I do not very often complain but I was stunned when told ‘we don’t have any butter’ at SAINSBURYS of all places when served coffee with ‘buttered teacake’ a couple of weeks ago so I wrote to them asking WHY!
Nice reply,
Thank you SAINSBURYS

Geoff Camden Wiles
TR10 9DU 13th February 2012-02-13
Hello,
Nectar 055—–
Today we shopped in your Truro Store for our usual weekly shop and decided to go to your restaurant for coffee and teacakes. The receipt states *CAFE TEACAKE & BUTTER but we were served with FLORA which is not butter, we asked the member of staff for BUTTER but he said ‘there is no butter’
Could you enlighten me as to why you advertise BUTTER and give FLORA margarine please? We don’t like FLORA!

Thank you,
Geoff Camden Wiles

Dear Mr Wiles,
Thanks for your letter. I’m sorry that your teacakes were served with Flora instead of butter at our Truro store’s cafe. I understand your disappointment as this was advertised as a teacake and butter and you don’t like Flora.

We want all our customers to have a pleasant experience when visiting our stores. We work hard to offer you the best possible service and it’s never out intention to mislead you.
The manageress has apologised for the service you received and she and her team will do their best to prevent your experience from happening again.

We appreciate your loyalty and for you taking the time to contact us. We look forward to seeing you in store again soon.
Yours Sincerely
Customer Manager
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd
33 Holborn
London
EC1N 2HT

ps; They also gave me 1600 Nectar points! Sometimes it pays to complain my lovers!

We have decided with the school to restrict Car Boot Sales at the school now will be once a month only the ‘FIRST SUNDAY’ of each Month at 10.00am
So, here are the dates;
1st April
6th May
1st July
5th August
2nd September
7th October
4th November
2nd December &
6th January
Put it in your diary Marge!
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St James forever!
In 1968 my company opened up a fantastic Entertainment complex in Newcastle upon Tyne comprising of a Bingo Hall, 4 Cinemas, Discotheque and a HOFBROHAUS Bier Keller with 1000 capacity.
I decided to open lunchtimes presenting good food and drink and a live STRIPTEASE show which was a stunning success filling to capacity 5 days a week.
The Saturday afternoon matches at St James Park home of NEWCASTLE UNITED started at 3.00 but the fans queued early at Hoffs to get a ring side seat for the ‘STRIP SHOW’

Bottles and cases galore were sold of the famous Newcastle Brown Ale as the fans had their drink and a bite and saw the show!

At 2.00pm they left the Hofbrau and began the pilgrimage to the Gallogate end of St James Park chanting NEWCASTLE-United and in full voice to cheer on ‘HOWAY the LADS’ our team. They were good days the shows full of fun and the loyalty to their team of those thousands of fans was incredible. We never had any trouble or fights, only one joint cause for the ‘toon’to win at St James on the day.
The jokes between some of the strippers (exotic dancers) and the Geordie crowd were legendary but what an atmosphere!

I am proud to have supported the team over the years since the Malcolm Mc Donald & Kevin Keegan days. Cup success is not going to happen at Newcastle unless multi millions are invested into the club so what is the reason for the name change?
It’s been St James forever to me and multi- thousands more of the most dedicated fans in the world!
Do not change it or accept a change!
ST JAMES FOREVER!
Howay the lads!

GOOD NEWS!
We have been advised that if we were to get planning permission for the Car Boot Sales to go ahead we would NOT have to pay rates.
More to follow.

Anyone you know?

Cant wait for the season to start, lots of gossip to follow…..

Names for these lovely ladies please!

Geoff
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Update FRIDAY at Falmouth Rugby Club Mr Rogers reckons they are in the ‘Vagazzle’ queue. Glad I’m not the Vagazzler!

Here is one for the ladies!

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In my email this week!

