The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread

[Rockburner]

50p from a charity shop.

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We used to listen to "The Jet-Propelled Guide Naafi" all the time as kids.
(and many others).

[636mick]

Alloy wheel cleaner, for £4.00 from amazon. Bargain!

Ta, ordered!! Along with a new outside light. Funny how one bargain leads to more expense!!
Mick

[gremlin]

A blueberry and vanilla muffin from the nice lady at the Wapping Sourdough stall.

By God, hangover cures don't get any better than this....

[Yorick]

A blueberry and vanilla muffin from the nice lady at the Wapping Sourdough stall.

By God, hangover cures don't get any better than this....

Stay off the free shandy mate

[gremlin]

A blueberry and vanilla muffin from the nice lady at the Wapping Sourdough stall.

By God, hangover cures don't get any better than this....

Stay off the free shandy mate

Started on the beer. Then red wine. Then back to beer. And there was a few tequilas in the mix too.

Celebrating Gremlinette's GCSE results with a few of her friends in the shabby Mexican restaurant one of them works at. They were all a bit worse for where too.

Terrible parenting.

[Yorick]

A blueberry and vanilla muffin from the nice lady at the Wapping Sourdough stall.

By God, hangover cures don't get any better than this....

Stay off the free shandy mate

Started on the beer. Then red wine. Then back to beer. And there was a few tequilas in the mix too.

Celebrating Gremlinette's GCSE results with a few of her friends in the shabby Mexican restaurant one of them works at. They were all a bit worse for where too.

Terrible parenting.

Hope you got staff discount?

[Horse]

Started on the beer. Then red wine. Then back to beer. And there was a few tequilas in the mix too.

Celebrating Gremlinette's GCSE results with a few of her friends in the shabby Mexican restaurant one of them works at. They were all a bit worse for where too.

Terrible parenting.

We faced up to the 'glowing lead' and 'awful warning dilemma, went for the latter.

[asmethurst99]

A blueberry and vanilla muffin from the nice lady at the Wapping Sourdough stall.

By God, hangover cures don't get any better than this....

Stay off the free shandy mate

Started on the beer. Then red wine. Then back to beer. And there was a few tequilas in the mix too.

Celebrating Gremlinette's GCSE results with a few of her friends in the shabby Mexican restaurant one of them works at. They were all a bit worse for where too.

Terrible parenting.

The golden child got mostly A and B - had a 2 hour audition for his music A level today all good
Congrats -

[Ant]

I bought a bangin' Samsonite back pack. I've no idea why, it just looks so good that I had to have it.

[636mick]

Today I bought an MOT for my little Citroen DS3, then sold it to the MOT man. Unexpected sale, offered the right money so it’s gone, I’m down to just the Triumph and the Beemer!! Surprising outcome to the day.
Mick

[Felix]

Now i dont have to blow up the air suspension in my van every week. Its the small things

[Count Steer]

....it can hang in the coat cupboard with all my other Barbour coats not being worn.

Vinted.

[Taipan]

I've got a Barbour Steve McQueen which is lovely, or used to be when I could fit in it!

[gremlin]

A pair of Birkenstock sandals for my dodgy trotters. On the style front, it ain't a proud moment but if it means I can wear a pool/garden shoe and not walk like a cripple for weeks after, I'm all over it.

Feelin' the arch support love.

[Jody]

A pair of Birkenstock sandals for my dodgy trotters. On the style front, it ain't a proud moment but if it means I can wear a pool/garden shoe and not walk like a cripple for weeks after, I'm all over it.

Feelin' the arch support love.

I wear them out in about 2 months. But so far* they are still the best ones I've found

* Pending a trial pair of another brand from a kind, fellow forum member.....

[MingtheMerciless]

Merrell sandal wearer here. I used to get Teva but the Toachi 2 is never in stock so tried Merrell and actually prefer them.

[Pirahna]

I won't wear anything unless the toe box is wide enough and it's flat, if we were meant to have raised heels on shoes when we'd have raised heels on our heels (can't believe I've just typed that). Shoes should be bendy, just like feet, buy the right shoes and your feet will grow stronger, no fallen arches or other complaints. Toe box should be wide to accommodate the way feet splay naturally.

I'll be buying some new running shoes at the weekend, probably Altra. Other brands I'll buy are Inov8, Xero, Vivobarefoot, there's a few others, a good go with Google and you'll be in the groove. I own a pair of Birkenstocks, they make safety boots which fit a couple of my criteria, they've a decent size toe box and they're flat, the steel mid sole means they're not so bendy.

[Silly Car]

A new to me toaster after the previous POS died when the pop up mechanism jammed.

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There are a few scratches in the stainless steel(?) panel which I’d like to polish out if anyone has any ideas.

The cream ends will likely get stripped and painted once we get around to refitting the kitchen in a few years time.

[KungFooBob]

Paint the whole thing (without masking any of it off) with rattle can black BBQ paint, give it that 'rat' look.

[Count Steer]

A new to me toaster after the previous POS died when the pop up mechanism jammed.

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There are a few scratches in the stainless steel(?) panel which I’d like to polish out if anyone has any ideas.

The cream ends will likely get stripped and painted once we get around to refitting the kitchen in a few years time.

I think it's stainless and not plated - it says stainless in the ads. You could try taking it off and seeing what works on the inside. Dremel + buffing wheel + some sort of polish. Mildly abrasive toothpaste might even work?
It used to be that every part was available as spares when they were primarily aimed at hotels etc. Don't know if that's still the case but I suspect you could get a replacement.
Either way it's a £160+ toaster that could outlast another owner or two.