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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/08/2007 : 10:53:35
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Ringtones
are for the Young.
Every Big Business has the same.
Life In The City. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5815 Posts |
 Posted - 12/08/2007 : 11:08:33
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Originally posted by long time no see
Ringtones
are for the Young.
Really? I must tell my 90 year old neighbour ... |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Posted - 12/08/2007 : 11:15:38
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Perhaps people wil install a Greggs ringtone as an "ironic" thing to have - so awful it's good.
Does Sir Michael Darrington have it on his? |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2007 : 11:15:55
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Yes do tell her
she is trying to stay young.
Sign Of The Times. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5815 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2007 : 11:31:24
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Originally posted by long time no see
Yes do tell her
she is trying to stay young.
Sign Of The Times.
It's a him and he is actually endeavouring to grow old disgracefully  |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 12/08/2007 : 12:23:25
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| No doubt it is by eschewing, rather than chewing, Greggs products that the neighbour has reached this age in so hale a spirit. His system has not been burdened by all that stodge which LTNS mysteriously regards as a symbol of the good life. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5815 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2007 : 12:25:14
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| I've asked him and he wouldn't touch it with a bargepole |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 12/08/2007 : 12:32:03
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| A t-shirt with "I don't go to Greggs" on it could become a cult item. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2007 : 15:05:41
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Originally posted by Control Panel
A t-shirt with "I don't go to Greggs" on it could become a cult item.
Yes it would do well
and also Promote the Greggs Brand.
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2007 : 15:08:28
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Graduates are obliged to wear strange headgear at Greggs. Then again, a mortar board is an odd thing.
http://www.greggs.plc.uk/people/recruitment/graduates/testamonials/
Bloody Right.
They keep a Good standard
and in London Road Brighton
Greggs are busy and doing well.
For those Up market Folks
they can go over to Costa pay 4 times as much
if they wish.
Life In The City.
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2007 : 15:10:30
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Originally posted by Miriam Binder
quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
Yes do tell her
she is trying to stay young.
Sign Of The Times.
It's a him and he is actually endeavouring to grow old disgracefully
Well that is Good News as by that age
Wives last longer, keeping the silver as well.
Sign Of The Times. |
Edited by - long time no see on 12/08/2007 15:11:38 |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 12/08/2007 : 15:12:51
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| No doubt LTNS is making plans to bequeath his Greggs collection to the nation. |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 12/08/2007 : 16:53:07
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Originally posted by Control Panel
Here is a view of Greggs in Belgium:
"GREGGS staat voor een vernieuwend concept in stadscentra dat ‘snel buitenshuis eten’ een nieuwe dimensie geeft. Gegroeid vanuit traditionele bakkerijen zijn de GREGGS winkels vandaag echte ‘broodjesboetieks’ waar het leuk kijken, kiezen, kopen is. Alles kan ter plaatse geconsumeerd of meegenomen worden, naar gelang de behoefte van de klant. Klantvriendelijkheid, snelheid, versheid, hygiëne, waar voor je geld en een ruim aanbod dat geregeld varieert zijn de belangrijkste troeven van deze Engelse marktleider. Dat het ook allemaal lekker is, is meegenomen…"
Or, as we say over here, FACTEN.
What does LTNS make of it? Come to that, does Greggs supply a Welsh translation on its menus of such things as it corned-beef pasty?
http://www.greggs.co.uk/customer_care/contact_us/belgium/
Is it safe to winkel real broodjesboetieks in London Road ? |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/08/2007 : 16:59:44
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| Safe? Certainly however the question remains to what extent can Greggs be considered as being a real brood winkel? |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2007 : 17:11:08
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Originally posted by Miriam Binder
Safe? Certainly however the question remains to what extent can Greggs be considered as being a real brood winkel?
No brooding about Greggs here :
http://www.brood.net/ |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
 Posted - 13/08/2007 : 08:21:11
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| Perhaps this topic has stumbled upon the answer: Dutch sandwiches. Maybe one of Europe's best kept secrets. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Posted - 13/08/2007 : 10:02:00
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The Albion has a player called Kerry Mayo!
He appears to keep slipping on the stuff and missing the ball. |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 13/08/2007 : 10:57:26
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posted by long time no see
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Wives last longer, keeping the silver as well.
What does LTNS mean by all this? What silver do these wives keep? |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Posted - 13/08/2007 : 16:00:49
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Will the EC constitution bring a harmonisation of take-away food standards across Europe? If so, that would mean that Greggs has to revamp its products.
It is difficult to believe that Belgium, renowned for its fine chocolate, would tolerate any branches of Greggs similar to the one in the London Road, Brighton, which still awaits regeneration. |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 13/08/2007 : 16:21:09
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Good news, everybody! Greggs has now published its results for the first half of the year, and it is looking good for anybody with shares in the enterprise.
Sir Michael Darrington notes in his introduction that "During the first half we gave priority to refreshing a significant proportion of the Greggs chain, comprising some 350 shops. This has involved softening the somewhat strident colours of our previous takeaway-orientated design, using a palette more in keeping with our bakery image. At a relatively low cost per unit, this
has created a significantly more attractive shopping environment for our customers."
He does not mention whether the new "palette", done cheaply (what else?), is to the taste of the Brighton agent, LTNS, who perhaps favours a strident one as more in keeping with the London Road, Brighton.
Here is the pdf and it can also be obratined in HTML format. Sir Michael provides some news on the Belgian expansion - and Belgians certainly will expand if they keep going in there - but he does not describe the menus there.
http://www.ir.greggs.plc.uk/greggsplc/upload/1Greggsinterimresults2007310707.pdf.
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Control Panel
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Infinite Poppadum
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 13/08/2007 : 18:54:45
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Some kids learn the Hard way.
Life In The City. |
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Daveb
Earthsea
2211 Posts |
Posted - 13/08/2007 : 19:42:57
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It seems this thread needs something.
Takes about three goes to load.
Too many pasties? |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 13/08/2007 : 19:46:33
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Yes you have to Refresh.
soon this thread may be Locked by Admin
due to its size.
Life In The City. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Posted - 13/08/2007 : 19:51:56
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We cannot have that! It is very popular. This time I got through in a quick click. Varies.
All this priceless stuff locked away? Terrible. |
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