A bit council (Vol 3)
Discussion
Filton-flyer said:
Probably been done to death already but here goes:
McDonald's
I went to one last night in Newport on my way home from the velodrome.
It was Council to the max!
There was a child's birthday party in full swing and my son and I watched in amusement as the cake was wheeled out to the baying crowd of children.
All the parents (some probably biological, some maybe not so) had tattoos and pouches of tobacco, various scruffy pushchairs were littered over the seating area and lots of snotty looking children were basically running amok all over the place.
Two things that made me chuckle were when "Happy Birthday" was sung, very few of the "guests" actually knew the child's name which left a somewhat awkward silence during the singing.
The children appeared to have some well chosen names too, I counted an Ellie May, a Conner Bruce and a Jordan. 
When I returned to the car park what did I find parked next to me?......... that's right a Vauxhall Zafira with all seven seats deployed.
The Spruce goose said:
Where did all these stupid 'unique' names comes from?
Seemed to arrive around the same time as the proletariat decided they were spushul, and deserved white cars (on PCP), orange tans, and sex ponds in their low maintenance (read, not a shred of greenery) gardens.schmunk said:
Filton-flyer said:
Probably been done to death already but here goes:
McDonald's
I went to one last night in Newport on my way home from the velodrome.
It was Council to the max!
There was a child's birthday party in full swing and my son and I watched in amusement as the cake was wheeled out to the baying crowd of children.
All the parents (some probably biological, some maybe not so) had tattoos and pouches of tobacco, various scruffy pushchairs were littered over the seating area and lots of snotty looking children were basically running amok all over the place.
Two things that made me chuckle were when "Happy Birthday" was sung, very few of the "guests" actually knew the child's name which left a somewhat awkward silence during the singing.
The children appeared to have some well chosen names too, I counted an Ellie May, a Conner Bruce and a Jordan.
When I returned to the car park what did I find parked next to me?......... that's right a Vauxhall Zafira with all seven seats deployed.
Integroo said:
Quite apart from the council element, it surprises me that Asda knowingly allow people to claim a discount/cashback on products that other people bought in the first place!kingston12 said:
Integroo said:
Quite apart from the council element, it surprises me that Asda knowingly allow people to claim a discount/cashback on products that other people bought in the first place!http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php...
"The main article makes reference to "a letter" from ASDA that says they allow the activity, and another piece includes a quote from an ASDA spokeswoman apparently praising "wombles" for being savvy shoppers. However, reading the various threads on the topic, it is clear that an increasing number of people are being banned from stores and/or threatened with prosecution for fraud for an activity "that moneysaving bloke off the telly" unequivocally says is accepted, if not encouraged."
Integroo said:
Fair play to them IMO.If the supermarket is happy to give the discount voucher to customer A, I don't think they can reasonably grouse about customer A freely choosing not to use it, and customer B collecting it.
Not without looking a mealy-mouthed, anyway.
The core marketing message to these discounts, after all, is "we'll help you with low prices". Ignoring the fact that if they know their product is cheaper elsewhere, they could actually 'help' by dropping their price very easily.
The supermarkets really don't want to get into a public conversation about this - their carefully designed system of 'rebate' on expensive prices, instead of simply lowering them, is predicated on the customer almost always not claiming that rebate.
Wombling holds their feet to the fire. Good on them.
Digga said:
The Spruce goose said:
Where did all these stupid 'unique' names comes from?
Seemed to arrive around the same time as the proletariat decided they were spushul, and deserved white cars (on PCP), orange tans, and sex ponds in their low maintenance (read, not a shred of greenery) gardens.SpeckledJim said:
Integroo said:
Fair play to them IMO.If the supermarket is happy to give the discount voucher to customer A, I don't think they can reasonably grouse about customer A freely choosing not to use it, and customer B collecting it.
Not without looking a mealy-mouthed, anyway.
The core marketing message to these discounts, after all, is "we'll help you with low prices". Ignoring the fact that if they know their product is cheaper elsewhere, they could actually 'help' by dropping their price very easily.
The supermarkets really don't want to get into a public conversation about this - their carefully designed system of 'rebate' on expensive prices, instead of simply lowering them, is predicated on the customer almost always not claiming that rebate.
Wombling holds their feet to the fire. Good on them.
Now discuss whether an Asda discount voucher is fungible.
MartG said:
Oh FFS, really.At first I couldn't work out if it was a Daily Mash type article but I actually think it is real.
Anyway what is she feeding her child that crap!
HTP99 said:
MartG said:
Oh FFS, really.At first I couldn't work out if it was a Daily Mash type article but I actually think it is real.
Anyway what is she feeding her child that crap!
Saw this off that page though
http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/23/inside-uks-first-sex...
V8mate said:
Old story. Check the date.
Saw this off that page though
http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/23/inside-uks-first-sex...
funny that - i clicked there too!Saw this off that page though
http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/23/inside-uks-first-sex...
HTP99 said:
MartG said:
Oh FFS, really.At first I couldn't work out if it was a Daily Mash type article but I actually think it is real.
Anyway what is she feeding her child that crap!
Digga said:
SpeckledJim said:
Integroo said:
Fair play to them IMO.If the supermarket is happy to give the discount voucher to customer A, I don't think they can reasonably grouse about customer A freely choosing not to use it, and customer B collecting it.
Not without looking a mealy-mouthed, anyway.
The core marketing message to these discounts, after all, is "we'll help you with low prices". Ignoring the fact that if they know their product is cheaper elsewhere, they could actually 'help' by dropping their price very easily.
The supermarkets really don't want to get into a public conversation about this - their carefully designed system of 'rebate' on expensive prices, instead of simply lowering them, is predicated on the customer almost always not claiming that rebate.
Wombling holds their feet to the fire. Good on them.
Now discuss whether an Asda discount voucher is fungible.
An Asda voucher is fungible if Asda says it is?
Genuine guess.
mattyn1 said:
V8mate said:
Old story. Check the date.
Saw this off that page though
http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/23/inside-uks-first-sex...
funny that - i clicked there too!Saw this off that page though
http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/23/inside-uks-first-sex...
Article said:
‘Some men keep them for 24 hours and sell them straight back
Spare tyre said:
Delivery company ruined christmas
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15792946._Delivery...
Dad wearing cartoon character-themed Christmas jumper = councilhttp://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15792946._Delivery...
If only there was text on the back saying:
"...and now on CBeebies it's Peppa Pig...in pepper sauce"
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