What’s the last thing you bought online?

66Mustang

@Beaver79 ooh exciting

66Mustang

@Ada yay 😁

Rosie_Scope

Copper slug tape to stop the beasties eating my vegetables!

durhamjaide2001

something for my sisters birthday it was on Wednesday

Teigr

A rug,a lampshade and a new light switch for the sitting room.

durhamjaide2001

groceries and teabags from Amazon

SueL

My online grocery shopping from Morrisons yesterday. Including delivery charge of 3.50 I only spent about £31 and stocked up well. They are the only supermarket who provide carrier bags (recyclable) and although there is a small charge for these, they do credit you when you return bags, which the drivers ask you for. I got credited £1 yesterday just for handing back 2 empty bags! The drivers are always polite, efficient and the prices of things are really good. The veg and fruit always keep well too.

66Mustang

That sounds good of them to do that with the bags @SueL

I remember in M&S a year or so ago, we bought some vegetables which were sold loose and you could help yourself to a free paper bag. We decided we didn't need bags as they were going to be washed and peeled anyway, so they discounted the price by 2 pence for each different veg that we didn't put in a bag. It's nothing really but I thought it was a nice gesture

66Mustang

I just bought some new jeans because I have lost more weight so I need a size smaller 😁

I always get amused looking at the pictures with the models wearing the jeans

They always look so grumpy

You have some nice jeans to wear, why are you so angry?? 🤔

Sandy_123

sumo tape

Albus_Scope

I think they have to look moody, ju st in case they tart getting wrinkles and smile lines. ;)

I've just bought a double monitor mount for the desk, so I'll have more space for…stuff?

Scrumptious67

Very boring but I bought a course - Microsoft Office Skills. Trying to update my skills as I'm looking for work and want a change of career. 🤯

My next purchase will probably be peppermint essential oil as I've read that it repels rats so potentially a couple of uses there. 😏

66Mustang

@Scrumptious67 not boring at all, I try to exploit one of the very few benefits of being out of work when I am able, and use all my free time for studying … not saying everyone is in a place to do that but if you are then good for you 👍

66Mustang

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/869350#Comment_869350

I think everyone deserves a little luxury in whatever format

I buy stuff that someone on ESA probably shouldn't buy which is single malt whisky which is maybe £40-50 for a bottle, but I don't spend money on lots of other things that others buy, I don't go to the pub or smoke or drink lots of cheap alcohol or anything

If you make the books balance at the end of the month I say why not have some luxuries

Andi66

Something cat related from temu, also there plastic flowers ,I put in pots outside. Because my joints makes gardening difficult. It makes the patio bright.

mrsBB

whooo. I'm going all out and bought a plastic but nice basket for my bathroom to keep some of my med supplies in 😁

Cantilip

A broken bowl which wasn't what the item I ordered! Deep farce. Ordered black earthenware bowl. A grey one arrived in two pieces in a box too big for it in which it had obviously slid around with a single thin sheet of bubble wrap draped over it.

Albus_Scope

Oh no @Cantilip what a pain! Are they sending you a replacement or giving you a refund at least?

I've had to order a rechargable battery pack for the new Xbox, sending AA batteries seems a bit cheap of Microsoft.

Cantilip

Dear Amazon instantly confirmed refund - I should say that although the item was ordered on Amazon, they weren't the manufacturers, the sellers or even the delivery persons, and so were blameless, which I guess is a pitfall of using the site. I even get it collected from my doorstep for free.

Yes, those batteries do seem stingy.

Hope I haven't put anyone off on-line shopping. All my shopping is thus, haven't been in a shop for years, and most of it's highly successful,

66Mustang

I've had great experiences with online shopping, I've obviously bought dodgy products which happens but can't recall a time when this wasn't put right

Rightly or wrongly, all the shops I've used seem genuinely scared of bad reviews and do their utmost to keep customers happy, even in cases where their requests are unreasonable

Of course you can buy defective products in brick-and-mortar shops too, and I've actually had more issues trying to get recourse in physical shops than I have ever had online