Well, the City wasn't very busy today! Clearly, since I restarted blogification, many are happy to remain at home, pouring over my words of wisdom, and once again worshipping me as a deity who should be on a diet.
But on the plus side, the lack of a pushing and pressing pack of people allowed perusal of presents to purchase for Pretties to celebrate their spawning*. This led to another of them money-making conspiracies. I took my products to the serving wench on the counter, and was offered Giftwrapping Service For Just £1!!
Wow -saves me effin' and jeffin' trying to bundle up a box in pretty paper covered in Jacob Black to impress the Birthdate Princess! Cheap at twice the price!** Go for it!!
And just what goes this exclusive giftwrapping service deliver?
Bunging it in a box, rather than bunging my breakables into a bag!
So, Miss Shellfstacker takes the product out of the box, and makes it look all Shiny and presentable on the shelf. Then, when gullible ole me comes along, charge him extra to put it back in the box! She didn't half get my dander up! Athough, being English, I remained politely quiet, with the Pretty unaware of my uprisen dander.
Good job I didn't buy them plates I was after, coz I wouldn't need them giftwrapping, and she'd've cast my crockery into a carrier bag like a drunken Greek dancer after a meal who gives not a toss for EU Health & Safety". And then I'd've had to eat my tea on shards of ceramic platery.
* Note for new blog readers - you do not have a Birthday, as it changes every year. However, your Birthdate doesn't. For example, It can't be your Birthday on Sunday, because your Birthday next year will be on Tuesday. So, unlike the Squid, the Birthday is incorrect! However, 13th March next year is still 13th March, and therefore your Birthdate is correct.
** Now, your average Gormster when seeing a bargain, will often proclaim "ooooh! Cheap at half the price!". 'course it's cheap at half the price, you blithering twat! It's half the price! That's what half price is - cheaper than full price! It can never be anything other than cheap at half the price, because it's 50% less than the full price!
