The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread

[MrLongbeard]

Despite it having the safety nazi blunted / rounded end, yes quite easily.
2 more inches and a slightly different end and it'd be illegal to own

[Count Steer]

It's a carving knife and looks a similar design to the knives for slicing ham etc.

Did they used to offer it with a sharp point and have redesigned it?

If you wanted 12" with a point they offer this. (Maybe they don't ship these to the UK?)

[MrLongbeard]

id they used to offer it with a sharp point and have redesigned it?

No idea, I was being slightly sarcastic over the latest ban that came on to the books this week

[Dodgy69]

No more stabbings with Ninja swords, that'll sort it.

[gremlin]

Could I kill someone with it. ?

Yeah, but it's stupid, so it would get off due to a low IQ.

[gremlin]

Bamboo undercrackers.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Sounds a bit splintery, but I guess you won't need a box to play cricket.

[Pirahna]

Bamboo undercrackers.

Lovely to wear, as are the socks, but they take ages to dry.

[gremlin]

Bamboo undercrackers.

Lovely to wear, as are the socks, but they take ages to dry.

Meh. Prostate has been sorted. Pissing myself is a thing of the past!

[Count Steer]

I've got some bamboo chuddies (from Bam) but I've gone back to cotton. The bamboo ones feel more synthetic (being viscose - semi-synthetic - that's not surprising*). Cotton was definitely much better in the hot weather.

Gradually going back to wool, linen or cotton for most day-to-day clothing things.

* but they've also got whatever it is they put in the fabric to make it stretchy which doesn't help either.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Bamboo merchants love to big up it's green creds, but it's actually a bit of a disaster alot of the time. The plant itself is pretty sustainable to grow (Panda infestations notwithstanding) but the processes to turn it into fibres can be quite nasty. Only certain types are actually more environmentally friendly than cotton.

Here in England you'd probably not be surprised to know that Wool and Linen are the yoghurt weaver's choice. Mostly cause they're so easy to produce here.

[Count Steer]

Bamboo merchants love to big up it's green creds, but it's actually a bit of a disaster alot of the time. The plant itself is pretty sustainable to grow (Panda infestations notwithstanding) but the processes to turn it into fibres can be quite nasty. Only certain types are actually more environmentally friendly than cotton.

Here in England you'd probably not be surprised to know that Wool and Linen are the yoghurt weaver's choice. Mostly cause they're so easy to produce here.

Flax (suitable for linen yarn) isn't grown commercially in the UK. The stuff they grow for seed and oil has too short a staple for yarn. There are projects afoot to rectify that and start growing crops for fibre again. Most of it currently comes from Eire and France iirc.

Real yoghurt weavers wear nettle.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Or in the case of my bedding....Belgium. Ukraine was supposedly a big producer too.

Still alot closer than Vietnam

[MrLongbeard]

There was a hellalot of green washing with folk selling bamboo food contact materials (plates, cups n shiz) a couple or 3 years ago.
Regular plain bamboo is fine, but most Chinese manufacturers were using bamboo flour as an additive in plastic and or melamine and claiming super eco credentials.

Small problem, one it isn't that eco, 2 it was all illegal, what with bamboo not a listed permitted additive in (EU)10/2011, and C it can give off a metric fuck tonne of formaldehyde, which isn't that healthy.

[Count Steer]

Or in the case of my bedding....Belgium. Ukraine was supposedly a big producer too.

Still alot closer than Vietnam

It appears we just lost the wherewithal to grow and harvest the right stuff and lost the genetic lines. Article from 2 years ago but I understand things are moving along.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66593992

[the_priest]

Bought a nice Triumph Leather jacket. First time I've spent on something like this and it is very nice. It did get is second/third/fourth hand via Vinted, but it is really in excellent condition. Soft leather, comfortable, with good armour and back protector. Capacious pockets and a very nice lining in it as well. Not bad for £120. Most I've ever spent on a jacket!!!

[gremlin]

Bought a nice Triumph Leather jacket. First time I've spent on something like this and it is very nice. It did get is second/third/fourth hand via Vinted, but it is really in excellent condition. Soft leather, comfortable, with good armour and back protector. Capacious pockets and a very nice lining in it as well. Not bad for £120. Most I've ever spent on a jacket!!!

I'm loving Vinted at the moment. Virtually a whole cobbled-together fancy dress outfit for about £30.

[the_priest]

Definitely. I managed to get some top quality hardly worn clothes for a fraction of the cost, and bike jeans for £35. Some stuff still has the labels on them!

[gremlin]

Definitely. I managed to get some top quality hardly worn clothes for a fraction of the cost, and bike jeans for £35. Some stuff still has the labels on them!

Final item. Sorted.

Screenshot_20250812_140738_Vinted.jpg (613.78 KiB) Viewed 344 times

£8.99, and I suspect these bad boys will be given many an outing.

[Silly Car]

Definitely. I managed to get some top quality hardly worn clothes for a fraction of the cost, and bike jeans for £35. Some stuff still has the labels on them!

Final item. Sorted.

Screenshot_20250812_140738_Vinted.jpg

£8.99, and I suspect these bad boys will be given many an outing.

What the actual fuck?