Under The Counter
Branding: you’re doing it wrong
Designers, in UTC’s experience, are a bunch of self-important, whiney, thin-skinned divas. And he cites this example of...
I smell… pish
“Scents and aromas are a powerful thing,” began the press release, somewhat ominously. If you’ve ever followed UTC...
Michelin star-isation puzzler
Never having been much of a pet man, UTC has limited patience for the trend towards what he dismissively...
That inflation’s pure phenomenal
He may have left the industry, but former SLR Editor Kevin Scott just can’t kick the retail obsession...
‘Veganism’ sparks ‘flood’ of ‘apostrophes’
Being something of an old-school pedant when it comes to grammar, UTC has rather taken the hump with...
It’s written in the spears
Who needs Uri Geller when you’ve got “world-famous asparamancer and international TV celebrity Jemima Packington”? That’s what the...
Burgalurs beware
You can never be too safe when protecting your business from the sundry layabouts, no-users and vagabonds that...
High risk of UTC being high risk
UTC maintains a strong interest in tracking all the various surveys that come out discussing Scotland’s alleged ‘unhealthy...
For sale: one slightly damaged ironing board
Lacking a classified section, SLR has been forced to use its online presence to offer for sale one...
Festive TV? It’s like watching a turkey defrost
Being firmly of the bah humbug persuasion, UTC never tires of complaining about the quality of entertainment on...