A couple of random shop-related reflections
Buying breakfast cereal you have to read the label. Catrin's favourite cereal was suddenly available in a huge box and not quite twice the price. Must be better value ! Ah no - the big box contained 650 grams versus the 500 grams in the smaller box.
They must think we can't read. Hmm. No. They think we don't read, and often they're right.
Buying mobile phones get them from the operator's shop if possible, but not from the supermarket. We bought a mobile phone from a supermarket and it's just gone wrong for the second time just as its year-long guarantee runs out. The first time we took it back with the till receipt and they sent it away for repair. It took four weeks to come back. Could we borrow a phone in the meantime ? No, we don't have any loan phones ! So we used an old phone from the bottom of a drawer.
No loan phone ? Of course not ! The supermarket doesn't care whether you make calls or not. They got their money when they sold you the phone. The operator, on the other hand, wants you to call, to text, to surf, so they'll lend you a phone or do whatever they can to keep you online. So when I can I need to call on the nice people at the SFR shop.
They must think we can't read. Hmm. No. They think we don't read, and often they're right.
Buying mobile phones get them from the operator's shop if possible, but not from the supermarket. We bought a mobile phone from a supermarket and it's just gone wrong for the second time just as its year-long guarantee runs out. The first time we took it back with the till receipt and they sent it away for repair. It took four weeks to come back. Could we borrow a phone in the meantime ? No, we don't have any loan phones ! So we used an old phone from the bottom of a drawer.
No loan phone ? Of course not ! The supermarket doesn't care whether you make calls or not. They got their money when they sold you the phone. The operator, on the other hand, wants you to call, to text, to surf, so they'll lend you a phone or do whatever they can to keep you online. So when I can I need to call on the nice people at the SFR shop.
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