit of controversy. There were 8 in the packet and 5 people in the house, so it was every man for himself.

I made sure everyone got one, then made sure I got one of the extra ones. I think my daughter had an extra one as well, I wasn't supervising and I believe she ate two in one sitting, which is a bit much. I have no idea who had the final left over.

Tbh they were extremely sweet and I am not sure I will buy them again.

I really like the perfume but it isn’t rhubarby

I have the M & S Sea Salt & Neroli eau de toilette. I bought it because I liked the name and the box, which are probably not the best criteria for choosing a perfume. It does smell nice, fortunately.

We have a large new food hall near us. Every time I go in I'm paralysed with indecision and end up buying the same things I always buy. It's wasted on me.

@ThatsNotMyTeen 12 hours later and the electric rhubarby essence is still lingering. Now smells like a delicate vanilla.

Well, I’ve made my mind up. Off to M&S later to get another bag.
Loving the brush. Always in need of another mascara. Have high hopes for the hair frizz gloop. Decent perfume. Nice bag, which will double up as small packing cube for knickers, etc. Plus, it’s Friday and I can’t be arsed to cook tonight, so a trip to the food section is required.

I was in M&S yesterday, and the day before, it feels like visiting a sick relative. Didn't see the beauty bag which is just as well. I would have done a sympathy buy too.

I have so many products from beauty bags I have them arranged and labelled by type in zipped food bags and stored in a cupboard.

I have no preserved lemons. Yet.

Has anyone got one of those stair baskets? Allows you to have a stair pile but looks intentional.

I’ve always fancied one of those

Yet another opportunity to use the laughing reaction! Instead I’ll have to do this ….. 🤣

In solidarity, I ordered the JustMyLook beauty bag last night, no idea why, it's full of self tanning stuff and I never use that!

Though I'd need one at the top and one at the bottom.

The size of a young skip...

I am now reading the OP's posts in Scotney

I'm now feeling bad for not feeling bad for M&S so I will go and buy a beauty bag at the weekend. It will go on my "things to do" list.