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Jan 06, 2017 01:16

I found a bedside light for the spare bedroom, from Wilko.  It's got a cream ceramic base and a cream shade.  I even got a light bulb (ES, small) and a spare for it.  So that was good ( Read more... )

security, market, shopping, decorating

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anonymous January 6 2017, 16:35:15 UTC
I love that little lamp, how simple and pretty! I hope your African violet cuttings take root, I never have much luck with cuttings, but everyone else seems have a greener thumb. 'Ease of shopping experience' seems more like companies wanting to make sure that you don't have to get up to find your credit car,d much less have all the security details! I find that is increasingly common, and I go over my monthly credit card statements very carefully, since it feels like just a matter of time before something is compromised.

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bronchitikat January 7 2017, 10:45:18 UTC
I've taken 'cuttings' of African Violets in this way before, which worked. Found another 'loose' leaf today, so popped that in with the others. What's to lose?

And yes, I had something added to a credit card bill some years back. Back in the day when 'Security' meant a bit more than it appears to now. Fortunately the credit card people believed me when I told them that I'd been nowhere near wherever that item had been purchased (London or some such.)

These days security all seems to be so much more 'caveat emptor' (i.e.: it's the buyer's responsibility, not the shop or the credit card suppliers'!)

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