microdave Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Saw these by the checkout in Sainsbury's earlier this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 5 hours ago, Loonytoons said: Our bigger Tesco have decided that splitting aisles is a good idea. For example, we now have half the biscuits on the same aisle as half the cleaning products, the other half of the biscuits selection is in with half the diluting juice section. Result is, I now go to a store where they have kept the same layout for years. Asda have been pulling the same trick too. Used to have a single aisle for chocolate and unhealthy shite, but now they've split it into three rows with other stuff, presumably so that people can't just avoid the "bad" aisle and resist temptation by not seeing it. No doubt they'd be doing the same thing with alcohol if they could get away with it. 27 minutes ago, microdave said: Saw these by the checkout in Sainsbury's earlier this week. The consensus last year was that they'd held off a bit with the Christmas shite, so I presume somebody got a rocket for missing out on all the early Christmas spending from eejits. Mentioned this before, but I worked for a chain who sent out Christmas stock to go on display in the last week in July, and the first shipment disappeared like snaw aff a dike. When the sales figures came in, that week always had the second or third highest sales. People are very strange. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 50 minutes ago, microdave said: Saw these by the checkout in Sainsbury's earlier this week. Bog rolls? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 7 minutes ago, BFTD said: The consensus last year was that they'd held off a bit with the Christmas shite, so I presume somebody got a rocket for missing out on all the early Christmas spending from eejits. Mentioned this before, but I worked for a chain who sent out Christmas stock to go on display in the last week in July, and the first shipment disappeared like snaw aff a dike. When the sales figures came in, that week always had the second or third highest sales. People are very strange. Aye, people are weird. They wouldn't think about buying stuff for Christmas this early but as soon as it goes on sale, they'll snap it up thinking they can spread the cost over four months but I'd bet that they'll just eat it fairly soon after buying it. Meanwhile, the supermarkets think there's a demand for it and try selling it a bit earlier each year. Vicious circle. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 1 minute ago, Cosmic Joe said: Bog rolls? We're finally back to pre-covid levels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 3 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: That f**king Bruce Springsteen song: this season's "putting on a show". Horrific chant. I'd love to unload a sawnoff shotgun in the general direction of whoever comes up with these chants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 5 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: That f**king Bruce Springsteen song: this season's "putting on a show". Horrific chant. I have absolutely no idea what this means. I suspect that makes me a winner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 3 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: I'd love to unload a sawnoff shotgun in the general direction of whoever comes up with these chants. Try Qur’an, 42:37-43 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 On 26/08/2024 at 12:05, Central Belt Caley said: In a museum or anywhere there’s large amounts of information on walls/posters and folk feel the need to stand 5cm away from the wall so no one in the close vicinity can read what they’re reading. Added into the fact they’re typically the slowest readers in the world, I’ve nearly had multiple heads gone this weekend. On a side note, the topography of terror and memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin are both excellent and I would highly recommend. Had a chuckle reading this. Purely because when I read the first two paragraphs I was thinking of my trip last month to the Topography of Terror in Berlin They maybe employ some auld codger to do it all it day. Had a guy at one point move in front of me while I was reading as if I wasn't even there. Some folk have absolutely no personal awareness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Happened to my wife in Madrid. She was looking in the window of a shop and this old Spanish guy put himself between her wheelchair and the window. She tried "excuse me" with no effect so I stepped in with my best rendition of "puta di madre" learned from "Narcos". It worked. Got a dirty look but he moved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 10 hours ago, microdave said: Aye, people are weird. They wouldn't think about buying stuff for Christmas this early but as soon as it goes on sale, they'll snap it up thinking they can spread the cost over four months but I'd bet that they'll just eat it fairly soon after buying it. Meanwhile, the supermarkets think there's a demand for it and try selling it a bit earlier each year. Vicious circle. Where I am they call it the 'ber months so the festive season will start tomorrow. The shopping centres will have the decorations up and the xmas songs will be ringing out. I love Christmas but not in September. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 16 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Had a chuckle reading this. Purely because when I read the first two paragraphs I was thinking of my trip last month to the Topography of Terror in Berlin They maybe employ some auld codger to do it all it day. Had a guy at one point move in front of me while I was reading as if I wasn't even there. Some folk have absolutely no personal awareness. To be fair, the folk that annoyed me to the point of posting were actually a young couple in their early 20s. Stood directly in front of one of the exhibits for ages and began having a conversation between themselves blissfully unaware they were blocking everyone else from seeing what was on the wall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Electro Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 "X, formerly Twitter". One of the biggest roasters on the planet tactically rebranded the platform. Just refer to it as X, and, hopefully the profile of this odious individual logarithmically declines to zero. Also, big thumbs up to Brasil today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 22 minutes ago, Dan Electro said: "X, formerly Twitter". One of the biggest roasters on the planet tactically rebranded the platform. Just refer to it as X, and, hopefully the profile of this odious individual logarithmically declines to zero. Also, big thumbs up to Brasil today. Don't think Robert Reich's ideas will resonate much with MAGA 'Murca.......... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/30/elon-musk-wealth-power 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Read Isaiah 35:7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Hibee Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 4 hours ago, hk blues said: Where I am they call it the 'ber months so the festive season will start tomorrow. The shopping centres will have the decorations up and the xmas songs will be ringing out. I love Christmas but not in September. Can confirm. Had a couple of days in Manila last year in early October and the girls serving breakfast in the hotel had those reindeer antler things on their head. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 People who hold the fork in their right hand and the knife in their left. Dragged up! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 People who put their mobile in their back pocket. The risk of theft or sitting on it IS ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE TO ME EVEN IF I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!??? WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!!???? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 4 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Read Isaiah 35:7 Swear to god (see what I did? ) your patter is absolutely honking mate. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 2 minutes ago, Rugster said: Swear to god (see what I did? ) your patter is absolutely honking mate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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