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by cdd
Mon 24 Nov, 2025 04.46
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Cooking delivery services
Replies: 11
Views: 823

Re: Cooking delivery services

I don't understand how popular deliveroo/just eat etc are in supermarkets, whenever I'm in Waitrose or Sainsbury's there's often a chorus of ding-dongs from the scanners of the shop staff to no doubt indicate there's a new order for picking

I agree they're overused but I do actually find these ...
by cdd
Fri 21 Nov, 2025 03.57
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Cooking delivery services
Replies: 11
Views: 823

Cooking delivery services

I keep seeing people getting these recipe boxes delivered by subscription, probably because I live among lazy people.

As a lazy person myself, I should be the ideal target for this stuff but so far I can't see the appeal. The food always looks kind of bland, like it would be a downgrade from the ...
by cdd
Fri 14 Nov, 2025 21.24
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2221
Views: 1611825

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread


AmazonFresh (still clinging on for now?) have doors on their alcohol sections too, but I think that's so they can do their age verification.


I went into the Canary Wharf branch last week, intending to impress a friend with it before their demise.

Except they have torn out one of the entrance ...
by cdd
Thu 13 Nov, 2025 02.27
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Windows 9 is now Windows 10
Replies: 277
Views: 302947

Re: Windows 9 is now Windows 10

MacOS is definitely not perfect, but it’s a lot less noisy. I’m still running an M1 16” Macbook pro and it’s still smooth, battery life amazing and no crapware. It’s not for everyone, but it’s considerably more polished than the open source distributions, and a lot less naggy than Windows if all ...
by cdd
Wed 29 Oct, 2025 11.41
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Adverts that irritate and entertain
Replies: 1316
Views: 862313

Re: Adverts that irritate and entertain

Maybe they need the logo on screen for 30 seconds so you don't misread it as 'big oil", which is what I did for the first 10 seconds.
by cdd
Wed 29 Oct, 2025 02.29
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 679
Views: 537104

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

I wonder how much of this is to do with mybb limitations. Or maybe I'm just inclined to blame it because I despise mybb with a passion.
by cdd
Tue 28 Oct, 2025 16.50
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2221
Views: 1611825

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread


Sainsburys sending out an email saying that to pay with nectar you now need to use the QR code barcode on the app, or the magswipe on the card.

I'd be amazed if the magstripe has anything more than the account# and name on it. So I expect this option to either be dropped or to require physical ...
by cdd
Tue 28 Oct, 2025 04.05
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2221
Views: 1611825

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread


Sainsbury's Nine Elms in London has escalators up to the store itself.


I'd kind of taken this for granted without considering how unusual it is. Are there any other stores where almost the entirety of the ground floor is given up to parking?

(The old Sainsbury's Nine Elms was a conventional ...
by cdd
Thu 16 Oct, 2025 03.20
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Windows 9 is now Windows 10
Replies: 277
Views: 302947

Re: Windows 9 is now Windows 10

Pity it isn't chatgpt that's dying :/

Windows 11 + Rufus has worked well for me as I'm currently in a battle of stubbornness about not wanting a Microsoft account. Even though MS are buggers for moving things around, the one thing to their credit is they are very good about not changing the ...
by cdd
Fri 26 Sep, 2025 22.52
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2320
Views: 1430700

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

My understanding is Amz Fresh stores didn't exist to make money but rather to sell the technology and that need has now passed.

Amazon have a habit of doing this, the other example is Amazon Salon which just exists to get a license to sell professional salon products online.
by cdd
Fri 05 Sep, 2025 00.27
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: More English flags in your area?
Replies: 13
Views: 4927

Re: More English flags in your area?

Tbf it's not clear that the country needs to be united by flags when it seems to be already united by potholes