VAT change, ugly prices and marketing dilemmas
0 Comment by Captain Consumer / December 11, 2008 / Posted in ShoppingSo the Government has temporarily reduced the standard rate of VAT from 17.5% to 15%. I’m not going to decry it or cheer about it. Only time will tell whether it was a change worth making. Regardless of whether or not it proves effective in helping to stimulate consumer spending or other potential economic consequences, there [...]
Spelling and grammar – should we just give up?
1 Comment by Captain Consumer / December 4, 2008 / Posted in BusinessMrs Consumer forwarded an email to me today from Euroffice, the online office supplies retailer. The missive in question promised “12% Off All Stationary”. She sure knows how to get me riled, that woman. This is an OFFICE SUPPLIES retailer that can’t even spell STATIONERY correctly! They’re not the first business-to-business retailer to make this [...]
