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FYI http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/5043154.stm

"Beating" "Hitting" Morons.

I read this in the Fortean Times once..... Don't laugh cos I am INCREDIBLY sceptical but really needed my kids baby monitor and joking said to my other half.... "I know, I'll try that rubbish that was in that daft magazine....'Benevolent spirits of the house please return my ........'" Hey presto..I'd found it next to the phone within a few minutes.... But it worked. Coincidence can lend credence to any old cr*p can't it?!

Just done my shopping online and discovered the day;ight robbery that is Tesco's 5 for 4 offer on fruit. Being veggie I order a serious amount of fruit and veggies. Ranging from Portobello mushrooms to cherry toms. I've just had to calculate what to buy from Tesco and what to get elsewhere to prevent them ripping me off! Eg 1x Raspberries @ 1.99 2x Blueberries @ 1.49 1x Sweet potatoes @ 1.49 1x Cucumber @ 52p I'm being had again and I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!! Looks like a trip to the local coop. At least when they rip you off they do it in person. I know that I shouldn't shop at Tesco too. Before anyone says it. Belive me - I don't sleep at night......

That's just my point. These people will never see any of the goods donated. The leaflet I have simply can't decide what it wants to tell me.... "These clothes will be sold to the charity shops...." -Well If it's all the same to you mate I'd rather give them directly- without you making a profit. "Your donations are sent to the third world" -But I thought you said that you sold them to the charity shops?? "The clothes will also be recycled." -Right I'm completely flummoxed now. I'm guessing that you are just incredibly stupid or have an odd grasp of English. Probably both. ASD Ltd? Well your company no. belongs to a driving instructor mate. And I can sell things myself on Ebay and make a profit if that's your game. Incidenatlly Uncle Fester from Digital Spy writes "I worked for a charity collecting clothing this way, we knocked on the door and spoke to the householder and gave them a paper sack with info on the charity , we only went to the better type of home , I could go any where in the country except London that was the big boy's patch , we canvased for two days and collected for two days , now this was OK untill the boss asked me if I wanted to work a Saturday in the warehouse , it was there that my eyes opened to what was realy going on , the women were sorting the clothes out for washing and pressing , they were then bagged in packets and boxed for certain parts of the world I was then told they were being sent to the countries named on the boxes for selling ,I then started to investigate what the hell was going on and I found out that our boss paid the charity ( I won't name them) £40 per year for our permits. The clothes that were not used were torn up for rags and sold , it turned out the whole bloody thing was a private business. I got out and reported the whole thing to the police , the boss got a massive fine and the business was shut down. I never respond to bags left at our house So beware who you give your donation to" Scamming idiots.

I've forwarded this one to Trading Standards to make them aware of it BUT becasue there is no contact details in them they aren't tracable. Very naughty. All we can do is hope people are aware of and don't donate.

I finally got around to checking out one of those leaflets that come through my door about 3 times a week lately. You know the ones.. Fill up the bag with old shoes, clothes, linen etc.. and we'll collect it between 8-6pm on a certain day. I'd always been intrigued by the fact that they were businesses and that this was in the small print. I would imagine this was because the flyer says that they either provide the items to the third worl or provide them at a low cost.(??) Whatever the case...it smelt a little funny. It was also selling these clothes to charity shops. What???!!! So I entered one of the company registrations into Companies House website and viola it brought up a driving instructor in Lincoln. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that don't use these idiots. Take them to the Salvation Army, Oxfam etc... yourself. The local charity shops have been hit hard enough by the National Lottery criminals never mind this bunch. Very annoyed is me.

Am I the only person who didn't know Mr T is gay? Don't let it be so....

Ditto. Don't be cruel people. Even I've got to admit liking the odd Kylie track. OMG...I've just admitted it.

Har de Har Har. You've worked at Dixons on the Parkway then!

I've got to say that although it has it's flaws it is the best family viewing on TV right now. I have a hubby and a 6 year old and we love it. Yes it's got the worst extras in living memory in it and possibly the biggest leaps in fantastical storylines but it is SOOOOOOOO British!!!! No one does weird, unsettling stories like this country does. It really reminds me of the old Hammer House of Horrors series- particularly last nights episode. Mark Gatiss must write more of these! (His non-who book was rubbish though!) With members of families all having very specific, very different interests nowadays- It can't be bad to have this incredibly lovely-incredibly SILLY show in common can it? Who'd have thought Billie Piper would be any good?

I'm considering joining Fitness Unlimited at Concord/Hillsborough with my 6 year old daughter. I figure that I can get a work out while she does a few classes a week too. Plus it'll give me the added incentive to go regularly if my daughter is involved- ie no excuses. I'm a bit wary of how supervised the kids are though. Don't get me wrong - I appreciate it's not a creche and its exactly for that reason that I wanna make sure she's in good hands. Have any mums or dads got any experience of the kids membership and classes available? Also Concord Vs Hillsborough. Any thoughts peeps?

For the love of God look elsewhere. I've worked for Dixons then Capita for a good few years and although politics happen everywhere, they have never been the bunch of complete automatons that they are now. Whenever we've had a problem before we've been able to voice our opinions and though management often couldn't act - they would still listen. No longer.... I feel sorry for Any DSGi customers buying anything because the staff that are currently being hired are not receiving the standard of training needed to do the job properly. The have implemented a "bonus scheme" which apparently has worked well in other Capita sites. Keeping in mind that the Sheffield centre has approx 5-6 business nits in it all dealing with completely different tasks, they have tried to measure productivity in "units" allowing individuals to earn large bonus for the amount of cattle herded...I mean the amount of productivity shown. The is no threshold to cross here however. They are simply awarding high productivity without any consideration to quality at all. Most old Dixons staff have a problem with this of course and believe it or not ppl....we like to actually help customers. It's depressing.