http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 09:34:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006&page=2#post-159630 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:59:25 +0000 Sinnick 159630@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Woolworths. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006&page=2#post-159629 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:51:27 +0000 beau-jolly 159629@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Re previous suggestions:<br /> <strong>WH Smith</strong> certainly deserves to go. A few years ago they were on the brink of going under but were saved by Gallahers who gave them millions to instal fag gantries in every shop. That is why WH Smith sell fags. Its also why they sell fags at full rsp plus a bit. They don't actually want or need to sell them.<br /> <strong>Thorntons</strong>: Also almost went under but restructured and are now mainly franchises sometimes alongide Hallmark card.<br /> <strong>Lush:</strong> Went bust on first incarnation but came back with a vengeance.<br /> <strong>EWM:</strong> Sells poor quality tat as high quality Scotish tat in English towns. My money is on them down-sizing to Scotish tourist areas. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006&page=2#post-159187 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:21:27 +0000 Titus 159187@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>To waylandsmithy: (a true story - is that allowed here?)</p> <p>In order to get elected, the late Clement Freud, former MP, admitted that he used to quite cynically scan the local paper and make a point of writing an appropriate personal letter to anyone in his constituency who had given birth, won an award, had a notable birthday, been bereaved etc.</p> <p>Worked fine except that when constituents came up to him at meetings and said "Thank you so much for your letter, I realy appreciated the thought" he was unsure how to respond, not having the faintest idea whether it had been, say, a bereavement or a golden wedding aanniversary.</p> <p>Eventually he hit on the idea of always replying "It was the least I could do ..."</p> <p>Genius. He deserved to get elected for sheer chutzpah. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006&page=2#post-159183 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:20:12 +0000 godly1966 159183@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>They don't even sell curry </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006&page=2#post-159179 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:11:36 +0000 The All New Jeni B 159179@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I agree about Currys, but since I've still got warranty on a number of things with them, could they at least wait until they've expired? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006&page=2#post-159177 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:58:06 +0000 sigmund 159177@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Greggs. Tie Rack. Currys. Especially Currys - the most amoral bunch of venal fuckwits. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006&page=2#post-159173 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:03:45 +0000 waylandsmithy 159173@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Could you cover all occasions with just one card? Something with a rabbit on the front, and a caption like 'ooh, look at you!'</p> <p>That's OK for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries etc. Probably OK for a funeral, I'd have thought.</p> <p>Or maybe 'that's the spirit!', written above a proud looking duckling? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159164 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:55:48 +0000 Idiot 159164@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>All the cards you'll ever need:</p> <p><a href="http://tescovaluecards.com/" rel="nofollow">http://tescovaluecards.com/</a> </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159160 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:26:51 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 159160@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Clintons. How can a shop survive selling cards for £2 when Card Factory keeps opening up next door and selling them for 29p? They've already been in administration once, can see it happening again.</p> <p>I’d like to produce a range of generic cards that you can keep in for any occasion with a single word and then a selection of tick boxes.</p> <p>So you’d have “Happy” and then:</p> <p>[x] Birthday<br /> [ ] Christmas<br /> [ ] Anniversary<br /> [ ] Valentine’s Day<br /> [ ] Other, please state .........................................</p> <p>Another one with “Congratulations on”</p> <p>[ ] Your new job<br /> [ ] Your engagement<br /> [ ] Your wedding<br /> [x] Your divorce</p> <p>"Sorry you're"</p> <p>[ ] Leaving<br /> [ ] Ill<br /> [x] Pregnant<br /> [ ] A widow(er)</p> <p>You get the idea I’m sure. If I could be bothered to look I’d probably discover that something similar already exists. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159101 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:09:03 +0000 charlies_hat 159101@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>How on earth is The Body Shop still trading ? </p> <p>I think the first high street victim of the internet was the humble "Private Shop". No one made a fuss about that like they did about pick n mix.</p> <p>Blockbuster wise, there is still a small independent DVD rental shop near my house in Norwich that is trading, long may it last. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159100 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:49:21 +0000 kimllfixit 159100@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'd like to see Cash Converters in a position where they have to pawn themselves off to pay their bills. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159099 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:16:21 +0000 godly1966 159099@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I took a dildo back to as well, it broke all my girlfriend's front teeth. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159090 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:38:23 +0000 sigmund 159090@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Accessorize is the only bit that I see people going in.<br /> </blockquote><br /> That’s only newsbiscuit contributors going in to complain about the spelling.