You may mock, but thats eleven shillings in real money…My old HTC One M8 was a top phone in its time. It was around £500 new, and £80-odd to me on eBay when 2 years old. It is still a very nice phone but the camera could be better and it is a bit slow to load certain complex webpages, e.g on The Guardian and Amazon sites, so I'm looking to buy a replacement. I had intended to give the phone to a friend when I upgrade, but my network (Giffgaff) just offered me an AMAZING trade-in offer for it.
They are prepared to pay me ... (You'll need to sit down for this)... Are you ready?
£0.55... Wow, where do I sign!
The Retirement Thread
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classic33
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On the dotted line is normal.My old HTC One M8 was a top phone in its time. It was around £500 new, and £80-odd to me on eBay when 2 years old. It is still a very nice phone but the camera could be better and it is a bit slow to load certain complex webpages, e.g on The Guardian and Amazon sites, so I'm looking to buy a replacement. I had intended to give the phone to a friend when I upgrade, but my network (Giffgaff) just offered me an AMAZING trade-in offer for it.
They are prepared to pay me ... (You'll need to sit down for this)... Are you ready?
£0.55... Wow, where do I sign!
Check you don't have to pay the postage first.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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I assumed that they would pay. It would add a humungous insult to a massive injury if I had to buy a stamp costing more than £0.55 to send it to them!
Mo1959
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Nothing much on telly so watched a film on Prime with Olivia Coleman and Vanessa Redgrave called The 13th Tale. Wasn’t bad. University Challenge now but it’s the student one so lucky if I can answer any!
classic33
Leg End Member
I've a few old*, unused, 2nd class stamps. I'd be willing to lend you one.I assumed that they would pay. It would add a humungous insult to a massive injury if I had to buy a stamp costing more than £0.55 to send it to them!
*Cost less than 20p when I bought them in '94.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I don't send birthday cards or Christmas cards so I don't need stamps for them. I recently sent a Lidl voucher to a friend by post and a letter to the pensions service. They were the only letters I have sent in a couple of years. It's odd to think how that has changed in 30 years. I used to write letters from university to my parents and my friends in the Midlands. These days it would be done instantly by text, mobile call, or over the internet.
I was still writing letters about 20 years ago but that fizzled out and I switched to email.
PS Lending stamps is an interesting concept. Do you want me to ask the recipients to post the used stamps back so I can return them to you?
classic33
Leg End Member
Will you be needing another stamp to post the first one back?I don't send birthday cards or Christmas cards so I don't need stamps for them. I recently sent a Lidl voucher to a friend by post and a letter to the pensions service. They were the only letters I have sent in a couple of years. It's odd to think how that has changed in 30 years. I used to write letters from university to my parents and my friends in the Midlands. These days it would be done instantly by text, mobile call, or over the internet.
I was still writing letters about 20 years ago but that fizzled out and I switched to email.
PS Lending stamps is an interesting concept. Do you want me to ask the recipients to post the used stamps back so I can return them to you?
So long as they're unmarked, I can use them again.
classic33
Leg End Member
@Dirk, a warning
Met Office says snow could hit South West tomorrow
The forecast predicts that conditions might take a turn over the next few days
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/met-office-says-snow-could-6435800
Met Office says snow could hit South West tomorrow
The forecast predicts that conditions might take a turn over the next few days
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/met-office-says-snow-could-6435800
12boy
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ColinJ....if we wuz rich we could pay a plastic surgeon, (or even a flesh and blood one) to remove this excess skin. Then we could go on the bushcraft forums on YouTube and learn to tan the skin. I know I could gross pretty much everyone there at the beach wearing my 12boy speedo.
classic33
Leg End Member
He will be, or could be, if he sells his old phone!!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I'll give it to SWNNLBO rather than sell it for a pittance!
Drago
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I have risen! 1st!
Mo1959
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Morning. It’s all sparkly here as it’s 
I was going to try another run but suspect any wet areas from yesterday’s rain may be icy so just a walk I think. Not sure I’m feeling very energetic anyway.
I was going to try another run but suspect any wet areas from yesterday’s rain may be icy so just a walk I think. Not sure I’m feeling very energetic anyway.
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Good morning people, looking out the window its dark and wet, my Good Lady wants to go shopping today so I'm wheelchair pilot this morning, provided it dries up, we did have a friend visiting this morning but her husband's not well so she's cancelled,
