My kitchen, of the no window + 5x GU10 fame, has now been upgraded to Philips Hue bulbs with a motion sensor and its the best thing I've done in ages. Being able to just leave them to turn themselves on / off and have them come on dimmer at night is a real timesaver. The Hue app itself though is a b...

Not sure if it's been mentioned on here but it the cafes are independent aswell as the North Shields one is currently trying to flog the furniture off on Facebook and has confirmed they're getting the boot because of it. interesting that Wilco are the landlord for them, I'd have thought, given the ...

Zimba wrote: ↑Wed 06 Sep, 2023 12.19The new'ish Silverlink store killed it.

ish being key there, the upstairs that had been installed for when it was Next never seemed to be strong enough for the shelving and stock and the lift was wholly unsuitable.

North Shields is an odd store. It's the former Safeway in The Beacon Centre (covered town centre disguised as a mall). The cafe had stayed the same since Safeway closed in about 1994 (when they put their focus on the larger Whitley Bay branch) and there are several small sublet units (cobbler etc) t...

Metropol 24/7 officially launched as a replacement for The Lounge on Friday 15 August 2003

Somehow, it still exists.

Drinks and nibbles in the secret forum at 1pm

Although I've got used to it, personally I think Maccies was better the way it was before. And as said, they do still provide some sort of counter service if you want it. I think that's bc the burgers dont have time to sit under the lamps and therefore the cheese doesn't melt as well and bun doesn'...

I am hazarding a guess we're getting a pharmacy at the big Tesco to replace the counters. It's one of those Tescos where the counters are in the middle of the store and the bit they've sealed off includes the brand new Yo Sushi counter so not sure if thats being moved elsewhere or closed.

WillPS wrote: ↑Tue 23 May, 2023 11.46More likely you're hitting a soft limit set by your issuer. In LBG accounts you can manage the amounts which can be authorised in the relevant app, although you will eventually be prompted for a PIN in most cases regardless.

A £100 limit on Amex?

One thing about Pay+ is it includes clubcard and, for staff, discount in one single scan. (M&S have also integrated their discount card into sparks I believe). It also had a much higher transaction limit than contactless. BTW is it just me or is tesco's mobile limit flakey? I been refused on app...

dosxuk wrote: ↑Sun 07 May, 2023 08.32 Slightly surprised nobody over there seems to have noticed clean versions of all this year's Eurovision beds being played out in full during the week. Would have expected that to be dream content for the requests forum in previous times.

Where's this sorry?

Solari wrote: ↑Sun 07 May, 2023 12.42 snip

I think it'd be best if you took a week off. It's not good for your blood pressure.