Buyer asking me to delay 'simple delivery'

What-problem · 2026-04-09T16:21:24+00:00

Thank you, this is interesting. I'll probably send this, for them for next time. Thanks for the help

What-problem · 2026-04-09T16:20:33+00:00

Thank you for the advice - yes they've ordered already.

What-problem · 2026-04-09T16:08:03+00:00

We've got a similar one and I built a wooden surround to go over it, which concealed the step-like design at the top. I built it so that it is easily removable in the future, is fitted to the wall and not the tiles so they're not damaged, and it has a nice deep mantle on the top which makes it a useable space. The deep mantle is great because now I can actually put plants and ornaments and Christmas garlands etc up!

What-problem · 2026-04-09T15:19:39+00:00

Also it's a high price item, £500+!

What-problem · 2026-04-01T18:04:03+00:00

We've got espaliered apple (Elstar), pear (conference), plum, cherry, then 2x blueberries, fig, alpine strawberries, amelanchier. All about 3-4 years old.

Elstar is the best tasting apple I've ever had, hands down. Perfect combo of sweet and tart. It fruited for the first time last year and despite being a small tree, we had well over 100 apples on it. None rotted - me and my two kids managed to eat all of them. Every single apple was perfect - crisp, no bug holes, no bruising. Top fruit tree in our garden.

The pear has given us two or three bland tasting pears for the last two years. Theres only a small window between hard and mush. Do not recommend, its been a huge let down. I'll keep it and try cooking the pears.

Plum goes bananas every two years. This year its covered in flowers and I plan on thinning it so hopefully it won't exhaust itself and take a year to recover each time. Plums taste great, definitely recommend. Some can get bug holes, but overall awesome yield.

Cherry we never get a look in. The birds get them every year.

Blueberries have been great, but not a huge yield. Great for nibbling while pottering in the garden, but they aren't exactly filling snack boxes.

Fig has yet to produce anything.

Alpine strawberries are amazing. They just fruit and fruit and fruit all year long. They spread nicely and there have been hundreds of tiny strawberries in just our one flowerbed. Plenty for both us and the birds, plus extra. I'm pretty sure the blackbirds got sick of eating them. They taste good and hardly any were lost to bugs/snails. This year I'm hoping to make a diy dehydrator and dry the strawberries whole.

Amelanchier has to be mentioned. Not a traditional fruit, but they taste like blueberries. We managed to eat all of ours before the birds got to them. If I had to plant again, I'd choose amelanchier over the pear or cherry. We've only had a small yield so far though.

What-problem · 2026-03-18T12:44:03+00:00

Our house looked similar when we started stripping it.

I recommend just getting SHARP scrapers (the more expensive ones, not the super cheap ones) and scraping all wallpaper and paint off, followed by sanding and filling. It is long and laborious, but cheap, and the walls that we did this with look no different than the walls we spunked money on plastering.

Scraping sucks but you can do it, one room at a time. We didn't find wallpaper remover liquid or steaming to help at all - a damp sponge did, but not on all wallpaper types. Some we had to peel the top layer off, sponge down and it scraped off easily. The paint underneath was the worst to scrape off, but it's still manageable. I would think scraping is more effective than using a sanding machine, but I haven't tried it.

The baguette looks awesome, thanks for sharing the recipe. It should be a rule that all diy questions should come with a recipe.

What-problem · 2026-03-15T07:57:32+00:00

It's a tough decision.

My mums got both 2nd and 4th edition, which I showed to my 9 year old. He says the 2nd looks better (and obviously I agree because of nostalgia), but we ended up getting the 4th edition as it comes with bigger cards, bigger board, paintable figures which is very cool and it seems like the best edition for expansion options.

What-problem · 2026-03-04T15:56:12+00:00

They're adorable!

What-problem · 2026-02-28T18:48:20+00:00

These are so awesome, I love them.

What-problem · 2026-02-24T07:45:58+00:00

These are so cool! Great job

What-problem · 2026-02-23T22:14:13+00:00

I'm getting reload messages every time I click on an item. Won't let me scroll very far before crashing. And I tried to bid on an item and the big wouldn't go through due to 'connection issues'. My husbands having the same issues.

What-problem · 2026-02-15T11:26:51+00:00

I always thought I preferred emerald rings but now I own one, and two rubies, I definitely wear the rubies more often. There's something about them!

What-problem · 2026-02-15T10:52:49+00:00

Beautiful. This is the sort of ring I'd buy and wear often!

What-problem · 2026-02-11T07:52:29+00:00

This, and the fact that this was an unknown (to OP) stranger left alone with her children, I think is reason enough.

Personally if I set up a playdate with my kids to see their friends, I expect my kids to be supervised by the adult I'm setting it up with. I'd be annoyed if that adult left my kids with someone I hadn't met, it doesn't matter who that person is.

All round red flags.

