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by thegeek
Sat 07 Jun, 2025 16.18
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?
Replies: 33
Views: 50287

Re: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?

I'm 'not yet eligible' for Premium Lite, it says here, as they're rolling it out gradually.

I'm not currently subscribing to any music service, because I'm being a cheapskate and waiting for another 3 months of Spotify for £9.99 deals to come along - though I think the adverts will get the better ...
by thegeek
Mon 07 Apr, 2025 08.22
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Old supermarket signage
Replies: 58
Views: 142824

Re: Old supermarket signage

WillPS wrote: Sun 06 Apr, 2025 21.53 The Starbucks across the road in the former Happy Eater is well worth a visit to appreciate its ridiculously stylish roof.
Apparently it was a Little Chef, according to its Wikipedia page. I do like a hyperbolic paraboloid in a building.
by thegeek
Mon 31 Mar, 2025 20.53
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2591
Views: 1657080

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

Legal & General appear to have rebranded as L&G. They've sensibly kept the umbrella.
https://cms.legalandgeneral.com/globala ... g_logo.svg
by thegeek
Sun 30 Mar, 2025 17.12
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2591
Views: 1657080

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

has that always been their logo? It reminds me of Radio Shack.
by thegeek
Fri 28 Mar, 2025 13.38
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2257
Views: 1260998

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Bit of a mouthful though - the G into the J doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
by thegeek
Thu 13 Mar, 2025 17.39
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Public Transport in your particular part of the region
Replies: 601
Views: 482587

Re: Public Transport in your particular part of the region

You can add railcards - but not Two Together or Family & Friends - or a 16-18 Young Scot card.

Adding discounts to contactless payment cards isn't an insurmountable problem - they do it in the Netherlands on OVpay: https://www.ovpay.nl/en/age-based-discounts-for-contactless-cards

When you add the ...
by thegeek
Thu 13 Mar, 2025 00.13
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Public Transport in your particular part of the region
Replies: 601
Views: 482587

Re: Public Transport in your particular part of the region

So a new thing in Scotland is ScotRail's tap & go app.

I saw it advertised on Facebook saying it "couldn't be easier" - and I think I would like to disagree with that.

For a start it's not integrated into the existing ScotRail app, and also requires its own account, and you need to manually enter ...
by thegeek
Wed 12 Mar, 2025 18.44
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2168
Views: 1418788

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread


The M&S app has a ‘scan as you shop’ function for the food hall with Apple Pay integrated, so no need to visit the checkout at all. It’s extremely handy when just nipping in for one or two things at lunchtime when even the self-checkout queues can be lengthy.


Is that universal now? I used it a ...
by thegeek
Fri 31 Jan, 2025 14.31
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2168
Views: 1418788

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread



(Years ago I'm sure I heard Robin Galloway's voice one morning on Asda FM in a store in Glasgow - suggesting that they've been voicetracking for years, but also that they might even have had regional opts)

Had a wee look into this, and he mentions it on an old episode of his podcast:
https ...
by thegeek
Thu 30 Jan, 2025 20.19
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2168
Views: 1418788

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

I noticed when I was last in that they've still got presenters on Asda Radio - I wonder if that was the case when they were doing the AI dross and if they ever referred to the songs.

Looking at the presenters listed on their website , their morning turn also co-presents the breakfast show on Hits ...
by thegeek
Tue 28 Jan, 2025 11.55
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2168
Views: 1418788

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

good spot - the trademark for Rollback is owned by Walmart Apollo LLC of Delaware:
https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcas ... 002227429B