Churchills rip off

[LV73]

Marks & Spencer have biscuits, tea etc in lovely tins, some light up & others play a Christmas tune. £10 ish or less.

I get the light up houses every year if I like the contents (yes to biscuits or chocolates, no to tea) and the look and colour, and now have a little village I put across the bottom of my fireplace at Christmas. The lights are still going after 3 or 4 years of evening use over the 3 weeks they're on show. I picked up some in the sale and a couple in a charity shop (empty) for 99p!

 

[Toril]

As the guest is always banging on about the tins, maybe people should just buy them, eat all the biscuits and wrap the tin up for a gift.

They’re overpriced anyway, especially considering what you can buy elsewhere. Thankfully I haven’t been tempted at all because I haven’t eaten any biscuits for over a year and the people I buy things for wouldn’t want them either.

 

[LV73]

As the guest is always banging on about the tins, maybe people should just buy them, eat all the biscuits and wrap the tin up for a gift.

They’re overpriced anyway, especially considering what you can buy elsewhere. Thankfully I haven’t been tempted at all because I haven’t eaten any biscuits for over a year and the people I buy things for wouldn’t want them either.

No biscuits for a year!! Serious willpower...or cake instead?

Can't say I'd be thrilled by an empty biscuit tin for Christmas, but each to their own!

 

[Cashers]

Aldi are currently selling 400g boxes of Foxes biscuits ( all choc, no plain) for £3.99. Ok, no fancy tin, just a recyclable box, but 400g of decent biccies.) I've made my choice, and it ain't QVC!!

 

[Battiola73]

I’ve bought a 300gram pack of Pattersons clotted cream Shortbread from Tescos for £1.. No fancy tin just a cardboard box that can go in the recycling.

 

[merryone]

Aldi are currently selling 400g boxes of Foxes biscuits ( all choc, no plain) for £3.99. Ok, no fancy tin, just a recyclable box, but 400g of decent biccies.) I've made my choice, and it ain't QVC!!

I don't see the point in paying all that money for a fancy tin. Back in the day when the only choice for storage containers was Tupperware which could only be bought from Tupperware parties, then these tins often came in handy. My mum kept all her sewing bits and bobs in a family circle biscuit tin and she had a similar one full of spare buttons and cakes were kept fresh in an empty Quality Street tin ( They were huge back then!) Nowadays you get stuck with a tin that you have no use for so it ends up in the recycling or the bin if you're naughty. Just give me the biscuits, and let's face it the cheapos are just as good (probably made in the same factory) and if you've got guests, lay them out on a pretty plate and they'll be just as much as a treat as something offered up in a fancy tin, they all go down the same way!

 

[Grizelda]

The big Quality Street tins must be collectors' items now. I wouldn't buy anything from the Churchill woman. She sounds as mad as a hatter and the tins are horrible.

 

[madaunty]

Marks & Spencer have biscuits, tea etc in lovely tins, some light up & others play a Christmas tune. £10 ish or less.

…as do some Q presenters, given enough encouragement……

 

[Toril]

No biscuits for a year!! Serious willpower...or cake instead?

Can't say I'd be thrilled by an empty biscuit tin for Christmas, but each to their own!

I guess it must be will power because I’ve also had no cake, chocolate, crisps or sweets for nearly a year. I chose to follow a healthy diet at the end of January and those were all weaknesses of mine. With biscuits I’d take one bite and finish the packet etc.

I don’t miss any of them to be honest, but the bonus is that I’ve lost almost 4 stone in weight. I’ve spent the money that I used to spend on junk food and rubbish on buying a whole new wardrobe. The even bigger bonus is that I feel so much healthier.

 

[Craftalot]

I guess it must be will power because I’ve also had no cake, chocolate, crisps or sweets for nearly a year. I chose to follow a healthy diet at the end of January and those were all weaknesses of mine. With biscuits I’d take one bite and finish the packet etc.

