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Post by LondonJonnyO Tue 05 Apr 2011, 11:33 am

I just wanted to share with the various guys on here the bargains that are to be had at this giant amongst golfing retailers...

Last night I picked up 3 callaway gloves (leather) for 17 quid. That's less than 6 pounds a glove! Most impressed..

On top of that there were also Titleist and Callaway balls up for grabs at around 20 quid for 2 dozen or so.

If you have a card and don't mind that sort of thing I think its well worth a little visit.

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Post by drive4show Tue 05 Apr 2011, 1:11 pm

LJ

Can I borrow your card please?? kiss

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Post by LondonJonnyO Tue 05 Apr 2011, 1:14 pm

Got a photo on it I'm afraid.

But I can take visitors....

they also had their own brand of leather gloves for 10 quid for 3! But not in my size. Shame really.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Tue 05 Apr 2011, 3:46 pm

as it happens membership is fairly easy to get now anyway. Any current or retired member of the insurance business (just an example... don't know why I picked that Whistle ) can become a member for 30 quid a year.

It really is cheaper if you don't mind buying in bulk.
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Post by McLaren Tue 05 Apr 2011, 4:17 pm

LJ

I go to the local charity shops for my golf ball needs. I thought anyone could join costco these days?
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Post by LondonJonnyO Tue 05 Apr 2011, 4:19 pm

There are a list of industries that they accept so it's a lot more open than it was.

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Post by LondonJonnyO Wed 13 Apr 2011, 3:25 pm

I'm off on a little drive to this golfing mecca this evening.

The other half is buying me an electric trolley for my birthday as she is tired of massaging my back and feet after a round. (As if I'm gonna let a trolley stop me complaining and getting that done!)

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Post by LondonJonnyO Wed 13 Apr 2011, 4:32 pm

To go with my new trolley I think I'm going to need a new bag to stick on it. I'm thinking a pencil bag won't sit on there too well...

Currently I'm thinking something in a bright yellow with some horribly clashing colour to compliment this. Any thoughts?
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Post by drive4show Wed 13 Apr 2011, 4:40 pm

LondonJonnyO wrote:To go with my new trolley I think I'm going to need a new bag to stick on it. I'm thinking a pencil bag won't sit on there too well...

Currently I'm thinking something in a bright yellow with some horribly clashing colour to compliment this. Any thoughts?

Wasn't there something suitable on ebay recently?? Whistle

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Post by navyblueshorts Wed 13 Apr 2011, 5:01 pm

LondonJonnyO wrote:To go with my new trolley I think I'm going to need a new bag to stick on it. I'm thinking a pencil bag won't sit on there too well...

Currently I'm thinking something in a bright yellow with some horribly clashing colour to compliment this. Any thoughts?

Sun Mountain have been known to do bags in hideous yellow. Not sure what their current range is like though...
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Post by SmithersJones Wed 13 Apr 2011, 5:43 pm

LJ - Let me know if there are any other golfing bargains to be had there - I have some Masters winnings to put to good use. We only rejoin there every 18 months or so, usually when the dishwasher tablets run out!
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Post by McLaren Wed 13 Apr 2011, 6:22 pm

SmithersJones wrote:LJ - Let me know if there are any other golfing bargains to be had there - I have some Masters winnings to put to good use. We only rejoin there every 18 months or so, usually when the dishwasher tablets run out!

How do you make dishwasher tablets last so long? Mine seem to run out every couple of weeks.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Wed 13 Apr 2011, 10:20 pm

Buying in bulk mac.


