Tesco expands again
Britain’s smallest town is under siege, or so they would have you believe. Manningtree in Essex has a population of just 700 and is subject of a planning application, but this is no ordinary planning application, this is for the UK largest supermarket chain Tesco and there are some people who are none to pleased [...]
October 30, 2007Woman steals $400,000 from QVC
Finding a little loophole on a website is not that surprising these days, no matter what sort of security measures they have put in, there is always going to be someone somewhere who either looks for or finds by accident a way of getting away with not paying for something.
But in this case Quantina Moore-Perry [...]
Buy Nothing Day!
At this time of the year the top priority for the average person is to spend money on the way up to Christmas and the New Year, however there are those who are very anti spending and they have created a Buy Nothing Day, this is set for November 24th and there are several ways [...]
October 25, 2007Loophole allows Manhunt 2 into UK
It seems that the game that was banned from the UK Manhunt 2, may have found a little loop hole that allows it to slip in under the radar and straight into the PC’s of UK computer users.
The ban come about when the images of violence were shown, Rockstar the distributors of the game will [...]
Dracula’s Cape found in fancy dress shop
A cape that was worn by Christopher Lee when he played the part of Count Dracula in the 1958 film of the same name was thought to have been lost forever. However during a stock take at a fancy dress shop in London the cape was discovered. Naturally this needed to be verified and who [...]
October 22, 2007Big Brother may follow your Credit Card!
It seems that American Express is toying with the idea of using RFID in bedded into their cards. This is not some great idea that will enable them to track a stolen card, no. This could be used to track the card holder as they work their way around the stores and shopping malls.
However not [...]
Audio Guide to Shops
London is one of the busiest cities in the world so for a traveller, and a traveller does not necessarily have to be a visitor from abroad, it can be hard to find those nice little places that sell some really great products, such as the street markets.
However there is a great new audio guide [...]
Buy in the US to save £’s
With the pound being so strong against the US dollar, it would appear that there are some really great deals to be had by buying products in the states and getting them sent over here. It sounds like a crazy idea, but when you think that a product is the same in dollars in the [...]
October 16, 2007Order Direct from China
One day it may be possible to get great cut price items direct from the Chinese manufacturers. Well that is what the Chinese government is hoping.
This is going to be possible because of the Beijing Cyber Recreation District, which is going to be a link between the individual buyer and the manufacturing industry in China. [...]
MP’s don’t queue
If you are somebody who just cannot stand queuing or waiting for anything, then there may be a position that could help you jump the queues ahead of anyone else. Mind you this is not a job for people who wished to be liked or even have the respect of t your fellow citizens.
The job [...]
Lady dies in shop fall
A grandmother from Battersea, London, died in fall while in a shop that was close to her home. It is believed that the woman become disorientated by the mirrors that were situated around the stair area in Gabriella Sandham’s Lingerie and Swimwear Boutique in Lavender Hill.
The 71 year old fell down the stairs and died [...]
Shop safely online
Buying goods online could not really be safer, yet there are some basic that can make this great way of shopping better and give the buyers more piece of mind.
Find Reliable Product Reviews and Information - Product Buying Guides, Product Reviews, and Research a Specific Product.
Comparison Shop - Use Shopzilla, Use Google Product Search, and [...]
Beat the clock sale ends in chaos
Sales can be a little bit on the busy side, but for some stores the queues turn into almost riotous conditions, as with the Clockwork Orange store in Northern Ireland. Their sale was due to begin five o’clock in the morning but the crowds were there way before, in fact it is estimated that over [...]
October 5, 2007Video Sniffin means free broadcasting
Video Sniffin is where kids or anyone else, use CCTV systems to make their own short films. This may sound like a highly technical activity, but surprisingly it is a matter of buying some really inexpensive equipment that enables them to “Sniff” out the CCTV signals and they are then in the system.
This has become [...]
Man lives in mall for four years!
This may sound like the lead to a film, but in fact it is actually very true. Michael Townsend an artist, built his “Apartment” inside the storage area of the mall in Rhode Island, USA was arrested by police when they found his little abode.
He and some fellow artists had lived in the mall for [...]
Microsoft acquires Jellyfish
The social shopping site Jelly Fish has been acquired or is it assimilated by the software company Microsoft. No official announcements have been made, so the details of the deal are really only down to speculation.
As normal with these types of takeovers the company will still be running its own affairs, but now it [...]
Dell to open own stores
Having seen how well Apple are doing in their stores, it seems that Dell are only too quick to replicate their success by opening up their own branded stores in the high streets of the UK, well probably retail parks actually.
Dell lost nearly seven per cent of its market share last year, so now they [...]