Thursday, 10 September 2009

Thin end of a wedge


I got my new CAMRA membership card today. I also got some Wetherspoons vouchers with it. Apparently I can't use them in Scotland because of the new laws there.

It'll never happen in England of course. Perhaps we said the same about poll tax and the smoking ban.
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5 comments:

  1. Rob Sterowski10 September 2009 at 12:36

    It's not because of the new laws, it's because JDW is using the new laws as an excuse not to accept them. I would go along and ostentatiously try to use one just to argue the toss, but to be honest I can't be bothered for the sake of saving 50p on an already cheap pint.

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  2. Curmudgeon10 September 2009 at 13:02

    It's very hard to see JDW shooting themselves in the foot like that. Has anyone in a position of authority in Scotland actually said categorically that the new legislation does not outlaw the JDW vouchers?

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  3. Rob Sterowski10 September 2009 at 16:36

    The legislation outlaws "irresponsible promotions". It is meant to ban "buy one get one free" offers and things like that. You'd have a tough time arguing that a 50p off voucher, issued only in advance to members of an somewhat staid organisation with a substantial subscription fee, constitutes such.

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  4. Jeff Pickthall12 September 2009 at 18:59

    The graphic on the voucher looks like it says "SOD OFF".

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  5. Paul Garrard13 September 2009 at 11:52

    It could easily happen in England I suspect, and fear.

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