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Waitrose withdraws ‘essential’ range after finding poor people in stores

UK supermarket chain Waitrose has withdrawn its popular ‘essential’ range after discovering that the cut-price products had led to a number of poor people shopping there.

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Posted: Oct 21st, 2011
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Asda introduces ‘slapping-friendly areas’ for shoppers with small children

won't be beaten on price, service or anything other than aisle 29Supermarket chain Asda is to create ‘slapping areas’ where frustrated parents can hit their children without causing offence to other shoppers.

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Posted: Aug 11th, 2011
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England netball fans slam media obsession with HaBs

‘It’s typical,’ said Brenda Wright of Netball Team United. ‘When Tamsin Greenway is named England vice-captain, it barely gets mentioned. But just because she goes out with one of the most successful plasterers in Watford, he’s all over the papers.’

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Posted: Jun 25th, 2011
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Women’s Institute decide ‘shop bought is cheaper and nicer’

‘A pack of double choc-chip cookies was 36p in Asda. 36 pence! And they’re crispy, crunchy, and all the same bloody size.’

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Posted: Apr 14th, 2011
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Netto to offer other supermarket bags to save embarrassment

This is not just food, taste the differenceBudget supermarket chain Netto is to offer its customers other supermarket-named bags to spare the blushes of those now financially compelled to shop there.

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Posted: Oct 11th, 2010
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