A law of nature
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nineveh_ukWhen a potential shopper goes into Lidl/Aldi, one of two things must happen:
(1) They leave without making a purchase.
(2) They leave having purchased at least one item that they did not intend to purchase when they entered the shop.
This post is brought to you by a day on which I visited both. I was at least able to resist the licorice liqueur*, and sadly did not have to resist the merino mid-layer which was what I went for**, because although it was great and only £15, it had a high collar and the wool wasn't quite hard*** enough not to irritate my neck.
I do have some blackberry liqueur and a very large amaryllis bulb. And mini-stollen.
*Possibly the least difficult thing I have ever done in my life.
**Officially for cycling, but I reckoned it would work for skiing.
***That may not be the technical term, but I know what I mean!
(1) They leave without making a purchase.
(2) They leave having purchased at least one item that they did not intend to purchase when they entered the shop.
This post is brought to you by a day on which I visited both. I was at least able to resist the licorice liqueur*, and sadly did not have to resist the merino mid-layer which was what I went for**, because although it was great and only £15, it had a high collar and the wool wasn't quite hard*** enough not to irritate my neck.
I do have some blackberry liqueur and a very large amaryllis bulb. And mini-stollen.
*Possibly the least difficult thing I have ever done in my life.
**Officially for cycling, but I reckoned it would work for skiing.
***That may not be the technical term, but I know what I mean!
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Date: 2013-10-07 08:46 am (UTC)I think the jumper you went in for turning out to be itchy means you are entitled, if not obliged, to buy something else instead to make the journey worthwhile.
Monty Don was doing bulb planting for Christmas the other day (everyone goes out or to bed and I get the telly to myself and then there is nothing even vaguely watchable apart from Gardeners' World) and I was inspired for a moment but then I thought it would end up like the Provincial Lady, who is always going "must plant bulbs" and never actually doing it.
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Date: 2013-10-07 11:28 am (UTC)Friday night is curiosly devoid of good TV. I got my mother to plant all my bulbs for me last year (after they had sat in the garage for a month). Short of that, you could get a bulb planter device.
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