If Carlsberg made pint glasses…
0 Comment by Captain Consumer / August 7, 2011 / Posted in House & home, ShoppingLast year, Carlsberg ran an on-pack promotion for a free pair of Carlsberg branded glasses (for drinking out of, not looking through). The glasses were in the European style, but looked pretty nice, so I duly sent in my voucher and waited. And carried on waiting… Finally, I received a letter saying that, due to “unprecedented [...]
British Gas hikes prices – what to do?
0 Comment by Captain Consumer / July 8, 2011 / Posted in House & homeA new round of gas & electricity price rises Brace yourselves, fellow British consumers! Our wonderful utility companies are getting stuck into announcing a fresh round of major price increases for home gas and electricity customers. Scottish Power started the ball rolling last month with news of a 19% increase in standard gas prices and [...]



