The Retirement Thread

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PaulSB

Squire
Just a thought about online buying. My eldest son has a senior position with a major clothing brand supplying in to both independent and chain stores.

With some of the major chain retailers if an item is returned to a store the value of the item is deducted from that store's turnover. If one buys online it's always better to return via post as returning to store contributes to lowering it's profitability and threatens the high Street position.
 

PaulSB

Squire
Dad was amazing. Going a walk with him he seemed to know the names of every tree and plant. He had some lovely apple trees in the garden too and did all his own grafting and his pals got grafts for their own trees too. There was usually too much veg to use it all so the neighbours and myself benefitted from it too.

He sounds like someone who really knew his stuff. I used to be able to graft but that was a very long time ago. Generally we get a good surplus, I enjoy giving veggies and fruit to friends and feed my freezer for the winter. Loads of gooseberries, peas, beans and kale going in at the moment.

One odd thing. People ask me plant names and I'm finding since I retired I'm forgetting more and more. I look at plants thinking I know that but can't recall it's name. Embarrassing.

Right ironing time.
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I only went to an IKEA shop once, when they first opened. Didn't buy a anything and never went back a 2nd time. If you want to buy something different to everyone else, then the worst place you could go is there.

Like Mo I always buy most of what I want online. I even buy my bloomers online as it would be embarassing to go Into a shop and having to ask about bloomers that are not continental size, but the size of a continent. ^_^
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
The nearest one to us is in Warrington so much too far to ever go there, pleased to say.
I live near there and wont go.
(One of) the worst things about the place is, its a one way system. You cannot eg go in, buy a set of coffee mugs then go to the till. You are forced to go via every single floor/section/item. You are in a conveyor belt of zombies who are being forced to do exactly the same as you. Dreadful.
IMO of course ^_^
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
I only went to an IKEA shop once, when they first opened. Didn't buy a anything and never went back a 2nd time. If you want to buy something different to everyone else, then the worst place you could go is there.

Like Mo I always buy most of what I want online. I even buy my bloomers online as it would be embarassing to go Into a shop and having to ask about bloomers that are not continental size, but the size of a continent. ^_^
Which reminds me. What do you want me to do with the bloomers you left here?
 

classic33

Leg End Member
I live near there and wont go.
(One of) the worst things about the place is, its a one way system. You cannot eg go in, buy a set of coffee mugs then go to the till. You are forced to go via every single floor/section/item. You are in a conveyor belt of zombies who are being forced to do exactly the same as you. Dreadful.
IMO of course ^_^
I left/exited the nearest one(Bradford) the same route I went in.
 
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Sunday lunch is on it's way.:hungry:

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