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Setareh Juventina
Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 1415 Location: Norrköping, Sweden
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 09:19 Post subject: Brands that despite not being very good... |
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...enjoy a good reputation and have strong value.
The Body Shop.
It's a fact that The Body Shop doesn't animal test, this is great. However, they're also kind of known for having good products. It isn't true, especially when it comes to make up they're crap.
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Kris
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 2550 Location: Sheffield
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 09:44 Post subject: |
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Playstation 2. Built to last 5 days longer than your warranty.
x _________________ "fashioned by the blade of a world that doesn't care,
feeling so removed, drifting thru stealing air then...
pause and think about it, try to move and shift the pain, but it's there you feel it kicking and you scream and feel alive." |
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Tommy BOO
Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3067 Location: here, there, and everywhere
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:09 Post subject: Re: Brands that despite not being very good... |
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The Body Shop must be the worst brand name ever.
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John Mc
Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 1398
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:25 Post subject: |
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Kinkster wrote: |
Playstation 2. Built to last 5 days longer than your warranty.
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My Playstation 2 is still going strong after 4 years. GTA Liberty City Stories is out on Friday for the PS2 so I presume Kinkster will be out buying yachts over the weekend with the royalties he'll receive it.
I think I want to get a computery type job now, there were loads of redundancies announced at my place this week and everyone in my industry is having their jobs taken "offshore". I reckon I need to retrain as something new. Would quite like to be Batman.
Didn't Linda Roddick sell her shares in Body Shop to The Man recently?
Nothing to do with this thread but has anyone seen the film "Primer", it's bizarrely complicated time travel tomfoolery and although i didn't understand its ace. |
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Kris
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 2550 Location: Sheffield
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:20 Post subject: |
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John Mc wrote: |
Kinkster wrote: |
Playstation 2. Built to last 5 days longer than your warranty.
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My Playstation 2 is still going strong after 4 years. GTA Liberty City Stories is out on Friday for the PS2 so I presume Kinkster will be out buying yachts over the weekend with the royalties he'll receive it. |
That's a very sore subject right now as I know what people's 2nd bonus' were for that game. In some cases they matched the staff's salary. Did I get one? Did I even get a free copy of the PS2 version?
DID I FUCK.
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p.s. if you buy it, have a check see if my name is in the credits  _________________ "fashioned by the blade of a world that doesn't care,
feeling so removed, drifting thru stealing air then...
pause and think about it, try to move and shift the pain, but it's there you feel it kicking and you scream and feel alive." |
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John Mc
Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 1398
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 13:39 Post subject: |
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The PS2 version is selling for £20, clearly they can't pay high salaries if they;re going to sell games at rock (star) bottom prices. I'm going to buy it, I fancy going on a killing spree this weekend. Alcohol, shootings and England limping out of the World Cup after being outplayed by Equador, it promises to be a great weekend. |
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Kris
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 2550 Location: Sheffield
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 14:19 Post subject: |
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Well it's the PSP version selling 3.5 million copies that's caused the bonuses to roll in. Put it this way, If I'd stayed there, this years I'd have earnt around 20k more than I will do.
WOE IS ME! Ah not really haha I couldn't care less.
Well, maybe a bit less
x _________________ "fashioned by the blade of a world that doesn't care,
feeling so removed, drifting thru stealing air then...
pause and think about it, try to move and shift the pain, but it's there you feel it kicking and you scream and feel alive." |
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discoRdance
Joined: 20 May 2003 Posts: 1183 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 18:22 Post subject: |
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of course The Body Shop is a bad brand name; they don't even sell any bodies, for chuff sake
and don't get me started on 2nd Hand shops... |
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joeloke22 Guest
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 20:49 Post subject: |
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.....here in america we call "body shops" places were you take yr cars, lorries etc. to get an oil change or fix a flat tire. |
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Melz
Joined: 20 Aug 2002 Posts: 680 Location: Doncaster
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 09:02 Post subject: |
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Kinkster wrote: |
Playstation 2. Built to last 5 days longer than your warranty.
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Agh! Seconded. I'm on my fourth replacement already, and this one's starting to rattle when ejecting.  _________________ "It's too beautiful to stay inside..." |
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Kris
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 2550 Location: Sheffield
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 09:18 Post subject: |
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and Playstation Portable too.
That Right shoulder button is a sticky, clunky piece of arse.
Nintendo DS Lite on the other hand is out tomorrow and it's rather lovely.
I'm such a nerd.
x
Come on Sheff Utd! _________________ "fashioned by the blade of a world that doesn't care,
feeling so removed, drifting thru stealing air then...
pause and think about it, try to move and shift the pain, but it's there you feel it kicking and you scream and feel alive." |
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Melz
Joined: 20 Aug 2002 Posts: 680 Location: Doncaster
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 00:46 Post subject: |
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Hmm... I can't say I've noticed the right shoulder button being particularly clunky on the PSP. I've been playing "Syphon Filter" all night and it's been fine for me. Though I still can't get used to the tiny little thumbstick.
Not bothered about the DS Lite - I've already got a DS and it's fine the way it is.
Yeah, I'm a nerd too. _________________ "It's too beautiful to stay inside..." |
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bravecaptain
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 859
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:16 Post subject: |
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i'm on my second ps2. i had three playstations.
i saw primer! the sticker on it said something like 'an antidote to the dumbing down of hollywood' and i felt mucho superioso when i rented it.
unfortunately i need it explaining to me. it was good though, everytime i thought i knew what was going on it would change into something completely different. kinda. i felt mucho inferioso when i took it back.
i haven't got the internet at the mo. i got lots to tell.
soon.
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CiaranMac
Joined: 03 Sep 2002 Posts: 460 Location: Sligeach
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 13:16 Post subject: |
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ipod..looks class, and all that, but is it really better than other mp3 players available? The other thing that pisses me off about Apple in general is the way most socially aware academics use apple as if it is somehow less harmful to the environment or something, just because they are not microsoft doesn't make them somewhat a more ethical brand, from what I can see apple are every bit as ruthless in their business approach and branding etc..In fact microsoft's bill gates is a genuine philantropist from what I gather. _________________ www.myspace.com/storkboychoons
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John Mc
Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 1398
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 13:31 Post subject: |
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With the Ipod Apple are reaching Microsoft-esque levels of dominance and they seem to be running into trouble, there's that French lawsuit to get them to use less restrictive DRM and the one by Creative saying that the ipod interface was stolen from them. Plus they beat the Beatles in court recently, no-one messes with The Beatles and gets away it. It'll all end in tears. |
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