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by WillPS
Tue 21 May, 2024 12.42
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2530
Views: 1186274

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

"that's more like it" is such a shit slogan for a supermarket.

I thought Asda was meant to be moving upmarket? Cartoony/fun branding does not seem compatible with that aim, but then neither do most things about the Asda brand.
by WillPS
Tue 21 May, 2024 12.37
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 247
Views: 142985

Re: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread

interesting to see that while Amazon are phasing out the 'just walk out' from their own stores, they're licensing it elsewhere: https://www.mkfm.com/news/local-news/milton-keyness-first-checkout-free-store-using-amazons-just-walk-out-technology-opens-at-unity-place/ I suspect you posted on the wron...
by WillPS
Tue 14 May, 2024 17.13
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: There an election this year.....
Replies: 15
Views: 943

Re: There an election this year.....

Charlie Wells wrote: Mon 13 May, 2024 11.20
WillPS wrote: Sat 11 May, 2024 14.17Conservatives as the 4th party behind Lib Dems and Alba. That'd be weird, for example.
I think that's highly unlikely to happen, in part due to the first past the post electoral system.
I agree, it'd be weird. It's not a prediction, but I think whatever happens will be something of that ilk.
by WillPS
Tue 14 May, 2024 17.12
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 491
Views: 131255

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

I just received a warning for trying to 'bypass the character limit' in the Eurovision thread. I said all i needed to say in that short sentence so why is the board throwing a strop because i typed '30 character limit' so i could post what i wanted? Your message didn't really add much tho did it? I...
by WillPS
Sun 12 May, 2024 22.27
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 491
Views: 131255

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

I just received a warning for trying to 'bypass the character limit' in the Eurovision thread. I said all i needed to say in that short sentence so why is the board throwing a strop because i typed '30 character limit' so i could post what i wanted? Your message didn't really add much tho did it? I...
by WillPS
Sat 11 May, 2024 14.17
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: There an election this year.....
Replies: 15
Views: 943

Re: There an election this year.....

Parliament will have to convene if only to allow for the formalities of dissolution to happen.

I think it'll be a weird election, probably good, but I can't quite work out what sort of weird it might be.

Conservatives as the 4th party behind Lib Dems and Alba. That'd be weird, for example.
by WillPS
Tue 07 May, 2024 10.37
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Old supermarket signage
Replies: 17
Views: 1176

Re: Old supermarket signage

Until recently there was still a handful of Icelands with the 90s logo - wouldn't surprise me if there still is 1 or 2 remaining. Morrisons aggressively rebranded everything all at once, the exceptions being the handful of supermarkets they (intended to) close or sell off imminently, but that was qu...
by WillPS
Fri 19 Apr, 2024 00.33
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 247
Views: 142985

Re: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread

But recently it's got worse. Put a few things on the card last month which I wanted to pay off in full this month only to find that I now can't pay debit card through the app as apparently VM can't provide this anymore even though everyone else can. My only options were either an automated phone nu...
by WillPS
Tue 16 Apr, 2024 09.26
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 247
Views: 142985

Re: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread

This is reminding me of the heady days of the early 2010s when Byres Road in Glasgow had three branches of Santander within about 50m of each other. Looking at Street View, the former Bradford & Bingley was gone by 2012, but the ex-Alliance & Leicester lasted until 2019. (The Abbey branch r...
by WillPS
Fri 12 Apr, 2024 19.25
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Technology Thread
Replies: 41
Views: 13862

Re: The Technology Thread

If your phone had been a Samsung and had failed in a similar way, you would have almost certainly had to send it away. At least Apple has a network of stores in fairly easy reach. Really? I live close to Nottingham, which has no Samsung store. When my Galaxy S9+'s USB port binned out a few years ag...
by WillPS
Fri 12 Apr, 2024 19.22
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 247
Views: 142985

Re: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread

Nationwide's press release about the Branch Promise said: The Promise ensures the Society is protecting branches and we will only close a branch when we absolutely need to, for example a lease expiry enforced by the landlord. They repeated that line when announcing the Virgin Money offer , specifyi...