shopping

COMPARING IS WORTH IT. from menhir 33 days old

[ ... ] value. There is so much shopping psychology at play today, which to a large extent relies on people who do not take the time to make comparisons.

BIRTHDAY GIFT DILEMMAS from menhir 59 days old

Another birthday present, one which had to be posted, was not quite complete. A voucher would add to the gift quite nicely, I thought. One store, a ...

BORDERS CANNOT SELL YOU CD'S OR DVD'S ONLINE from menhir 337 days old

Borders (the book shop people) cannot supply CD's and DVD's on the internet shopping site because their suppliers are in administration. Who are their ...

DID YOU REALLY! from menhir 338 days old

In the coldest shop in town yesterday, the conversation went like this. We keep meeting in shops. The best people do. Haven't got all my shopping ...

THANK HEAVENS FOR LITTLE ROSETTES. from menhir 354 days old

I ordered some chocolate products by mail requesting the delivery for today. Excellent delivery, the chocolates arrived on the specified date. One ...

TROLLEY OLYMPICS from menhir 521 days old

There is an exit from the supermarket that requires you, the shopper, to climb up eight steps. On the left side of the eighth  step is a pair of metal ...

WATER LIGHTS from menhir 687 days old

This time last year I was replacing an electric kettle that lasted about 4 years. Previous ones have worked a lot longer, about eight years. I replaced ...

OPENING KERFUFFLE. from menhir 699 days old

Recently a new store opened here. It is a medium-sized supermarket which was asset stripped by its two previous owners and was beginning to look a bit ...

HOW ON EARTH DO YOU WORK OUT THAT ONE? from menhir 700 days old

There I was in front of the foot care section of a well known supermarket peering at the care items for feet, when my eyes fell upon earplugs!

HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE from menhir 718 days old

I'm having a brief break from doing greetings and things for the seasonal and annual contact, and I am blogging about it. I always say  the greetings ...