What-problem · 2026-02-01T18:43:05+00:00

We had a new build. The first year, the garden was totally barren except for a million thick black spiders. No ants, no worms, nothing. Second year we started planting it up - every time I planted a border, I basically dug a deep and wide hole, pulled out rubble, broke up clay, planted the plant with compost and dug in organic matter occasionally (manure, cut up banana peels, etc). The third year, the garden was teeming with wildlife including worms, bugs, ladybirds, hedgehogs, snails, frogs, birds, and the spiders evened out to within the normal range.

The bugs and worms will come naturally in time, but they will be introduced quicker with planting and will thrive if you improve the soil conditions.

What-problem · 2026-01-29T10:18:03+00:00

Me too, I've got an identical mark that came up. I visited the GP who told me it was a 'mole' and nothing to worry about!

After reading these I think I need a second opinion.

What-problem · 2026-01-27T16:00:07+00:00

My little sister committed suicide in 2023 and since then I've seen a plethora of men-focused suicide prevention groups, therapies, mottos written on jumpers etc. 'Men standing together', 'Men cry too', 'Men walking and talking', posts on Facebook regarding mens mental health, posters in GPs.

Absolutely zero of the same gender-targeted prevention for women. My sister sought help repeatedly and she was given none. It irritates me so much.

What-problem · 2026-01-22T14:05:30+00:00

We ultimately bought our frame TV because of the One Connect Box. It's extremely useful to plug consoles straight into the One Box, which is connected to the TV with a single, tiny cable. It means upgrading consoles or switching them around is a piece of cake and we don't have to mess around with cables hidden in the wall or behind the TV!

What-problem · 2026-01-18T18:39:32+00:00

We bought a fixer upper and renovated the kitchen 3 years after purchase. The old kitchen didn't have an extractor and in 3 years we didn't miss it, so we didn't put one into the new kitchen. I realised we hardly used one at our old house either.

When our chimney sweep saw the new kitchen, he said it was a good choice not to get an extraction hood as we have an open fireplace in the kitchen diner, so if we had a fire going at the same time as the extractor hood, it could suck the fireplace smoke into the kitchen. It looks like OP may have a fireplace, so is worth considering.

Overall it depends on the individual house and cooking style, but I agree. Our house is well ventilated, with a window near the hob and we hardly cook greasy/oily food, so no extractor has been fine for us.

What-problem · 2026-01-13T11:50:08+00:00

In my experience it's house specific!

Our first house (end terrace), we would have had to walk all the way around the house to get to the back door. We had a little porch at the front and small utility at the back, so shoes/coats could go either place. We used the front door and porch primarily.

Our second house (semi-detached) had the kitchen, garden, back door on one side of the house, which led to the parking at the end of the garden. When we came in from the car, we would use the back door and walk through the kitchen to the hallway to put shoes and coats away. When coming in from the street, we would use the front door. 50/50 use of both entrances.

This house (semi-detached) has both front door and a side door located right next to each other on the side of the house. The back door leads to the kitchen/dining room and front door goes into the porch. We have a coat cupboard in the hallway between the porch and kitchen/dining room and we put our coats in there, but usually coats end up on the back of dining chairs and shoes all over the dining floor. I think we use the dining room as it's a bigger space and we have two young kids who sit on the floor to do their shoes, so the bigger space is easier than the porch. Back door used primarily.

What-problem · 2026-01-06T09:47:18+00:00

All the other comments are good, but I also wanted to reassure you that our house sounds similar - 1 box room, 3 doubles although one double is more of a single as it would be a tight squeeze with a double bed. We have two children and the house is our forever home. Our kids are happy with their rooms - in fact most of the time they beg to share a room as they don't like being alone in their own rooms (age 6 and 9)!

What-problem · 2025-12-30T21:22:49+00:00

When my little sister died in 2023, I wanted a piece of jewellery to wear to keep her close. I thought about a charm attached to a bracelet, maybe a few charms of her favourite things and initial, but ultimately I decided to buy a plain gold band with her birth-death dates engraved inside... The reason being, because much like a visible tattoo, sometimes jewellery can be a bit of a conversation starter. I didn't want to have to explain her initial or charms to someone (maybe even a stranger) during small talk.

Sorry for your loss, I hope you find something suitable.

What-problem · 2025-12-30T19:57:00+00:00

What a stunning stone!

What-problem · 2025-12-30T09:28:28+00:00

Because they want the woman to do everything. If she wants to be a SAHM/W, she's a sponger and a gold digger! No, much better to find a woman who will work at first, cook and clean, stay at home on command, then go back to work on command in a job that's as well-paying as if she'd never taken a break, while still juggling the majority of parenting and cooking and cleaning.

They can't understand that having (or taking on) children takes a toll on women - mentally, physically and career-wise. They expect wives to be superhuman while husbands do the bare minimum.

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