Category Archives: Business

Black Friday

Black Friday
What began with Amazon offering online bargains in the UK, on the day after Thanksgiving, has now been imported into shops in Abingdon, UK,
Black Friday
Quite a few businesses had Black Friday bargains and sales on offer today.
Black Friday
There is also a new shop opened on Stert Street with a black sign. What was Badgers has been transformed into Dapper Street.

Terry Wogan and The Reindeer at The Bookstore

Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan will be at The Bookstore, Bury Street, on Saturday 22nd November, signing copies of his latest book  called ‘Little Book of Common Sense: Or Pause for Thought with Wogan.’
Terry Wogan
Ian, from The Bookstore, was busy creating a Christmas window display most of today.
Terry Wogan
With the lights, purple sheets, snow, and reindeer, he has created something to wonder at.

Ock Street Pizza Madness

Ock Street Pizza Madness
I loved pizzas long before I’d ever tried one thanks to the Mad Magazine’s depiction of what was just an American phenomena.
Ock Street Pizza Madness
But pizza madness has come to Abingdon with two major chains facing each other across Ock Street.
Ock Street Pizza Madness
Both currently have an offer of £7.99 for any size pizza if collected (* condition applies, this is October 2014).
Ock Street Pizza Madness
Whereas Dominos would get people to dress up as dominos and wave at you from traffic roundabouts, Pizza Hut uses a mobile billboard to tell you about their offer.

Please Re-paint Your Sign

Wok Sign
Michael was hoping to get the Magic-Wok Chinese takeaway in Oxford Road to re-paint their sign.
Wok Sign
He doesn’t think they’ve had their sign repainted since they set up.

He says “Maybe if you publish one of these pictures it will somehow jog them into action.“