I thought i shall go by tube to balham, as i suspect the hardware stores there must sell hot water bottles cheaper than in camden.
and i was right.haha.
i got one for £2. instead of £3 in camden. I know there must be some shop selling it for this amount. unlike boots who sell them for £6. and that is not with a cover.
not all hardware stores sell this cheap. i went to another in clapham south, and he sells his for £6. i dont know how he survives, so much of the stuff he sells i can get cheaper in a charity shop.
on big disadvantage i notice is that all of the hotwater bottles are small size. Makes me real glad i bought a large one long ago in a charity shop for £1 (it got a cover too)and that was one of my good buys because i have used it for a lot of winters since.
anyway this one john will be using haha. when he comes next week.
of course, it is all worth it because i have free travel. it wont be economical otherwise because single fare to balham from zone 1 will cost £2.60 off peak. so a return would cost £5.20 which would defeat the whole adventure. in which case i might as well go to the pimlico branch of boots and buy there.
i am so very happy that i can get free travel in london.
There is a 99p shop there and they sell johnson baby oil 200mg for £1. which is good value. i shall go there if i want to buy it.
i read this about a guy massaging his prostate with an aneros dildo because he read somewhere that it prevents prostate cancer. haha. its a funny account with pictures of him.
i found out from the daily mirror there is a promotion of £1 fares by nationalexpress.com/mirror
but when i tried to book a ticket to brighton on 23oct to visit david , i was given £13 fares. what a cheat!!
they say from £1. seem like they are taking lessons from o'leary of ryanair. haha.
Added. must be a glitch because later when i went in again, it was £3.50 which is their usual fare.
added5.10.12. \My apologies to nationalexpress . i had another look, and found out that below the £13 fare is a button for the £1 fare. and there is no booking fee. well i got carried away and booked for two trips to see david in brighton. once this month and another next month.
my ,my, looks like my soul does want to travel after all. haha. i could not resist the low fares. £2 return to brighton.
ah well, maybe my soul dont want it, because i really dont fancy travelling outside london. Added5.10.12. not true after all.haha. it turns out i shall be doing more travelling outside london this month and next than i have ever done before.
Added. 5.10.12 i spoke too soon, my soul do want me to go to bournemouth. because i was browsing megabus.com and saw a cheap £1 ticket coming back in november. going there costs £5 so i booked it, plus 50p booking fee and i got a return for £6.50 . bargain. haha.
megabus only have train tickets, so it would be v pleasant going by train, more spacious, only take 2hrs to bournemouth train station; and i get free bus travel there, so getting to john's place will be free.
I hope my pass will really let me travel free on the buses there. haven't tested it outside london. if it is i shall enjoy going all over the place looking at the charity shops in bournemouth and going to studland.
Added 5.10.12 now that i found out the nationalexpress offer really works, i could go to bournemouth for £2 return, but i think i shall enjoy going by train. a 3hr bus journey is endurable but only if there is no other choice. though i confess if i dont have free local bus travel, the nationalexpress bus is preferable because it can take me to the university which is a easy walk to john's place. (not to mention blackberries along the way if i am lucky.haha)
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