The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread

[Mr. Dazzle]

Alexander the Great wore sandals

But he's also dead and died his hair ginger.

[Noggin]

Alexander the Great wore sandals

But he's also dead and died his hair ginger.

Yeah, but, this guy isn't dead or ginger

[Count Steer]

This made me laugh. But only cos someone was slightly critical of my casual shoes the other week, apparently they looked like shoes that were worn for PE at school (they don't look like anything I wore for PE, but he was at school 20 years later than me! )

I looked at his feet and just replied with - how can you criticise my shoes when you're wearing Sandals!!

His reply was along the lines of - how dare you, these are Birkenstocks


They just look like sandals to me!

And that's exactly what they used to be, ugly, well-made, comfy, rather frumpy German sandals and popular with hippy types. Now they're an 'aspirational' fashion brand owned pretty much by luxury goods outfit LVMH (Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy). Cost a lot more than they used to and are made in China. (But still comfy ).

[Felix]

and a new tablet.

What is that like to use? I find myself in need of a new tablet and may as well go larger.

[MrLongbeard]

What is that like to use? I find myself in need of a new tablet and may as well go larger.

S'alright, nippy enough, decent screen etc.
You need to spend 5 minutes deleting all the Honor crap off it, but after that it does what I need.

[v8-powered]

A Husqvarna chainsaw - I shall create carnage!

[Skub]

A Husqvarna chainsaw - I shall create carnage!

[v8-powered]

A Husqvarna chainsaw - I shall create carnage!

Needs more orange.

[Yorick]

A Husqvarna chainsaw - I shall create carnage!

Needs more orange.

Orange is the council house spec KTMs
Husky is white.

[v8-powered]

Needs more orange.

Orange is the council house spec KTMs
Husky is white.

Hhhmmm, hopefully I haven't been mugged off with a KTM chainsaw badged as a Husky?

[Yorick]

Needs more orange.

Orange is the council house spec KTMs
Husky is white.

Hhhmmm, hopefully I haven't been mugged off with a KTM chainsaw badged as a Husky?

[Felix]

What is that like to use? I find myself in need of a new tablet and may as well go larger.

S'alright, nippy enough, decent screen etc.
You need to spend 5 minutes deleting all the Honor crap off it, but after that it does what I need.

Got a Toshiba just now and the touch screen is a hit or a miss if its working or not. Life is to short to look into changing that so chuck it and buy another.

[MingtheMerciless]

An electric knife sharpener, Chefs Choice 1520. Quick and easy to use, 90% of what I could get with a stone in 10% of the time.

[MrLongbeard]

PXL_20240831_144505566 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

[KungFooBob]

The trifle bakewells are the bestest.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Needs more orange.

Orange is the council house spec KTMs
Husky is white.

Hhhmmm, hopefully I haven't been mugged off with a KTM chainsaw badged as a Husky?

No, it's really an Electrolux

[Yorick]

PXL_20240831_144505566 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

Mr Kipling makes exceedingly small cakes

[Noggin]

PXL_20240831_144505566 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

at the Christmas slices already (although I supposed it is almost September!)

What makes a Bakewell a Festive Bakewell??

[MrLongbeard]

Mr Kipling makes exceedingly small cakes

Nah, they're just far away

[MrLongbeard]

at the Christmas slices already (although I supposed it is almost September!)

What makes a Bakewell a Festive Bakewell??

In my defence I was only down the cake aisle looking for baklava
Sprinkles