Posts Tagged ‘marks and spencer’
November 25th, 2009
You might remember back in October that we bought some calorie counting software (read it here) where we started to track what we ate and how much exercise we did throughout the week. Well in the five weeks that have passed, I have lost exactly 1 stone in weight and Paul has also lost weight, [...]
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January 25th, 2009
Our favourite Australian, emailed the other day and asked what colour my new car was. Quite rightly when you think about it, the first question people will ask is “What colour is it?”. So after the formal naming ceremony (which was no more formal than when Paul and I agreed to ‘marry’ over a pint of beer [...]
December 20th, 2008
It’s been a pretty fast paced week that ended with me picking Paul up from York Railway station last night at 10.00pm. Paul had been into London on some science people type meet up. Earlier in the week, I had been into London for a couple of meetings and a couple of Jollys. We’ve also [...]
September 3rd, 2008
While I sat having breakfast in my hotel’s soulless restaurant; like many other guests, I ignored everyone making slurping, coughing, grinding noises by reading my paper. The Times reported today that Marks and Spencer are dropping their upmarket “It’s not just food…. It’s Marks and Spencer’s food” advert campaign for one that will be replaced [...]
August 31st, 2008
The last couple of weeks had been quite busy so we were looking forward to a quiet weekend. Saturday had us venturing into Halifax in West Yorkshire, where Paul was on the hunt for a particular plant at Dove Cottage nursery. This time I was wise enough not to expect a decent cafe where I [...]
July 21st, 2008
Am I the only one who is becoming increasingly disappointed by the food sold in Marks and Spencer. Once again I find myself less than happy with the quality and value of my purchases. Surprising as it is, on occasions, purchases from the ASDA range have been far better both in quality and price. This [...]
July 15th, 2008
I called into Marks and Spencer today while out in York over lunch. What surprised me was just how quickly I got through the checkout. Normally over lunch time, the place is having with office workers, tourists and locals alike. Today was noticeably different. Some tills that were open did not even have customers and [...]