Kellogg’s ‘Adopt a monkey’ scam

This is Blur, a monkey I thought I’d saved from a life of poverty and strive in Malawi through the adopt-a-monkey promotion run by everyone’s favourite cereal manufacturer, Kellogg’s. But it wasn’t to be. The joy of adopting little Blur

Friday night in out-patients

Due to myriad reasons I don’t visit pubs as frequently as I did during my Cardiff days – not least the outrageous price of a pint here, but perhaps also my marriage to a person who feels I have ‘alcohol

It’s not you, it’s me

Am getting a bit fed up with how desperate companies become when you want to cancel their services. A few months ago, I had NatWest (owned by those RBS wankers bankers) begging me to keep their credit card. Yesterday, I

Out and about

Things to do in London

I think this was mentioned in 1000 things to do in London : ride the DLR and pretend you’re the driver. As its name suggests, the DLR (Docklands Light Rail) runs around the Docklands area. The difference with the tube

Amazon scam

It seemed like a perfect idea: buy a cheapish DVD – £5 or so – from Fopp, watch it, then flog it on Amazon market place for slightly less, meaning you’ve ‘rented’ a DVD for £2 or so. The target