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Showing posts with label Advert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advert. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

A New Original?

The Lands End catalogue popped through the door yesterday.  I was about to throw it into the re-cycling bin when the caption on the front caught my eye (as it's meant to do and, yes, I only have one eye which can discern letters!) so I had to open it and find out what the question was.  Not that I expected it to be interesting.

 
I was not disappointed.  It wasn't interesting.


Nor was the next bit:


HOWEVER CJ and I just couldn't stop the amusement when we saw:


Next we'll be able to pre-order the new originals. But it got better (or is it just CJ and I?) when it said that one of the Lands End selling points - no-iron finishes - didn't apply here so they can be worn "with a blazer....or casual polo"  Surely the implication here is that the no-iron finish is inferior.  Surely not?!


But then we discover that the no-iron finish only lasts for 50 washes.  So what magical event takes place between 49 and 51?



OK I'm sure it's just us.  And it did make me take notice.  But.....

Tuesday, 15 July 2008

Keep Cool This Summer

This advert was in the Radio Times this week. I just couldn't believe my eyes. There I was wearing long trousers and sleeves (yes, really, sleeves for only the second time since I returned to Scotland) and it was 10 deg outside and my eyes lighted on this.

What summer?

I am cool!