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Author:  Grim... [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 13:40 ]
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asfish wrote:
They are not even good TV's either some make I've never heard off.

You've never heard of Blaupunkt?
Author:  asfish [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 13:44 ]
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Grim... wrote:
asfish wrote:
They are not even good TV's either some make I've never heard off.

You've never heard of Blaupunkt?


Not until today no! I have a TV that I'm happy with. my local Tesco is one of the mega ones and used to have the TV's placed so you sort of had to go past them to get to the food. At that time they were all Samsung and other brands I'd heard off.

Now they have moved all the TV's etc somewhere else in the store so I never walk past them anymore
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 14:51 ]
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Cool story, bro.
Author:  MaliA [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 14:58 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Queueing only works as long as everyone in the queue thinks they have a chance of getting what they're queueing for. The mistake that these shops have made is having a pile of the tellies or whatever that people can see whilst they queue. Someone say 30 people from the front does a quick tally in their head and realises that they're unlikely to get what they've waited for and they get anxious. This anxiety transmits down the queue in both directions and order breaks down.

They should hand them out from a stock room one by one.

Or! Send fucking Black Friday back over the pond where they're used to this fucking madness.


A pallet is often the only way to get stock on to a shop floor for stunt deals, though. The idea being to clear the stock ASAP, stacking shelves just takes too long.
Author:  GazChap [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 15:19 ]
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Grim... wrote:
You've never heard of Blaupunkt?

"Hey, let go of the mayor and we'll even throw in a Blaupunkt."
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 15:51 ]
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GazChap wrote:
Grim... wrote:
You've never heard of Blaupunkt?

"Hey, let go of the mayor and we'll even throw in a Blaupunkt."

Stop jerking me off!
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 21:27 ]
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The sound of all those marbles clashing down through the sticks into the plastic dish just makes an earsome racket. I prefer Buckaroo.
Author:  asfish [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 23:26 ]
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Author:  Curiosity [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:10 ]
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FEWER shit TVs
Author:  Mr Russell [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:38 ]
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Saw on Twitter by @danmentos:

Hey I just met you
And this is crazy
To get this TV
I kicked your baby
Author:  asfish [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:22 ]
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One person was bitten and a women in a wheelchair also punched in the face at my local Tesco during the Black Friday TV scrambles.
Author:  TheVision [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:00 ]
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Bitten?!? What is wrong with people?
Author:  Kern [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:07 ]
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Twilight has a lot to answer for.
Author:  Curiosity [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 15:34 ]
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Kern wrote:
Luis Suarez has a lot to answer for.


FTFY
Author:  Cras [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 16:26 ]
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Now you're talking about football in the champagne thread! Gat the actual fuck out!
Author:  Grim... [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 18:27 ]
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Now we're talking about Indian classical music!
Author:  Cras [ Sun Nov 30, 2014 0:15 ]
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Duh, Saint's Row.
Author:  Trooper [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:38 ]
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Tesco had loads of the cheap champagne last night, it seems the mad rush is over.
Author:  asfish [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:05 ]
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They also have some ok offers on more expensive stuff. Lanson Pink was £25 I think and Moet Pink £27.

Usually give Moet a wide berth as its overprice for what it is, the Pink is really nice though, my wife was given a bottle as a present.
Author:  Cras [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:11 ]
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They've got Heidsieck-Monopole blue top for £17 too, which I really like.
Author:  Trooper [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:42 ]
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I might pop back tonight and have a better look. I just picked up a couple of bottles of the £8 while I picked up stuff for dinner last night.
Author:  asfish [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 14:58 ]
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Trooper wrote:
I might pop back tonight and have a better look. I just picked up a couple of bottles of the £8 while I picked up stuff for dinner last night.


Sainsbury's are doing good deals, but a lot of them are 25% off if you buy 6 bottles.
Author:  asfish [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 15:17 ]
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A few years ago I found a deal on champagne in a Threshers shop in Ascot

I ended up paying around £45 a bottle for some Taittinger 1998 vintage, it costs around £120 now

There has never been an occasion good enough in my wife's eyes to crack it open my 40th, the birth of our first child etc

Thinking about it, its been it the cupboard so long I'm not 100% its Taittinger!! its defiantly 1998 and vintage and the price is right as I looked it up a couple of years ago.

Problem is my dad told us that the vintage can be kept for years hence it costing more, I should check this and maybe get it cracked open at Xmas!
Author:  Trooper [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 16:11 ]
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It can be kept for years if you keep it right, i.e. in the dark and cool and on it's side so the cork doesn't dry out.
If you haven't been doing that, then it's probably still ok, but you might as well drink it as it won't get better over time, and could possibly be a bit crap if the cork has dried out.

You should always open a special bottle whenever you want to, rather than waiting for a special occasion.
Bored on a wet wednesday afternoon? Open the special champagne, now it is a special wet wednesday afternoon!
Author:  Cras [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 16:20 ]
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The rule on champagne is typically that you can keep it for as long as it's been laid down for. Finding out how long that bottle was laid down for is the tricky part :)

However! It ain't going to have been 10 years - so drink it soon, because it'll be right at the end of it's shelf life by now.

