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Then she would be my absolute hero of the year, although she already is 
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HobbyProggy wrote: Then she would be my absolute hero of the year
Clearly there is no long term commitment here?
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It's annoying, isn't it? Lots of companies do this these days. Nintendo with Amiibo, Funko with store exclusive Pops (my weakness,) etc... And it really makes no sense, from a business perspective.
I'll reference Boogie2988's argument here, which I completely agree with (great youtuber btw, and no, he isn't me...) All this really does is drive the secondary market, and make some wanker a hefty profit reselling it. You print X amount of something, knowing 5X-10X people will be drooling to get their hands on one... You're losing out on massive amounts of profit. I have cash in my hand, and you have a product I want. But you're telling me you sold out... That makes me unhappy, but makes you a farking moron.
And of course, there are those that like to argue that this is an 'entitlement' complex... Not really. Entitlement is when something isn't in short supply, and you want it just because. Here, the producer has imposed artificial scarcity into the market. Just take my money already!
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I really can't be bothered today, some brilliant strategy has demoralised and angered most of the people working here.
Anyone want to spend the next twelve hours in a pub drinking beer, talking nonsense and playing pool, darts, shove ha'penny (haven't seen one of those boards for years, my mum and dad had one when we were kids, wonder what happened to it)?
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Count on me!
By the way ... are you covering my travel expenses 
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Only if you travel by pallet.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Don't forget to include a stop over half way for the interview 
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Interview? What kind of pubs are you frequenting? 
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A bit, about pubs that require an interview to get into: the only questions I've ever been asked were "What'll it be?", and "Usual?"
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And don't forget the question I always wanted to be asked but never have. Have you got any ID sonny?
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Yeah...
And now when I go to the supermarket and buy booze, they tap the button "Clearly over 25" as well... 
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Go to sunny California then. When I was out there everyone was ID'ed. On one memorable lunchtime, I was in a bar with some friends and my parents. The only one without photo id was my Dad; he'd left his passport in the hotel and only had an old green driving licence. I was early 30's and Dad just shy of 70, but he couldn't get a beer.
Of course, not one person gloated or made fun of the 'kid'.
veni bibi saltavi
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Only time I've ever been refused service was on my 18th birthday.
I was in an off-license on my way to someone else's 18th birthday party.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Bestest was getting kicked out of a pub on my 18th birthday ...
... because I'd been a regular for nearly three years!
veni bibi saltavi
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Nuts, we're going to the local Whetherspoons, I need to work somewhere with better pubs.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I'm going to the garden to some tidying up in the shed and/or drinking beer.
veni bibi saltavi
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Strange! A friend of mine (Hi Matt!) was banned from his local for celebrating his eighteenth birthday in there....
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While buying some wine a couple of years ago (I was 49 at the time), I actually was asked for ID by the cashier. 
Apparently, they had some sort of inspection that week and were dinged for not asking ID from younger people. In a typical overreaction, they asked for ID from everyone.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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That's a great idea ...
chriselst, do you still have their contact?
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Wish I could, but offshore till the 24th........
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chriselst wrote: shove ha'penny (haven't seen one of those boards for years, my mum and dad had one when we were kids, wonder what happened to it)?
Didn't they drop a Space Invaders machine on it in the 80's?
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chriselst wrote: some brilliant strategy has demoralised and angered most of the people working here
Have they been on a management training course recently?
Perhaps not.. that sort of announcement is usually only made on a Friday before a bank holiday weekend.
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Brent Jenkins wrote: that sort of announcement is usually only made on a Friday before a bank holiday weekend.
Ah, this one was made the afternoon before our annual performance related bonuses were due to be paid.
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chriselst wrote: the afternoon before our annual performance related bonuses were due to be paid
Normality is restored.. it sounds like the bonus funds have been "invested" wisely. Get yourself prepared for "employee mindfulness" training
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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