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New Discounts – Really??

This is an interesting concept of “Discount”. When shopping recently for a daily used product , we picked the “Discount” as it looked exactly the same as the one we used to buy.

Only be sheer accident did we happen to have an old roll and a new roll side by side.

Ups, well I thought maybe, just maybe the size has changed to accomodate a new production method. Maybe there are more sheets, just more densly rolled.

 

The new way of DISCOUNT

No, it is simply 10% smaller AND 18% lighter! Whoa, what a genuine bargin this is, and we can fit more of the rolls into the allocated spaces.

This opens up a whole range of thoughts.

  • If we do not reduce our usage by at least 18% we will end up with more inner rolls or grow pots for bean seeds?
  • If our guests now use more of these “rolls” can we negatively discount our room rates?
  • Do we have to change the toilets to match the paper size?
  • A synonym for a discount is “take off” a more reasonable description, don’t you think so?
  • A FB comment refers to this as –
     A common trend which is known as shrinkflation made famous by Toblerone!
  • How about oversized dwarf rolls….. enough of that…..

Spring is here again

 

Finally the non discounted spring is here again – Lets celebrate ……..

Year 2019 – New site – Finally

The new site & layout of life in galicia dot com
LifeInGalicia.com the new site

Finally, I have managed to get a new layout and put it live.

It is not yet complete as translating and rearranging is still ongoing.

But on the other hand which live site is ever complete?

It all works in the UK (English) version and Deutsch und Espanol are at about 50%, whereas I have to admit Francais is (one of) my weaker points.

It is quite fun to switch between the languages and at the same time to realise (no I spell this not with a z)  what works in one does make absolutely no sense in another language. “What makes the dog in the frying pan crazy” is perfect German but makes no sense to any English speaker, whereas Schadenfreude makes sense and works in both. The Spanish sobremesa – the endless talking just after finishing a meal is untranslatable as the notion of it simply does not exist in northern countries. 

Enough of this (that?) – If you stumble across the site and find any errors or malfunction – please spare a moment for the poor bloke who may not realise (I still prefer an s….) what he is doing and send me (him) a friendly note…..

 

Halloween 2015 – The conxuro was read and we are protected for another year

Halloween 2015 - Mer - Sober - Ribeira Sacra

Halloween 2015 – Mer – Sober – Ribeira Sacra

 

Another year went by – The leaves have colored, ghosts appear and the fire is lit.

The conxuro is read an appropriately saluted with aguadiente or “fire water”.

It was a great evening. Thanks to all our neighbors, friends and acquaintances who came and made this an occasion.

Paco & friend provided great entertainment which, together with some queimada encourage dancing.

To see so many people enchanted by the flames, the conxuro and the “fire water” made us proud to know you all.

For the full slide show – Alle Bilder – Todo los photos ->>  CLICK HERE – PULSE AQUI

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