rubikcuber

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago

It depends how the retailer is set up for this. What should happen is that they don't charge VAT on goods over £135. You will then pay VAT plus a handling fee on import. What you might find is that some retailers don't know how to handle this, and will charge you VAT and you'll also be charged UK VAT by HMRC.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Came here to say this.

British Bung Company.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago (3 children)

"I have done the proper paperwork"

Did you though?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

Got it. Illuminate to illuminate.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Instructions unclear. Used my phone to light up the wick but nothing happened.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah. 11th gen Framework 13, so one of the first ones. Since I got it I had to use Windows exclusively because of some client work, and battery life was pitiful. 2-3 hours perhaps? Once that project finished I swapped out the SSD and put on Ubuntu with KDE. I was expecting the batter life to be worse, but it is demonstrably better. I now get more like 6 hours, albeit with my power plan on efficiency.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Switching from Windows to Linux on my Framework laptop makes my battery last 2-3 times as long. They should just have a switch to Linux recommendation to reduce your carbon footprint.

[–] [email protected] 166 points 1 week ago (4 children)

"These counterfeit phones, Cohen said, were either out of warranty or contained counterfeit parts, but Apple "wrongly" believed that they were real phones under real warranties"

So not counterfeit. Just real iPhones that were out of warranty or has been repaired by a third party.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I just went cold turkey because I can't/won't watch content with ads, and already felt the cost of our streaming services was too much for what we get out of it.

What I've found myself doing is if I do buy from Amazon and it's below the free shipping amount, I try and buy from a marketplace seller who ships themselves for free. Often this ends up matching the Prime price, but it's buried further down the result because it doesn't have Prime shipping. Or I buy the same product via eBay, which is mostly cheaper. But main thing is, I've found I just buy less. Like A LOT less. As a family we'd often get 3 or 4 Amazon deliveries a week. That's not been replaced with orders from other retailers. It's almost as if having Prime encourages you to buy stuff you maybe don't need!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

We are halfway through it!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

I unsubscribed in January and still have too much stuff to watch. Although that is helped by being in the UK and having iPlayer I guess. I've also spent way less on impulse buying crap because of the free shipping. Absolutely do not miss Prime.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think it's just the two Mana games that are going to be on Game Pass.

 

I saw this on Mastodon posted by @[email protected] and figured that it was appropriate for this community and absolutely not controversial in any way shape or form.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

It's a Thursday again. The worst day of the week. Or is it? Disguised as a Wednesday for those south of the border, and a Tuesday for those of us in the land of the Scots.

What are your moans for this day and this week, the first week of the work year?

Personally, I've added app timers to all my time sink apps in an effort to become less dependent on my phone. It's 9.40am and I've already maxed out Megalodon, so I'm onto Lemmy/Voyager. Going well.

Also... I'm still off with the kids. Edinburgh schools didn't break up until the 22nd of December. Which seemed like a good idea at the time, but we're paying for it now.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I'm sorry to report the continued decline of Aldi's "Scottish Blend" tea. It is now beyond terrible. Awful. The worst. The worse of the worst. Even worse than that.

Naturally I'm not going to go from an Aldi special to Twinings. I'm not made of money. So, I'm looking for recommendations of a good cheap tea. Ideally one that goes well with your plant milk as well as cow juice.

If possible, Sainsburys, M&S, Aldi, Food Warehouse or Poundies. Maybe Lidl at a stretch. They others are too far away and require me going in the car, and I'm too ~~lazy~~ environmentally conscious for that.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Or Asda! For some reason I forgot that Asda is literally the nearest supermarket to the house.

 

May all your cups be overflowing with crema this weekend.

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