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    They say 1st impressions count ... well this should do the trick


    I have a thing about quirky doormats and just love this one, everyone comments on it !!

    A bargain at Matalan £5.00


    I'd like to say a very big thank you to Sarah for patiently helping me with the pic, you are a star
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    Ooh, I do like that

    I can see a trip to Matalan coming up

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    Might get myself one

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    I need a new doormat great idea
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    love it
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    That's brilliant!

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    Keep smiling!

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    That's great, I have a laminated welcome sign on my inner door in lots of languages, but might just get this as well .... thank you for sharing

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    This is brilliant, gutted I spent £3.99 on new mat in wilkos yesterday, but I feel this one is far better than my laminated sign with flags which my little ones are convinced should be pulled down more time than its hung up!

    I'm sure my DH won't notice if I swap them.

    Thanks for the link.

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    ooohhh I think I may have to go and look for this in my local Matalans.

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    of to Matalan...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sarah707 View Post
    Yay sue you did it!

    More like WE did it Sarah, with you playing a bigger part what a to do that was !!!!
    Sue x

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    I love that, thanks!

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    this is why I love this forum

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    oooo i NEED one of those

    hmmm, where is the nearest matalan???

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    Don't rush girls.

    I have 5 Matalan around me all about 16 miles away and none of them have the mat, it doesn't appear on their web site either. Apparently it has been a sale item so Sue was lucky to get it.

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    Ohhh thats a shame.... it didn't say sale when i bought mine ??

    As i said earlier i love quirky doormats , especially for the children, so when i get my next one i will keep you updated ( they do tend to wear out very quickly , lots of feet passing over my doorstep!!!)

    I'm now on the look out for the Xmas one
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    Oh now I got a good Xmas one last week at my local garden centre Van Hague. It is an outdoor mat and has Christmas trees and candy canes on. It cost £6.99

    http://www.vanhage.co.uk/garden-centres/
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    Brilliant thanks. Just called my local Matalan store. First of all she said no just had one saying Welcome, when I said I'd seen one on a childminding forum website someone had got from Matalan so she said oh I'll go and look I may have missed one. They've got 20 in stock so she's put one behind the till for me i'll collect it when i'm finished work!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jules12Wed View Post
    Brilliant thanks. Just called my local Matalan store. First of all she said no just had one saying Welcome, when I said I'd seen one on a childminding forum website someone had got from Matalan so she said oh I'll go and look I may have missed one. They've got 20 in stock so she's put one behind the till for me i'll collect it when i'm finished work!!!
    I hate this you ask have you got such and such and tehy just say "no"
    Why can some people not say i will have a good wee hunt around and call you back, they should then actually proceed to call other stores and managers and then ring you back... gosh that really got my goat up

    rant over
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