"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:476d455f@qaanaaq...
On 2007-12-22 16:12:32 +0000, Stuart Noble
said:

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-12-22 15:25:52 +0000, Stuart Noble
said:

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-12-22 14:16:13 +0000, "Doctor Drivel"
said:

I bought an Yves San Lauren shirt there once. Matalan saw off C&A
from the UK after 70 years. They are cheap, but not nasty. They are
big and powerful and can negotiate with branded names.

Ah. That kind of place.


Indeed. Some nice young fillies in their catalogue though. Even you
must get that through your door now and then

Actually no. Very few catalogues come in the post or even the free
newspaper. That's why I hadn't heard of it.

I did see a TV advert yesterday (I watch very little commercial TV) for
a store called TK-something-or-other which seemed to be doing the same
kind of thing.



Yes, I believe they're what's known as a shop in an area often referred
to as the high street. They are purveyors of a skin covering known as
clothing. Get down to Reading, man. The joint is jumpin.

Oh please. The town centre is a hell-hole, like most town centres.

Do you live in a field?

People wandering aimlessly about, unable to decide on what they are going
to buy, if anything, and getting in the way.

All the population is lost then, except Matt.

Made especially worse on Saturday mornings by double width pushchairs
pushed around inexpertly by young fathers tasked with getting them and the
kids out of the house while it's cleaned.

Are they on social security as well?

All of that is before one considers the nightmare of trying to park.

Get a bus, instead of driving around in a 4x4.

All in all, a huge waste of time, getting in the way and slowing me down.

In your poluting 4x4.

Then it all assumes that stock is available.

Why would I want to waste my time with any of that?

Use Ebay then.

Not that on-line shopping is that much better, although much less time is
wasted. It's still necessary to ensure that suppliers meet their
commitments, however.

....and get lawyer each time you buy.

Matt, you are a madman.