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Amazon.co.uk Goes Into Groceries

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Amazon.co.uk Goes Into GroceriesLooks like Tesco, Sainsburys and Waitrose are in for some competition in the online grocery market. Today, Amazon.co.uk has launched its Grocery Store (www.amazon.co.uk/grocery) "offering free delivery on thousands of great value household, niche, ethnic and international products from big brands such as Kraft, Nestle, PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble, and international brand suppliers Eurofoods, Tazaki, and Bespoke".

Curious at the prospect…

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My Order Has Finally Shipped

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Update: Due to the threat of legal action, I've updated this post (and all linking posts) and removed all references to the company involved and replaced them with the name of a completely fictitious company - "FooBar Pty Inc". I've also changed the products involved so the "field of business" of the original company can't be identified either. Any comments …

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FooBar Pty Inc's Bad Customer Service - Update 2

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Update: Due to the threat of legal action, I've updated this post (and all linking posts) and removed all references to the company involved and replaced them with the name of a completely fictitious company - "FooBar Pty Inc". I've also changed the products involved so the "field of business" of the original company can't be identified either. Any comments …

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Christmas is Upon Us Again

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It's quite a bit later than last year, but Christmas is finally upon us. The shops are starting to fill up with Christmas tat and the adverts have started on TV in a big way. I wonder if the "economic downturn" (read that as "the consequences of some super greedy bankers playing silly buggers with other people's money") has caused …

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Interesting Links for 13 Jan 08 - 26 Jan 08

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Interesting links for 13 Jan 08 - 26 Jan 08:

• SA traffic lights to go solar - Looks like SA is heading in the right direction towards sorting out the power issues. The government has finally agreed that there is an electrical emergency and now the introduction of solar powered 'robots'. In theory, all street and traffic lights cou
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Shopping Tip

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A quick tip when shopping in the US - be friendly to the sales assistant and be sure to use their name during the conversation.

We've just done this and got ourselves a whopping 11% discount at Macy's. Granted, anyone could have got it, all you had to be was a tourist, but what they normally don't tell you is how…

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