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Do you do a leaving collection when colleagues go on maternity leave? If so, do you do another one when they have the baby? When I organised them in my last job, we did the collection when the baby...

How do you stop getting oose (sp) on your clothes. I've noticed with the dark washing that most of the clothes end up like this. I have a black top/t-shirt that I used to wear to work but its covered...

I'm about to spend a small fortune at Lakeland and wondered if anyone has an up to date discount code? Thanks Treasure

I live in London and have done for 12 years or so, in a nutshell I was brought up by the sea in Essex and lived there till 24 then moved to London, and am now very lucky to live in a beautiful part of...

I've been on depo for over 11 years now and I have no problems with it. However, H is keen I try something else as he's convinced it's preventing me losing weight. I have lost weight twice while on...

I am MOH for my best mate who has today announced she wants to go abroad for her hen weekened. It will be end of May/early June next year so any suggestions? I have Marbella or St Tropez but with max...

Following on from my moan about putting on weight - does anyone take Cerazette (mini pill) and how do you get on with it? Since starting mine two weeks ago I've put on 3 pounds, which doesn't sound a...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has been on a teletext holiday. We're looking to go away at the end of June and I was really, really, extremely surprised that the prices at thomson have actually...

So I ventured forth to the Bullring today for the first time in 7 weeks (I missed you!!!) and was MOST perturbed to see that the Fiorelli handbag shop has been replaced with a Radley one. WTF?! When...

It was released in the late 90'sish??? It was a dance track that sounded like something from the Lion King. Any ideas?

The dessert I bought from M&S that is. [minds out of the gutter icon] I find myself doing this more and more. Buying stuff that I know I shouldn't be eating and then scoffing it so fast I really...

Damn thing isn't till 4 so will sit here all day fretting. Car is 12 years old now so the last couple of years it's been a big worry that one day the cost will make it not worth doing. Can't afford a...

So I watched this and found it quite interesting and less tabloid than it could have been. But am I right in thinking that the voice-over of Elisabeth's high-school boyfriend was done by Mark off Peep...

Im trying to write a letter of application, but the spell checker won't let me have liase, that is how its spelled isn't it. I don't think im going mad...

Why why why do people do this? I was stuck in traffic last night behind an expensive Merc and the owner had bought the plate FOR11M and altered the 1's to make it "look" like FORUM. And again this...

H and I are moving to Cambridge next month as I've been offered a job there for three months. We're just looking at properties (to rent) and were considering living in Cambourne as it is a lot cheaper...

H and I are having a debate. We've been invited to a wedding that we've always assumed we're just evening. Invitation came yesterday and H told me we'd been invited all day. The invitation says "Mr...

We have some friends over for dinner on Sat and I was thinking of using a raclette I bought some time ago and have used only once! I will google some ideas for it but wondered if anyone had any...

Years ago, there was an advert (aminated, I think) that featured Slade. I can't remember the 'plot' of it but it ended up with the phrase "Noddy, you've saved the day, how can we ever repay you?" in a...

We've just about finished our living room - we've gone for white walls and one feature wall in black and we have a black suite, a black and white rug and we're accenting with duck egg blue - so far...

My neighbour has complained about parcels being left with them if we are not in. It doesn't happen often but she has complained all the same. I contacted Royal Mail who have made a note not to leave...

I had a hospital appointment today. The House Officer was wearing dark trousers (navy blue, possibly black) and had a light blue/grey short sleeved shirt on. The shirt had epulauts, although they were...

As in the subject header really. If a dress was described as being 74cm long would you think this was a smock top or longer? I've seen a dress I like the look of & was jsut going to buy until I...

In my son's school reading book, he has some dinosaur names (He is reading the Rigby Rocket series of books, 'What Damian Didn't know About Dinosaurs' is the one he brought home today). There are the...

Does anyone know a cheap but not snail-pace way to send a 3kg parcel? Is Parcelforce my best bet or is there another way? Thanks.

H and I would like to book a villa for later on in the year and have seen some lovely villas on Villaplus.com, however, as they are an online company we are bit dubious as to whether to book with them...

OK, this may be a little bit TMI, but I get terrible reactions to mosquito bites on my ankles. I get blisters the size of a large grape (generally several blisters going all round my ankle) and I...

? I currently have shoulder length hair with some layers through it and a sweeping fringe but want a change. Was thinking of a bob but not sure how that would suit someone with a double chin and a fat...

Yes, i know this is probably more of a question for Wedding Planning, and i apologise for bringing it over here, but i could really do with a more 'general' point of view - and the cynicism of Off...

Im sorry, the ultimate sin is to go all incognito but i know my other half goes on here occasionally and i dont want him to read this. i dont really know why im writing it, think that if i do it might...

(will be interested to see if that gets past the censor) Is it just the Jerusalem that invokes parpiness in the extreme or does the globe do it too? Am trying to narrow down why my mini-me and I are...

Have Disco crisps always been made with wheat? I was sure they used to be a potato based snack?