04-09-2019, 10:02 PM
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Have just bethunk meself - Lidl sometimes have language courses for sale - I bought one a few months ago (must have been in the right place at the right time
), it came with four CDs and a course book so that you could read the lessons at the same time as listening to them.May be an idea to keep an eye out for any in future.
04-09-2019, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd
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I use Duolingo (Italian) on my Android Tablet - it's free apart from the odd advert after you complete each lesson. The App monitors your progress - all you need to do is complete two lessons every day - and you are rewarded with `Lingots` which can be used to protect your `streak` (the number of continual days you learn the language) just in case you miss a day's lesson.They also email you a progress report every week and you can use that email to go to their site (posted by Ray C) and learn even more.
04-09-2019, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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I am wanting to improve my Spanish as I am only a beginner and I have found some software that seems good for me, I downloaded a trial and I like the way they teach it.It is expensive at $99 but Spanish lessons cost at least £15 per hour so it seems worth it to me.
I almost clicked to buy but I'm worrying about paying over the net. Are these sites that have a lock at the side of the web address really secure?
Should I or shouldn't I.
ALWAYS.
04-09-2019, 10:12 PM
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Apropos Internet buyingWhile this makes life easier,and you can return goods trouble
free, often with postage paid, why do Stores and Fashion Shops post their garments squashed up in miniscule plastic bags?
One could damage the garment trying to open the parcel with scissors.
Surely they can afford a larger plastic bag.
On the other hand why does Amazon send out a tiny article in a very large cardboard box?
Who knows?
05-09-2019, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Azure
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Apropos Internet buyingWhile this makes life easier,and you can return goods trouble
free, often with postage paid, why do Stores and Fashion Shops post their garments squashed up in miniscule plastic bags?
One could damage the garment trying to open the parcel with scissors.
Surely they can afford a larger plastic bag.
On the other hand why does Amazon send out a tiny article in a very large cardboard box?
Who knows?
In the case of thin and small plastic bags for clothing it reduces costs of storage. Increasingly plastic bags have small holes in them in order for them to be placed in a big container which is then evacuated so that voids are avoided.
05-09-2019, 09:22 AM
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I rarely buy over the net, preferring to see the goods in the shops. However I did buy a used, refurbished camera lens from www.mpb.com, it arrived yesterday, I couldn't find it elsewhere.A thing like a language course might be difficult to find in the shops. In and around Charing Cross Road is/was the first place I'd look, but I don't know. Many long-established specialist shops do still exist in London, but fading away slowly.
05-09-2019, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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In the case of Amazon et sim it saves money to have a reduced number of box variants. In the case of thin and small plastic bags for clothing it reduces costs of storage. Increasingly plastic bags have small holes in them in order for them to be placed in a big container which is then evacuated so that voids are avoided.
Multi £million Companies like Amazon UK can afford to waste money while paying little UK Tax
If I and many others, received a New Garment squashed up in a mini bin liner looking as though it had been slept in all night, we would not but other garments from that supplier.
It is fine to use plastic bags for small items like socks and underwear ,but not for expensive garments, such as expensive Coats, Jackets or Dresses.
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