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I NEVER WANTED IT, ANYWAY

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Can you guess who the owners of these items are?
Have a go and enjoy!!!!



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I Never Wanted It, Anyway is a site where you can buy and sell gifts with a break-up story behind...

Diamond ring
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Real World Price: €1,000
Break Up price: €800
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The product:
Yellow gold ring and diamonds
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The Story: 
Ben, my ex-boyfriend gave it to me on St. Valentine's Day. He told me it was a very expensive family jewel, but a few days later I met his ex-girlfriend. When she saw my hand, she said:"oh, I see that Ben has given you my ring. I'm sure he also told you it was a family jewel", and the she left smiling.

Mountain bike
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Real World Price: €1,000
Break up price: 300
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The product: 
almost new
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The story:
My ex-boyfriend gave it to me for my last birthday. Two days later, I saw him kissing another girl and broke up with him at that very moment.
We used to ride a bike together , so I think if I sold my bike, I would forget him easier.

A Rulex watch
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Real world price: €6,000
Break up price: €2,000
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The product:
Only worn twice
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The story:
It was a wedding gift from my ex-mother-in-law, but I can't bear her
daughter any more and I don't want to see the watch again and the face of my ex-wife either.

Pindora ring
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Real world price: €80
Break up price: €35
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The product: 
Little use. ring made in sterling silver and in the shape of an angel's wings.
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The story:
When we started dating, he was gallant . He used to come to my job and called me every day, but after several months Ifound out his real face. I went to take a coffe and he was kissing another person. It was a man.

Timmy Hilfigger brown watch
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Real world price: $ 200,000
Break up price: $ 125,000
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The product:

Never used. Still stored in its original case with its tag price.

Watch with an sxtra strap. One is brown leather and the replacement is a blue rubber one. It's stainless and water resistant.

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The story:

I don't wear watches beacuse I don't like jewellery or accesories, but this is very beautiful and a luxury for any occasion.

                            



 My soul
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 Real world price: priceless
Break up price: forty years of beauty anf youth
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The product:
Soul
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The story:
When my fiancé left me two weeks before our wedding, the devil appeared to me and he proposed to buy my soul in exchanfe for forty years of beauty and youth.
I sold it.
Never again will my soul be for a man. I had sold it to the devil and I will be for many years conquering men with my beauty....without giving my sold never, ever.

Pindora ring and bracelet
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Real world price: €1,000
Break up price:€400
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The product:
A gold ring and bracelet, all pre-owned.
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The story:
My partner gave me these jewels when we decided to get engaged.
One month before our wedding, my fiancé, during a romantic dinner, told me that he was in love with another woman.
I would like to sell them because I'm still thinking about him and I need to forget him.

Fishing rod and reel
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Real world price: $350
Break up price: $100
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The product:
Fishing rod with its reel, including case.
Few uses, in perfect condition.
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The story:
My boyfriend enjoyed fishing. He bought me an expensive and fantastic fishing rod  so, this way I could go with him several times.
Few months after, he fell in love with another woman.
I would like to sell this fishing rod with reel because  in fact, i don't like fishing, it seems boring to me.There are some things that one only does for love!!!

Tuis woman´s wrist watch 
 sold by

Real world price: €200.00

Break up price: €140.00

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The product:

Tuis woman´s wristwatch in perfect state, without scraches or imperfections.

In addition, it's water resistant up to 50 m.

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The story:

My ex-boyfriend gave me this beautiful watch the day before dumping me because he was in love with another woman.

I would like to sell it bacause wearing it on my wrist reminds me of him and that makes me feel sad.

Tennis racket                                

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Real world price: €150

Break up price: 75

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The product:

 Little used. In good conditions. A few scratches

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The story:

My ex-girlfriend lent me this tennis racket to play one day, but we broke up and she never asked again, so I decided to put it on sale due to the little use I do of it.

I hope she never asks again!

Timmy Chuu shoes

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Real world price: €795
Break up price: €400
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The product:
Ivy 85 leather slingback pumps. Heel measures, 85mm. Antique-rose leather, Ballet Pink colour, size36.
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The story:
I hate high-heeled shoes. That´s not my size....he had never been good choosing presents, but this was the worst. A few weeks later I discovered he wasn't for me. He was cheating me with my room mate!!!

 

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Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town of Bad Aibling

Watch the video and answer the questions about the accident:

1.- What type of line was the one where the accident took place?

