Random musings and general banter.

[Wanderer]

Anyone fancy starting a list up to Xmas. I'll try a few to start off:

Tandy... so...

Maplin
Woolworth's
Dolcis
Freeman Hardy & Willis
C&A (remember my joke last year?? Gone from uk)
Burton's
Bejam's (ok, now Iceland)
BHS (British Home Stores)
Littlewoods (online now, Very, etc.)
Damart shops (online now, French owned)
Multiyork (furniture/sofas)
Beatties (model maker kit, train sets, airfix)
Broomfield's/Baker's Oven bakers (now Gregg's)
Golden Egg (before my time)
ABC cafés (just before)
Lyon's corner houses (very before).
Clas Ohlson (gone from UK)

You could name 'heritage' watch brands after these!

Doesn't just have to be shops.
Over to you all...

Radio Rentals
Rumbelows
Julian Graves
Andy's Records
Dixons
Mcolls

 

[HughTwo]

Caught Dirty Pedro saying he wished he'd bought a Duchump! - the "sapphire blue" one, but there was only three left.
Look out for them back on tomorrow.

It's such nonsense this "how many left?"........pause......"ok, go to the telephone right, these will go, this is a clearance price, it's 1800 pound of watch, ok, not only, right".

 

[cheeky chappie]

That Vostok advert reminds me of the adverts that you used to get in the local cinema - totally random

 

[cheeky chappie]

If Posh places don’t offer, Bog Standard ketchup I wouldn’t go

tbh when it comes to food, even when eating out, I prefer what most would consider basic stuff. Give me fish & chips, steak & chips, steak pie & mash, that sort of thing.

 

[Hammy60]

Jessie has a Shield Nitrox watch.

 

[HughTwo]

Jezza claiming he bought a Shield Nitrox watch a few weeks ago.
He also claimed Jacques Cousteau wrote a testimonial about the watches.
I can find no mention of that anywhere.
Jacques Cousteau died in 1997

 

[Hammy60]

Jezza claiming he bought a Shield Nitrox watch a few weeks ago.
He also claimed Jacques Cousteau wrote a testimonial about the watches.
I can find no mention of that anywhere.
Jacques Cousteau died in 1997

You beat me too it, was about to post something similar.

And you won't find it, cause he died before Shield existed.

The reason they've probably come out with this rubbish is because Shield use a quote from Cousteau on their site which has nothing to do with their watches, just something Cousteau said about diving. One of the stupid IW kids has probably seen his name on the Shield site and concluded he must have approved of Shield watches and wrote that quote specially for Shield.

From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

BTW

Cousteau did own watches, Omega, Doxa, Rolex, Blancpain. So even if Shield had existed during his life I highly doubt they would have registered on his radar, or maybe sonar would be more appropriate.

 

[Hammy60]

Billy Hunt of Skid Row now.

 

[Niwa]

Hepworths
DER
Granada
Radio Rentals
Brentford Nylons
Goldrange (The Big Red Building in Petticoat Lane)
Dewhurst’s
Times Furnishings
John Collier (The Window to Watch)
Wimpy
Beefeater
Pizzaland
Rumbelows
Multi-Broadcast
Tandy
David Greig
Fine Fare
Safeway
Our Price
Richard Shops
Dorothy Perkins
Austin Ree
Timothy Whites
Unwins
Victoria Wine
Midland Bank
UDT Keyloan
Horizon Holidays
Clarksons Holidays
Laker Airlines
Timpo Toys
ABC Cinemas
Courts
Bejam
OMO
Ross Frozen Food
Lyons Maid
Talbot
British Leyland….
Brittania Music
Geocities
Friends Reunited
Tie Rack

Mac Fisheries the weird place where you could buy meat and fish and cheese.

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

Anyone fancy starting a list up to Xmas. I'll try a few to start off:

Tandy... so...

Maplin
Woolworth's
Dolcis
Freeman Hardy & Willis
C&A (remember my joke last year?? Gone from uk)
Burton's
Bejam's (ok, now Iceland)
BHS (British Home Stores)
Littlewoods (online now, Very, etc.)
Damart shops (online now, French owned)
Multiyork (furniture/sofas)
Beatties (model maker kit, train sets, airfix)
Broomfield's/Baker's Oven bakers (now Gregg's)
Golden Egg (before my time)
ABC cafés (just before)
Lyon's corner houses (very before).
Clas Ohlson (gone from UK)

You could name 'heritage' watch brands after these!

Doesn't just have to be shops.
Over to you all...

