Aargh! Finally outed as a crisps addict, but all in a good cause;-). First one on its way, laalaa.

laalaa, do the codes have to be from special promotional packs or can they be from any packs of Walkers. I've a load at home and could email the codes tonight.

@ Anne(gb) Thanks ever so much!! Crisp addicts unite!

@ Debs: It says something like "Gary's Great Trips" on the front of single and multipacks (but not all flavours have this). On single packs, the code's down the left hand side on the back and on multipacks it's on the inside of the wrapper.
Thank you very much!

*nudge* pleeeease?

another on the way ...
(sorry, only one six-pack, as we have to rely on altruistic visitors ...)

sorry, no codes, but advertisement for our next Leo Treffen - Anne (GB) can you join us? Other London/London vicinity Leos?
related discussion: Leo Picnic 28. Juni, Hyde Park, London

vero: Wow, great minds! I was just going to tell laalaa that I'd done some advertising in the London picnic thread!

Sorry laalaa, I've a stash of Walkers - not for me of course, for the rest of the family:-) - but none of them are the promotional packs. I'll keep an eye open though.

To Anne(gb)for her excellent PR work, to Debs, and to Marianne(BE), who went out on a Continental limb to procure codes: thank you very much, much appreciated :)

If anyone else wants to support Laalaa - don't buy the builders' breakfast, I just did and they are disgusting!

I can just offer my spiritual assistance. :( However, I guess that´s better than nothing :)

Thank you, vero - hope you've recovered from the experience :)

Bother! I've been regretting throwing my packs away and only have a couple left now, but I can send you the codes on Monday, as I keep mine at the office for lunch breaks.

Five more coming your way as I'm typing.

Good luck with the exchange students!

Thanks a lot, Heike. Much appreciated! :) :) :)

Another one is on its way to you.

Cheers, Carola! :)

Status report (and thanks to Anne :)
Just over halfway there to take the whole bunch to a National Trust property.
So, any help (still) greatly appreciated.

laalaa, I send you another code.

Thank you, Jenna2708! Just collecting at the moment, since the points have to be distributed just before we go. I'm sure it'll be fine, though. Thanks!

How many more points do you need, laalaa? *thinks: I could buy my supplies in advance, but would hold you entirely responsible if I end up looking like Michelin Man by exceeding my weekly "ration";-)/thinks*

Hi Anne, o trusty code collector!
Just done a quick tally: 14 students plus 4 chaperones. We'd like to take them to Lyme Park (Pride and Prejudice) and Little Moreton Hall (Moll Flanders), since they've seen both films and are keen to see the locations "in the flesh". So that's 140 points for both visits. I currently have 96.
But I fear for your cholesterol levels ☺ , so please don't overdo it (that's what I've been telling myself). Grateful for even 2 points towards it. Everybody has been very kind. Thanks again!

another email on the way
96+18=114 :-)

Wow, Marianne, special thanks for the long-distance codes !
*guilty conscience creeping in* I'm not making you all eat loads of crisps, do I???

laalaa, if I wouldn't constantly forget, I'd gladly use the opportunity to eat more crisps! Just sent another one through in the email - how many more to go?

Two more numbers are on their way - 12 + 6 points to add to the total.

laalaa - forgive me for hijacking your thread but I just wanted to ask vero about #10 - what are "builders breakfast" crisps supposed to taste of? greasy spoon with overtones of dockers tea? I can't see them replacing salt and vinegar in this household.
And no need to fell guilty about crisp consumption - these are stocks that are strictly rationed, otherwise they'd be gone within a couple of days with three gannets around - I'd be lucky if I even got a packet.

No problem, Marianne. Tastes like fried egg with a bit of sour baked beans thrown in (I hate baked beans). Lets wait for vero's comment and don't even think of tasting "Cajun Squirrel" (one of the other contenders - the mind boggles)
Like the picture of your gannets circling the pantry :)

Oh, and lots of thanks to Villager and vero!!

"Cajun Squirrel" - bester Britischer Humor.

Warum denn nicht gleich "Dead Possum Blanket" oder "Cat Hairball"?

Well, what can I say, I have successfully banished the taste of the builder's breakfast from my mouth. As far as I can recall, they tasted of rotten eggs. Don't think that any discerning builder would like breakfast that tasts like this.

*drumroll*
Tadaaaaa, the magic number has been reached!

♥ To Anne, Marianne, vero, Heike, Carola, Jenna2708 and villager ♥:
Thank you so much for making this possible!
Will raise a glass to your very special on the day (you'll probably need it after munching all those crisps - sorry.....cheeky!)

☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Really appreciated :))))))

Brilliant. Have a great day out with your exchange students, and tell us how it went!

Great! Have a lovely day!

@ all my wonderful contributors:
Thanks to you, the group had a superb day out: I'm hereby passing on their thanks as well. Great to see so much enthusiasm in teenagers - not one moan or "I'm bored"- slouch in sight.
Thank you all very much (hope your cholesterol levels are back to normal by now)!

Good, I'm glad it went so well, laalaa. There's nothing like eating crisps in a good cause!

Well done you, too, laalaa - you obviously organised a good trip for your students.
Now on a strict diet ... just kidding
Cheers anyway (responding to the raised glass ;-)