Alan Pennie
@telston.bsky.social
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Such an annoying jingle!
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Limits his mainstream appeal.
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Makes sense.
If you already have your own drivers why not use them?
They presumably know where the regular customers live.
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Does anyone still deliver their own food (like Dominoes used to do) or does Deliveroo have everything sewn up now?
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I'm often struck by the fact that Wetherspoons can offer much cheaper food and drink than its competitors.
Where else would you go if you want breakfast for a fiver?
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Yeah.
If these companies crater I expect successors will soon spring up.
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"It's treat - night done right", to quote a recent ad.
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I do think food box services like Gousto and Hellofresh are becoming more popular even if there's a question mark about their long - term viability here.
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Which won't always be the case anyway.
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Making your own drinks/coffee will make the occasion way cheaper even if the actual food is more expensive.
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There's a profound lack of curiosity about the world which is unfortunate among those who count themselves as Left.
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I should check them out sometime.
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I'm a Lidl regular but rarely darken the door of my local Aldi.
There's a Sainsbury's across the way which has a better range of stuff.
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In conclusion, it's a land of contrasts.
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I hope Magna Carta is still at liberty.
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Neophilia is a thing.
Come back in a fortnight.
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Neophilia is a thing.
Come back in a fortnight.
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More's Utopia, except that that ostentatiously doesn't exist.
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Thessaloniki under The Zealots.
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It's even worse than passing Port the wrong way.
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Trust in me,
Just in me,
O close your eyes
And trust in me.
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An unfriendly interviewer will ask.
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Indeed.
Pretending to be shocked and horrified isn't gonna make the problem disappear.