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  1. 20-03-2011 12:58 PM #1
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    Email from Tesco

    We hope you enjoyed celebrating St. Patrick's day, we're celebrating too as we have lots of great offers we hope you'll like.

    Why would they assume that everybody who is registered with them celebrates St Patrick's Day?

    Stupid or what?
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  2. 20-03-2011 01:02 PM #2
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    Just an excuse to try and get folk to buy moe beer IMO - it's the same with every "holiday"
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  3. 24-03-2011 02:16 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by iwasthere1972 View Post
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    We hope you enjoyed celebrating St. Patrick's day, we're celebrating too as we have lots of great offers we hope you'll like.

    Why would they assume that everybody who is registered with them celebrates St Patrick's Day?

    Stupid or what?

    not really stupid, they prob do it at christmas, new year, st andrews day etc so why shouldnt they do it for st patricks day?
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  4. 28-03-2011 01:45 AM #4
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    You read that and it bothered you so much you started a thread on .net about it???
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  5. 28-03-2011 03:58 AM #5
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    The OP has a valid point.

    I hate all this nonsense where people are looking to profit from every date in the calander. St. Patricks day is now fair game as we don't need much of an excuse to get rat-ersed in Scotland. I think it's only going to get worse where you're going to be made to feel guilty if you don't buy whiskey on St.Andrews day or buy beer to celebrate St.Georges day.

    Valentines, Easter, Haloween etc...never used to mean much in the way of gifts even ten years ago and it was all about non-material gestures.

    Nowadays it's as if they're trying to make you feel like an inconsiderate loser with a small tadge if you don't buy your other half a bunch of flowers and I-pad 2 to celebrate the changing of the clocks.
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  6. 28-03-2011 07:02 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by LamontHFC© View Post
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    You read that and it bothered you so much you started a thread on .net about it???
    I didn't say it bothered me to any great extent. I simply said I thought it was stupid. Anyway the thread got your attention and you found the need to reply. Therefore it bothered you more than it bothered me.
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  7. 28-03-2011 12:26 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by peterdouglas View Post
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    The OP has a valid point.

    I hate all this nonsense where people are looking to profit from every date in the calander. St. Patricks day is now fair game as we don't need much of an excuse to get rat-ersed in Scotland. I think it's only going to get worse where you're going to be made to feel guilty if you don't buy whiskey on St.Andrews day or buy beer to celebrate St.Georges day.
    Valentines, Easter, Haloween etc...never used to mean much in the way of gifts even ten years ago and it was all about non-material gestures.
    Nowadays it's as if they're trying to make you feel like an inconsiderate loser with a small tadge if you don't buy your other half a bunch of flowers and I-pad 2 to celebrate the changing of the clocks.
    Godparents day is the best one I've heard so far.
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  8. 28-03-2011 02:02 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by superhibi1 View Post
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    not really stupid, they prob do it at christmas, new year, st andrews day etc so why shouldnt they do it for st patricks day?
    St Patricks day is an Irish holiday - why pester us with it?

    Having said that I think Burns Night is a load of pish even though I'm Scottish.
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  9. 28-03-2011 02:47 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Danderhall Hibs View Post
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    St Patricks day is an Irish holiday - why pester us with it?

    Having said that I think Burns Night is a load of pish even though I'm Scottish.

    But surely the equivalent would be St Andrew's day?

    As for Burns, there's nothing worse than a bad Burns supper - and I've been to a few. However good ones (generally run by Burns clubs) with speakers and singers who know their stuff can be an absolute hoot, not to mention the cultural enlightenment.

    In my opinion of course.
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  10. 28-03-2011 06:27 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by iwasthere1972 View Post
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    I didn't say it bothered me to any great extent. I simply said I thought it was stupid. Anyway the thread got your attention and you found the need to reply. Therefore it bothered you more than it bothered me.
    Ha, fair enough. Didn't bother me at all, just curious that's all.

    I'm out in America at uni, and the people here go mental for it. After all, they are all 'Irish' so they claim. 'Cos their great grandparents uncles wife was Irish they are all half Irish.
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  11. 29-03-2011 06:52 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by ArabHibee View Post
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    Godparents day is the best one I've heard so far.
    Thats a belter
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