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As well as this blog, I own many other websites too. A few of them are on the right hand side of this blog, under the heading “My Other Sites.” I often get emails sent to my Eat The Treat site, offering me cheap advertising. Now, Eat The Treat makes me no money. It isn’t…
I’m constantly getting emails from PR companies wanting me to promote their 80s-related products on 80sNostalgia.com. This particular one went a bit awkward. From: Barry PR To: Craig @ 80sNostalgia Subject:80s DVD release Hi CK! I’m the publicist for a publishing company in West London, and one of our recently released DVDs would be a…
I complained to Game. It was justified complaint, not a jokey one. I won’t paste the entire complaint here, as it is the journey that the complaint took that I want to share with you all, not necessarily the complaint itself. In quick summary, though… I bought some games from Game The Internet in the…
Why is the English language so inconsistent? I proposed a solution to correct a very small part of it. From: Craig A To: Oxford English Dictionary Subject: A Bit Of Help Hi OED. Could you do me a favour and switch a couple of pronunciations around please? The ones I need switched are for Loose…
From: Craig To: Santa, Workshop. Subject: Blacklisted?!? Dear Santa. Thanks for your disappointing letter. Just to recap… You only allow a certain type of behaviour You blacklist people who don’t conform You’re threatening me with the wrath of fictional characters Are you running some sort of cult? I have a friend who could probably give…
From: Craig To: EMI contact Subject: Issue with NOW albums Hi EMI. I have a concern. It may take a short while to explain, as it is quite in depth, but please bear with me. Along with releasing music for the vast array of artists you have signed to your record label, you’re also well…
Heinz have released their “Squeeze and Serve” soups. They are a squeezy sachet of concentrated soup that you squeeze into a cup, then add water to. They look delicious! But I had a query with their Mediterranean Vegetable soup, so I filled in the online query form on their website. Hi people of Heinz. Is…
You know M&Ms? Of course you do – They’re like mini smarties, but with American chocolate in them. They also differ from mini smarties in that each one has a letter M printed on it. An individual sweet from a pack of Smarties is called a Smartie, so I wondered if an individual M&M was…
Hi Sainsbury’s. I picked up a few of your recipe cards from my local store, with a view to extending my usually limited diet and trying something new. I am, I have been informed by everyone who has ever tried to cook for me, quite a fussy eater. The recipe that took my fancy, from…