I'm going to try their homebrand glove next time sj. Three leather gloves for a tenner. And they usually have bags coming in and out. Theres a callaway stand bag in there at the minute for 45 quid or so.
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Post by oldshanker Wed 13 Apr 2011, 10:57 pm

http://www.deal24.co.uk/product/wilson-prostaff-carry-stand-bag-2009/89558730/1/

Bright enough for you LJ laughing
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 8:56 am

I was thinking this bad boy in bright yellow shanker

http://www.direct-golf.co.uk/golf_bags/nike_golf/sport_golf_bag_cart_cart-bags_golf_bags/p11933
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Post by sharrison01 Thu 14 Apr 2011, 9:02 am

What about this bad boy (/girl)

http://www.scottsdalegolf.co.uk/product.php/19185/mizuno-golf-cart-bag-speedster-ii-pink-platinum

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Post by Davie Thu 14 Apr 2011, 9:04 am

Happy Birthday Lj - another year wiser eh? Wink

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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 9:07 am

Ha! That'll be the day!

It may have contributed to my slightly more irritable nature recently however. Whistle
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 9:20 am

It would clash with my green strides harrison.
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Post by sharrison01 Thu 14 Apr 2011, 9:30 am

Clashing is the new matching...

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Post by SmithersJones Thu 14 Apr 2011, 10:16 am

McLaren wrote:
SmithersJones wrote:LJ - Let me know if there are any other golfing bargains to be had there - I have some Masters winnings to put to good use. We only rejoin there every 18 months or so, usually when the dishwasher tablets run out!

How do you make dishwasher tablets last so long? Mine seem to run out every couple of weeks.

As LJ says, Mac, buying in bulk. Costco tend to sell packs of maybe 5 or 6 large boxes bundled together for the price of maybe 2 in a supermarket. Same with washing powder/tablets etc. Makes the membership fee worthwhile on its own.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 10:46 am

sharrison01 wrote:Clashing is the new matching...

You would think I clash enough! Whistle

And it is a lot better.... I use it for all sorts of things. Tins of stuff, cleaning products, golf gloves, contact lenses. Anything that you can get in big packs and store away.

I even get meat in there and then freeze it. Costs a hell of a lot less than getting it in my local butcher or a supermarket... Usually around a 50% saving.
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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 12:47 pm

SmithersJones wrote:
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SmithersJones wrote:LJ - Let me know if there are any other golfing bargains to be had there - I have some Masters winnings to put to good use. We only rejoin there every 18 months or so, usually when the dishwasher tablets run out!

How do you make dishwasher tablets last so long? Mine seem to run out every couple of weeks.

As LJ says, Mac, buying in bulk. Costco tend to sell packs of maybe 5 or 6 large boxes bundled together for the price of maybe 2 in a supermarket. Same with washing powder/tablets etc. Makes the membership fee worthwhile on its own.

Is that really worth the bother, I don't mind just flinging a pack in the basket as I wander round the shop.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 12:49 pm

Depends how much washing you have to do Mac. We save a fortune on washing powder and the like as we have a mini-LJ running around making mess all over the place.
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Post by drive4show Thu 14 Apr 2011, 1:09 pm

Davie wrote:Happy Birthday Lj - another year wiser eh? Wink

And from me too! kiss

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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 1:11 pm

Incidentally.

If anyone has tips on how to grow older in a most disgraceful manner I would appreciate it.
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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 1:56 pm

Do about one load in the dishwasher a day. Unless the saving are about the same as a round on TOC i wont be going to costco.

Happy Birthday LJ. Is your birthday today, if so what plans do you have?
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 2:00 pm

It is Mac yes.

and the savings are big when you take it all together.

Contact lenses are 50 something quid for 90 pairs in Costco compared to 110 quid at my local optician. That's the fee paid immediately.

Add to that the other bits and pieces we get in there (wine is also very cheap I'm finding) it's more than worth it.
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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 2:06 pm

I drink enough wine as it is, so should probably stay clear of that particular bargain. Also live in a flat so don't have a garage to stockpile the stuff.

I do remember going as a kid with my mom and her mate (who had a card) and begging for the massive boxes of cakes and stuff. There was always a massive trampoline that I wanted as well.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 2:21 pm

It's all relative Mac. We buy a couple of kilos of chicken breasts and the like and freeze individual portions. Same with beef and other meat. That way there is always something there to defrost and eat.

