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The left wing controlled education authorities give kids a lousy education, the kids cannot get jobs so they start rioting thus creating jobs. That is as close to job creation that socialists will ever getLet us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone -
They don't need to be.Originally posted by formant View PostThey make people feel like they're cheapest for everything. They aren't.
Shopping in Britain is a tulipty experience, from the moment you leave your house, whether on public transport or driving & parking it's cost you a fiver before you've arrived and you end up in some horrific over crowded mall where some clueless spotty oik tries to convince you to buy something cheap and tulipty with an extended warranty when what you want is something properly made to begin with. Online shopping is generally an altogether more convenient and more pleasant experience, not to mention that it's much easier to find what you want. Of the "discretionary spending" I've done this year 80% of it couldn't have been done in a physical shop within an hours travel of my house even if I'd wanted to because the shops simply don't sell what I want to buy. And bear in mind I live in zone 3, not in the middle of nowhere.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Totally agree with this.Originally posted by doodab View PostThey don't need to be.
Shopping in Britain is a tulipty experience, from the moment you leave your house, whether on public transport or driving & parking it's cost you a fiver before you've arrived and you end up in some horrific over crowded mall where some clueless spotty oik tries to convince you to buy something cheap and tulipty with an extended warranty when what you want is something properly made to begin with. Online shopping is generally an altogether more convenient and more pleasant experience, not to mention that it's much easier to find what you want. Of the "discretionary spending" I've done this year 80% of it couldn't have been done in a physical shop within an hours travel of my house even if I'd wanted to because the shops simply don't sell what I want to buy. And bear in mind I live in zone 3, not in the middle of nowhere.Comment
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You should have bought a house next to Harrods like I did.Originally posted by doodab View PostAnd bear in mind I live in zone 3, not in the middle of nowhere.
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FTFYOriginally posted by zeitghostComment
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You're forgetting pound shops too lolOriginally posted by BrilloPad View PostIs it only estate agents and mobile phone shops that can survive on the high street now?In Scooter we trust
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That reminds me, it is the wife's birthday next week.Originally posted by The Spartan View PostYou're forgetting pound shops too lolLet us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Good timing, they've got a sale onOriginally posted by DodgyAgent View PostThat reminds me, it is the wife's birthday next week.
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Why not get her something she really wants - like a divorce.Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostThat reminds me, it is the wife's birthday next week.Comment
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