Coffee SnobberyShopping and About TownThings For The HouseTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - September 24, 2010January 28, 2011We don't smoke, we drink very little, we have been known to throw away some inhibitions and pig-out on the odd culinary extravagance now and then. I suppose in many respects we are very easily pleased when it comes to our social vices. However, don't let that lure you hostelries out there into a false sense of security: when it comes to one particular vice
Holiday BooksBooks by Mr C - September 13, 2010February 9, 2011One of the things I really look forward to on holiday is having the chance to get stuck into a good book or two. Everyone has a 'way' of reading. There's the 'dip in bit at a time' type. You know, the ones who take their book when they go to the loo, when they have a bath, in between
Bravissimo – Great Swimwear and BrasCardiff and WalesShopping and About Town by - July 15, 2010September 4, 2017Anyone who's got boobs bigger than a DD will know it's really hard when want you to buy swimwear of any kind. You can't just go to New Look and buy a bikini if you're a 10 on the bottom and a 34FF on the top. Similarly even if you go to the likes of M&S and buy separates, there's only a very limited selection
Super BoostersShopping and About Town by Mr C - March 30, 2010Retailing, merchandising and marketing fascinates me sometimes. We've been loyal Tesco shoppers since just after we came out of nappies ourselves and have had many a reward as a result of our loyalties using their Clubcard Deals over time, but over the last few months we have dipped our toes into the world of 'alternative' shopping. Absolutely eye-opening! Amazing in fact! With a bit of
Cardiff ParkingCardiff and WalesShopping and About Town by Mr C - March 29, 2010September 4, 2017Not so very long ago the very thought of a trip into town involved a great deal of planning, expense, stress and frustration. This was especially so when the latest appendage of the St Davids Shopping Centre was being built in Cardiff. At the time it resulted in the closure of two of the city’s main multi-storey car parks and immediately overcrowded the other remaining