by
Chris Reed,
20 November 2009, 14:22
The new Cadbury's Dairy Milk partnership with Ghanaian entertainment culture is wonderfully positive and full of life as well as a glass and half full of milk! Zingolo is the first single released from “Glass and Half Full” records, Cadbury’s own...
by
Ian Moore,
18 November 2009, 18:32
In Scotland, mince pies are not what they might seem. In fact if you dig about in the chiller section in Tesco, you'll find them labelled superfluously (north of the border) as 'Scotch Pies'. (I can't imagine the good Celtic folk of Cornwall...
by
Chris Reed,
11 November 2009, 16:50
Tesco has tied up with talent search site 1Click2Fame to launch a series of mobile audition pods outside its stores – why? you hear yourself ask. Don’t you ever go grocery shopping and have that sudden urge to rush into a photo booth-like pod and start...
by
Ian Moore,
11 November 2009, 10:09
Roughly one-third of people who intend to respond to an offer actually do it. This thought came to mind as I was waiting patiently for my string of coupons to print at the Sainsbury's checkout. A much-vaunted megabucks initiative........ but why,...
by
Ian Moore,
04 November 2009, 22:53
I'm constantly entertained by the stuff kids come out with. Only at the start of this term, two of ours independently came home to announce that their respective form mistresses were Miss Cane and Miss Smacky (quite close, in fact: Miss Kane and Miss...
by
Chris Reed,
04 November 2009, 20:47
The news that Newcastle United’s incompetent owners (the ones that got them relegated) are now auctioning off the rights to their ground, the very famous St James’ Park, should surprise no one. A name is not just a name in the world of football. Newcastle...
by
Ian Moore,
30 October 2009, 10:02
When you think about it, the average bottle of spirits is half full. At least, I'm sure this mathematical rule-of-thumb must apply to stock on display in the on-trade. I've often been struck, therefore (in Scottish bars especially, where a plethora...
by
Chris Reed,
22 October 2009, 14:58
It’s been done before but you can’t help smile through a cynical face at the Wallace and Gromit Great British Tea Party. This time it’s to help sick children and coming up to Christmas with Children in Need around the corner who better to benefit at Christmas...
by
Ian Moore,
17 October 2009, 19:36
When is a promotion not a promotion? The answer - it looks to me - is when it's a BOGOF in Tesco. Widely reported in the past 24 hours, Tesco is to replace its perishable BOGOFs with BOGOLs : buy one, get one later (apparently you get a coupon so...
by
Ian Moore,
15 October 2009, 15:28
Apparently 41% of homes still have the government's Swine Flu leaflet, four months after receiving it. These eye-watering statistics (brought courtesy of CCB Fast.MAP, a survey of 983 UK-profiled adults) show just what is possible when the consumer...
