Categories: "In real life"
Bodycare UK allows poppies to be worn
By Value hunter on Nov 4, 2009 | In News, In real life, Common sense, Political correctness | Send feedback »
News earlier today was abound, that Bodycare stopped a member of their staff at their Wigan branch, from wearing a poppy. The reason given was that company policy did not permit any badge or emblem, charity or otherwise, to be worn, for fear of… more »
Abbey banking farce continues
By Value hunter on Nov 3, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business | 2 feedbacks »
Day 16: Still no access to our account. Promised us on Saturday that an email would be sent to "the back office staff" regarding our account being mixed up when transfering over to their "one time passcode" system (I cringe whenever the word system, is… more »
Product placement is damaging TV and radio
By Value hunter on Nov 3, 2009 | In News, In real life, On the web, TV | Send feedback »
After just a few weeks of product placement being allowed in our TV shows and radio, it is already apparent that it is dictating the direction and topics, that some shows are using. Jerermy Vine (dinnertimes radio 2) is a prime example. I listen in on… more »
Abbey telephone banking security
By Value hunter on Nov 2, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business | Send feedback »
The Abbey national has now sank to a new low! Not enough that I cannot access my account using Abbey online banking (due to the system being down for two weeks) it's not enough that they didn't ring back after more than an hour on the phone trying to… more »
How much did you spend on food shopping this weekend?
By Value hunter on Nov 1, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, Common sense, Frugal thinking, Thrifty shopping | Send feedback »
I love watching those TV programs where a "celeb" attempts to help members of the public, with their amazing new found wisdom. I have yet to see a single program that can beat my record for eating prime cuts of meat, plenty of fresh fruit and veg (that… more »