I don’t miss any of them to be honest, but the bonus is that I’ve lost almost 4 stone in weight. I’ve spent the money that I used to spend on junk food and rubbish on buying a whole new wardrobe. The even bigger bonus is that I feel so much healthier.

wow - 4st is a significant weight loss. Well done - and all done with restraint and willpower too, eating sensibly and healthily. Maybe you could give some of the skinny minnies on QVC a few tips, because I suspect their diets come in a weekly pen that they keep in the fridge in lieu of any food.

 

[Toril]

I would never resort to using anything like injections or weight loss pills, especially as there were reports last week of people being hospitalised after relying on them to lose weight. It also meant that diabetics couldn’t get their medication because others were using it.

I’ve lost an average of 1.5lbs a week which has been slowish, steady progress since February but it means it will stay off. I’m guessing that those who have had the jabs purely for weight loss will put their weight back on if they stop the injections.

 

[Looby Loo]

I guess it must be will power because I’ve also had no cake, chocolate, crisps or sweets for nearly a year. I chose to follow a healthy diet at the end of January and those were all weaknesses of mine. With biscuits I’d take one bite and finish the packet etc.

I don’t miss any of them to be honest, but the bonus is that I’ve lost almost 4 stone in weight. I’ve spent the money that I used to spend on junk food and rubbish on buying a whole new wardrobe. The even bigger bonus is that I feel so much healthier.

Well done you!

 

[Toril]

Well done you!

Thank you.

I feel like a new woman. I’m now a size 12/14, which I haven’t been for about 30 years and to “celebrate” I also had my long hair cut to shoulder length. (That probably accounts for losing a few pounds ) I still look in the mirror and don’t see any difference, but I guess there must be because the other day I bumped into someone that I hadn’t seen for a few months and her first words to me were “Good grief. I didn’t recognise you.”

I hope that was a good thing.

 

[Grizelda]

Thank you.

I feel like a new woman. I’m now a size 12/14, which I haven’t been for about 30 years and to “celebrate” I also had my long hair cut to shoulder length. (That probably accounts for losing a few pounds ) I still look in the mirror and don’t see any difference, but I guess there must be because the other day I bumped into someone that I hadn’t seen for a few months and her first words to me were “Good grief. I didn’t recognise you.”

I hope that was a good thing.

Wonderful!

 

[Samki]

Thank you.

I feel like a new woman. I’m now a size 12/14, which I haven’t been for about 30 years and to “celebrate” I also had my long hair cut to shoulder length. (That probably accounts for losing a few pounds ) I still look in the mirror and don’t see any difference, but I guess there must be because the other day I bumped into someone that I hadn’t seen for a few months and her first words to me were “Good grief. I didn’t recognise you.”

I hope that was a good thing.

Well done

 

[LV73]

I guess it must be will power because I’ve also had no cake, chocolate, crisps or sweets for nearly a year. I chose to follow a healthy diet at the end of January and those were all weaknesses of mine. With biscuits I’d take one bite and finish the packet etc.

I don’t miss any of them to be honest, but the bonus is that I’ve lost almost 4 stone in weight. I’ve spent the money that I used to spend on junk food and rubbish on buying a whole new wardrobe. The even bigger bonus is that I feel so much healthier.

That's an amazing achievement. And the most sensible way to have done it. Well done.

 

[Silver Fox]

I would never resort to using anything like injections or weight loss pills, especially as there were reports last week of people being hospitalised after relying on them to lose weight. It also meant that diabetics couldn’t get their medication because others were using it.

I’ve lost an average of 1.5lbs a week which has been slowish, steady progress since February but it means it will stay off. I’m guessing that those who have had the jabs purely for weight loss will put their weight back on if they stop the injections.

Well done to everyone who has lost weight by eating sensibly! I too am off to my slimming group I didn’t have a lot of weight to loose but keep it under control’ with the occasional slip ups’ but that is normal.The fad for these jabs is worrying.If it is under the correct medical supervision fine but a lot of these are bought from internet sources.It may be seen as a quick fix but who takes something when they are not 100% sure of what it is? Madness.

 

[alter ego]

Well done to everyone who has lost weight by eating sensibly! I too am off to my slimming group I didn’t have a lot of weight to loose but keep it under control’ with the occasional slip ups’ but that is normal.The fad for these jabs is worrying.If it is under the correct medical supervision fine but a lot of these are bought from internet sources.It may be seen as a quick fix but who takes something when they are not 100% sure of what it is? Madness.