Anyone in Northern ireland will remember Liesureworld, a toy and sports goods shop that wanted to be the Hamely's of Belfast and succeeded for 20 years

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

Jezza claiming he bought a Shield Nitrox watch a few weeks ago.
He also claimed Jacques Cousteau wrote a testimonial about the watches.
I can find no mention of that anywhere.
Jacques Cousteau died in 1997

He thinks Christophe Duchamp is a bloke, I'm hardly surprised by his ignorance

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

OK, if we are making our own pretend luxury watch brand I have found a selection of Swiss names. They are from a generator but are genuine Swiss names. Which sounds like a brand we could flog? Your answers 1-5 (I don't know how to set up a poll, if you even can).

1. Leandro Fluck
2. Emma Brand
3. Toni Fankhauser
4. Adam Burk
5. Sebastian Büchi

 

[PhædrusR]

Hepworths
DER
Granada
Radio Rentals
Brentford Nylons
Goldrange (The Big Red Building in Petticoat Lane)
Dewhurst’s
Times Furnishings
John Collier (The Window to Watch)
Wimpy
Beefeater
Pizzaland
Rumbelows
Multi-Broadcast
Tandy
David Greig
Fine Fare
Safeway
Our Price
Richard Shops
Dorothy Perkins
Austin Ree
Timothy Whites
Unwins
Victoria Wine
Midland Bank
UDT Keyloan
Horizon Holidays
Clarksons Holidays
Laker Airlines
Timpo Toys
ABC Cinemas
Courts
Bejam
OMO
Ross Frozen Food
Lyons Maid
Talbot
British Leyland….
Brittania Music
Geocities
Friends Reunited
Tie Rack

See, I said you had a good memory.

I am happy to report that the demise of Wimpy is premature and they're still going.

Beefeater (Whitbread) is also still going.

Reasons to visit us at Beefeater | Beefeater

Reasons to visit us at Beefeater restaurant

www.beefeater.co.uk

Bentall's (now Fenwick's group)
Army & Navy (House of Fraser, Sport Direct group)
Berni Inns
Comet
Gateway stores
Somerfield stores
Martin's newsagent
Rediffusion
Monarch airline
Peacock's
Rover
Pan Am
Thomas Cook
Thomson's holidays (now TUI)

Bid-up
Price-drop TV!

Patisserie Valerie (making a comeback)

Radio Rentals
Rumbelows
Julian Graves
Andy's Records
Dixons
Mcolls

Dixon's (DSG) bought Curry's and changed to that name but is still the owner, along with Carphone Warehouse now online only.

Think it's fair to say a few.of our lists have continued under new ownership with a new name. Asda bought many Somerfields. Morrisons bought Gateway/some Safeway's?

 

[PhædrusR]

I'd like to watch that in IMAX 3D.

 

[cheeky chappie]

Jezza claiming he bought a Shield Nitrox watch a few weeks ago.
He also claimed Jacques Cousteau wrote a testimonial about the watches.
I can find no mention of that anywhere.
Jacques Cousteau died in 1997

I think you misheard.

What he actually said was Jacqui Constow wrote a testimonial.

Jacqui runs a small watch shop called Cheap Timepieces.

 

[Gray]

Ken Barlow was on with Lindsey first thing this morning. Give him his due, I've never seen anyone else be able to make sausages look burnt to a crisp whilst at the same time looking raw and uncooked.

Not been online for a few days so it may have already been talked about. Watched a bit of Mike of the Market Stall late last week. First of all he was selling some headphones and came out with his favorite "I know sound" line before saying how he doesn't want to give us the history of Mike Mason. What? There is more to Mike Mason than having spent the past twenty years working on Shopping TV? Anyway, the next product he was selling was a memory foam cushion and Mike proceeded to inform us all how about his Rockford Files that he has suffered with. Mike is a proper man though. Developed his through all that straining he does at the gym. TMI Mikey, TMI.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Herself this morning. Always amuses why she feels she is some sort of Saturday Banana Oddie esque or Big Breakfast presenter - leading her ‘Crew’. Who gives a flying fu…which spotty oik is ‘working’ behind the scenes at dodgy camera angles, texts and price comparisons. Just get on with it and present the goods. It’s not Saturday Night Live, Luv… Though, on a rare positive note, that model, Linda, has a lovely, professional manner and a silky smooth voice. A role swop with Herself would do us all a huge benefit.

 

[HughTwo]

Dirty Pedro on this evening - keep a look out for the tat he said had sold out at a price to clear yesterday, right, ok.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

He seems to me to be way beyond caring whether people think he’s lying or not. He sees no penalties, so why would he care, I suppose.

 

[Wanderer]

DOC I would be interested to know how much you or another think the Crissy Does Crap watches would be at a fair price?

DoC or Hammy I think is more likely.

You can certainly buy a Chinese made Cadisen or Pagani Design with NH35A automatic movement from Aliexpress for £50/£60, sometimes less if on offer. Steeldive tend to be a little more.

eBay/Amazon seem to start around the £90/£100 mark.

The bracelets can be a bit meh, but on Aliexpress there are plenty of "leather" straps or steel bracelets to choose from and should be simple enough to change.