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  1. Esma Rose

    Is this new luxury Woolworths item worth the steep price?

    I am totally blown away with Woolworth's. I thought they had their customers @ heart. Obviously not. They are just using the ham with their guinea pig golden shake to find out if it is viable to introduce the upper level to more expensive foods they want you all to test in the future. Well...
  2. Esma Rose

    A new twist on Australia's classic snack: What has Buddy's Bar in Newtown done to fairy bread?

    When I dined out in the past, I wanted something different to what I cooked. I can make fairy bread any time I want. Even to add various bits & pieces if someone tells me to try. $7???????? gotta be joking. Next he will be thinking how to "doll up the crusts."
  3. Esma Rose

    Are you prepared for a shocking increase in electricity prices? Find out how it will impact your wallet!

    So, I have been scrubbed by truth. Goodbye & thanks for the short time to be allowed my say. ESMA ROSE.
  4. Esma Rose

    Are you prepared for a shocking increase in electricity prices? Find out how it will impact your wallet!

    I am nearly 98, my immediate family have pre-deceased me. I should be released from any debts I just might foolishly create but NEVER have' to this minute. The Lord will take me to live with my family forever in his mansion if I am judged correctly for having done for everyone who has needed...
  5. Esma Rose

    Huge $48 million Bunnings mega-store set to unveil in Australia

    I'd be overjoyed if the new store came to Croydon Melbourne. Some of THE happiest moments I had with my late husband was twice a week @ Bunnings' during his retirement. We had lunch in the little Cafe', buy what we needed then he updated for me, to show how a new product worked. We both...
  6. Esma Rose

    ‘Un-Australian’ behaviour? Shocking state of public BBQ sparks outrage!

    Things taught as children should be things to keep in our lives constantly until they are in grained. Many today have turned the simplest & common decency to others' out the window. It is the adults you can constantly blame for such filthy bbqs in our lovely Parks. Been there, & no matter...
  7. Esma Rose

    Don't miss out on this brew-tiful deal: Get a FREE coffee machine at Woolies!

    Whenever I see an explosive hint "FREE" but you need to BUY to get something FREE, immediately I say to myself, "What's the catch" & my brain goes into top gear. You can bet your bottom dollar that one in a hundred tricks of the trades that eventually YOU are the loser. They are way ahead of...
  8. Esma Rose

    Are Supermarkets Now Charging Customers for Cash Withdrawals? Woolworths Responds

    Come on, look @ other avenues. From experience I found before I had feet trouble I did my shopping @ Coles & always got ready cash from them, FREE. If I had to pay 20 cents today I'd be thanking them more. 20 cents is a trifle to people like me who...
  9. Esma Rose

    Ferrero Rocher expands their iconic range to the freezer aisle

    YES! Put them on special to find out if they can be cut up to give more serves on something else we like. I have not seen how they are displayed yet in the package.
  10. Esma Rose

    This popular coffee range and a huge TV manufacturer have issued urgent, potentially life-threatening recalls

    I don't blame you one iota for your complaint as above Ricci. I've been caught out for "free knowledge" in the past. Let them do the necessary scouting around & remember the old saying, "Every man is worthy of his hire." I get tired of free loaders, & I've had many believe me because I am a...
  11. Esma Rose

    Woolworths' $2.15 Spray Revamps Grout in Just 15 Seconds!

    Mr Chips you are a good example to all men who live alone. You STILL have your pride. I nearly had a seizure when I viewed "that" shower. I guess she never had time to even think of it other than dirty. Who knows, there are people who help others before themselves . Bad habits are easily...
  12. Esma Rose

    Joke Getting fitter as I get older

    Get down and swallow it!!!
  13. Esma Rose

    ALDI Shopper Shocked by 54 Per Cent Price Increase of Frozen Veggies in Just 6 Months - Is Healthy Eating Becoming a Luxury?

    Greed. Is it ever going to stop//.The Supermarkets are out to get you. The time has come the walrus said, to talk of many things. For people who have time, room & can afford pots of all kinds, buy seedlings or packets of seeds & grow vegetables yourself. From 3 yrs old I was taught by my...
  14. Esma Rose

    The extraordinary life and career of Harry Belafonte: Remembering the late ‘Day-O’ singer, actor, and activist

    I loved everything about Harry. How could you ever forget the way he treated everyone with dignity. The silky voice & his mannerisms. Rest in Peace & KNOW you were well loved. Thanks for the memories.
  15. Esma Rose

    Breaking News: Australia loses beloved ‘Larrikin Priest’ Father Bob Maguire at 88

    Father Bob, if there ever was a person I wanted to meet it was you. You are going to be missed by so many people of all walks, colors, religions & even comics. Your mischievous face will be long remembered & your straightforwardness was such an asset to thousands of people. You were so...
  16. Esma Rose

    This viral sink-cleaning tip could do more harm than good – Cleaner shares the best way to unblock your drain!

    Boiling water and soap suds always the winner for me. VERY rare because I quickly learnt to keep fats away from the sink. Wait until fat s are cold & wrap them in newspaper.
  17. Esma Rose

    Keith Reid, co-writer of John Farnham's iconic hit ‘You're the Voice’, passes away at 76

    R I P you beautiful soul. May the Heaven's be praised for your wonderful talent and finding John Farnham to be great friends with. John cannot be with you @ the moment as he & his family are going through THEIR private hell with all his fans, but I know he is sending much love to you as we do.
  18. Esma Rose

    Supermarkets Stir the Pot: Popular tea brand at risk of being pushed out of Australia

    I am 97. If Coles & Woollies don't do a turnabout very soon, I'll be not seeing 100. I am fed up with their Company policies, their small mindedness & giving us oldies an inferiority complex. GREED seems the order of the day, downright selfishness & forget about the other person. "Quality"...
  19. Esma Rose

    This One Kitchen Mishap Could Ruin Your Wooden Spoons

    Put them in a milk jug with a small amount of olive oil and add tepid water. Rinse, dry well, air then put them back in the drawer. Once a week is suffice.
  20. Esma Rose

    Discover the new feature at Coles that will revolutionise the way you shop!

    Look, I am so tired of these supposed new ideas. They just never get it right. In a few months you can bet on it, they will have some other plan in the brewing pot. Each day we get 24 hours older & MORE whacky ideas are strewn around. An excellent example are our trains. Why do not the...
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