The wife’s not long back from Asda. As we were having a cuppa, she says “you know, I think I’ve seen it all now”.
“What’s that dear?” says I vaguely, trying to look at ‘Villa Talk’ on my laptop.
“They’re only selling what they call ‘limited edition’ toilet rolls. ‘Orange and bloody cranberry enriched’ they call it. ‘Unwrap the scent of the season’. I bloody ask you”.
“I trust that you declined to make a purchase dear” says I. “I much prefer to use ‘The Guardian’, as you know”.
“Very funny” says she, “but do you remember a while back when Walker’s (was it?) tried to flog chocolate covered crisps?. They’ll use Christmas to cash in on anything. It gets my goat”.
I know what she means. Talk about cynically trying to use the festive season to squeeze a buck until it squeaks. I mean, orange and cranberry bog roll. You wouldn’t wipe your arse on it.
Nominated by: Ron Knee




