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by thegeek
Mon 01 Sep, 2025 11.22
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Technology Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 108013

Re: The Technology Thread

A colleague (in his early 40s) recently referred to his 'carphone'.
by thegeek
Mon 01 Sep, 2025 11.20
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: More English flags in your area?
Replies: 13
Views: 2616

Re: More English flags in your area?

There's a lot of Saltires going up round some parts of Glasgow, which we assume are part of the same protest.
by thegeek
Mon 25 Aug, 2025 17.07
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2295
Views: 1370036

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Pizza Hut have closed their 'flagship' restaurant in Argyle Street in Glasgow City Centre - meaning you'll no longer be able to stand outside Tim Horton's and sing the Fast Food Rockers song.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pizza-hut-suddenly-closes-down-062007390.html?guccounter=1

(I find it kind of ...
by thegeek
Sun 24 Aug, 2025 09.19
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread
Replies: 872
Views: 795429

Re: The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread

I think the points lock thing is new. Someone in Birmingham spent £80-odd of my points a few years ago, and support restored them with no quibbles. As you say, it must be costing them a bomb.
by thegeek
Sun 24 Aug, 2025 09.17
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2185
Views: 1543929

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread


The Kidlington store (Est. 1979) changed to a Metro in the early 2000s, but changed back to a regular superstore when the Metros were abolished. Are there many Metros which didn’t become Expresses?


Well Street in Hackney was a Metro and is now a superstore.
Its sign says 'est 1978' , though I ...
by thegeek
Mon 21 Jul, 2025 16.44
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 628
Views: 492293

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

I get the geoblock message if I try to access the forum with the Pixel VPN turned on - it doesn't let you choose your geographic region but I thought usually gave you an IP in the country you're actually in.
by thegeek
Thu 10 Jul, 2025 13.42
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2185
Views: 1543929

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

I popped into AmazonFresh for lunch today - the standard meal deal is now £3.60 for Prime members (or £4 for everyone else), and they've dropped some of the fancier baked goods from the snack selection - the £3 cinnamon buns used to offer fantastic arbitrage.

I'm baffled by the products in the ...
by thegeek
Mon 07 Jul, 2025 17.37
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The TSB & Lloyds Bank relaunch news and information board
Replies: 215
Views: 312690

Re: The TSB & Lloyds Bank relaunch news and information board



I'm sure everyone has seen by now that Santander are buying TSB, but feel like it ought to be mentioned here in the thread of record.


If they rebrand that'll probably be the point I close the TSB account I've had since I was 5 :'(


presumably it went through a Lloyds TSB phase somewhere in ...
by thegeek
Thu 03 Jul, 2025 22.50
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The TSB & Lloyds Bank relaunch news and information board
Replies: 215
Views: 312690

Re: The TSB & Lloyds Bank relaunch news and information board

I'm sure everyone has seen by now that Santander are buying TSB, but feel like it ought to be mentioned here in the thread of record.
by thegeek
Thu 03 Jul, 2025 21.34
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Adverts that irritate and entertain
Replies: 1298
Views: 830289

Re: Adverts that irritate and entertain


Anyone seen the Fosters ad on TV recently? Didn't it originally have a guy tell his brother in law the drink was an obscure tipple called Voodoo Jazzhands? They seem to have censored it, as now he says Voodoo Jazzha- and gets cut off.


This advert is back, and were it not for this post I'd have ...
by thegeek
Wed 02 Jul, 2025 21.30
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2295
Views: 1370036

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake


With the sale of WHSmith Retail completed, WHSmith.co.uk is now redirecting to https://www.tgjonesonline.co.uk/


Went past a branch yesterday and the only outward sign of the change was teeny tiny legal lettering at the bottom of the opening times sign in the window - though perhaps they'd been ...