Archive for July 7th, 2009

7
Jul '09

On-Site

   Posted by: lyle    in Driving, Own Business, Travel, Web Development, Work-related

Today, I’m working in the office of a new client down in London.  Thankfully, once this day’s done, I’ll be able to primarily work from home, which means I won’t have to do the drive down to London on a daily basis or anything.

It should be a good day, though – there’s a lot to be done for this project all told, but I’m glad it won’t involve shedloads of commuting.

Mind you, next Tuesday I’ve also got to drive down to Brighton for a meeting with another potential new client. Madness – although it should be fun, even if I’ll be coming back looking like a stunned primate.

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7
Jul '09

Think 25 – A response

   Posted by: lyle    in 1BEM, Advertising, Cynicism

I emailed Sainsbury’s yesterday, asking about why they’d introduced the Think 25 policy.  This is what I (eventually) got back…

Thank you for your email asking why we have adopted the think 25 policy for the sale of alcohol.

Although there has been no change in the law for buying and selling alcohol, the policy is promoted by local authorities, health departments and the police to limit the consequences of selling alcohol to underage people.  As cashiers now have a personal responsibility by law they must take this very seriously.

I am grateful for you taking the time to write to us and allowing me to explain the background to the policy.

So – despite all their waffle about it being related to ‘all age-related items’, it’s actually only related to the sale of alcohol.  And it doesn’t actually explain why they can’t just check for ID that the purchaser is, you know, over 18.

In short, “Think 25″ is utter, utter bollocks.  What a shocker.

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