Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Check labels for trickery when shopping

It is so easy to take things for granted, something a number of shops these days are using to trick us into parting with a bit more of our hard earned cash.
Take yesterday for an example I wanted tipex tape and picked up a twin pack just assuming it is cheaper and of course environmentally friendy, (only one plastic carton instead of two) same packaging  for a twin pack as for a single pack, but wait, I happenned to check and incredibly the two single packs are £1 cheaper than the twin pack.
Now I call that deceipt.
Two plastic cartons for the bin and yet they are cheaper!! WHSmith shame on you! a name we all know and love? It is now common practice to do this, and just because we have all been brought up to assume bigger is cheaper they try to cash in on the times our guard is down to trick us out of another few pence.
Next time you are in the supermarket, WH Smiths or any shop in fact you will regularly find twin packs are MORE than single packs.
Is this called marketing? Where will it all end?      

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

My New Website

Just thought I should tell you about my new website, Loch Ness Cottages for years I have tinkered with my own self catering cottage website always using it to try out new ideas etc. Time came I just needed it to look a bit more presentable.
You know when there are only 2 barbers in town and one has nice hair and the other has rubbish hair you should choose to go to the one with rubbish hair because you could work out that he had cut the other barbers hair.  Perhaps that's not a good analogy but so often people in a trade don't have time to look after their own home, garden, decorating, or as in this case, website. I asked Steven from Redkite to do it while I was away on holiday, well I am so pleased he did it for me without any fuss and you know what's best about this site? it is simple to always know where you are on it.  Not so sure about the content though! i am working on it, but I guarantee it is all totally honest!! well see what our visitors have said about us if you doubt me Tripadvisor    

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