OT: Morrison's conversation re: lack of champagne on offer

[Davey]

"I'm sorry to hear we did not have the Champagne you wanted last time you was in store. I am pleased to say we do now have this in stock and it is at the offer price.

I'm sorry you was not able to spend £40. However I will not be able to honor this as all the shops must be £40.

I hope this helps."

The misuse of the term "you was" and the spelling of "honor" imply an American background. So why could they not offer a rain-check, which is standard in the US when something on offer is out of stock? My request was not even acknowledged.

The lack of a £40 coupon for this "shop" means that I do not qualify f or a £15 discount for a later purchase.

"I hope this helps". Er, no it doesn't. Tesco's is next door, and they sometimes have the same champagne on offer.

[Richard]

Why not forward this post to: Mr David Potts CEO Email [e-mail]

[Tim+]

You must have very sharp ears to hear the difference between "honor" and "honour". ;-)

Tim

[Brian-Gaff]

And obviously can speak and write English in a less jarring fashion, being Jewish. Brian

[Davey]

snip

Good thinking. I might add the second part:

" Luckily, I found the same champagne at our local Co-op for £27.99, s o I won't be needing Morrison's."

[Davey]

Easy when the words are written in an e-mail message.

[Davey]

Within reason, I don't care where I buy my Champagne.

[JimK]

/Within reason, I don't care where I buy my Champagne. /Q

Probably the place where your Allegro vdp collects least scratches per case?

Jim K

[Bob Eager]

And similar words. Which reminds me:

"She offered her honour, He honoured her offer, And all night long, He was on her and off her."

[Davey]

What is this 'forward slash, quoted text, forward slash, Q' about?

[Bob Eager]

Jim either doesn't know how to quote properly, or he doesn't care, or he has a very broken newsreader.

Whatever it is, he's very sensitive about it so it's pointless asking him to fix it.

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

/On the other hand, who really cares and why? /Q /It's not like it's important. /Q

[Bob Henson]

The post was from Google Groups, and the G2 software is badly broken. I wouldn't have seen it normally as I usually have all Google Groups mail deleted automatically (most of the spam and trolling comes from there), but I've reverted to 40tude Dialog at the moment and had forgotten to implement the filter. Look on the bright side, it is not as bad as Windows Live Mail, or Outlook Express without Quotefix - or top posting with anything.

[Graham.]

expect a browbeating by return of post, over the use of the apostrophe.

[JimK]

/expect a browbeating by return of post, over the use of the apostrophe. /Q

:-)

Jim K

[Davey]

At least I quote messages properly!

[JimK]

/At least I quote messages properly! /Q

Wuppee! Crack open another OT bottle of cheapo fizz!

Jim K

[Bob Henson]

Surely, the only problem, strictly speaking, is where the apostrophe is placed? If the family name is Morrison and the word "Morrison's" is an implied abbreviation for "Morrison's Supermarket" then it is correctly placed. If, however, the group as an entity has the registered trade name of "Morrisons" (already plural) then it should be written as "Morrisons'" with the apostrophe after the "s". Either way, as it is possessive by implication, it should have an apostrophe. I don't know which way is correct, as I shop at Tesco's (supermarket) or Tesco (singular) - either being correct. The only way that can be wrong is if one writes "Tescos" - c.f. "Morrisons".

[Dave W]

Actually it seems that Ken Morrison, son of founder William Morrison, is to blame here. See a 1952 photo here with the apostrophe still visible:

[Davey]

Veuve Clicquot is not cheapo, in contrast to your newsreader.