Competition
Posted by dulwichmum on Fri 18 June 2010
My mother has been reading the Daily Mail again. Apparently grandparents often help to pay for holidays and childcare… I was liaising with Fiona, The Travel Architect, organising a nice trip to Carlisle Bay in Antigua, when Brenda announced that we were all off to Portugal on the “Family holiday of a lifetime.”
“You can lounge by the pool, while I take my grandson on a pilgrimage to Fatima. I will make an altar boy of him yet…”
She has booked for us to go to The Ocean Club in PRAIA DE LUZ!!!
OHMYGOD (shrieks).
I telephoned the resort last night to discuss important details like childcare provision, restaurants and the consistency of the toilet paper. A receptionist with a thick norther accent asked:
“Are you German or are you from France.”
“We are from Dulwich sweetie,” I replied, “Our offspring are not permitted solitude until they have graduated from medical school – no need to worry about us.”
In preparation for our trip, I have instructed Albina to stock up on Andrex – it is Soft, Strong and Long. Like low thread count sheets, I despise foreign toilet paper – paper being the operative word. I wonder if I should employ someone from Pimlico plumbers to travel ahead and ensure the absence of hole in the floor toilets? Europe is not for everyone (stomps foot).
Tonight I have discovered that Albina has become completely addicted to this Facebook competition.The game is quite simple; all you need to do is have a pull on the Pup-o-matic (which works in a similar way to a slot machine, but instead of boring fruit symbols you get to play with the Andrex Puppy and his friends) for a chance to win one of thirty top prizes every day for 21 days with a total value of over £20,000.
There’s a whole host of fun things to be won from a Sony Cybershot Digital camera to gift vouchers for all your favourite stores (all chosen by the Facebook fans), as well as many smaller prizes such as money off coupons and Andrex Puppy goodies. Can you believe that I have been paying her to gamble?
I should fire Albina, but what if she wins something? She is using my broadband and my desktop, so her prize would be mine, surely? I have just joined this Facebook group just to make her aware that I am watching… May I suggest that you join it too?
Help me out here. Lets glare at her and try to shame her into sharing her winnings, before I fire her and take her to court…
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Daddy Papersurfer said,
Ferragudo is nicer …….. I happen to know someone who owns a luxury apartment there ……. just sayin’ …….. *whistles innocently*
Mother Hen said,
The question is do you take her and the Andrex on holiday? And her prize is surely your prize!
Hot Cross Mum said,
Hole in the floor toilets, you say? Ye gads woman. Forget the loo roll, just take your Hunter wellies and the Harpic.
dulwichmum said,
Daddy dear,
If only you were a single man, you could marry my mother!
Sweet Mother Hen,
You know her prize is my prize, how dare she! And of course we bring our own toilet tissue on holiday – OHMYGOD! Europe is full of barbarians!
Perfect Hot Cross Mum,
I shall send Albina ahead with the Harpic. I cannot abide these “domestic” tasks – I mean, check out my nails!
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