2.- How did the accident happen?

3.- Why was the rescue difficult?

4.- Why do you have to slow down on that stretch of track?

5.- What did the nearby hospitals have to do in order to take care of the injured?

6.- Have all the black boxes been recovered?

7.- Waht is the automatic breaking system designed for?

8.- According to the witness, how long does the train normally stop at this point? Why does it stop?

    How long did it stop on the day of the accident?

9.- Why could the accident have been worse?

10.- Are train accidents frequent in Germany?

Thanksgiving 2015

Mercadillo solidario 2015

Thank you for taking part in our charity on 23rd April. Thank you for your craft work and your bakery. The funds we have risen for the Red Cross amount to 355.03€.

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Merry Cristmas to you all!!!

Muchas gracias a todos por vuestra colaboración y vuestra participación en las distintas actividades que os proponemos, y por supuesto, por vuestra presencia. Nada de esto sería posible sin vosotros.

Comparto  algún instante del día de ayer que, como ya lleva sucediendo en los últimos 12 años (y no son pocos)

celebramos el concurso gastronómico, con unos niveles increíbles, y con esta actividad damos por finalizado el primer trimestre.

El concurso nos apasiona por el alma que ponéis en él y por eso seguimos celebrándolo año tras año, pero digamos que es una excusa para juntarnos, relacionarnos y compartir , y no penséis que no se come todo. Vosotros vais pasando, pero el centro está abierto hasta las 21:30 (y si tiene que ser más, pues más), y a esas horas no hay paladar que se resista.

Gracias a todos y ¡Feliz Navidad!

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by Amalia González López

Christmas Eve was coming and there was a great commotion in Santa’s workshop.

Some elves seemed worried, others looked sad and most of them expected impatiently the arrival of their boss.

Two hours later, Santa Claus met them in a pretty room decorated with mistletoe and spruce branches. All the furniture was in red and green. All of them sat down around a big table while Santa’s wife was serving hot chocolate and biscuits.

“Dear elves”, Santa said. I’m affraid that I haven’t got a good news”

The elves looked at each other.

“The children today don’t want toys, they prefer electronic gadgets like mobile phones, i-phones , tablets and things like this. Unfortunately the Japanese make those articles chiper tan us. The more they work, the less we work. For this reason I wont need all workers”.

The elves stayed in silence until one of them, a redheaded fat elf named Tuki stood up and said, “Don’t worry Santa, some of us were thinking that this could happen and we have learned to make christmas sweets, to sell them and then, extend the business”

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Lila stood facing the window shop staring at the doll of her dreams, yet she knew that she could never have it because her family was very poor. Then, she set off towards the huge Christmas tree placed in the middle of the square and looked up hopefully to the dazzling star. Suddenly, one of the three old men told her that whoever looked at the star had the opportunity to make three wishes. She hesitated for a moment and then she asked as first wish for health for her grandparents who were very ill. As second wish she begged for a job for her parents and when she was going to make her third wish, the eldest man advised her to think about it carefully. The little girl looked again the star and with her eyes closed she made her last wish. She wanted that all children in the world could have a present for Christmas.

The following day, Lila woke up very early in the morning and ran downstairs to the living room. She gaped at the small Christmas tree when she saw under it her well-loved doll. Then, she got close to the window and saw a large shooting star in the sky. She thanked it and grinned from ear to ear.

Mª Teresa Pérez López

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 1 She’d given him an incorrect address. Now he was chatting with another girl.

 2 Meanwhile he remained bedridden in hospital after suffering a serious accident, remembering nothing.

 3 He lost his phone; he expected hopefully the message, but that never happened.

 4 In an appliances store she watched stunning pictures of plane crash. He’d died.

 5 After checking mail for many days, she found it in the Inbox Spam.

 6 Hurt, she sent: “forget me, I’ve got married”. Appalled, she read: “Full bin”.

 7 She might have given him wrong address.

 8 In the end she returned to the beach to meet a new friend.

 9 One day she went mad and took a plane just to see him.

 10 She couldn´t understand anything until one day she received a special phone call.

 11 Her heart was bleeding. She was heartbroken. She wouldn’t trust a man anymore.

 12 She was walking when she saw him with another woman. She was disappointed.

 13 One day she went mad and took a plane just to see him.

 14 One day, she received an email saying that he died in an accident.

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