On Wed, 31 Dec 08 21:55:37 GMT Dmc wrote :
I have a joint membership with Amazon Prime - 25 quid gets me
unlimited next day delivery on anything from amazon with no
minimum order. It's paid for itself many times over just on
savings on parking and petrol ignoring the fact that they are
usually cheaper as well!

For all the Dail Mail's belief in how much better life was in the
olden days it is quite remarkable how expectations - and, in most
cases, actuality - have changed since I was a child. Then they
brought in a law that mail order firms had to deliver within 28
days because many didn't. Now next day delivery is the norm. And
while we still used them, you could get films processed and
printed within the hour, instead of waiting 1-2 weeks.

A touching reminder of the UK in the 1960s is still here in
Australia - lay bys. If you see something in a shop that you want
but can't afford it, you pay a deposit for them to hold it for
you. So quaint.

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Tony Bryer, 'Software to build on' from Greentram
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