Archive for December, 2009

Tweet about Sainsbury’s
Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Seems that some real persons are reading my tweets. About 2 weeks back, I had tweeted that the shelves are empty at Sainsbury’s Chesham just a week before Christmas. Apparently, someone from the customer services team of Sainsbury’s contacted me to get more details about that and promised to look into it. [...]

Apple’s Price Matching Policy
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Recently I purchased an iPod Nano to gift my wife on her birthday. As I wanted a personal message to be engraved on the product, I had no choice but to make the purchase directly from Apple’s online store despite the fact that Amazon was selling the same product for £11 less. Apple’s sales person [...]

The day when the air froze
Thursday, December 24th, 2009

21st December 2009 may not be a significant day to remember as 9/11 is for NY, 7/7 is for London and 26/11 is for Mumbai. But for those who were out on the roads in Southern England on that day, 21/12 will be an unforgettable day at least for a while.
Snowfall is not a [...]

Greedy Banks
Friday, December 11th, 2009

Few years ago, well before any one had any inkling about the the worst recession of our lifetime there arose a necessity for some extra cash beyond my savings. I approached some banks (one of them being the infamous Northern Rock ) for personal loans and all of them were ready to offer me [...]

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