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 [...]
Exaggerated savings – when is enough enough?
0 Comment by Captain Consumer / January 1, 2011 / Posted in ShoppingIt may be the season to be jolly, but I’m getting well and truly fed up with misleading advertising from some retailers. Take the following example: the cover of The Cotswold Company’s latest catalogue boldly proclaims winter sale savings of up to 50%. On the face of it, this seems like a great opportunity to [...]
