Went on a small trolley-dash in Primark today. While the clothes in M&S or Next might be nicer or of better quality, if you need lots of clothes in a hurry you can’t beat Primark. Having lost about 4 stone in weight, 6 inches of waistline and a couple of inches of collar size over […]
Entries Tagged as 'Shopping'
Overpackaging
August 6th, 2016 · Comments Off on Overpackaging · Life
The other day Jayne and I went down to visit the kids and help them sort out some stuff in their new flat. The main part of this was sorting out a large delivery of furniture from World of Oak Furnitureland, or something like that. The furniture was all pre-assembled. All that needed doing was […]
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Eight Psychopaths
August 7th, 2013 · Comments Off on Eight Psychopaths · Life, Music
A good day yesterday. The postman delivered an eagerly-awaited package containing the DVD of Seven Psychopaths, and the CD boxset of Doctor Feelgood (1974-77 the Wilko years). Now I know that Wilko is not a psychopath, but back in the early 70’s his performances certainly gave a good impression of one. Good enough to justify […]
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Technologically challenged
November 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Technologically challenged · Life, Technology
For the last few days I have been wrestling with technology. My PC died over the weekend and I spent a couple of days trying to resuscitate it, then a few days deciding what to replace it with. I finally forked out on a new one on Tuesday when trying to use the laptop annoyed […]
Just in time for xmas!
October 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Just in time for xmas! · Life
I know it might sound like a lot of money, but if anybody has the odd three million quid to spare I quite fancy getting my hands on the newly-discovered Velazquez painting. Its a real bargain when you consider that there are only 98 known works by Velazquez and £3 million is a mere fraction […]
Walking on air
October 16th, 2011 · Comments Off on Walking on air · Life
I bought some new trainers yesterday. It shouldn’t be a big deal, but I’m really pleased with myself because I have been meaning to get new ones for at least six months. During that time I have been alternating between forgetting and putting it off because I can’t stand shopping for trainers. Seeing the huge […]
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Unsolicited testimonial
September 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Unsolicited testimonial · Life
I figure that if I’m happy to moan about companies that mess me about or rip me off I should be equally happy to praise companies or products that impress me, and today I was mightily impressed by Fireplace World.
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Like a kid in a sweetshop?
July 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Like a kid in a sweetshop? · Life
Seeing as I am off work this wek, just using up some holiday, and live just round the corner from the County Oak retail park, I went for a stroll this afternoon to look round the big shops. Actually, to be more accurate, I had to go to the pet shop to get yet another […]
Expensive tastes
July 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Expensive tastes · Life
Our local Sainsbury has been getting a revamp. It has made shopping a mixture of adventure and confusion. Every time you go there the car park has a different layout and so has the shop. Everything is in a different place each visit – even the ATMs and the front door. As a consequence, when […]
Have HMV given up?
March 8th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Life
I went into Crawley’s HMV the other day. What a shock that was. There is now a huge space devoted to electronic gadgets: iPads, PlayStations, iPods, etc. and naturally rafts of expensive accessories for all of them. It is all very nicely laid out too – low counters with lots of these toys on display […]
