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Mind blown...

If you use Gmail, you can put '+crc' between the end of your email and the @ symbol and it'll think it's a new email, but will still end up in your inbox.

Can you ELI5?

If your gmail address is muppetteer@gmail.com you could use muppetteer+crc@gmail.com as an alternative e-mail.

Haha sure.

So, if your email was muppetteer@gmail.com, and you had already registered to buy something from CRC, so didn't qualify for the new user discount you could sign up again using the email muppetteer+crc@gmail.com and it would both register as a new email on their system and still arrive in the inbox of your good old muppetteer@gmail.com email.

You can do the same with other variations, such as muppetteer+lfgss@gmail.com or muppetteer+beaker@gmail.com and they should all work, ending up in the same inbox.

@Tijmen & @PeteJChurchill

Thank you, this makes absolute sense now.

you can also add random . or - in at any point too

phildas@gmail can be phil.das etc

you can also add random . or - in at any point too
phildas@gmail can be phil.das etc

For what it's worth, doing that usually results in a totally new customer account with that retailer rather than just tricking the discount code checker or whatever. For Wiggle, go nuts, but as someone who has worked in ecomm for small businesses for a while it's fucking annoying. My personal brand of payback for that is that loyal customers get early access, better discounts in promo times, etc, and this is based on spend and profitability. Anyone playing the new email trick will never end up on my good list, and neither will anyone who returns loads of stuff or only buys things from clearance. Its amazing how many customers I have come across who think they've played a huge part in building [brand] up to whatever it is, but in fact may have cost the business money overall.

You can also put dots anywhere in your email address to create a new email address which still delivers to you.

lfgss@gmail.com = l.fgss@gmail.com = lfg.ss@gmail.com etc

Edit - teach me not to refresh a page I've had open a while before replying.

Quite a few systems are wise to that though and strip out the dots and pluses on gmail.

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBFRPFCS3007/frappe-fcs-3007

Great Gates belt drive commuter with Nexus Gears for £329

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Thanks for the heads-up.

Mine were just dropped off by Hermes.

Planet X has flash sale for indoor trainers https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/accessories/bike-accessories/trainers-and-rollers
I ordered 365x Fluid Pro Turbo Trainer and hope won't regret it!

Shutt Velo Rapide are having a mitt giveaway. Buy three pairs and you’ll get free shipping.
https://www.shuttvr.com/collections/sale/products/shutt-aero-mitts

Drove to fucking Lincoln yesterday.

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Beaut!

Every cloud

Oof that's nice! (Potential dibs if / when you sell)

Well nice.

(Potential dibs if / when you sell)

Noted.

Incidentally, the bloke I bought it from actually lived in Scampton, which is, of course, Lincoln's version of Biggin Hill.

The local pub is called the Dambusters. Made me want to move back up north.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagebicyclesuksales/permalink/1229890077384515/?sale_post_id=1229890077384515

Not sure if this is the right thread but this popped up on my feed and thought it was a steal. Too small for me unfortunately
£150 Vitus 979 frame, 57cm

3x11 xtr front mech £6.99

Can't believe they were making triples that recently. Obviously no one bought one.

Fudge I'm jealous now, that is a delight