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Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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Gramaisc said:
A few weeks back, on a whim, I picked up a little LED string in Lidl, being sold off at 99c, complete with a pair of AA cells.

I've been running them on a pair of rechargeable AAs, as a test.

Apart from On and Off, there is a third switch setting that has them on for six hours, then off for eighteen and repeating daily, whilst the power source lasts - they are currently on the sixteenth cycle of that now, which is rather longer that I thought they might run on rechargeable AAs.

Today, I drilled a hole in a bottle and threaded them in, for a super-trendy light display.

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The bottle was free (even when it was full) and so, for 99c and ten minutes work, I have this - and I still also have the 'real' batteries that came with it.

Fully prepared for next Christmas.
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Initially hoping to get a reliable week from this, I turned it on on January 17th. The week passed, then a fortnight, then a month - I resolved to see just how long it would go on for - tonight, the LEDs have finally dropped to a faint glimmer - almost five months.

I had begun to wonder if there was some hidden solar charging feature - this made me realise that I have a couple of defunct solar lamps that should be able to be cannibalised to actually create a permanently running set-up. The timer does drift forwards slowly, about half an hour over the five months, mostly in the last two, but that would actually be useful in the autumn.

Five months at 25% usage for 20 LEDs - say 5 weeks continuous usage - or 100 weeks running one LED - two years!
 
Cue

Cue

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As this is frequented by Too Good To Go hauls: don’t bother with the Morrison’s Daily, they don’t even have a tablet to let the system know how much they’ve got available, how many have been ordered, etc

I went in there yesterday and they had nothing prepared, he offered up a choice of what was reduced but there honestly wasn’t much worth taking so I got a refund from TGTG instead. I’ve prodded them to fix it or just remove the store as whoever manages the account for that store is taking the piss and wasting everyone’s time
 
rudie111

rudie111

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Managed to get an Oodie (blanket hoodie) for £18. Seller on amazon had some and they seem the real deal.
 
staffordjas

staffordjas

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rudie111 said:
Managed to get an Oodie (blanket hoodie) for £18. Seller on amazon had some and they seem the real deal.
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Son bought me one last christmas. I call it 'big bear' as that's what I look like in it . Black on the outside and white furry stuff inside. Massive , thick & furry inside, but it is so warm !
 
c0tt0nt0p

c0tt0nt0p

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Literally couldn't miss today...

PDSA shop in town
2 x golf polo shirts (one was an Ashworth)

Katharine House Shop on Astonfields
A massive Ping golf cart/trolley bag in amazing condition (they only wanted £50 for it).

British Heart Foundation shop in town
Morphy Richards Hot Water Dispenser (£17), in barely used condition, they sell new for around £120

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kyoto49

kyoto49

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c0tt0nt0p said:
Literally couldn't miss today...

PDSA shop in town
2 x golf polo shirts (one was an Ashworth)

Katharine House Shop on Astonfields
A massive Ping golf cart/trolley bag in amazing condition (they only wanted £50 for it).

British Heart Foundation shop in town
Morphy Richards Hot Water Dispenser (£17), in barely used condition, they sell new for around £120

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We found the same on Saturday. 3 party outfits, River Island and Top Shop, for daughter, £25 quid all in. Saved her a fortune!
 
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