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Offline Snoopy

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Bloody Shopkeepers
« on: December 27, 2010, 02:44:17 PM »
Or is it the newspapers looking for a story?
Daily Telegraph
"Retailers fear unhappy New Year as Boxing Day sales disappoint"
http://tinyurl.com/2fqytmo

Independent
Shoppers flock to high street sales
http://tinyurl.com/2bjchtt

Well ~ which is it?
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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2010, 02:51:20 PM »
Here, in the same article in the Daily Fail: -

Quote from: The Daily Fail
Shops hit by snow chaos and panic buying

Blizzards and icy conditions meant many shoppers abandoned their trips while some stores were forced to close.

Brent Cross shopping centre in North London, one of Britain’s biggest, was forced to close on Saturday afternoon, losing trade worth up to an estimated £5m.

In some supermarkets there were long queues and empty shelves as shoppers began to panic buy amid fears food supplies would not reach stores in time for Christmas.

So basically the snow kept everybody away yet panic buying cleared the shelves?  Shrugs:

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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2010, 03:09:15 PM »
So basically the snow kept everybody away yet panic buying cleared the shelves?  Shrugs:

Is it panic buying or was Nick shopping online again?  rubschin:
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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2010, 03:19:35 PM »
I have just bought an rug online. What can possibly go wrong?
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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2010, 03:23:43 PM »
I have just bought an rug online. What can possibly go wrong?



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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2010, 03:25:17 PM »
I have just bought an rug online. What can possibly go wrong?

If you used the link I sent you and assuming you got the measurements right .... Nothing can go wrong. Our rugs from there were perfick!


Mind you the Fed Ex guys hate having to carry the rugs.  rubschin:


Oh and they are forever emailing you after you have bought from them but I find the delete button soooooo handy. How many rooms they think one home has is a mystery.
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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2010, 05:22:19 PM »

Oh and they are forever emailing you after you have bought from them but I find the delete button soooooo handy. How many rooms they think one home has is a mystery.

Same goes for Glasses Direct, I got my glasses from them a couple of months back, every week since then I have at least one e-mail from them with their latest offers. They must think we're all like Elton John or Dame Edna
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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2010, 06:38:29 PM »

Oh and they are forever emailing you after you have bought from them but I find the delete button soooooo handy. How many rooms they think one home has is a mystery.

Same goes for Glasses Direct, I got my glasses from them a couple of months back, every week since then I have at least one e-mail from them with their latest offers. They must think we're all like Elton John or Dame Edna

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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2010, 07:04:43 PM »
"I have just bought an rug online. What can possibly go wrong?!

Thats brave+can you ensure it will fit and match your existing hair colour ?
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Re: Bloody Shopkeepers
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2010, 08:07:33 PM »
Most amusing, Mr Head  ::)
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« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2010, 08:08:34 PM »
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