#61

I have not considered party bags… what do you put in party bags for a 2nd birthday party when the guests are probably all adults? Obviously there will be boxes/bags for taking cake away, not sure beyond that…

#62

got a deadline today or tomorrow. I’m not remotely stressed out about it, which is a first. got a bit more to do, but I’m pretty much already at the stage of:

#63

We didn’t do party bags, and we’re not planning party bags for next week for Jimbo’s 3rd birthday party either.

Where James has been given then, they’ve been full of the kind of things that we’ve been trying to keep him away from (sweets, e number heavy soft drinks, plastic toys with small parts that he might swallow) :grimacing:

#64

You and Wor Lass should start a support group - I regularly do this.

#65

Slightly dreading the stage where R starts going to parties because of this. I do a pretty good job of keeping him off the sugar other than the very occasional treat (he doesn’t even drink juice at all for ffs), but when he is mixing more with other children it’ll be harder because his healthy habits sadly probably won’t be the norm :frowning:

#66

Well, it’s just one day, and as long as they realise they’re getting it as a treat and that it’s not the norm you should be OK for a while. Maybe keep an eye out for when the bags are being dished out and quickly say “let me look after that for you” then scoop out the really bad stuff when they aren’t looking.

We’re deep into birthday season here - we had one last weekend and there are another four (including Jimbo’s) over the next three weekends.

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#67

As @rob.orch says they’re generally full of crap. Often excessively so.

Mine are older now; and we’ve taken to putting together party bags that contain craft/stationery stuff, which can be done on the cheap (probably cheaper than a load of confectionery anyway), and seems to go down better with kids.

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#68

I think I made myself a bit ill laughing at Nathan For You

#69

You know you’ve been off work for 3 days when

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#70

Just cleared a really long standing piece of work. :fist:

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#71

Help!

So, if you were to put something in to be fixed, you should always be given an estimate of roughly how much it will be, right? What do you do if you aren’t given an estimate and then you are told the item cost a LOT more than you expected to be fixed.

#74

hi gang. FINALLY leaving california today :tada:

off to canadia for a bit before coming home. should be fun.

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#75

take it somewhere else?

#76

Is that one of the raspberry ones? They are the best. Also :+1: for other good news.

#77

Ask them to send it back as you want to get other estimates.
They shouldn’t be fixing it before letting you know what it will cost.

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#78

Making something.

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#79

Yeah, but they’ve already fixed it :confused: can you take it without paying!?

#80

Ah so they fixed it without giving you an estimate. Pretty fucking sneaky, I’d be kicking up fuck.

#82

It’s geofftech!

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#83

Yeah! :confused: Like, what can you do?