Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[mangocrazy]

My preferred mug, bone china too, is made by Mclaggan Smith in Scotland. It has the periodic table on it.

Not one of these then, yeah?

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[David]

My favourite mugs for drinking tea are a couple of bone china Wedgewood ones, made in England. Had 'em for quite a long time and used to have 4, now down to 2.

(Not posh or owt, tea gets made with a teabag in 'em and stains get cleaned up with Steradent ).

Decided to buy a couple more. Went at the price but ordered them anyway. Very nice, lovely packaging and the tea drinking experience is as good as ever.

Buried in the small print on the boxes - made in Indonesia. (Wedgewood - and Waterford Crystal - and Royal Doulton are now owned by the scissors people, Fiskars).

So much for our fine pottery industry.

Simlar to our fine Motor cycle /car/ship/aircraft/you name it industry.......

[Mussels]

I used to not care but now every time I eat in a restaurant I will be itching to turn my plate upside down which will inevitably lead to my wife complaining she can't take me anywhere, so you lot are now responsible for future marital arguments.

[Count Steer]

I used to not care but now every time I eat in a restaurant I will be itching to turn my plate upside down which will inevitably lead to my wife complaining she can't take me anywhere, so you lot are now responsible for future marital arguments.

Oddly enough there's still a fair amount of hotelware still made here eg by Athena. I'd have thought that high volume, plain stuff would have been first to go. A lot of it does appear to be just designed here by companies with an office in S-oT though. There's a lot of that sort of sleight of hand where they big up the address but import everything. (Even Keith Brymer-Jones stuff is made in China. ).

[Horse]

There's a lot of that sort of sleight of hand where they big up the address but import everything.

SHARP'S BREWERY | ROCK, CORNWALL
Our Brewery, situated on the North Cornish Coast, is a unique place. There’s a certain kind of unavoidable energy. Something intrinsically Cornish, something inspired by being among the elements. Air, sea, rock; they surround our brewers who live on this stretch of coast. Looking out over the vast Atlantic, it is the ideal space to create exceptional beers that speak of where we come from.

AN AWARD WINNING RANGE
We've been brewing beer here in Rock since 1994 and are proud to be home to the UK's best selling cask beer, Doom Bar.

At the mouth of the Camel Estuary in Rock, lies the treacherous Doom Bar sandbank, the inspiration for this moreish amber ale.



Bottled Doom Bar has been produced, 267 miles (430 km) away, in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, since 2013.

[Count Steer]

There's a lot of that sort of sleight of hand where they big up the address but import everything.

Bottled Doom Bar has been produced, 267 miles (430 km) away, in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, since 2013.

Ah beer. Jamaican beer (Red Stripe) brewed in Holland, Indian beer (Kingfisher) brewed in Maidstone by Heineken, Australian 'beer' (Fosters) owned by Asahi of Japan and made in Europe under licence by Heineken, Canadian beer.....etc.

[Jody]

My phone has got me addicted to checking it

I do blame the phone. You see, we all have phones that beep and or vibrate to let us know that something has happened. If it doesn't beep or vibrate, there's no need to check it.
Except my phone (Samsung) regularly doesn't beep or vibrate but when I check it, I've received 2 WhatsApp messages and an email.

This now means I find myself constantly checking my phone, just in case!

I'm fairly sure that the manufacturer does it deliberately so that we spend more time on our phones, and therefore find it easier to justify the expense of buying the latest all singing all dancing model.

[Jody]

My favourite mugs for drinking tea are a couple of bone china Wedgewood ones, made in England. Had 'em for quite a long time and used to have 4, now down to 2.

(Not posh or owt, tea gets made with a teabag in 'em and stains get cleaned up with Steradent ).

Decided to buy a couple more. Went at the price but ordered them anyway. Very nice, lovely packaging and the tea drinking experience is as good as ever.

Buried in the small print on the boxes - made in Indonesia. (Wedgewood - and Waterford Crystal - and Royal Doulton are now owned by the scissors people, Fiskars).

So much for our fine pottery industry.

Yep, some friends in Stoke bought us a gift box of milk jug and cups from Spode.

I got told years ago that everyone from Stoke (The Potteries) turns the cups upside down in restaurants to check where they were made and they're very picky about that sort of thing, so when we opened this gift set I told my wife this story and then turned the cup over at the same time as telling her that they would say Made in Stoke on Trent, because they're from Stoke and they'd be snobby about it - and there it was printed underneath "Made in China".

