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Bees wax

Friday, December 9th, 2022 Alive 18,854 days

A cartoon bee on a shipping box

I know itʼs supposed to cute and clever and funny, but for some reason a cartoon bee stuck under the shipping label on my package from Fortnum and Mason makes me a bit sad.

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Benin to shop

Monday, December 5th, 2022 Alive 18,850 days

The Fortnum and Mason account settings system

It seems strange to me that when filling in your personal information on the Fortnum and Mason web site that the default telephone country code is +229. Thatʼs Benin, all the way in Africa.

It would make sense for the default country code to be +44, since itʼs a British department store. Or maybe the country codes could be sorted numerically, so itʼs easier to find the one youʼre looking for. Or perhaps use the country code of the customers who generate the most revenue for the store, whatever number that may be.

But I doubt that the people of Benin buy more F&M stuff than any other country.

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Liberty is for dowagers

Friday, December 2nd, 2022 Alive 18,847 days

A Fortnum and Mason Advent calendar and a Liberty Advent calendar

Darcie and I may disagree about which is the better British department store, but we can agree that Advent calendars are an essential part of the season.

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