Author Archives for Dave Woolf
- March 8, 2019
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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- January 11, 2019
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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There is no doubt that for a number of reasons feelings are running high and there is an overwhelming air of uncertainty. Sadly my Mam and Dad are no longer around – if they were I would have asked them what is was like in 1939 on the eve of war – they knew it was coming but had no real idea of what it would mean.
One experience my Mam told me about was this one…
It was the 22 nd of December 1940 – late at night – the sirens were screaming – she sat with my newly born eldest sister in a dark and damp air raid shelter in the yard at the back of the house. As the bombers flew overhead she heard a high pitched whistle which grew louder as a bomb fell – she was
- December 10, 2018
- Advice, Buyers Guides, General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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Reviewing things before you buy is now a way of life for many consumers – now, I am not exactly sure what an “App” is but my wife tells me you can “upload” lots of them some will tell you all about the best products and prices and where to find them.
Good job these things didn’t exist 44 years ago when I asked her to marry me!
If buyers check on the price of an item costing a few pounds – well you would imagine the same research goes into high cost items – like cars.
Fact is, I am not sure this is always as useful as it appears. Here’s a little exercise I carried out…
I took a popular car which would be in plentiful supply – that would provide me with a number of different sellers I could then take
- November 22, 2018
- Advice, Buyers Guides, General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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- October 26, 2018
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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A few weeks ago we decided to take a couple of days break in a very nice hotel in St. Anne’s. Whilst sat in the bar overlooking the sea a fellow guest was keen to point out to us that the bar prices were not as cheap as Wetherspoons – Now I am sure he was right – but he seemed to have missed one important fact – we were not in Wetherspoons.
I mention this as I cannot help but feel that for a growing number of consumers the price has become more important than the overall quality of the product. That’s fine but some things cannot or should not be judged on price alone.
I receive numerous emails from potential buyers making me offers on a cars that they have never even seen – let alone driven. None have ever asked – is it any good? The one that really winds me up
- August 29, 2018
- General, Industry News
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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- June 14, 2018
- Advice, Buyers Guides, General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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- February 13, 2018
- General, The Company
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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- December 20, 2017
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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I have just got back from visiting my eldest daughter in London – the highlight of which was us both going to see A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the Old Vic Theatre. When you consider Charles Dickens wrote this over 170 years ago its message is still as poignant today. Wonderful – wonderful – wonderful!
So in the words of Tiny Tim…
“A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO US ALL; GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE!”
DW