Jack Monroe #173 I take one day off and now she’s Polish?!
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I did not eat it, I have standards.
Can I ask, the fridge you were fed up seeing it in, was it a Smeg? And were the other 2 full?
Oh they were sold at the “yard sale” which she invited the local press to. There was a photographer and everything, was in the paper, advertised on Facebook. Parents didn’t know, though.Ah OK thanks, I had missed the selling of the light bulbs. Anything I say here feels uneccessary and mean, so I'm going to say nothing.
I give up, what is it meant to be?
Unfortunately not, can't afford a Smeg
Depending what it is, this has more of a ring of potential truth. A scratty teddy no, but I’ve worked with kids who have dismissed the idea of getting a present for Christmas from the charity tree because “There’s no point, Mum/dad will just sell it anyway”.
Of course if she did it, with her actual existing safety net, it’s reprehensible.
ETA: I don’t mean selling for the £3k she claimed she got from her magic yard sale obviously. More like £1. But this does happen. Lightbulbs is still a new one on me (unless it’s shoplifted new lightbulbs) and I’ve heard a lot.
I need the "Who bleeping knows" pic.
My daughter suggested I feed it to the cats!
1. I love the cats.
2. The cats have standards.
3. Only the best for the cats.
Wow! Poor little dudes.
I imagined the toys she claimed to be selling would be the kind played with every day. I think SB was said to be around two or three at the time? Blocks and cars, maybe a GI Joe.
It was a toy dinosaur. His favourite toy. Which, given that he was a toddler, means it was probably not in pristine condition...
I think you mean “no mamapapa”
tit that's awful, sounds like what you could really use now more than anything in the world is a piece of overpriced Emin artwork, for one of the walls. And a luxury sideboard or two maybe... what was the Patreon again?
His favourite dinosaurWow! Poor little dudes.
I imagined the toys she claimed to be selling would be the kind played with every day. I think SB was said to be around two or three at the time? Blocks and cars, maybe a GI Joe.
Of course she's lying, how much is a plastic dinosaur going to sell for - it just wouldn't be worth it.
Selling kids toys isn't a big deal as such. I've been to loads of car boots, and similar sales, where quite often the children themselves are selling their outgrown bits. But we're talking prices like 50p, £1 not anything that would make any kind of dent in your debt like Jack tries to make out.
I don’t believe she actually did it, or if she did it was more than likely a one off expensive gift someone got him (a bike, those electric cars they can drive, the dinosaur could have been one of the big animatronic ones) but there is a second hand market even for stuff like blocks as long as they haven’t been destroyed. To make her £3k she’d have to be claiming she got near retail, and that’s not going to happen for stuff like that, but a few £ could easily happen.Wow! Poor little dudes.
I imagined the toys she claimed to be selling would be the kind played with every day. I think SB was said to be around two or three at the time? Blocks and cars, maybe a GI Joe.
It’s in the wiki, have a look at what was listed for sale
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Not sure where the dinosaur origin story is
'Unemployed Mum Sells Off Belongings - Essex Enquirer
'An unemployed Southend mum who has applied for more than 300 jobs has sold the contents of her home in order to get on top of her spiralling rent arrears. Jobless Jack Monroe, 24, held the open ho...
web.archive.org
Not sure where the dinosaur origin story is
Christ, that’s some niche porn there.
Note she wrote the article herself. No possibility of bias there thenIt’s in the wiki, have a look at what was listed for sale
'Unemployed Mum Sells Off Belongings - Essex Enquirer
'An unemployed Southend mum who has applied for more than 300 jobs has sold the contents of her home in order to get on top of her spiralling rent arrears. Jobless Jack Monroe, 24, held the open ho...
Not sure where the dinosaur origin story is
Dear Hearts, I thought you were taking the piss about the yard sale. Oh my days, Jack. You're terrible!!!
Exactly, that's why it stands out to me amongst all the other rubbish. No need for it to be part of The POV story, just makes zero sense.His favourite dinosaur
Of course she's lying, how much is a plastic dinosaur going to sell for - it just wouldn't be worth it.
Selling kids toys isn't a big deal as such. I've been to loads of car boots, and similar sales, where quite often the children themselves are selling their outgrown bits. But we're talking prices like 50p, £1 not anything that would make any kind of dent in your debt like Jack tries to make out.
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