redeeming my john lewis voucher.

london
the £8 loaf tin from john lewis minus £2 discount. quite a pricey loaf tin. lifetime guarantee. it would be perfect for charity shops to sell in future.

I decided to walk to the john lewis store in oxford st to see if my voucher can be redeemed. That voucher had one part torn off. the shop assistant says i can redeem it, so after browsing a bit (and seeing the induction hob was £68, and thinking there is not much of a reduction from last time when it was £70. It was only later that i found there is a 20% reduction). I decided to buy a loaf tin, 'circulon' brand, £10. That voucher with the part torn off was for £10 but when i went to pay , i found the torn part was missing. So i had to bring it all the way up to the 5th floor to customer service, who told me they dont normally take incomplete coupons but will this time. Then, i found out when they put it through the till, that the loaf tin actually cost £8, because of the sale, and I got £2 change back. That is very good as usually most stores dont give change on coupons.


I still have a £5 coupon left.
yesterday, i requested my credit card points to be redeemed for M&S vouchers, instead of john lewis coupons; so wont have that to spend in john lewis. it looks like i am not going to get my induction hob after all. Ah well. Maybe my soul dont want it, because buying that hob does not mean the end of spending, as it works only with stainless steel pans and i dont have any. I am not sure if the savings in electricity will pay for it.

I would have liked to buy a loaf tin from a charity shop for £1 or less, but they are rare to find. i wonder why because they dont break, nor lose their function and should last a long time. i think it is because charity shops don't want to sell it if it is not in good condition, and it is impossible for any 2nd hand loaf tin to be in good condition. They dont realise that to me, and maybe to a lot of others, as long as it is functional i dont care what it looks like. it is bound to look a bit worn, as it would have been used many times to make bread. to me, its condition is not important. I would rather they sell it for 50p if it looks that bad, i much prefer buying it than this new, supposedly made to measure using perfect technology. perhaps mine will one day go into a charity shop and be sold for 50p to someone like me to enjoy.
I allready have two loaf tins, but wanted a third, so i can make 3loaves at once in the oven. That way i use up the 1.5kg bread flour, and also use the electricity for the oven more efficiently. I can freeze the loaves, and so use them as and when i need them. It also means i dont have to spend too much time making bread. i m quite lazy that way. It does not take that much more time to make 3loaves as one or two.