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Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anthea Turner sat outside Picturehouse about an > hour ago. > > Louisa. couldn't she get in? I know its bloody sold out every time I try & book! Had to go to Greenwich to watch Bridget Jones new film at the weekend!!

Inthepink Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was next to the lovely Mickey Flannigan at a > recent children's cricket club BBQ prize-giving. > He looked pretty bored and left early. I didn't > know he has a child playing. > It's quite usual to see Jo Brand around the > village, Lorraine Chase in Rocca's, James Nesbitt > at the Lido, Hugh Edwards in West Dulwich and > Jenny Eclair on Lordship Lane. Stars in our eyes > indeed! isn't that just because they all live around here?

kbabes Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louisa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I've never seen ice cubes for sale in Londis and > I > > am a pretty well known face in that shop, > everyone > > knows me behind the counter. Friendly, lovely > > people. If they do sell ice cubes I would be > > shocked, as their frozen food selection is > limited > > to potato waffles frozen peas and frying chips. > > > > > I think the M&S fad has worn off for me. I may > pop > > in Friday morning for a nice Malbec if it's a > > chilly cloudy afternoon like today. > > > > Louisa. > > > prepare yourself for a shock next time you're in > .. Seems M&S may have taken its toll on Londis frozen food department already... freezer in rear corner of shop currently completely empty.. having said that, the sticker indicating the price (should any be available) for party ice cubes still remains (bottom left corner).

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/the-ice-cubes-retailing-for-a-cool-100-each/356072.article

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've never seen ice cubes for sale in Londis and I > am a pretty well known face in that shop, everyone > knows me behind the counter. Friendly, lovely > people. If they do sell ice cubes I would be > shocked, as their frozen food selection is limited > to potato waffles frozen peas and frying chips. > > I think the M&S fad has worn off for me. I may pop > in Friday morning for a nice Malbec if it's a > chilly cloudy afternoon like today. > > Louisa. prepare yourself for a shock next time you're in ..

jam_log Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mick Mac Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > And he is now selling The Telegraph. > > thats all well and good but does he know that M&S > sell frozen water? a ?1 a bag... craziness! you've obviously not seen how much Londis sell ice for..! If interested there is a whole new thread on this forum dedicated to the subject of Ice Cubes recently created by Louisa such is their local importance it seems.

eastdulwichbadboi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hey anyone selling some high quality turtle racers > on here? I assume they are some kind of hallucinogenic drug?? If so I'm sure you've arrived at the correct thread given some of the posts I've borne witness to on here..

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was in the Co-op this Lunch time.. > > I could not believe it.. Clean uncluttered > aisles.. Shelves stacked to bursting point.. > Bread .. Rolls... Cakes and the like.. in > abundance.. > Pizzas coming out of your ears.. Fruit and veg. > fully stocked.. Possibly improved lighting ?? > Bright. > Pleasantly cool air con.. > > No customers though and only one till open just > for me ?? > > Asked till person if the new M&S was making an > impact but very non committal on the subject.. > > Think the suits may of been in. Definately > something going on. > > DulwichFox Did you mean: Definitely? Or maybe defiantly?

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do M&S do any veggie meals? The cook has gone away > for two weeks and I may run out of food. yes.. & have you tried their S&M range? Perfect for when the cook is away

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LM Morrisons have pulled the plug on small local > format stores and have reverted back to form with > across the board price slashing at their standard > size stores. Seems to be working too, profits year > on year are up massively for them. > > This of course begs the question who will want to > take on the garden centre/station site? I would > heard a guess at tesco express, seeing as they > could puncture Sainsbury's nearby offering for > convenience bits. Waitrose will probably want a > large enough site to be able to provide a store to > cover a wide enough collection of affluent > postcodes. A small format little Waitrose probably > wouldn't be sufficient to do that. > > Louisa. I thought Waitrose already delivered to all of East & West Dulwich postcodes anyway? See them in my street prob 4 or 5 times per day.

