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Post by magpie4ever99 on Feb 15, 2011 0:31:32 GMT 1
Can you blame the supermarkets? People are foolish enough to fall for all the fancy advertising and marketing. They are indeed.My daughter was telling me about her friends mother who is a florist.Apparently she took an order just before closing for over two hundred quid.On one order to one person-its madness. Mind the knicker sections always a laugh just before Valentines.Never forget being in Oxford street buying some underwear for myself and watching the blokes buying sexy gear for their partners.They'd stand about three foot away-browse visually then sort of lunge in and grab something.Not one of them checked size  ;D ;D ;D ....   ... Being a bloke I don't blame them  But these are occassions for the big retailers to pull in some cash and so all is fair in love and war |
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Post by skintagain on Feb 15, 2011 0:31:59 GMT 1
i buy my partners underwear for her, im used to it now i did feel a bit embarrased at first.
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Post by Shadow on Feb 15, 2011 0:41:08 GMT 1
Funny how the same embarrassment isnt associated with women buying men knickers. I think nothing of chucking a pair of pants for Mr Shads in the trolley Magpie-I agree.I wish people could see through some of this stuff and not be so easily led tho  |
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Post by Pollypeterborough on Feb 15, 2011 2:33:50 GMT 1
S*** i forgot i wondered why MRS P. was not speaking to me. |
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Post by Fairscup on Feb 15, 2011 8:41:57 GMT 1
Valentines Day, Halloween, Mother's Day, Father's Day - all created by Supermarket chains after your money. They don't get a penny from me. Stay well away.   . Christmas in September and Easter in feb. Don't get me started.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 9:17:12 GMT 1
I don't think it right to say they were created by supermarkets. As far back as can I remember they existed then before supermarkets.
However the supermarkets have exploited almost to a criminal extent.
Now Valentines Days gone, out come the Easter Eggs, and Christmas start around the end of September in supermarket.
It a brave man who ignores Valentines Day without written conformation from his wife.
Just like a friend of mine, him and his wife decided not to buy each other Christmas presents, so come the day she gives him a parcel which containing a gold ID bracelet.
"I thought we weren't giving presents this year" he said, but his wife said "I thought you were only joking"
I've no need to tell you he suffered for a long time.
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Post by Ann1 on Feb 15, 2011 11:30:35 GMT 1
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Post by Pollypeterborough on Feb 15, 2011 12:28:58 GMT 1
Humbug. i tell you its all the yak,s fault. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 14:20:47 GMT 1
Well at least Halloween is! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 18:54:08 GMT 1
Humbug. i tell you its all the yak,s fault. Probably comes from the Everton and former Smoggs front man having scored against The Toon at some point...............  CWL  |
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Post by Pollypeterborough on Feb 15, 2011 19:08:37 GMT 1
Humbug. i tell you its all the yak,s fault. Probably comes from the Everton and former Smoggs front man having scored against The Toon at some point............... CWL ;D
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... Being a bloke I don't blame them 
. Christmas in September and Easter in feb. Don't get me started. 
I've seen Newcastle United win silverware!
Tesco had Xmas stuff on their shelves second week in September and Easter stuff just after New Year!!! 
If it didn't sell, they wouldn't do it!!!!!