As for storage. It's only bulky things that are a problem. A case of tomatoes just go in a cupboard. And four or five bottles of cleaning stuff is hardly a problem.

Besides. I just saved 100 quid on a trolley.
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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 2:29 pm

Do you not have to have a certain profession to join?
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 2:32 pm

Not really.

I think they only people who can't get a membership now are those who spend their lives on the dole.
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Post by DazBoredAtWork Thu 14 Apr 2011, 2:58 pm

Oh no LJ! Your not a member of the insurance industry as well?!? Hell ain't it, thank the lord ive got golf to take my mind off the working week.

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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:00 pm

No Daz. I'm not in insurance. That was for someone else who I know to be involved in this most disgraceful of industries! (I just got my renewal quote from my car insurance company so I am not kindly disposed to the ripoff merchants right now!)
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Post by DazBoredAtWork Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:05 pm

Just remember LJ, we're people too, and some of us hate it just as much (if not more) than you do boxing

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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:07 pm

Can someone tell me why one minor conviction (later dropped) means I pay more insurance. Disgraceful I am a fine driver.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:10 pm

Cos that minor conviction was probably for running over a small dog which was a beloved pet and companion of some little old biddy.

And Daz... It wasn't that bad. Couple of hundred quid is all.
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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:14 pm

I did supposedly damage someone's pride and joy, but no it wasn't a dog. I wish it had been.

Got bloody arrested and everything, was quite a shock I tell you.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:20 pm

I'm guessing it was a teenagers 205 GTi complete with wide exhaust, black windows and go faster stripes... that or a BMW.

And did you get the customary kicking in the cells?
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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:29 pm

No it was someone who should have had a lot more sense. Thankfully did not get any cell time.

As for the police I have to say they seem to be a bunch of people with iq's similar to that of a chimps. They really let the power go to their tiny minds.
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Post by DazBoredAtWork Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:31 pm

To be fair, im a claims advisor so am pretty much one of the most hated people in the country, only saved by bankers and taxmen.

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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:32 pm

DazBoredAtWork wrote:To be fair, im a claims advisor so am pretty much one of the most hated people in the country, only saved by bankers and taxmen.

At what point in the recruitment process do they surgically extract every ounce of common sense?
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:35 pm

McLaren wrote:
DazBoredAtWork wrote:To be fair, im a claims advisor so am pretty much one of the most hated people in the country, only saved by bankers and taxmen.

At what point in the recruitment process do they surgically extract every ounce of common sense?

It's at bonus time that the last bit of common sense is usually extracted.
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Post by DazBoredAtWork Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:38 pm

The very same moment they teach us about a certain legal document called a policy booklet (which no one reads) which must be followed to the letter.

Its all a nonsense mate i know, but it all depends on what advisor you speak to.

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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:50 pm

sorry Daz that was a bit harsh. But in my case just feel the insurance company could have done a little more to diffuse the situation.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:51 pm

To be honest I'm a little disappointed you never made it to the cells.

It used to be that you could rely upon a copper to give everyone a bit of a kicking when they came into the station. When did they all become so bloody PC?
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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:55 pm

Sorry I forget you come from a law enforcement background LJ. Would have been a little harsh to give me a kicking for a road traffic offence and some other poxy criminal offence.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:57 pm

No Mac I don't. But it was always a reliable thing. Get nicked. Get a kicking.

Particularly in Scotland if Rab was correct in one of his many rants.

What was the other offence?
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Post by McLaren Thu 14 Apr 2011, 4:06 pm

I am not sue it is wise to blazingly mention the offences on a public forum. As I said I got off lightly in the end.
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Post by LondonJonnyO Thu 14 Apr 2011, 4:07 pm

ah. murdering household pets it is then.
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