tonyh29 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 2 hours ago, bickster said: Yes possibly. At least if we do get an infestation from France it's likely top be Surrey thats one of the first hit places. Should cheer @tonyh29up no end That's why we have Kent and Sussex to protect the borders of Surrey , let the poor people take the bulk of anything the French chuck at us 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 3, 2023 Administrator Share Posted October 3, 2023 2 hours ago, sidcow said: It's interesting. Tech giants and platforms seem to come and go, rise and fall. Yet Google seems to have this dominant position with no sign of that ever changing. Unless Musk or some similar nutter buys it and tries to start charging for searches it's really difficult to see what someone else can do to challenge it. Google (Alphabet) market cap is about $1.7trillion. No nutter is buying it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted October 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2023 10 hours ago, sidcow said: He says to a man who tried 985 times for Stevo Could be worse. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 5 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Le Muslamic Bed Bugs are coming and you’re paying the bill! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 W H Smith. They just seem lost nowadays. I know the airport branches do well, but the high street ones are deserted. What is their market? Went into the Lichfield one earlier, which is quite a big one and the staff outnumbered the shoppers. They've massively reduced their book selection as well. I just don't know who they appeal to anymore? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, Xela said: W H Smith. They just seem lost nowadays. I know the airport branches do well, but the high street ones are deserted. What is their market? Went into the Lichfield one earlier, which is quite a big one and the staff outnumbered the shoppers. They've massively reduced their book selection as well. I just don't know who they appeal to anymore? Amazes me they're still going. I understand they have very little debt in the business or something so they can make money off lower margins than many other leveraged to the hilt retailers. Plus being able to sell a few million small bottles of water for £2 a pop can't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 26 minutes ago, Xela said: W H Smith. They just seem lost nowadays. I know the airport branches do well, but the high street ones are deserted. What is their market? Went into the Lichfield one earlier, which is quite a big one and the staff outnumbered the shoppers. They've massively reduced their book selection as well. I just don't know who they appeal to anymore? It’s my go to shop when I fancy a luke warm Pepsi for £2.29 Every day they’re still open amazes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 3, 2023 Moderator Share Posted October 3, 2023 23 hours ago, Xela said: That car lived a very long life. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2023 A good number of Smiths seem to have their primary function as being a post office these days. It used to be a place where my lunch hour would be partly wasted. HMV + the one other music store (Virgin, Our Price, MVC) and as a bit of a filler, a quick browse in W H smiths of the two or three mags I would consider buying. Can’t remember the last time I bought something from there. Maybe 10, 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: a quick browse in W H smiths of the two or three mags I would consider buying. Mayfair, Penthouse and Playboy? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 58 minutes ago, Mozzavfc said: Whenever someone posts that pic I can dust off my 'Jihadi longlegs' joke. Must have got me at least a dozen likes over the years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Mozzavfc said: The bikini stories above are priceless too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Rustibrooks said: This could be posted in the news thread as well, but how on earth can a city (Paris in this case) be infested with bed bugs according to reports and videos I’ve seen. They are horrible little things and I do wonder how you get rid of so many in a city, they are also coming/are already in the UK. I believe bed bugs were almost extinct at one stage, then they made a comeback when cheap air travel really kicked in during the 2000s. It doesn't surprise me that major cities could have a problem with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 3, 2023 Moderator Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Xela said: W H Smith. They just seem lost nowadays. I know the airport branches do well, but the high street ones are deserted. What is their market? Went into the Lichfield one earlier, which is quite a big one and the staff outnumbered the shoppers. They've massively reduced their book selection as well. I just don't know who they appeal to anymore? A few months back I nipped into the Southport one for a packet of ciggies. Bloke behind the till did something really odd,”hang on I'll just check the price for you first”, pause from him, slight bewilderment from me…. “£18….”. Nah you can keep them mate, you realise Bargain Booze is 100 yards away. “Yeah, sorry, we're just really expensive” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I always liked popping into WHSmith, a bit like I like popping into Waterstones too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 How you can give a 'like' twice on the same post on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 03/10/2023 at 19:50, bickster said: A few months back I nipped into the Southport one for a packet of ciggies. Bloke behind the till did something really odd,”hang on I'll just check the price for you first”, pause from him, slight bewilderment from me…. “£18….”. Nah you can keep them mate, you realise Bargain Booze is 100 yards away. “Yeah, sorry, we're just really expensive” £18 for a packet of fags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 03/10/2023 at 18:40, Xela said: W H Smith. They just seem lost nowadays. I know the airport branches do well, but the high street ones are deserted. What is their market? Went into the Lichfield one earlier, which is quite a big one and the staff outnumbered the shoppers. They've massively reduced their book selection as well. I just don't know who they appeal to anymore? I mooch around in Guildford most Sat mornings whilst the daughter does her drama class , the one there has a good selection of birthday cards etc , far better than Clintons other than that I don't tend to buy much / anything from them At the airport the other week and they were charging £3.85 for a packet of wine gums in Smiths (jog on) , its probably a similar price if you stop on a motorway service station .. I guess these extortionate outlets are subsidising the loss making on the Hight street 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 18, 2023 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2023 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: £18 for a packet of fags Yeah that's £6 over a standard price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I used to think if intelligence is split into three categories, low, averge, and high, then I would be in average but towards the bottom of that. But I just decided to keep it real, and declare myself low intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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