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Unfortunately due to Brexit we are experiencing some delays and some products may be out of stock for longer than we'd like. For longer than we'd like as well.

I havn’t used sham poo in years, it just gets washed in the bath or shower.....too much crap in most of them....

Surely that's a contradiction. Sham poo and too much crap. Are you sure you haven't been using real poo?

Or - you can see in most supermarkets cuts of ham in blocks. I used to buy from Intermarche but then found that Netto do cuts of mountain ham that is better. You need a good ham cutting knife, like the Spanish use to cut their legs of ham. Cut it as thin or thick as you like, excellent taste. I often cut it into small chunks and fry in olive oil...

Polarengineer,
The English call it 'gin' but in fact it's proper name is genever. The first genever made in the Netherlands was in Scheidam, once separate from Rotterdam but now like Brighton & Hove. The Dutch rarely drink oude genever, this is what English gin is like, not a very nice smell at all. They drink jonge genever, great on a cold Dutch...

Just ordered some stuff from M&S France, no problems cos it's shipped from Ireland.

Invoiced from Ireland, but as far as I know it's shipped from the North of England.

Is this a serious topic or are you just taking the rise? Prove it.

I usually pick them. Either in southern France or Spain, but know that each year they are on sale in Grand Frais...
This year I haven’t been able to visit anyone who lives in either place...

I’ve been reading a list of cheeses to choose if you can’t buy your usual foreign cheeses.

If you like Camembert, try Tunsworth, from Hampshire.

Gorgonzola - Beauvale from the makers of Cropwell Bishop stilton.

Taleggio - Highmoor from Nettlebed, Oxfordshire.

Comté - Lincolnshire Poacher

Parmiagiano Reggiano - Sussex Charmer.

All available...

:? :cry:

For seeds, bulbs and some small plants - graines-baumaux.fr They frequently throw in a couple of free seed packets. Fast, reliable.

January 20th

Thanks very much.

In France it's 100 days, but consider the mattresses in hotels - if you sleep on one, you don't wonder how many 100s of other people have slept on it previously, but it's a 'used' mattress nevertheless.

Interesting. We are soon buying an American type fridge freezer and Darty is our first choice of retailer after doing some research. Seems they deliver and install which suits us for such a bulky purchase.

I've had great after sales service from Darty, so have other family members living in France. They would always be my first choice.

Unfortunately the will only supply certain brands of appliances, none of them the make I want, think I have found one near Limoges that fits the bill :) Thanks

Google is your friend....just search for imprimerie and your local town name. They all take usb keys/thumbnail drives /whateveryoucallthem now.

And yes, your mairie can certify if you haven’t got a certified copy from GRO. I too wasn’t prepared to let my original birth certificate out of my hands....

Yes since the start and for The Dogs Trust.

Haven't done it on Amazon.fr - I recall reading something about donations to SPA all going to Paris and very little getting to local refuges. Can't trust everything you read eh? :)

Amazon global price check
You can also set a minimum price for a product to reach and to receive an e-mail alert if/when it does.

Olive oil may be healthy, but if you are using it at high heat it ends up tasting horrid! A smoke point of 160 or so is not enough. And cheap olive oil is dreadful.

So best is to use a very small amount of the most appropriate oil for the type of cooking you are doing.

I've used this company to send french food goodies to the MIL - can be a bit expensive though but not if you don't compare the price with what it would be here in France.

Also the White Company as she loves their candles and the gift wrap they do (which you pay for) is lovely.

A few weeks ago I sent her a box of Mon Cherie chocolates - ie...

Happy memories!
There was a family-owned brico near us who stocked all that gear, gave advice and stocked the special glass for woodburners. And cut it to size for you.

Lidl have some own brand ones in at the moment and they are excellent! Actually I'm a bit annoyed at the man shape, I think I've had 2 and the box is empty :oops: :oops: :oops:

Why not....if you can get a bargain. People do seem to like them, and using freshly ground beans must surely add flavour. We’ve bought a full on machine, with lots of dials and buttons and wands etc. Turning out to be easier than we thought, but not quite there yet.

I'm still hoping to see the return of the 2 litre red tubs of vanilla ice cream. Wonderful stuff and not expensive.

The demise of vide greniers in my area has proven to be a more significant loss of income than I had imagined. After abandoning OH's place 'down sowf' we were stacked pretty high with stuff no longer needed. Going to boot fairs on the odd rare sunny Sunday was a good way to shift some of the excess and gather a bit of cash to offset domestic...