Comments on: A quick case study: impulse buying

By: admin

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:31:45 +0000

That could be the one. I hope it’s going to be regular - I really enjoyed myself, found out loads, made some good contacts and got a lot of material for the mag and the blog.

Next time I’m up and I’ve actually got a free moment (they worked me pretty hard on this one) I’ll certainly be up for taking your expert advice on the beers of the Tyne Valley!

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:42:28 +0000

Phew, close one…

Aye there are some canny bevvies up these parts, Farne Island by any chance? Sounds like you got spoiled rotten. Is this going to be a regular occurrence then?

If so, give us a shout next time you’re up, if you get chance of course…

Look forward to hearing all about it in the next post!

By: admin

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:15:52 +0000

Telling someone in North Wales that they live in ‘the Valleys’ is a bit like telling people from Sunderland, Teesside and Durham that they’re Geordies. Luckily I’m not actually from Wales, so your teeth are safe!

I’ll nick you some complimentary champagne next time. Had some great pale ale, by the way - Hadrian?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:11:39 +0000

Ha! Thanks for the comment. Thought I’d better get blogging about something soon, and what better way than to mix it with a favourite unproductive pasttime? Now I can get pished and call it research, or something like that…

Jesmond Dene House eh? Not bad! Cleary ONE NorthEast have you aloft on a pedestal! (It was a pleasure to subsidise your trip by the way )

So you back down the Valleys now then?

By: admin

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:24:59 +0000

It’s certainly quite vomit-worthy, as dedications go. It’s an OK book - some good stuff, but one or two bits that are dodgy. For instance, he repeats the old advice about smiling as much as you can to create a positive atmosphere. That produced a whole generation of grinning middle management halfwits in the eighties and nineties.

I’ll be blogging about the Toon trip - I was invited up by ONE Northeast to visit local businesses. I’ve just spent two knackering days whizzing around the region, though I did get to stay in Jesmond Dene House, which I’ve always liked the look of. Very classy. As a representative of UK taxpayers, I’d like to thank you for your hospitality…

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:28:33 +0000

Hiya Bill,

What if we can’t cope with the sloppy JK Rowling homage? Does the book not stand a chance?

So what are you doing in my neck of the woods then? Is this a long-term move to the Toon, or you just visiting your old hunting grounds?