I was listening to a BBC radio program. They chose 76 typical items people would buy on black Friday. Turns out only 4 of them were value for money. Some, not many, of the other items were actually cheaper 3 months ago! The whole thing is just a blatant ripoff and an exercise in marketing. And of course all the sheep will gather at the stores. Just goes to show the profits they are making the other 364 days of the year. People are just plain dumb.
Now here's a classic example of political ineptitude. The Oireachtas in Ireland decided they needed a new printer in their offices. So they went and spent 808,000 Euros on a new printer. Yes, 808,000 for a printer! About double the size of a normal office printer. Said printer arrives at the building and they find it can't fit through the door(s) to get to it's final destination despite the manufacturer pointing out it's dimensions to them. So they get workmen in to break open the doorways to facilitate the delivery. Of course this all has to be fixed up afterwards. Cost of building works - 200,000 Euros. The total cost after all the extra wings and propellers are taken into account is 1.6 million Euros for a large printer. Can you believe this crap? But the real killer is that no-one knows how to operate it. Seriously. And they want you to believe that Ireland is the Silicon Valley of Europe. These are the monkeys running the country. Jesus wept.
Now here's a classic example of political ineptitude. The Oireachtas in Ireland decided they needed a new printer in their offices. So they went and spent 808,000 Euros on a new printer. Yes, 808,000 for a printer! About double the size of a normal office printer. Said printer arrives at the building and they find it can't fit through the door(s) to get to it's final destination despite the manufacturer pointing out it's dimensions to them. So they get workmen in to break open the doorways to facilitate the delivery. Of course this all has to be fixed up afterwards. Cost of building works - 200,000 Euros. The total cost after all the extra wings and propellers are taken into account is 1.6 million Euros for a large printer. Can you believe this crap? But the real killer is that no-one knows how to operate it. Seriously. And they want you to believe that Ireland is the Silicon Valley of Europe. These are the monkeys running the country. Jesus wept.
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