ef from Ottakars or see www.ottakars.co.uk

Who wrote the original bestselling novel on which The Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy film is based?

a. Douglas Adams :)
b. Richard Adams
c. Bryan Adams

Mary

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:04:03 GMT, ian.c wrote:


> ef from Ottakars or see www.ottakars.co.uk
> 
> Who wrote the original bestselling novel on which The Hitchhiker's Guide to
> the Galaxy film is based?
> 
> a. Douglas Adams :)
> b. Richard Adams
> c. Bryan Adams


Couldn't see anything about this on the Ottaker site - is it obvious?

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:39:14 +0100, nog  wrote:


>On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:04:03 GMT, ian.c wrote:
>
>> ef from Ottakars or see www.ottakars.co.uk
>> 
>> Who wrote the original bestselling novel on which The Hitchhiker's Guide to
>> the Galaxy film is based?
>> 
>> a. Douglas Adams :)
>> b. Richard Adams
>> c. Bryan Adams
>
>Couldn't see anything about this on the Ottaker site - is it obvious?


It's on the home page - how much more obvious could it get?

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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:40:22 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:


> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:39:14 +0100, nog  wrote:
> 
>>On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:04:03 GMT, ian.c wrote:
>>
>>> ef from Ottakars or see www.ottakars.co.uk
>>> 
>>> Who wrote the original bestselling novel on which The Hitchhiker's Guide to
>>> the Galaxy film is based?
>>> 
>>> a. Douglas Adams :)
>>> b. Richard Adams
>>> c. Bryan Adams
>>
>>Couldn't see anything about this on the Ottaker site - is it obvious?
> 
> It's on the home page - how much more obvious could it get?


Prominent would be good - thanks. :-)

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:40:57 +0100, nog  wrote:


>> It's on the home page - how much more obvious could it get?
>
>Prominent would be good - thanks. :-)


There are six major items on the home page, four of which are comps.
It is one of them and has the same prominence as the others. It
clearly says "Enter our competition to win a home entertainment
system"  What more could they have done? 

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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 04:25:48 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:


> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:40:57 +0100, nog  wrote:
> 
>>> It's on the home page - how much more obvious could it get?
>>
>>Prominent would be good - thanks. :-)
> 
> There are six major items on the home page, four of which are comps.
> It is one of them and has the same prominence as the others. It
> clearly says "Enter our competition to win a home entertainment
> system"  What more could they have done? 


As I said, I would have expected a promotion to be featured prominently -
scrolling down the page, footnotes to the features don't exactly leap out
at you.

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:17:33 +0100, nog  wrote:


>> 
>> There are six major items on the home page, four of which are comps.
>> It is one of them and has the same prominence as the others. It
>> clearly says "Enter our competition to win a home entertainment
>> system"  What more could they have done? 
>
>As I said, I would have expected a promotion to be featured prominently -
>scrolling down the page, footnotes to the features don't exactly leap out
>at you.


I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this - they have six
promotions and give them equal prominence - why should they favour one
over the others just because it's the one you want to visit? The comp
isn't run as a charity - they want your primary interest to be in the
book itself. 

In any case the web site entry form is meant to be ancillary to the
one in the shop - naturally they would prefer you to visit the shop
and hopefully make a few impulse buys while they are there. 

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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:46:50 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:


> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:17:33 +0100, nog  wrote:
> 
>>> 
>>> There are six major items on the home page, four of which are comps.
>>> It is one of them and has the same prominence as the others. It
>>> clearly says "Enter our competition to win a home entertainment
>>> system"  What more could they have done? 
>>
>>As I said, I would have expected a promotion to be featured prominently -
>>scrolling down the page, footnotes to the features don't exactly leap out
>>at you.
> 
> I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this - they have six
> promotions and give them equal prominence - why should they favour one
> over the others just because it's the one you want to visit? The comp
> isn't run as a charity - they want your primary interest to be in the
> book itself. 


Indeed but, for them to get maximum mileage from a promotional activity, it
needs to grab your attention. These certainly didn't grab mine during my
scan down the page.
Anyway, really not looking to be in a state of disagreement here. :-)

"nog"  wrote in message news:1ihq1uk43nv4w$.baziectb5cn4>
Anyway, really not looking to be in a state of disagreement here. :-)

>


Hmmmm just as well....The last person to disagree with Missy Willis was
Emmo...and neither he nor his turnip have been  seen for months :-)

Cheers


-Ar^ch

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:45:00 +0100, "Father Christmas"
 wrote:


>
>"nog"  wrote in message news:1ihq1uk43nv4w$.baziectb5cn4>
>Anyway, really not looking to be in a state of disagreement here. :-)
>>
>
>Hmmmm just as well....The last person to disagree with Missy Willis was
>Emmo...and neither he nor his turnip have been  seen for months :-)


That reminds me, there's a funny smell of rotting turnips coming from
the cupboard under the stairs......

