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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

Love me a bit of sausage for Mother's Day 😉

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

I would legit love that bidet seat. I think the Glassguard ad wins this year. Their ads read like satire.

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

I have used those bidet toilet sets when we lived in Malaysia - they are freaking awesome (especially in pre-menopause monthly flood days) I have seriously looked at them in Mitre 10 to figure out if we could retrofit one. Obviously not a Mothers Day gift but deserve attention.

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

“Touch my shoes and you’re living with Nana forever” is 💯 something I’m guaranteed to say to my kid at some point in his life. No one messes with my shoes.

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

I still vividly remember the year that Dyson vacumn cleaners arrived in New Zealand, because my Dad got one for my Mum. It did not go down well, which was doubly bad because her birthday is early May so it was a combined present

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May 12·edited May 12

Your Dad deserves a place on some sort of Survivor show! Clearly, he is a man who likes to live dangerously.

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He was so excited because there was so much hype about them, and it was super expensive. He never made that mistake again, so at least he learned

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

Jeez Steve, so many wonderful ideas here (not). But anyone who has ever cooked a sausage (obviously your Mum and not your own self) will know what those sausages will end up looking like when they are cooked.

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

I think some stores need to think of their target market and think on if their products are actually suitable as aft or not, like is this a conceivable gift for Mothers Day? No? Let's skip this one

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Absolutely!! Like stop acting as if it’s the law for you to hawk some of your goods on every themed holiday

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

I feel like every mum is a DIY mum seeing as nearly all of these were literally giving us chores!!! My fav is the “stunning colours” of black grey and white 😂

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

I really want that tool set!

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

Forever more on the lookout for a whimsical sausage!

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

Whimsical links! 😂

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

A winner of a post

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

Glorious

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

I want a heart shaped sausage!

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

Steve from glassguard made me actually furious

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May 11Liked by Emily Writes

Thanks for the laughs Emily. If only these weren’t actually real ads!!

But good to know that I can buy a warm toilet seat for my daughter- for her a cold toilet seat is the worst.

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I’m feeling relieved that my kids didn’t see any of those stunning gift ideas. I much prefer my text received 3.30pm from my daughter saying “happy mothered (sic) day pookie” and my 13yo son who came and said “Happy Mother’s Day” (after prompting from his Dad), then farted and left! I do feel the love without the stupid gifts!!

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