One man’s quest for retail satisfaction continues apace as today he’s taking on high street department store par excellence, Debenhams. Home to the casual gentleman’s semi-stylish without being unconventional fashion range this was the last bastion of shirts that don’t have fucking buttons on the sleeves because modern youth are incapable of rolling their sleeves up and instead require a button to take the hard work out of it.
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Yesterday we initiated contact with one arm of the Proctor and Gamble Collective, the assimilators of all things bathroom related, in order to right some wrongs with their Gillette brand business. Today we turn our attention to Wella, more specifically the Shockwaves range of groovy hair stylisitications.
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Just when you thought the commercial world was safe from the caped complaining crusader he’s back once again with another petty grievance against the captains of industry. This time it’s The Best A Man Can Get Providing That Man Can Figure Out What His Desired Product Has Been Renamed To This Week™.
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The consumer crusader leaps into action for a second day in a row to take on the behemoth of supermarkets, Tesco. What, I hear you ask, have the giants of retail done to vex our hero? Read on and find out…
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In what is going to be a regular feature, our hero dons the cape of consumer activism and goes in search of getting a better deal from his mobile phone operator. Saddled with a lousy phone and a lousy contract, Sam works his unmistakeable mojo on those in a customer service role.
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