LOL. I do that thing with pottery and was in a restaurant and thought 'Ooh. Nice crockery' and flipped a plate over. Chap on the next table leans over and says 'Are you from Stoke by any chance?' I explained that I wasn't but my father was.

One of wife's colleagues was 'billeted' with Wedgewood as a consultant and may have been instrumental in off-shoring some production to Indonesia. They were v keen on maintaining quality. Given the labour and energy intensity of making hand decorated pots the drift away from these shores was inevitable I guess and Fiskars is a decent outfit - better than the asset stripping private equity fate that beckoned.

(All it says under my new mugs is 'Wedgewood England 1759' - you have to search the packaging to find 'Made in Indonesia'. The old ones (1996 apparently) proudly state 'Made in England' underneath. I confess, I'd been scanning the charity shops to see if I could find some s/h 'right size' bone china mugs but gave up and bought 2).

It seems that more and more of the traditional items people pay a premium for are no better than the mass produced items?

[Felix]

Settings, apps. whatsapp, notifications, allow.

Settings, notifications, app notifications, whatsapp and set slider to green/on

Most of mine are off as ill answer folk when i am ready. No need to jump and answer straight away. Any emergency i would think they will phone.

[cheb]

I'm not a brand snob, I'm a style snob. I prefer a thin rimmed bone china mug or cup, to the point that I take one with me when traveling. Clear glass is acceptable too and has the added amusement of filling it with very hot water , letting it settle for a a few seconds and then carefully lowering in a teabag. If done correctly you get a teacline at the bottom of the cup.

Anywhere that serves tea in a thick rimmed mug or cup should be closed down until they have learned how to serve tea half properly.

[Count Steer]

If I was a mug snob I'd care what other people take their tea in.

(It's nice to know I'm not alone in appreciating the benefit of the correct type of vessel though ).

[Felix]

I need to try a mug handle before i buy it. Some tip easily when you use the handle so they are a non starter right away. Cheap mass produced shite you get in a supermarket tend to be the right shame. Present mug is a Rolling Stones one out Primark.

[Count Steer]

RTTL mugs are (Mine gets used for coffee).

[Skub]

My usual mug. Mrs.Skub hates it.
I too prefer a thin china mug,but I'll take anything really.

[cheb]

If I was a mug snob I'd care what other people take their tea in.

(It's nice to know I'm not alone in appreciating the benefit of the correct type of Vessel though ).

Their JIS bits are the best when working on Japanese bikes.

[Saga Lout]

I'm not a brand snob, I'm a style snob. I prefer a thin rimmed bone china mug or cup, to the point that I take one with me when traveling. Clear glass is acceptable too and has the added amusement of filling it with very hot water , letting it settle for a a few seconds and then carefully lowering in a teabag. If done correctly you get a teacline at the bottom of the cup.

Anywhere that serves tea in a thick rimmed mug or cup should be closed down until they have learned how to serve tea half properly.

Yet you think you can make tea by dipping a tea bag in hot water!!! Are you French?

[cheb]

I'm not a brand snob, I'm a style snob. I prefer a thin rimmed bone china mug or cup, to the point that I take one with me when traveling. Clear glass is acceptable too and has the added amusement of filling it with very hot water , letting it settle for a a few seconds and then carefully lowering in a teabag. If done correctly you get a teacline at the bottom of the cup.

Anywhere that serves tea in a thick rimmed mug or cup should be closed down until they have learned how to serve tea half properly.

Yet you think you can make tea by dipping a tea bag in hot water!!! Are you French?

No, I can also make tea in a pot with leaves. It depends on why I'm drinking tea.

[Yorick]

My phone has got me addicted to checking it

I do blame the phone. You see, we all have phones that beep and or vibrate to let us know that something has happened. If it doesn't beep or vibrate, there's no need to check it.
Except my phone (Samsung) regularly doesn't beep or vibrate but when I check it, I've received 2 WhatsApp messages and an email.

This now means I find myself constantly checking my phone, just in case!

Mine's the same now. The app icon on screen showed a notification.
Now nada .

[Noggin]

Bottled Doom Bar has been produced, 267 miles (430 km) away, in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, since 2013.

Found out Butcombe beer isn't made near Butcombe any more - I don't drink beer but that was the first pint I poured (at approx 60p or 80p? I have 56p in my head but it can't have been that cheap in 1988!!) so I'm a bit sad it's not longer a local beer

[ChrisW]

Discovered that there no function with Ring camera doorbells & cameras for you to be notified when they lose internet connection / power. Makes their value as security devices a bit less than I thought it was.

My fault, I suppose. Should have checked beforehand.