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Hibiscus Matters gave away a basket supplied by Life Pharmacy Orewa containing goodies valued at over $500 for Mother’s Day. The question was: tell us about the best advice that your mother ever gave you. Choosing the winner fell to Hibiscus Matters editor Terry Moore and manager Pauline Stockhausen and was no easy task.
There were around 60 entries on our Facebook page, including a great deal of good advice, affection for mums and humour.
Amazing how many people were advised to always wear clean underwear! Special mentions go to Jo Seed, whose mother’s advice was “Never sleep with your flatmates and never trust a man with eyes too close together!” and Tracey Rowland whose paternal grandmother told her “to wear pantyhose on dates with boys because by the time they get them off, they will have lost interest!”
However, the winner was Marie Barrett of Stanmore Bay, whose entry read: “Anything worth having is worth working for. I came from a family with six children and I learnt from an early age to buy, sell and trade, or to work hard to get items my parents couldn’t afford. It made me appreciate my treasures more than if someone just gave them. I have instilled these values in my children as well”.
She tells us she shared the $500 worth of goodies with her mother and mother-in-law on Mother’s Day. Pictured are Hibiscus Matters advertising sales consultant Angela Gallagher and Life Pharmacy Orewa owner Antony Wentworth presenting Marie with her prize. Thanks to all who entered.