Trooper wrote:
Bored on a wet wednesday afternoon? Open the special champagne, now it is a special wet wednesday afternoon!


:this:
Author:  Cras [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 16:21 ]
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asfish wrote:
its defiantly 1998 and vintage


Heh. If it's definitely 1998 then yes, it would definitely be vintage ;) If it was definitely 2011 it'd be vintage, too :)
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 16:30 ]
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asfish wrote:
They also have some ok offers on more expensive stuff. Lanson Pink was £25 I think and Moet Pink £27.

Usually give Moet a wide berth as its overprice for what it is, the Pink is really nice though, my wife was given a bottle as a present.


I might have to get a bottle, as I have been seeing MissKov a year now
Author:  ApplePieOfDestiny [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 16:58 ]
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If you've been seeing her for a year then I'd suggest you're beyond the champagne and presents 'just because' stage. About a year beyond it.
Author:  Mimi [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 19:19 ]
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ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:
If you've been seeing her for a year then I'd suggest you're beyond the champagne and presents 'just because' stage. About a year beyond it.

Shhh... Russell reads this forum and I've still got him convinced it's normal behaviour.
Author:  asfish [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 20:44 ]
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Cras wrote:
The rule on champagne is typically that you can keep it for as long as it's been laid down for. Finding out how long that bottle was laid down for is the tricky part :)

However! It ain't going to have been 10 years - so drink it soon, because it'll be right at the end of it's shelf life by now.

Trooper wrote:
Bored on a wet wednesday afternoon? Open the special champagne, now it is a special wet wednesday afternoon!


:this:


Its Taittinger and is in a dark cool place on its side, can't believe I had all that done, there is also a bottle of Veuve Clicquot 2002 Vintage in there that I had forgotten about, but is in there for the same reasons. It will be drunk at Xmas
Author:  Trooper [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 21:10 ]
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Tesco had run out of cheap stuff again, so I bought expensive stuff instead...
Author:  Cras [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 21:56 ]
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I like your moxie.
Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 23:05 ]
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I like to lie on my side in a dark place when I've had a skinfull.
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 23:13 ]
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Mimicle on 34th St wrote:
ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:
If you've been seeing her for a year then I'd suggest you're beyond the champagne and presents 'just because' stage. About a year beyond it.

Shhh... Russell reads this forum and I've still got him convinced it's normal behaviour.


Yes. I have been told it is normal.
Author:  asfish [ Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:18 ]
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I found the same Taittinger on Tesco for £129 a bottle, it says in the information that it can be kept for 10 years

We must have bought this 1998 around 6 years ago when I guess the 10 years was up for these bottles so that explains the sale price :)

So not sure what it will taste like but will have a backup bottle of something else in the fridge on Xmas Day!
Author:  asfish [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 19:17 ]
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Tesco doing Lanson Pink for £25 and Lason Black Label for £22

The bottles are a 2014 Wimbledon Edition and come with some sort of cooling jacket, still good to drink for 2 years though.
Author:  Cavey [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 19:47 ]
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Bleh, Lanson too sweet for my tastes (both white and esp. rose), but cheers for the info anyway :)
Author:  Curiosity [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 20:12 ]
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I like the Nicolas Feuileieurieueieuete stuff. Always enjoy when that comes on offer.
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 20:40 ]
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Agreed, it's lovely and a right bargain.
Author:  Pundabaya [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:31 ]
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I've don't see what everyone sees in champagne. I mean I've tried it lots of times, and it's alright. I always think it tastes vaguely Diamond White-y myself.

I think cheap sweet sparkling wine is a much nicer drink.
Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:43 ]
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I'd rava have cava.
Author:  Cras [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:55 ]
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Pundabaya wrote:
I think cheap sweet sparkling wine is a much nicer drink.


Well champagne's not meant to be sweet, so if you like sweet sparkling wine it's no real surprise you're not a champagne fan.
Author:  Cavey [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 18:41 ]
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Pundabaya wrote:
I've don't see what everyone sees in champagne. I mean I've tried it lots of times, and it's alright. I always think it tastes vaguely Diamond White-y myself.


8)

Dom P tastes....... Diamond White-y?

8)
Author:  MrChris [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 19:51 ]
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I much prefer prosecco, but I'm clearly some sort of pleb.
Author:  Cras [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 22:37 ]
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Yup.
Author:  KovacsC [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 0:01 ]
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Oh god. I agree with Mr Chris.
Author:  MrChris [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:50 ]
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about the prosecco or that I'm a pleb? ;)
Author:  Jem [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:22 ]
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I'm not fussy, I'll drink whatever someone else has paid for.
Author:  asfish [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:24 ]
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Jem wrote:
I'm not fussy, I'll drink whatever someone else has paid for.


That's a good way to look at things :p
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 15:09 ]
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Nothing better than lying out in a beer garden with a Sémillon.
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