Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

ThereIs0nly0ne · 14 Jan 2022 at 18:56

Not to everyone's taste I'm sure but I bought some picture frames and preserved moss.

To start making some of these:

I'm also intending to make some larger ones with black frames.

LuckyBenski · 14 Jan 2022 at 19:18

Wall broccoli! We used to have that at the office in The Before Time

Alice In Wonderland · 14 Jan 2022 at 19:35

ThereIs0nly0ne said:
Not to everyone's taste I'm sure but I bought some picture frames and preserved moss.

To start making some of these:

I'm also intending to make some larger ones with black frames.

That's a great idea! You will have to show us the finished pieces!

[HB]Rugrat · 14 Jan 2022 at 19:51

JonRGV250 said:
Anyhoo, back to real world stuffs..

My obsession with RGB knows no end, so i needed another Lian Li Strimer cable
Could do with another moar fasterer hampster though.

That's great, I'm totally doing that with mine (if it ever turns up)

ThereIs0nly0ne · 14 Jan 2022 at 20:02

LuckyBenski said:
Wall broccoli! We used to have that at the office in The Before Time

I'm going to have to refer to it as 'Wall broccoli' now

Alice In Wonderland said:
That's a great idea! You will have to show us the finished pieces!

Sure. I'll get some pictures posted when done

Diddums · 15 Jan 2022 at 12:43

Not really bought, my mum sent us a package from Holland and it was full of lovely goodies

LuckyBenski · 15 Jan 2022 at 12:57

Diddums said:
Not really bought, my mum sent us a package from Holland and it was full of lovely goodies

Excellent!

No double drop though? That's my fave.

mrk · 15 Jan 2022 at 17:04

I have discovered new tea heaven after this was recommended on reddit umpteen times, I just had to see what the fuss was all about.

robfosters · 15 Jan 2022 at 18:33

mrk said:
I have discovered new tea heaven after this was recommended on reddit umpteen times, I just had to see what the fuss was all about.

I bought one of those mugs lol. They’re bloody heavy!

mrk · 15 Jan 2022 at 18:35

Only if you have the strength of a small ginger

moon man · 15 Jan 2022 at 19:22

4mm polycarbonate to patch up the greenhouse, didnt come cut as i ordered but very easy cut if scored with a Stanley, definitely warmer in there now for my tender stuff
(house looks weirdly yellow but thats cornish cream, changes in sun!)

ecksmen · 15 Jan 2022 at 19:44

mrk said:
I have discovered new tea heaven after this was recommended on reddit umpteen times, I just had to see what the fuss was all about.

Can you share link of where purchased from? Always up for tea, however, I can only locate sites selling in dollures which worries me!

mrk · 15 Jan 2022 at 21:06

Harney & Sons are NYC based so that may be why. They do have an official EU store though so can buy in Euros. I bought this from iherb which is UK based. Not cheap, but it arrived swiftly.

I would definitely recommend Harney's Earl Greys too though. I have yet to taste a better Earl Grey and it was that alone that put the brand into my top 3 list as had never heard of them before Christmas.

https://uk.iherb.com/pr/harney-sons...nilla-lavender-30-sachets-2-67-oz-75-g/106702

I need to restock the Earl Grey in fact so will try the Supreme version this time round, they also do Earl Grey Imperial

Kei · 16 Jan 2022 at 12:32

JonRGV250 said:
I got some Niwaki Pro secateurs for christmas and am very impressed with them, so i'd be interested to hear how you get on with the knife (as i'm looking at the carbon santoku to replace one of my Globals).

This catalogue has the potential for financial ruin..

I also got that catalogue and figured the same. The knife seems great so far. The core is not stainless so it discolours as expected and has to be looked after in order to avoid rusting. The blade is clad in stainless so it's only the bevels that discolour. I will reserve judgement until I see how well it holds it's edge and how easily it is to re-sharpen. Based on the feel vs my other japanese knives, I think it should be pretty good.

Diddums · 16 Jan 2022 at 13:28

LuckyBenski said:
Excellent!

No double drop though? That's my fave.

You mean dubbel zout? That stuff is like crack and the best part is I can't think of another person who enjoys it.

Last time she sent me a pack of those I walked around the office at work telling everyone to try some proper Dutch liquorice, I wish I could've recorded some of the reactions

LuckyBenski · 16 Jan 2022 at 13:48

Diddums said:
You mean dubbel zout? That stuff is like crack and the best part is I can't think of another person who enjoys it.

Ah no, called "fruit duos" apparently. I like the strong noxious stuff but I can eat duos all days long.

https://realdutchfood.com/en/candy-.../candy/licorice/red-band-licorice-fruit-duos/

Diddums said:
Last time she sent me a pack of those I walked around the office at work telling everyone to try some proper Dutch liquorice, I wish I could've recorded some of the reactions

Same, I can take drop around work and get 50 disgusted looks. It's like everyone hates liquorice but it's amazing!

Diddums · 16 Jan 2022 at 13:53

LuckyBenski said:
Ah no, called "fruit duos" apparently. I like the strong noxious stuff but I can eat duos all days long.

https://realdutchfood.com/en/candy-.../candy/licorice/red-band-licorice-fruit-duos/

Same, I can take drop around work and get 50 disgusted looks. It's like everyone hates liquorice but it's amazing!

Holy crap, that's triple what I'd pay for a bag :eek:

Here are their prices from a fairly upmarket supermarket (think Waitrose).

https://www.ah.nl/producten/snoep-koek-chips-en-chocolade/drop

Next time I'm in holland I'll try remember to bring some back for you!

LuckyBenski · 16 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Diddums said:
Holy crap, that's triple what I'd pay for a bag

Here are their prices from a fairly upmarket supermarket (think Waitrose).

https://www.ah.nl/producten/snoep-koek-chips-en-chocolade/drop

Next time I'm in holland I'll try remember to bring some back for you!

You're too kind!

Usually girlfriend's parents bring me some for my birthday. Did you see they've closed all the HEMA stores here?

Droolinggimp · 16 Jan 2022 at 14:27

Cannot fault the Aldi/Lidl whiskys. This is really nice and on par with my favourite, Glen Dronach. I am sure it's just a relabelled bottle sometimes.

whisky-bottle-503 by Christopher Sharples, on Flickr

Diddums · 16 Jan 2022 at 14:42

LuckyBenski said:
You're too kind!

Usually girlfriend's parents bring me some for my birthday. Did you see they've closed all the HEMA stores here?

I know, how these people live with themselves is beyond me :mad:

Droolinggimp said:
Cannot fault the Aldi/Lidl whiskys. This is really nice and on par with my favourite, Glen Dronach. I am sure it's just a relabelled bottle sometimes.

Probably is, I once found a Waitrose sticker on an Aldi product which raised an eyebrow. Then found out later that I wasn't the only one.