</p> <p><blockquote>I took a dildo back the other day because it was too small....wanted to swap it for something in my size but the bastards said they didn't do returns.</blockquote><br /> That wasn’t a dildo; dildos have been extinct for over 300 years, the last one eaten by Dutch sailors in 1693. Hence, the ‘Dutch’ cap. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159088 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:23:46 +0000 Gerontius 159088@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Anne Summers<br /> I took a dildo back the other day because it was too small....wanted to swap it for something in my size but the bastards said they didn't do returns.<br /> What kind of a business plan is that? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159064 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:19:51 +0000 Ironduke 159064@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I have a huge aversion to perfumeries; its a 'hold your breath and charge' on entry to any department stores to get through the entry barricade of Eau de Girl.</p> <p>Perviously I have been safe upon the high street, until the arrival of <strong>Lush</strong>, who seem to blast out torrents of vile parfum, making a huge song and dance about having massive roughly carved chunks of wax for sale at an extortionate price.</p> <p>Boycott them. Smash their windows. Torch the places. They are making my shopping experience rather less fun, and therefore they should be expunged with extreme prejudice. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159057 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:42:58 +0000 waylandsmithy 159057@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Don't say that, Carter. The warning signs are there: stocked up with toys and tat instead of books. We normally buy a couple of children's books each time we visit the city centre. Although that's not as often as it used to be. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159056 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:37:54 +0000 Carter 159056@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Wonder how much life Waterstones has left in it? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159047 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:02:38 +0000 sponge finger 159047@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Monsoon</p> <p>Accessorize is the only bit that I see people going in. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159027 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:25:33 +0000 waylandsmithy 159027@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>That sounds absolutely delicious, Jeni. Why oh why is the average british consumer so averse to consuming the French? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159023 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:11:22 +0000 The All New Jeni B 159023@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I thought they just rubbed themselves down with a lump of garlic-infused horse meat and then sprayed a gallon of scent over themselves. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159022 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:10:14 +0000 godly1966 159022@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Do they use soap in France? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159020 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:01:16 +0000 sigmund 159020@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Lush. How much smelly soap can a nation need?<br /> </blockquote><br /> None at all. Unless it’s France. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159019 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:55:07 +0000 button 159019@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Lush. How much smelly soap can a nation need? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159012 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:01:13 +0000 Tripod 159012@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Any restaurant chain that pretends to be better than it is deserves it. </blockquote></p> <p>And any self-styled 'restaurant' that doesn't provide cutlery... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159008 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:41:12 +0000 The All New Jeni B 159008@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I've never been to Nandos, but hate them on principle. Any restaurant chain that pretends to be better than it is deserves it. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159007 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:41:01 +0000 godly1966 159007@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I think Mothercare will be next. This man sums up our economy better than most <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOaZdSCAzaw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOaZdSCAzaw</a> </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159005 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:32:35 +0000 Dick Everyman 159005@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Burton to go for a Burton? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-159003 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:06:48 +0000 Carter 159003@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Agree with WH Smiths. According to the business pages they'll probably ditch their high street shops which make no money and keep the travel shops at stations and airports which make a huge profit and get to charge a lot more for stuff.</p> <p>Thorntons looks a cert as well. too much diversifying - cards, jewllery - and too much expansion. </p> <p>It's probably insanely profitable but I once ate an appalling meal in Nandos and therefore want them gone. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-158994 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:03:57 +0000 dvo4fun 158994@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>@Tripod: </p> <p>I'm with you on this but having said that, I did I fail GCE 'O' level economics, along with all the rest. </p> <p>Individuals: Stop borrowing so much but keep spending. </p> <p>Or, if you're a bank: Don't take so many risks but increase both your cash holdings and loans to businesses.</p> <p>Piece of piss - I could do that Osborne's job no problem. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55006#post-158993 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:02:08 +0000 Squudge 158993@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Dorothy Perkins </p>