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The strange thing is, this didn't shock me that much. Not being able to spot that £1.50 is not 25% of £8, despite such a simple check. ...

UKIP have had a bit of attention this week for alleged 'racist' adverts ahead of the European elections. I've only seen this one...

Oh no! Arried at Edinburgh airport early morning to find that the 08:55 FlyBe flight from Edinburgh airport to "Edinburgh" has bee...

Ah, Princes Mall... That weird "shopping centre" attached to Edinburgh Waverley railway station. It seems in your quest for atten...

Wow, never expected The Co-operative supermarket to come out with such an early pro-union message! Near the West End of Edinburgh, the Frida...

Sigh. Big companies are still making the same basic mistakes. How can you seriously not employ a proof reader with marketing / quality assu...

Ahh, Tesco.  You never fail to entertain me.  So here I am in Ireland towards the end of last year, looking at coffee.  Whilst there are no ...

Have I been watching to many J-Horror films?  Because sitting in a lovely venue for the opening Saturday of the Celtic Connections music fes...

Beringer make an amazing sparkling rosé.  It may very well be one of the best summer drinks there is.  Not all supermarkets sell it, but...

Is this a Martian turning his head to the side when looking at me, or is it instead the weirdest road sign in the world? Curvy lines, l...

On the day Edinburgh is named happiest city in the UK , guess who's back to make our city life full of more genuine smiles...? It...

Oh dear… In central Dublin this sign is great to drum up business for attracting tourists in. Shame the socket and pins are the wrong wa...

Best Gents Toilets sign ever! Or rather, best “Used Beer Dept.” sign… Hugely impressed with The Porterhouse in Bray, and very grateful the...

It's very rare that I get moved to hear about the death of someone I've never met, let alone only recently heard about.  Sadly on ...

Edinburgh - I love you.  But there is something about the architecture in Glasgow that is refreshing and bold - very similar in many ways ...

Whilst Ed Byrne has famously asked  Alanis "how big is your sink" , it seems I have to ask a certain pub "how popular do y...

The Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow is an interesting building that hosts a wide variety of events.  So Scot...

Finally it has happened.. The group / social buying sites have started mirroring the supermarkets!  Not quite at the stage of Asda's ...

Whilst watching a disturbing yet excellent "romance" this evening ( Rust and Bone / De rouille et d'os - highly recommend it)...

In the world of technology you never replace a good brand, you just keep adding to it.  Think back to the great series of Street Fighter gam...