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Jane Willis wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:45:00 퍝, "Father Christmas"
>  wrote:
> 
>> 
>> "nog"  wrote in message
>> news:1ihq1uk43nv4w$.baziectb5cn4> Anyway, really not looking to be
>> in a state of disagreement here. :-) 
>>> 
>> 
>> Hmmmm just as well....The last person to disagree with Missy Willis
>> was Emmo...and neither he nor his turnip have been  seen for months
>> :-) 
> 
> That reminds me, there's a funny smell of rotting turnips coming from
> the cupboard under the stairs......


Oh, I thought that's where you kept Phil, or was that the basement....

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:45:28 GMT, "charybdis" 
wrote:


>Jane Willis wrote:

>> 
>> That reminds me, there's a funny smell of rotting turnips coming from
>> the cupboard under the stairs......
>
>Oh, I thought that's where you kept Phil, or was that the basement....


It can get very cramped in that cupboard. Anyway I  let Phil out for
Compex and he's not returned - I reckon Spyda nabbed him.

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"Jane Willis"  wrote in message news:hads611e6hlrgbcb85dile8ap9isuof27f@4ax.com...

> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:45:28 GMT, "charybdis" 
> wrote:
> 
>>Jane Willis wrote:
> 
>>> 
>>> That reminds me, there's a funny smell of rotting turnips coming from
>>> the cupboard under the stairs......
>>
>>Oh, I thought that's where you kept Phil, or was that the basement....
> 
> It can get very cramped in that cupboard. Anyway I  let Phil out for
> Compex and he's not returned - I reckon Spyda nabbed him.
> 
> Jane



Phil enjoys a good nabbing.

Phil

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:45:00 +0100, Father Christmas wrote:


> "nog"  wrote in message news:1ihq1uk43nv4w$.baziectb5cn4>
> Anyway, really not looking to be in a state of disagreement here. :-)
>>
> 
> Hmmmm just as well....The last person to disagree with Missy Willis was
> Emmo...and neither he nor his turnip have been  seen for months :-)


Ooh-er ...

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:54:05 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:


> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:45:00 +0100, "Father Christmas"
>  wrote:
> 
>>
>>"nog"  wrote in message news:1ihq1uk43nv4w$.baziectb5cn4>
>>Anyway, really not looking to be in a state of disagreement here. :-)
>>>
>>
>>Hmmmm just as well....The last person to disagree with Missy Willis was
>>Emmo...and neither he nor his turnip have been  seen for months :-)
> 
> That reminds me, there's a funny smell of rotting turnips coming from
> the cupboard under the stairs......


You forgot to feed the gimp?

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:43:59 +0100, nog  wrote:


>On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:54:05 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:
>

>> That reminds me, there's a funny smell of rotting turnips coming from
>> the cupboard under the stairs......
>
>You forgot to feed the gimp?


I was supposed to feed him as well?

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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:50:06 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:


> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:43:59 +0100, nog  wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:54:05 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:
>>
> 
>>> That reminds me, there's a funny smell of rotting turnips coming from
>>> the cupboard under the stairs......
>>
>>You forgot to feed the gimp?
> 
> I was supposed to feed him as well?


As well as ...?

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:28:40 +0100, nog  wrote:


>On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:50:06 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:
>> 
>> I was supposed to feed him as well?
>
>As well as ...?


erm, "entertain" him. 

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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:31:21 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:


> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:28:40 +0100, nog  wrote:
> 
>>On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:50:06 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:
>>> 
>>> I was supposed to feed him as well?
>>
>>As well as ...?
> 
> erm, "entertain" him. 


http://tinyurl.com/9qy39

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:11:44 +0100, nog  wrote:


>On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:31:21 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:28:40 +0100, nog  wrote:
>> 
>>>On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:50:06 +0100, Jane Willis wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I was supposed to feed him as well?
>>>
>>>As well as ...?
>> 
>> erm, "entertain" him. 
>
>http://tinyurl.com/9qy39


That doesn't eat turnips. 

Mind you I did read "The GIMP is our answer to the current lack of
free...... " as "The GIMP is our answer to the current lack of coffee"
which didn't help. 

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