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Recent Posts Tagged With 'supermarket'
Bags of fun at Marks & Spencer
So Marks & Spencer charges 5p for each of its regular carrier bags, partly "to encourage customers to reduce the amount of bags they use".Today I bought a few groceries at Marks & Spencer, and the cashier persuaded me to pack them in two smal...
Headline: Grant seals return to Portsmouth
I first saw this headline out of context - in a giant news ticker in the window of my local Sainsbury's supermarket. It left me wondering what Grant seals were, and why they had abandoned Portsmouth in the first place. Perhaps the water was too pollu...
Should I buy a Fokin teapot?
I went to the Chinese supermarket recently to buy a teapot, but couldn't decide between a Fokin teapot or a Fukang teapot. What do you reckon?And yes, I am very immature. ...
Publications: Practical Reptile Keeping
Today's specialist magazine is Practical Reptile Keeping:I spotted it in my local Morrisons supermarket last week. Amusingly, it wasn't at the back on the magazine aisle, but up front with the newspapers, gossip mags and sandwiches. But then, I suppo...
Muesli for the mathematically challenged
I spotted this in my local Sainsbury's supermarket:So one packet of Dorset Simply Delicious Muesli costs £2.09, but if you buy two (at £4.50) then the unit price rises to £2.25.Is Sainsbury's trying to discourage shoppers from buying in bulk? Perh...
