>> Indeed. I bought a large LCD computer monitor from John Lewis. After 
>> about 8 months, the backlight quit working. IIRC, it took something 
>> like a week for them to deliver a brand new replacement monitor and 
>> take the old one away. Which isn't bad really, eh?
> 
> Not bad.

That's what I call service! ;-)

>> The only problem is that they don't sell a huge range of stuff. (Or at 
>> least, stuff I'd want to buy.) Having just said that, last week they 
>> sold me a Tilby and some rather fetching gloves...
> 
> Tilby? Hmm I'm trying to picture you in a trilby.

OK, so I didn't press the key hard enough! :-P

If I get time I'll take a photograph... with the brown shirt, brown 
pinstripe trousers and matching brown pinstripe Trilby, *I* think I look 
rather dashing. ;-) Certainly it caused a stir at work yesterday...

>> On the other hand... don't you just hate it when you go somewhere and 
>> you're all like "yes, I'd like to buy this £2,000 item here please" 
>> and they're all like "meh, I can't be bothered, go away". (!!)
> 
> Nah never had that... oh wait ;-)

YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!!

>> and a reel of tape that's wider in the center than at the edges, so 
>> the tape always curls when you pull it off.
> 
> Que?

I mean the reel is spherical rather than cylindrical. :-P It's warped 
slightly...

>> Plus the scisors won't get the tape either.
> 
> Wow how blunt are these scissors? Sounds like you need a whetstone.

Well, technically they *cut* the tape... but the tape then sticks to 
them. I'd assert that I need a tape dispenser! ;-)

> Mugs are also useful... especially if you can get them to just put their 
> finger there for just a moment.

Phahahahaa!

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