Jim1234 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SMBS is infinitely better than any supermarket for > fruit and veg. Probably cheaper than M&S too. > Please try it out if you haven't. Keep local shops > going! isn't M&S local then?

camberwell70 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wish my freezer could make gin. my freezer is currently making gin & tonic ice lollies

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm still confused kbabes, how does a freezer > 'make' ice cubes? One every twenty minutes? What > does that mean? > > More modern (American style) fridges have ice > making machinery (they have to be plumbed-in, or > you add water to a reservoir) which produces ice > cubes, sequentially. This is an alternative to > using an ice tray. They also often offer iced > water - all accessible without having to open the > fridge/ freezer itself. Marvels of modern kitchen > technology. thanks penguin.. the will to live was escaping me

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > kbabes - have you tried making gin and tonic ice > lollies? No but outstanding idea!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have seen pubs having to buy ice when they have > run low or their ice machines are on the blink. > (Most pubs use a lot of ice to fill the glass > then top up with a tad of soda .. cola or orange > juice) > > I suspect some small bars may need to buy ice > from time to time. > > Foxy So I'm guessing this is an answer to the "who buys ice?" question from earlier?

exactly.. no sense

"I must sound incredibly naive here.." the semi trained assistant retorted

but in the main Louisa, get a ****ing life!!!

comment below if you can't be arsed to scroll back.. I have a freezer that makes ice cubes.. about x1 ice cube every 20 mins - I use them far more quickly than that so storage isn't a problem. Anyway plenty of people must buy them otherwise major food retail outlets wouldn't sell them stupid! & btw I bought the last bag in M&S, the trained assistant said they'd had a bit of a run on them today, must be the unseasonal temp we are currently experiencing he politely retorted. & ice making machine normally called a freezer.. this can make frozen blocks of water commonly known as ice cubes.. I just remembered why I went to M&S for gin!!! your mind is obviously boggling so much you have no sense!!

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Kbabes, that really is the height of opulent > behaviour. Buying ice from a supermarket, what a > bizarre thing, I thought at first you were maybe > sarcastically trolling, but the attached image > above confirms my fears. Are you genuinely telling > me you cannot make ice at home? You've paid a > whole one pound sterling for a bag of frozen tap > water! Unbelievable, I know to go and lay down. > > Jaywalker, to me, a ready meal is a convenience. > Full of salt and other horrible preservatives. > They have their place, and I'm sure Marks use the > 'finest' ingredients in their version, but > ultimately it's still a ready meal. Hence my > amazement that people are willing to pay over the > odds for this crap, when you can get it in Iceland > for a quid! > > Louisa. Maybe I should be offended by your accusations of opulence although I'm absolutely not, I was originally pointing out the ridiculousness of this entire M&S thread.. I'm sorry but most of your posts tick far more bizarre boxes than mine.. I'd already explained that my domestic ice making machine couldn't keep up with my individual ice consumption requirement but maybe you hadn't had a chance to read that given the ridiculous amount of focus and replies this thread seems to have attracted so if you missed consider yourself forgiven! & feel free to add punctuation where required.. just typing angrily!

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > how much is ice in M&S? I'm curious. I bet they > don't really sell it. > > It would probably be the purest tap water, frozen > quickly to maximise it's purity and icy-ness, and > packaged in superfluous plastic which is neither > recyclable or biodegradeable but the fact that it > cost so much would make me think I'd got something > really special. hello Jules & Boo, fill thy boots with the attached.. tried to include the empty superfluous packaging in the pic although imo it was required to stop the ice cubes all just randomly joining together in the M&S frozen food section.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Who buys Ice Cubes. ? If you have a Freezer make > your own.. > > If you don't have a freezer and buy a bag of ice > cubes... How are you going to store them. ? > > Foxy.. I have a freezer that makes ice cubes.. about x1 ice cube every 20 mins - I use them far more quickly than that so storage isn't a problem. Anyway plenty of people must buy them otherwise major food retail outlets wouldn't sell them stupid! & btw I bought the last bag in M&S, the trained assistant said they'd had a bit of a run on them today, must be the unseasonal temp we are currently experiencing he politely retorted. Going to be 30 plus degrees tomorrow so if they get any more in on early delivery I wouldn't mind betting they'll probably sell out rather quickly, especially at that price!

I actually only ever bought one product from Iceland - Ice! A complete bargain at ?1 compared to double that at Londis. I just popped down to M&S for some cut-price Gordons (?11.20 for 0.7ltr) & M&S own brand tonic & thought would get some ice at the same time.. bet nobody can guess how much M&S are selling it for?