Classic from the Mrs!

[Vaud]

I think they vary.

I think in Poundland everything is a pound (with multipacks in some cases for low value items)
In other pound based shops everything is a point or under.

And don't get me started on 99p shops.

[Vipers]

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Blown2CV said:

Vipers said:

Washing up tonight, when the OH says

"We need one of those plastic things you put in the corner of the work top for bits and pieces

"Where will you get that", I asked,

She says "You can get them in the pound shop, they are about 50 pence"............

my understanding of the 'pound shop' (having never been in one ) is that everything is £1 or less.

Just nipped in for a new diary for next year, only £1 and I can confirm everything is £1 nothing less, so read my post again and have a chuckle.

[Corpulent Tosser]

Vaud said:

I think they vary.

I think in Poundland everything is a pound (with multipacks in some cases for low value items)
In other pound based shops everything is a point or under.

And don't get me started on 99p shops.

I went into a 99c store in the US, bought something and handed over a dollar only to be told it was $1.07c the 99c didn't include sales tax - cheating barstewards

[LHRFlightman]

We're in Nice and have train tickets from Nice to Alassio.

Mrs FM - So we have to change trains in Valencia? ( she meant Ventimiglia )

Me - You do realise Valencia is in Spain?

Mrs FM - Yes, I just didn't know we needed to go through Spain to get to Italy from here.

Its going to be a long week.

[Mr Trophy]

LHRFlightman said:

We're in Nice and have train tickets from Nice to Alassio.

Mrs FM - So we have to change trains in Valencia? ( she meant Ventimiglia )

Me - You do realise Valencia is in Spain?

Mrs FM - Yes, I just didn't know we needed to go through Spain to get to Italy from here.

Its going to be a long week.

[hidetheelephants]

Corpulent Tosser said:

Vaud said:

I think they vary.

I think in Poundland everything is a pound (with multipacks in some cases for low value items)
In other pound based shops everything is a point or under.

And don't get me started on 99p shops.

I went into a 99c store in the US, bought something and handed over a dollar only to be told it was $1.07c the 99c didn't include sales tax - cheating barstewards

You should have told the till jockey you're from englandshire; I vaguely recall we're exempt from sales tax. 8c down the drain!

[Blown2CV]

hidetheelephants said:

Corpulent Tosser said:

Vaud said:

I think they vary.

I think in Poundland everything is a pound (with multipacks in some cases for low value items)
In other pound based shops everything is a point or under.

And don't get me started on 99p shops.

I went into a 99c store in the US, bought something and handed over a dollar only to be told it was $1.07c the 99c didn't include sales tax - cheating barstewards

You should have told the till jockey you're from englandshire; I vaguely recall we're exempt from sales tax. 8c down the drain!

i thought you needed to pay the tax, but then keep all your receipts and claim the tax back in some convoluted paperwork nightmare fashion on return to UK!

[lowdrag]

Actually you only have to say you are from another state. I bought over $7,000 of photographic equipment from Philadelphia delivered to New York State. No tax.

[GreigM]

lowdrag said:

Actually you only have to say you are from another state. I bought over $7,000 of photographic equipment from Philadelphia delivered to New York State. No tax.

Not true. If the sale is in person then tax is applied regardless of where you are from. It cannot be refunded on exit of the country. If you are mail ordering inter-state then you can avoid state sales tax (with a few exceptions for certain states like NY, CA etc where if the party sending has a presence in the state receiving then tax is still due). This is what has happened above.

They aren't thieving barstewards, they just separate the tax element - I actually like this as it tends to mean significantly lower sales tax as it is a lot more visible to the population. Do you think petrol in the UK would ever have gotten to the level of taxation on fuel if people saw 60% added to their bill at the till.

[spitfire-ian]

5:30 am

Mrs turns the bedroom light on to see inside the airing cupboard...

Me: What are you looking for?
Mrs: Looking for a flannel.
Me: There's definitely some in the wash we put on last night so they'll be in the washing machine.
Mrs: But I'm looking for a dry one.
Me: and what are you going to do with the dry one when you go to have a wash?
Mrs: Oh...

[GuinnessMK]

We were on holiday in Wales, and took the opportunity to have a quiet drive around the Evo Triangle.

I spotted three fighter jets in the distance, two at low level and one at high altitude.

Me: Can you see the plane up there as well?
Her: I can't tell if it's a plane or a bird.
Her: Oh it's a plane because it has wings.
Me: ??

[Gargamel]

Mrs Gargs is a delight of course, and pretty fair from an airhead.

But, playing a game of categories yesterday with the kids, we started on Countries A-Z, my youngest goes first ..

"Africa"

"Sorry Son, that's not a Country" I reply

"Yes it is says" Mrs Garg

Ok.... " What's the capital of Africa?"

Oh

[Saddle bum]

Deeply engrossed, watching Brian Cox asking profound questions about what happened before time began and was there ever a day when there was no yesterday.

She pipes up, "Can you watch that later, Emmerdale is coming on".

Sigh................

[morgs_]

Gargamel said:

Mrs Gargs is a delight of course, and pretty fair from an airhead.

But, playing a game of categories yesterday with the kids, we started on Countries A-Z, my youngest goes first ..

"Africa"

"Sorry Son, that's not a Country" I reply

"Yes it is says" Mrs Garg

Ok.... " What's the capital of Africa?"

Oh

At least she didn't reply with A

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Gargamel said:

" What's the capital of Africa?"

South!

I always hear people talk about South, Africa.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

My wife pointed out a thread on Mumsnet to me. A woman was shocked that when an injured athlete was finally stretchered from the field of play, the crowd applauded. She said this was dreadful behaviour.

Someone else posted to say she was talking tripe by moaning about this, that it was usual practice, and to ask if she thought they were clapping because they were glad they'd got injured. The OP replied that of course she didn't think that, she wasn't an idiot. They were clapping because they were glad the hold up was over and the play could resume!!

[Nimby]

Daughter is thinking of putting a small window in a side wall.

Mrs: "You'll need a JCB to support the brickwork"
Daughter: "I don't think there's room to get one in"
Me: "I think she means an RSJ".

[Dbest92]

Not from the mrs (somebody's mrs maybe). Was in a pub the other day and ordered a steak, she asked how I'd like it, "err rare to medium please", to which she replied "sorry we only do medium to rare"... Erm? Best thing was she was genuinely serious!

I later guessed she must have been a bit of a jobsworth and read it literally of the screen but I was a bit dumbfounded!

[ehonda]

I was playing scrabble on the train this morning on my phone. The computer played 'verity' on a triple word score. It was a match winning turn too. I showed this to my wife as I thought it might be a little bit interesting since Verity is the name of our youngest daughter.
She was insistent that verity isn't a word.
How can you not know what your own child's name means?

[Tycho]

My wife was talking to one of his female cub leaders about the pack travelling to London on Sunday for the Remembrance Service:

Wife: "So are you going to be attending the Remembrance Service with the pack on sunday?"
Cub leader (In broad German accent: "No, I'll be going back to Germany to spend the weekend with my family."
Wife: :-|