I echo the congratulations to everyone doing it the old-fashioned way.

I was a bonny (fat!) child who grew into a fat teen. A growth spurt (and starvation - not really but it felt that way after my previous bad habits) helped me drop 9 stone over a few years. My best friend needed to lose weight but went the fingers-down-the-throat route. She stopped after the orthodontist told her he couldn't put train tracks on someone doing what she was and joined me in the starvation route.

I went too far with my diet and looked ill. To have teen boys tell me that was a shock. It took a few years to put a few stone back on to the point where I was finally happy with my weight.

I can see the attraction of these jabs as they seem to offer a quick fix. Desperation to fit in is a powerful motivator. It seems to be easier these days to be overweight, though, as so many girls and women are. We're not quite as subjected to the heroin-chic images we used to be. Buying unknown substances from the internet is a risk many women will take to fit in with the images we still see online or from pressure from friends/family. My ex told me I was fat (I wasn't) so I lost weight. Then he said I was too thin so I gained a bit. His criticism was relentless. He's an ex for a reason but I was (young and) stupid for listening to him in the first place.

My friend has recently lost several stone using it. She's pre-diabetic and obese so qualified. She's had unpleasant side effects and the loss has now stopped. She's still only just under the obese and has a way to go but her body seems to have adjusted and she now no longer feels full all the time.

I've put on a bit of padding in the last year so it's time to start cutting back again. For some reason I manage to lose more around Christmas than any other time of the year. Anyone else like this?

Toril's method of stopping the rubbish intake is the best way IMO.

 

[Brissles]

The big Quality Street tins must be collectors' items now. I wouldn't buy anything from the Churchill woman. She sounds as mad as a hatter and the tins are horrible.

I've got 2 large QS tins bought last Christmas from Costco.
The shaped tins from Churchill are useless to keep things in IF you can get them open !!

 

[alisonwt]

I echo the congratulations to everyone doing it the old-fashioned way.

I was a bonny (fat!) child who grew into a fat teen. A growth spurt (and starvation - not really but it felt that way after my previous bad habits) helped me drop 9 stone over a few years. My best friend needed to lose weight but went the fingers-down-the-throat route. She stopped after the orthodontist told her he couldn't put train tracks on someone doing what she was and joined me in the starvation route.

I went too far with my diet and looked ill. To have teen boys tell me that was a shock. It took a few years to put a few stone back on to the point where I was finally happy with my weight.

I can see the attraction of these jabs as they seem to offer a quick fix. Desperation to fit in is a powerful motivator. It seems to be easier these days to be overweight, though, as so many girls and women are. We're not quite as subjected to the heroin-chic images we used to be. Buying unknown substances from the internet is a risk many women will take to fit in with the images we still see online or from pressure from friends/family. My ex told me I was fat (I wasn't) so I lost weight. Then he said I was too thin so I gained a bit. His criticism was relentless. He's an ex for a reason but I was (young and) stupid for listening to him in the first place.

My friend has recently lost several stone using it. She's pre-diabetic and obese so qualified. She's had unpleasant side effects and the loss has now stopped. She's still only just under the obese and has a way to go but her body seems to have adjusted and she now no longer feels full all the time.

I've put on a bit of padding in the last year so it's time to start cutting back again. For some reason I manage to lose more around Christmas than any other time of the year. Anyone else like this?

Toril's method of stopping the rubbish intake is the best way IMO.

I'm like you Alter. I think I have always lost weight over Christmas. My downfall is eating too much chocolate and rubbish while I'm at work and sitting still. At home I rarely sit and now try to knit if I'm watching telly so don't snack. I do like my Christmas sweets but then tend to not eat many meals over the holidays. I did get too thin in my 30s when the kids would comment I lived on Crackerbread, but weight eventually went on to a point where I was about 3 stone overweight. I lost a stone by cutting back on rubbish quite easily, but that's where it stopped. I should try and lose a bit more but have rather settled at what I am for now. I keep a close eye on not putting any back on but don't really have the motivation to work at losing more.