Update 28/08/2008
Just a very quick one, but sign up to the Royal Mail Postal Survey to get 18 free stamps. You will get free stamps every month too.

( The Guide )

Dear Ikea,

You make me so angry. I want a bed. I want to buy a base and a mattress. EVERY SINGLE TIME I go on your website my head hurts. I find a base, perfect. But your sizes seem to be different to everywhere else in the world. Then I have to choose a slate and then you give me 50 million choices for a mattress. I have no clue if I want a sprung mattress or a foam one. Then you show me prices, but it isn't until I adjust the size I get a price.

For these reasons please do not expect me to buy a bed from you.

No love,
Me

Everyone, I'm 21!

I also love how online I've got like a million messages in the last 15 minutes, yet my best friend, sitting there on MSN, being all ~online~ hasn't text/Facebooked/talked on MSN!

WHOO 21 BABY!

I am on my way to shop. It seems to be all I've done since Christmas! Already I am feeling so travel sick. Hate hate hate. Whilst I remember, does anyone have Twitter?

Times flies. It feels like just yesterday it was last year.

Thank you, thank you. I am here all week.

Today's been good. I've done some things I've been meaning to do for ages - the main thing was taking my massive computer screen out of my room and swapping it for a much smaller one in the passage. Now my Dad can play Pinball in large screen, and now I can see more of my desk area <3

FYI, 2009 is rocking so far. Lots to say, lots of new stuff, but I neglected my room today and instead played Mario Kart loads, so to celebrate having more desk space I am putting my computer on again and seeing what gems I have hidden to watch whilst I finally put away all my Christmas presents and have a bit of a sort out.

My Dad was working in our village today, which was vary rare. Talking to the old lady living in the bungalow (he is an electrician) the lady was talking about the loveliest woman she knew who worked in the paper shop, who was always smiling, the only kind person there, always sorting out paper bills when there were problems and all sorts. My Dad described my Mom to her, and the lady said "Yes, that was her".

I am so proud to have called her my mother <3

Lush samples
There is now a variety of samples and packaging to choose from, great for Christmas coming up.
Important stuff:
♥ Powders (ballistics, emotibombs, bubble bars, etc) will be 20g.
♥ Solids (soaps, massage bars, shampoos, etc) will be 10g.
♥ Every sample now comes with a little card to tell you exactly how to use the sample and what properties the sample has. The set also comes with an introduction card to explain what the samples are a bit about Lush.
♥ No picking and choosing what samples you would like - apart from choosing between shower only sets or sets also suitable for a bath.
♥ Every samples comes in a zip lock bag. This means they are kept fresh and you can keep them in the bathroom without the steam affecting them. They are also labelled so you can tell what they are.
♥ For each item I have stated the price, postage and fees seperately. Postage for more than 1 would be cheaper and personal payments would eliminate fees.
♥ I have put dividers between the different sets to eliminate confusion.

( Onto the sets with photos )

Shopping update will be soon - I just have a massive to do list before then! And a massive TSUK post to make up for some monies I spent :( BUT

I AM AN EBAY POWERSELLER! Took long enough!

I totally cannot be bothered to update properly as I now have 25 eBay things to parcel AND Amazon things AND some TSUK things...

BUT I appear to be heading for Norovirus round 2!

Look what Kirsty made me! I tell you what, she's a keeper.

Please tell me someone else watches The Hills.

I've just got back from the Post Office. It took about an hour. I am not happy. Who allows just one staff member to be in the Post Office all day?

I forced myself into town to go to the Post Office and buy tissues as I've run out.

I am back home, without tissues.

:(

Hate being ill.

I really need some eBay help – well more Royal Mail help.

A few weeks ago I posted something that fit into the normal letter. I know this because I got the lady at the counter to check, and I had roughly 10 of the same things to post – exactly the same items, all parcelled the same. I also send about 300 of these out a month – so I know they are a normal stamp. One of the 10 buyers stated that she had to go and collect the item and pay for extra postage – the extra was the £1 handling fee and the difference between a First Class stamp that I had placed onto the envelope and a Second Class Large Letter stamp. Because it was a one off, I was miffed, but sent the buyer the money and some extra goodies.

Now the other day I posted something to Antrim. It had a postcode so I knew it was in Northern Ireland. That coupled with the fact that the eBay invoice only charged the buyer for normal First Class made me confident that it was just a normal stamp. At the Post Office I asked the lady to check every single letter for me, as she knew about the previous problem. I was posting 9 at the time and she checked them all (not just one or two and then said they were okay, she did in fact check them all).

I get an email from the buyer yesterday saying that they had to pay £2.25 to collect the item. I let them know that I would look into it, explained the problem above, and asked them to give me a few days as I had family visiting today and I am off to London tomorrow.

My first question is, where is £2.25 from? The letter had 34p postage on already, take £1 from the £2.25 as a handling fee, leaves £1.59 in total postage. No letter, large letter or package costs £1.59. There is £1.57 for a large letter between 501-750g, but these items weigh about 20g, with packaging. I also checked the price in case it was Ireland, but even that has nothing for £1.59 postage. And just to cover the next base, IF the buyer meant that they had to pay £2.25 in total postage – so the money they paid me and then the money that they had to pay to collect the item, the difference isn’t even £1, so won’t even include the handling fee.

Where on earth do I go from here? I don’t mind giving the buyer a refund because I don’t want bad feedback, etc. But I want to get to the bottom of this and not just hand her money back.

Is everyone outside enjoying the lovely hot weather? I know I am!

My Wii Fit just arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you bloodlike_ice!!!!!!!

But I have to make lunch, do my hair and meet someone at 1. Boo.