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waylandsmithy
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Could you cover all occasions with just one card? Something with a rabbit on the front, and a caption like 'ooh, look at you!'
That's OK for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries etc. Probably OK for a funeral, I'd have thought.
Or maybe 'that's the spirit!', written above a proud looking duckling?
The All New Jeni B
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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?
Titus
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To waylandsmithy: (a true story - is that allowed here?)
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.
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.
Eventually he hit on the idea of always replying "It was the least I could do ..."
Genius. He deserved to get elected for sheer chutzpah.
beau-jolly
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Re previous suggestions:
WH Smith 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.
Thorntons: Also almost went under but restructured and are now mainly franchises sometimes alongide Hallmark card.
Lush: Went bust on first incarnation but came back with a vengeance.
EWM: Sells poor quality tat as high quality Scotish tat in English towns. My money is on them down-sizing to Scotish tourist areas.
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