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    Paul_B posted the thread Miso with seaweed soup - what is the seaweed? in Lovely Grub.
    My partner came home from the big city with a large pack of sachet miso soup in seaweed flavour. They come in two sachets, one of a...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread.
    Not Cartmel one by any chance? The Apple Pie shop used to be good for, can you guess what? Their crown buns!! Nice round with about 7...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Old Fashioned Truck Stops.
    There is one high up on the A66, or used to be with a huge carpark. Is that still open or closed years ago? I think France does this...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread.
    Cumbria has a history of family food recipes. IIRC there is a famous butchers towards the west coast known for their sausages based on a...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Service Charge - Enforced Tipping.
    I don't usually do elegant. Waffle, digression, losing my thread I do but elegant is not how I would describe most of my posts, but I...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Service Charge - Enforced Tipping.
    I had a mate who was in HMRC and he said they didn't; bother with cash tips. Too hard or wasteful to police for little gain. However the...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Service Charge - Enforced Tipping.
    TIp is totally discretionary and paid byt he customer after service and often after the bill has been paid. It is really a cash based...
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    Paul_B reacted to Kirsty's post in the thread Metal detectors with Like Like.
    Thank you very much for suggestions and advice. @Nice65 budget but decent is exactly the category we are looking for, I will take...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Service Charge - Enforced Tipping.
    No but then they're the outliers. A kind of old way of showing how much you have. Most tipping is probably the direct service...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread.
    One of the Lakeland legends of food. Unfortunately I don't like ginger so have never tried it or wanted to. I do know people who do not...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Service Charge - Enforced Tipping.
    It matters not how much they were paid it was the intention of the customer who was satisfied with the service that determines the...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Service Charge - Enforced Tipping.
    I thought tips have always been about reward for service. The tip the bellboy for carrying your heavy bags up or tip for good service at...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Service Charge - Enforced Tipping.
    I disagree that they should be added to every item price because tipping and service charge is purely meant to be a reward for good...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread Service Charge - Enforced Tipping.
    We used to pay by card and if service was good we paid a tip by cash. Usually leave it in the tray on the table and leave without seeing...
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    Paul_B replied to the thread House kill Pheasant - legalities?.
    Legal query was a theoretical. If I had time it would have been food for us. I was just curious as to the exact legal situation not that...
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