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by thegeek
Tue 27 Sep, 2016 10.00
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 232
Views: 125239

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

The Royal Bank of Scotland have their own big brand positioning advert - it's got a bit of 'mea culpa' in it about the banking crisis, which I guess affected their reputation more than NatWest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ7jYcHM0uE also this one, perpetuating the myth that it's hard to spend S...
by thegeek
Sun 25 Sep, 2016 10.40
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 232
Views: 125239

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

NAB floated the Clydesdale and Yorkshire last year, and they're now owned by CYBG plc.
by thegeek
Fri 16 Sep, 2016 16.57
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread
Replies: 817
Views: 395205

Re: The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread

I have seen a similar bank of card only tills at a Sainsbury's somewhere in London when I visited recently (EDIT: It was the London Euston Station Local). The barcode scanner requires you to aim the barcode in quite a specific direction, and the machine is even less convenient because there's still...
by thegeek
Tue 13 Sep, 2016 19.26
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread
Replies: 817
Views: 395205

Re: The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread

Those Tesco yellow labels haven't always been correct, I've tried buying the 600ml Glaceau SmartWater bottle which to this day has a meal deal sticker, but has never been part of the meal deal. However Tesco have finally added the smaller own brand orange and apple juice bottles to them. Wonder if ...
by thegeek
Tue 13 Sep, 2016 19.24
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2149
Views: 852518

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

do we need a Post Office thread? My local Crown Office is pretty decent - there's no space for much upselling. The nearest sub-office is inside a newsagent and is full of signs in bold Times New Roman "politely" requesting customers don't do things. The one up in Walthamstow really annoys ...
by thegeek
Tue 13 Sep, 2016 19.19
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1157908

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

https://up.metropol247.co.uk/thegeek/thumbs/IMG_20160913_120024.jpg I think the only standalone M&S Food to Go I've seen before is the tiny one in Baker Street station - this seems to be a similar deal: it's basically M&S's take on a Pret, except the sandwiches are probably made some way aw...
by thegeek
Tue 16 Aug, 2016 19.45
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1157908

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

old: http://www.thameswater.co.uk/tw/common/images/new/logo-header.png new: https://up.metropol247.co.uk/thegeek/Screen%20Shot%202016-08-16%20at%2019_37_41.png I spotted it on a van a couple of weeks ago, and it's in an ad in the local council freesheet - but not yet on their website. Quite an unins...
by thegeek
Mon 18 Jul, 2016 14.40
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1157908

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

I hope they do something sympathetic to the the fascia in Walthamstow - it's in a lovely building (check out the beehive in the masonry - and while you're at it, the inviting window display) Nothing's more inviting than open coffins! Maybe they should put some mannequin corpses in just to make it c...
by thegeek
Fri 15 Jul, 2016 21.33
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The next big leader?
Replies: 175
Views: 84500

Re: The next big leader?

scottishtv wrote:
thegeek wrote:Speaking of buses, I found the Vote Leave battlebus in our work car park yesterday, still replete with its 'let's give the £350m to the NHS' lie. I guess they thought it would be a good hiding place.
Turns out it's been hiding in plain sight too.
Same car park. :)
by thegeek
Fri 15 Jul, 2016 08.16
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 9280
Views: 2693957

Re: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board

Baconroll101 has made three posts so far. One is verging on useful; the other two remind me that the school holidays must almost be upon us.