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Thank faaaark it's Friday! ? Where's Chicken to start this thread? ? Today I'm mostly waiting to find out if I'm being made redundant ?, tonight might go to see 'The Boat That Rocked'. Then tomorrow day I'm going to the MAC counter in HoF with my...

Sorry, I'm sure this is really obvious but I'm useless with this kind of thing. My ISA company have written to me offering to transfer my existing ISA from its tracker rate to a fixed rate (2.75%). There will be a fee to do this. Is this good advice?...

Some utter numpty in the US (Pennysylvania to be precise!) thinks that my email address is hers. She's subscribed (me!) to a gazillion hideous American "fashion" websites, and now I'm getting all her order confirmations, junk mail and password...

I just made my first digital download purchase off Play, how cool is this! No waiting for the CD to arrive! Anyway, I was in Urban Outfitters in Manchester last Sat and they were playing a really cool cover version of 'Arthur's Theme' and I've just...

The Cotswolds Inn Hotels chain is doing one of their fab offers - I've just booked a night at one of their hotels (they're all beautiful and olde worlde without being too chintzy) including a cream tea on arrival, 3 course dinner (which is always...

I know pasta sauces are a cardinal Hitched sin, but I thought I was in for a really dull meal tonight as there's noooooo food in the house and all I had was a handful of wholewheat pasta and a jar of Jamie Oliver olive, garlic and spicy tomato sauce....

Wedding to go to on Friday - the couple have been together for years, have 2 kids, are mid 30s etc, so have everything they could possibly want, don't have a list, and say they don't want presents (but do people really honestly mean that?). I would...

Olaaaaaa - any recommendations for a posh dining experience in Brighton please? I've already booked the Ginger Man (the Norfolk Square one rather than at Drakes - is one better than the other?) for one night, but would like somewhere nice for another...

Pasta, Stilton, pea? I am so useless ? I rang my sis and she suggested I make risotto instead but I can't be arsed to stir things for 20 minutes when I just need a meal for me. My dad suggested putting pesto in it but that sounds ming-tastic surely?...

The Net-a-Porter sale is calling me - heeeelp! I don't need any of them but they're so pretty! Which one shall I go for??

Are they allowed to do this? I'm just looking at a receipt from HMV from a few days ago and everything is still £9.99, £19.99 etc, so obviously not adjusted for the drop in VAT. As if HMV aren't robbing bar stewards enough....! Puzzled of Berkshire ?...

20% off shopping evening on Carnaby Street this Thursday. I want to gooooooooooo so I could buy discount MAC and hot sweet potato falafel from Leon. Darn working in the provinces! ? /promotions-and-competitions/

Mr Grumpy works from home and gets a bit house-sick by the time I get home from work. He wants to 'do something' tonight after dinner that involves getting out of the house, but I don't want to go to the pub, the cinema, or (god help me) bowling...

They were selling 4 giant avocados for £1 at Portobello Market - I've just wolfed down half a one with some vinaigrette, but I still have 3 and a half left, and they're huuuuuuuuuge and very ripe! I'm out for lunch tomorrow, not at home in the...

I bought a hayuge Cumberland Pork Pie at the farmers market this weekend, and it's still sat in the fridge waiting to be consumed. What on earth can I serve it with for dinner? Or should I just eat a big chunk of it on its own, builder-styleeee? ? I...

It's just been pointed out in another thread that we can't change our names on Hitched any more. So no Christmas names this year? No Heidi Ho Ho Hole, no The Cattle Are LouMing, no The Flump Who Stole Christmas? Waaaaaaaaaail - I mean, what's the...