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One of our suppliers uses Lewis Day to collect from us and deliver back to us. I didn't realise that they had been taken over.

For our own deliveries, we have also shopped around and use a smaller company who give us better prices and a good service.

Being a small company ourselves, I always prefer to give our work to smaller companies that appreciate the business, just as we would.

Personally, though, I confess to being guilty of purchasing my own goods from Amazon most of the time. As much as I would like to give smaller suppliers the business, none of them seem to be able to compete with the prices and user-friendly site of Amazon.

An elderly man in Louisiana had owned a large farm for several years.

He had a large pond in the back.

It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some apple, and peach trees.

One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn't been there for a while, and look it over.

He grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit.

As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee.

As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his pond.

He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end.

One of the women shouted to him, 'we're not coming out until you leave!'

The old man frowned, 'I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond naked.'

Holding the bucket up he said, 'I'm here to feed the alligator.'

Some old men can still think fast.

... And you have the front to dis my jokes

eBay opens QR code store in London's West End

eBay opens QR code store on London high street | Power Retail

but shoppers can only purchase by scanning the QR codes on their smartphones.

Sorry, but I thought the idea was to give people as many options as possible. QR codes should be an additional option, not the only option. Not everyone has a smartphone.

It's only a five day experiment, so it will be interesting to see the results.

You can view a short demo on using the Beck's Key app here:

BECK'S - THE GREEN BOX PROJECT

This is what they say:

"The resulting art pieces will be experienced via augmented-reality in Green Boxes located around the world and will be permanently displayed in the fund

I saw this on the news. Green boxes are appearing. Once you have the app on your phone, the images appear above the green box on your screen.

Beck's Green Box Project on Vimeo

Beck's are showcasing 1,000 projects by individuals with unique creative vision over the next three years. Initially, they are releasing 30 Green Boxes holding exclusive virtual pieces by renowned artists.

What a great incentive this is

J.C. Penney QR Codes Let You Add Voice Message to Gifts [VIDEO]

but, where will it all end?

Just seen this recent video regarding direct mail and QR codes.

Direct Mail Package of the Week – “QR Codes” – Episode 7 | Direct Marketing

As you say, Steve, the "young folk" live on their phones.

Just seen this article and thought I would share it

A boat, a QR code and a landingpage - ion interactive blog - The best landing pages start with ion's software and services.

As it says, if there is not a dedicated landing page for the QR code, it's a lost opportunity.