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by Jacket
Sun 28 Apr, 2024 18.22
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Very Official McDonalds (and other fast food outlets) Thread
Replies: 330
Views: 226280

Re: The Very Official McDonalds (and other fast food outlets) Thread

Nothing could beat a quarter pounder with cheese that had been stuck in the production bin for way over the 10 minute maximum holding time. Hot all the way through and the cheese just oozing. Seems they're admitting there's a problem. Just heard an ad for "small improvements to our classic bur...
by Jacket
Sat 30 Mar, 2024 17.37
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2042
Views: 1032457

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

It looks like the prehistoric IBM/Toshiba tills at ASDA are finally being replaced with a new system with an NCR touchscreen - perhaps as part of the decoupling from Walmart. https://up.metropol247.co.uk/woah/thumbs/Asda.jpg Just been served on one of the new tills. It's the same software as Icelan...
by Jacket
Thu 21 Mar, 2024 17.58
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2042
Views: 1032457

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

This makes me the tiniest bit sad. Was something kinda nice about seeing them still using the same tills as when I used to work there almost a quarter of a century ago! I briefly wondered if the training manager who trained me on the old tills would be training people on these ones, then I realised ...
by Jacket
Sat 07 Oct, 2023 11.56
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 248
Views: 205289

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

tillyoshea wrote: Sat 07 Oct, 2023 08.42 They’ve taken the heavily stylised church behind the house out of their logo.
It wasn't a church but a "tall building to represent industry", according to their history page. https://www.nationwide.co.uk/about-us/our-history/
by Jacket
Wed 13 Sep, 2023 01.18
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2164
Views: 971856

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Killingworth is a surprise - Poundland used to have a store right opposite Wilko, which had closed at some point before I was last down at that end of the centre a few months ago. Seems odd that they're going to open up again a few metres away, although it's a much bigger unit so I suppose they'll w...
by Jacket
Mon 29 May, 2023 17.10
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2575
Views: 1312449

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

They are different products but it's the change to the Seabrook logo I was talking about.
by Jacket
Mon 29 May, 2023 13.14
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2575
Views: 1312449

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

Seabrook crisps with one of those rebrands that's so similar (yet strips out some of the character) you wonder why they bother. New: https://up.metropol247.co.uk/052023/1685361722_730288511.png Old: https://up.metropol247.co.uk/052023/1685361738_1610174774.jpg It's weird - they had the same packagin...
by Jacket
Fri 28 Apr, 2023 16.18
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Windows 9 is now Windows 10
Replies: 240
Views: 156292

Re: Windows 9 is now Windows 10

And how the heck do you switch it off? I've tried Googling but all I get is ways of switching other things on and off. I've also hunted through the Edge settings but, again, can't find anything. Any help gratefully received. This thing, you mean? https://up.metropol247.co.uk/042023/1682695040_83302...
by Jacket
Tue 18 Apr, 2023 02.19
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: TV Theme Tunes
Replies: 13
Views: 14031

Re: TV Theme Tunes





I guess I'm a sucker for sax.
by Jacket
Wed 28 Sep, 2022 10.17
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2575
Views: 1312449

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

The Waitrose everyone seems to forget about in Eldon Sq bus station is closing soon, however. Whuuuut? That's a shame, and weird - I've never been in there without there being an enormous queue. But maybe that's because there's lots of people buying a few items each, like I always am, and because p...
by Jacket
Wed 07 Sep, 2022 14.34
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2575
Views: 1312449

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

And for reasons that I'm sure make sense to somebody, they're using two different logos.

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