The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Ask me nicely and I might post up a photo of me in the full get up when we go to the do.Silly Car wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 6:33 pmgremlin wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 2:08 pmFinal item. Sorted.the_priest wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 1:35 pm 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!![]()
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£8.99, and I suspect these bad boys will be given many an outing.![]()
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Bought the Tubliss system for the Gasgas. No more punctures and can run both tyres at 4 or 5 psi 
And 2 new tyres. Mucho grippiness
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And 2 new tyres. Mucho grippiness
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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Little haul from Amazon today...

Probably more use to me last week than in the future, but what else is money for of not for wasting on toys and tools

Probably more use to me last week than in the future, but what else is money for of not for wasting on toys and tools
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I’ve just ordered 61.8m2 of engineered oak flooring for the lounge and dining room with hopefully enough spare to put down in the smallest spare bedroom, wastage permitting.
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Just booked womens Rugby World Cup tickets for Salford on Saturday.
It's a double header, Australia Vs Samoa and Scotland Vs Wales.
Nice treat for the mother unit
It's a double header, Australia Vs Samoa and Scotland Vs Wales.
Nice treat for the mother unit
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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Rather spiffing Monte that we had in a restaurant a while back. Our usual wine wholesaler had it in stock. 
Edit: should give them a mention: https://www.divineimporters.co.uk/
Technically they only sell to trade so Mrs G orders stuff in her company's name (but pays out of our account as she has more integrity than I do).
Check out their franciacorta. Top notch.
Edit: should give them a mention: https://www.divineimporters.co.uk/
Technically they only sell to trade so Mrs G orders stuff in her company's name (but pays out of our account as she has more integrity than I do).
Check out their franciacorta. Top notch.
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Got these at Xmas, only just got around to fitting, they're not half bad if I do say so


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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
A pocket knife....
Which it turns out has a rather complicated & violent folding mechanism....
& that's why I've been sat here for 30 minutes bleeding like a stuck pig.. Small cut on pointy finger, ridiculous amount of claret.
Which it turns out has a rather complicated & violent folding mechanism....
& that's why I've been sat here for 30 minutes bleeding like a stuck pig.. Small cut on pointy finger, ridiculous amount of claret.
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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Not so much a pleasing purchase but i passed my bike test in 1986 and today was the first time i have ever bought a break disk.
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I usually just call them biscuits.Felix wrote: Thu Aug 28, 2025 10:57 pm Not so much a pleasing purchase but i passed my bike test in 1986 and today was the first time i have ever bought a break disk.
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I feel your pain, we recently got a new Ninja kitchen knife set at work to replace the very blunt things we've been using for the last 5 years. I missed one in the kitchen sink washing up and stabbed myself in the hot water and it was like a scene from Jaws.ZRX61 wrote: Wed Aug 27, 2025 4:24 pm A pocket knife....
Which it turns out has a rather complicated & violent folding mechanism....
& that's why I've been sat here for 30 minutes bleeding like a stuck pig.. Small cut on pointy finger, ridiculous amount of claret.
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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Salvage xenon headlight for the Gremlinette's Audi that got whacked by another car that sped off into the night. Only cost me £200 after I lost at cards to see who would pay for it.
Bit of a faff swapping all the ancillaries over, but it passed an hour or so that I would have only spent doing something more enjoyable. Got it back on the car and I thought to myself, 'Whilst I have the bonnet open I may as well top up the washer fluid'. As I did I noticed virtually the same amount pissing out of the bottom of the car as was going in the filler.
Obviously that took a whack too.
Bit of a faff swapping all the ancillaries over, but it passed an hour or so that I would have only spent doing something more enjoyable. Got it back on the car and I thought to myself, 'Whilst I have the bonnet open I may as well top up the washer fluid'. As I did I noticed virtually the same amount pissing out of the bottom of the car as was going in the filler.
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That's probably a write off then. Getting a washer-fluid bottle out of a modern car is more than likely an engine out and wing off job....gremlin wrote: Fri Aug 29, 2025 8:50 am Salvage xenon headlight for the Gremlinette's Audi that got whacked by another car that sped off into the night. Only cost me £200 after I lost at cards to see who would pay for it.![]()
Bit of a faff swapping all the ancillaries over, but it passed an hour or so that I would have only spent doing something more enjoyable. Got it back on the car and I thought to myself, 'Whilst I have the bonnet open I may as well top up the washer fluid'. As I did I noticed virtually the same amount pissing out of the bottom of the car as was going in the filler.Obviously that took a whack too.
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Inner wing was off yesterday and still I couldn't really see how it all fits together. Usually YouTube has multiple videos, but the only one I can find is a bloke salvaging a write off where half the front of the car is missing anyway. Not much help.Rockburner wrote: Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:29 am
That's probably a write off then. Getting a washer-fluid bottle out of a modern car is more than likely an engine out and wing off job....![]()
Bottle still holds some water, so in theory is an MOT pass as long as it's topped up just before the test. Bit cheeky, I know.
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Foor the reasons Rockburner mentioned...gremlin wrote: Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:51 amInner wing was off yesterday and still I couldn't really see how it all fits together. Usually YouTube has multiple videos, but the only one I can find is a bloke salvaging a write off where half the front of the car is missing anyway. Not much help.Rockburner wrote: Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:29 am
That's probably a write off then. Getting a washer-fluid bottle out of a modern car is more than likely an engine out and wing off job....![]()
Bottle still holds some water, so in theory is an MOT pass as long as it's topped up just before the test. Bit cheeky, I know.
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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
You're thinking of a radiator.
Or was it a bottle of hair conditioner?
Or a frying pan?
I get confused.
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