Claudia Carter

Brit & German living in Germany, but feeling at home on the Yorkshire moors and coast.

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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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@Beno10_MFC 130+55+55+x=360
x=360-130-110=360-240=120

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@topsecretstocks @OliverNoske Ich mag keine herbe Schokolade, Alpenmilch oder Schokolade mit Karamell oder Joghurtfüllung sind eher meine Richtung.

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@OliverNoske @topsecretstocks Die ist mir bisher nicht aufgefallen, aber ich hätte eh daran vorbeigegriffen, da 81% Kakao nicht mein Ding ist.

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@Telperiar @topsecretstocks Habe ich bisher noch nicht gesehen, ich kaufe die ab und zu wenn sie im Angebot sind, aber schon länger nicht mehr nachgeschaut, was im Moment drin ist. Wobei mich 75g nicht stören würden, wenn der Preis entsprechend angepasst wird.

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@Graygreenyellow @Haifischhappen @Schneeanemone1 Habe ich auch noch nie übermitteln müssen. Bei keiner der Versicherungen, die ich in den letzten Jahren hatte.

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@UweT_bln Ich sammle nicht und gebe die Tüten immer einer Familie mit Kind an der Kasse weiter. Die Kassiererin darf sie für ihren Sohn nicht annehmen hat sie mir gesagt. Habe den Post in die Lesezeichen gepackt, für den Fall das keine Kids da sind wenn ich einkaufe.

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@tweeting_twot @DallasMocha @chananacakes The Lego website has it at 299€, with a final chance banner next to it. Looks like the set is about to be retired. Several outlets already list it with far higher price, trending upward. A retired Harry Potter set I bought for dad already tripled in price since it was retired.

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@DallasMocha @chananacakes The receipt he posted in the original thread shows it was ordered as a gift after the target bot told him that he should have indicated that it is a gift as that would have been sent in a shipping box.

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@Buddie_101 @TrulyyRaee @BuildingMyLEGOs @AskTarget I have seen videos from the US, but that is something that´s not common where I live. This said, it may be different in German cities with huge blocks of flats with a shared staircase.

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@ogschrammi @KPTLST Meine Garagen stehen auf meinem Grundstück und haben davor 2 Parkplätze, ebenfalls auf meinem Grundstück. Ich habe ein Auto. Wessen Parkraum nimmt es weg, wenn ich Gartengeräte in der 2. Garage unterbringe?

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@mrsburnside2011 @helloifailed @BuildingMyLEGOs @Target @AskTarget How about using brown packing paper then? Would avoid the damage that comes from removing the tape and obscures the content from being visible to bypassers if left on the doorstep. It’s not a $10 toy. It’s a $300 collector’s item.

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@TrulyyRaee @BuildingMyLEGOs @AskTarget The box is part of the item. I would be absolutely devastated if a box l bought arrived like this, gift or not, especially considering how often items arrive with the cardboard box damaged. Putting sth in a second box serves as protection.

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@AskTarget @BuildingMyLEGOs It doesn’t matter if this was supposed to be a gift. People collect LEGO and save the boxes. The advent calendars boxes are actually the calendars with doors to open and a background for setting up the figures; shipping them this would ruin the the item and render it unusable.

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@PaulBobbiFett I have a standing order of what to bring ever time I come over. Chutneys, Branston Pickle, Pickling Vinegar, curry sauces, salad cream, HP fruity, Grapefruit Gin, Cider, Irn-Bru, custard creams, fudge, Xmas Pudding, Ma Made for our neighbour and one battenberg cake for my brother

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@PaulBobbiFett Just booked my ferry tickets. Arriving at Harwich on July 2nd in the evening and will be traveling up North during the night. P&O to Hull was basically unaffordable last time I checked, so I took the day crossings with Stena as I had a lot of points to cash in.

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@Max__Cheese @PowerReimi Hmmm, vielleicht lag es daran, dass ich nicht zuhause war, als die letzten Pakete gekommen sind. Ist auch schon einige Zeit her. Ich verkneife mir eigentlich inzwischen Bestellungen, bei denen ich Zoll zahlen müsste. Meist gibt es Alternativen ohne Zoll.^^

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@zweiter_pfosten @igorhansachat Igor doesn’t care as long as he isn’t inconvenienced. Just wait for the rant if someone sends an infectious kid to kindergarten and all staff and his own kid catch it.

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@HughEdw54983916 @PhillipInIsrael Because certificates for the year I was born are not available online and I did not receive any replies to my email requests. My last passport expired too long ago and it isn´t recognized even though I still have the actual passport. So I tried asking for advice and they hung up.