tamthebam Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, 'WellDel said: It is the domain of middle aged, middle class men wandering aimlessly in their Farah trousers knitted jumpers and wax jackets, waiting on their pretentious wife's buying a pile of vastly overpriced shite, just so they can pile it all in the Range Rover and say it's from 'Lewis's'. If the advert was Liz Hurley in a see through Mrs Claus outfit, I still wouldn't go. No amount of advertising would make me want to go there. Their ad's with a 'message' about the spirit of Christmas etc are purely designed to maintain that image of being a bit above and more classy. Not selling, but spreading the joy and meaning of the season. Lot of shite. The ad's you really want are the ones which show which shops actually stock the items you're kids and family are after. f**k John Lewis, and f**k Christmas. Bah humbug, etc. ...... seeing as you mentioned it... Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 That argument only holds up if they charged you less for taking away. It's the exact same price at a drive-thru as it is indoors. Not really, it's all factored into the price. They need to make enough revenue to cover the cost of the dining area whether you take out or eat in. Those who take out are effectively subsidising those who eat in.It's why (even without tax, licensing, etc.) it's more expensive for a beer in a pub than from a supermarket. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Empty It said: Picked up a packet for crisps earlier to have with my lunch, blue Walkers assuming cheese and onion. No its fish and fucking chips flavoured crisps gtf. They're tremendous, that was lucky! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 They're tremendous, that was lucky!Fish flavoured crisps? No thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 6 hours ago, deej said: If we're all "Gods Children" what the f**k makes Jesus so special A cool beard and a can do attitude. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Not really, it's all factored into the price. They need to make enough revenue to cover the cost of the dining area whether you take out or eat in. Those who take out are effectively subsidising those who eat in.It's why (even without tax, licensing, etc.) it's more expensive for a beer in a pub than from a supermarket. I get that certainly but they were doing drive-thru only for about a year and we never saw any price cuts. I imagine if it was exclusively drive-thru only forever the prices certainly wouldn't drop to reflect the argument. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Pals I know had a wedding list at John Lewis. I got in early and got 6 tumblers for 40 quid and it still sticks in my craw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: drive-thru 13 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: drive-thru 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I get that certainly but they were doing drive-thru only for about a year and we never saw any price cuts. I imagine if it was exclusively drive-thru only forever the prices certainly wouldn't drop to reflect the argument. They've still got to recoup the costs of the land and building whether people are using it for dining or not. There's also the fact that price cuts are highly unlikely when a core element of their business is no longer allowed to function. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 8 hours ago, deej said: If we're all "Gods Children" what the f**k makes Jesus so special He was Jock Thomson’s bairn, that’s what…. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Sorry buddy. I'm only quoting what it's called. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 8 hours ago, deej said: If we're all "Gods Children" what the f**k makes Jesus so special He is the number 1 Dundee poster on P&B. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Long night wee the dog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 10 hours ago, The Moonster said: I've just posted this in the Normal Island thread. "fans" crying over an advert. Imagine identifying yourself in public as a fan of John Lewis the shop. Imagine then further admitting that you cry at their adverts. And then imagine you think that's completely normal. I saw the Boots Xmas advert earlier - Jenna Coleman is in it. I'll probably be buying a lot of stuff from Boots in the hope she's in there shopping at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 "McSauce". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 11 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: The soundtrack, do these wimpy voiced cover versions that seem to prevail exist outside of adverts? Are people buying it? You of all people must remember the olden days when the Top of the Pops compilation albums made a fortune from cover bands, especially at Christmas. Hardly anyone noticed, f**k knows how they got the rights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, welshbairn said: You of all people must remember the olden days when the Top of the Pops compilation albums made a fortune from cover bands, especially at Christmas. Hardly anyone noticed, f**k knows how they got the rights. I do and they were better than this current option.I http://topofthepopslps.weebly.com/about-the-albums.html Edited November 5, 2021 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 The clouds are so dark that my outside lights think it's night time and have turned on, at just about the hight of the sun. Shite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Judgemental women at hipster coffee vans. I'd had a coffee the day before from them and been given 2 tiny wee sachets of sugar. So this time I asked for 4. "Four! FOUR? Do you hear that, he wants FOUR sugar. It'll rot your teeth. FOUR SUGAR!" What I should have said was "Aye, 4 sugars because it's brown sugar that's crap and the bags are fucking tiny. And at £3 for a paper cup of hot flavoured water, I'll have as much sugar as I want" But I didn't. I just smiled wanly and said "Aye, right ye are hen" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Judgemental women at hipster coffee vans. I'd had a coffee the day before from them and been given 2 tiny wee sachets of sugar. So this time I asked for 4. "Four! FOUR? Do you hear that, he wants FOUR sugar. It'll rot your teeth. FOUR SUGAR!" What I should have said was "Aye, 4 sugars because it's brown sugar that's crap and the bags are fucking tiny. And at £3 for a paper cup of hot flavoured water, I'll have as much sugar as I want" But I didn't. I just smiled wanly and said "Aye, right ye are hen" The correct way to deal with this is to go and post multiple scathing reviews on Trip Adviser/Yelp/Google Reviews. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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