Hello,

Yes you can come to any of our Car Boot Sales to sell your ‘KNOBBIES’ which could prove popular with the tourists. You will need a PUBIC Liability Insurance. I know this is a wind-up against Scottish Jimmy who apparently was the model for some of your products.

Geoff

From: P.Rick products.com
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 8:08 AM
To: Geoff Camden-Wiles
Subject: knobbies

Hi Geoff,

KNOBBIES!

We are wanting to find some dates in Cornwall where we can sell our KNOBBIES SHAPES chocolates during the season see photo attached. Scottish Jimmy said he was a great friend of yours so could I sell at your Car Boot Sales and can you park me next to Jimmy please.
We have pubic liability.

Thank you,

P. Rick

We had another site meeting and have estimated a total cost for preparing the grounds for PUBLIC SAFETY and the planning application would exceed £5,000 Therefore we have decided not to proceed with the lands at Par Moor Road.

However this is something you may be able to help with, if you can find us suitable lands in St Austell and we actually open Car Boot Sales them we will pay you a reward of £500.00 cash!!

Geoff
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At most of our Car Boot Sales it is not necessary to apply for planning permission, however because their are structurals and outbuildings at the Par Moor Road site we have to consider paying £335.00 for the application to hold Car Boot Sales.

This is on top of the extensive work to clear the site and make it safe for Mr & Mrs Public. A further problem we have to ask the rating authority if we have to pay rates for our charity sales, remember it was that department who several years ago demanded over £3000.00 for our Car Boot rates at Par Moor Road, their demand and very high rents meant we had to give up the very successful sales.

I kept telling the rating authority they were wrong to charge the rates so I refused to pay! They summonsed and after two further refusals to pay sent two burley bailiffs to our shop Dig & Delve in Falmouth to take all the stock away.

I had been pre-warned this would happen so I had taken out most of the valuable stock out overnight, they handed me the Court papers and inspected the stock.
I said they would not raise the amount outstanding and their reply floored me! They advised a new summons would be brought to my house and they would take goods to the value!
Reluctantly I agreed to pay and the two nice gentlemen buggered off.

Over several months I wrote again and again to the rating authority to complain they had interpreted the ‘end of the day rule’ and that our Car Boot Sales were exempt from rates.
Eventually they phoned to confirm I would get a full refund with interest!

I have got to admit I was a ‘pain in the arse’ to the authoirites who were perfectly jobsworth and polite to me, but did they say sorry we got it wrong? that will be a NO!
More to follow…..
Geoff
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The story to date………………….
Mr & Mrs B many years ago bought land in Par Moor Road St Austell it was their dream that they would one day own a fantastic museum where they could display old and valuable vehicles cars, Second World War transport and early farm machinery going back through the ages. Sadly the dream did not materialise as Mrs B became very ill and died of cancer.

Mr B was distraught at his loss and feels that the wonderful help given for the comfort of his wife by The Mount Edgecombe Hospice teams during her final days should be rewarded in his sincere appreciation. Mr B has asked Car Boots Cornwall if we would run Car Boot Sales on his land for one year and that all rents and income due to Mr B should be paid direct to Mount Edgecombe.

We agreed to help with the organising but firstly ask the planning department to consider the wishes of Mr B The location is extremely safe Car Boots Cornwall has had the experience of running very successful Car Boot Sales on Par Moor Road several years ago. I have a meeting this week with the Cornwall Planning Department and I shall let you know the outcome.

However, I think that it is a great charitable gesture of Mr B for present and future patients at the Hospice, and that the planners should approve these COMMUNITY Charity Car Boot Sales for the limited period of one year.

Once we receive the approval and have finalized the day/s of the Sales we will clean up the site in preparation for a May opening, it is fair to let all customers know our policy regarding prices;
Buyers;50p per adult Kids FREE up to 15 years old
Sellers;
All Cars £7.00 Trailers £3.00
Vans from £8.00
Market Traders £1.00 per square foot frontage
All Catering by ROSEWORTHY FARMS