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Customer Service Fails
It never fails to amaze me how so many large companies provide poor service without it ever affecting business. When it comes to small and medium enterprise, it seems that we’re less likely to get away with mistakes and rudeness, because complaints are usually pretty immediate and the buck stops with us. When customer service […]
Most Expensive Things Sold on eBay? Ten Historic Examples
Some of the Most Expensive Things Sold on eBay I'm keeping this one to myself... just you and me Archive note (2017): This is a look at remarkable eBay sales and listings discussed when the article was written. It is not a verified ranking of today’s most expensive completed sales; historic prices and listing details [...]
The most offensive Halloween costumes of all time?
You’d have to have your head in the sand, or somewhere, in order not to have noticed Halloween is upon us. You may remember when we had some interesting costumes in stock, see here, which was similar to some stock that the supermarkets had. The sale of mental health patient costumes caused a bit of […]
Worth every penny! 6 products that unexpectedly went viral
It was drawn to my attention this week, that media coverage of certain items can pique interest and ensure that prices rise. You have to be on your toes to catch the wave, blink and you’ve missed it. So I had a look at products that unexpectedly went viral and here’s my top six. The […]
Attack of the Poorly Made Clones
There’s been quite a bit of official tat produced in the name of Lucasarts sprawling space opera, but at least it all passed basic health and safety regulations. These imported fake Star Wars figures and bootleg toys are such crude appropriations of Phantom Menace characters that just looking at them is a trip to uncanny […]
5 Funny eBay Listings That Went Viral
Archive note: These viral listing stories and view counts come from an older eBay era. Treat them as entertainment, not a prediction of what a listing will earn today. Have you ever wondered just how to ensure that your eBay auctions attract a great deal of interest? Perhaps you can take a look at these […]
Brands Back from the Brink
Toys ‘R’ Us, the shop of many a 90s child’s dreams recently filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Canada. The emotional outpouring has been intense, but does it necessarily spell the end for the company? These days you often read about companies just like Toys ‘R’ Us going bust. With such a competitive […]
Emoji PIN for the win!
I nearly had heart failure the other day when the security software I use on my laptop suggested that my password was one that hackers regularly try out when they infiltrate people’s accounts. I changed it immediately of course, and then the next time I logged in had completely forgotten what I had changed it […]
Plastic Fantastic! A million and one uses for plastic cups
There is no end to the amount of fantastic stock we hold at Wholesale Clearance UK, as you well know. To be fair, some of it may seem more desirable than the rest. This week, the item that’s causing most excitement – for me at least – is this lot. Because I’m ridiculously generous, I’m […]
A Big Business: Feeding the Six Nations Armies
We’re big fans of sport here at Wholesale Clearance UK, and while football does tend to be our favourite, most of us are addicted to the Six Nations rugby at this time of year too, and we can’t wait for the Rugby World Cup later this year. Every weekend while the rugby is on I […]
We are the champions, my friends!*
You may recall that back in December we asked you to vote for us in The Wholesale Forums Web Awards 2014, see the original blog post here . Well nominations ended on 7th December and voting continued until 4th January. Now I’ve paid my dues, time after time, I’ve done my sentence but committed no […]
Weird, wonderful and crazy business ideas
I have been reading the furore surrounding the American Julien Blanc with interest. Julien Blanc is possibly the world’s saddest man. He’s a self-styled ‘pick-up artist’ (a PUA) who preaches some fairly aggressive and obnoxious tactics to ‘help’ men get women into bed through manipulation and coercion. You wouldn’t think this was the twenty-first century […]
HR for fun: Sad, bad and funny firing stories
Following on from last time’s look at hiring a new employee, I thought we could have a little light relief and so I have looked out some sad, bad and funny firing stories that I’ve found around the web. April Fool’s Day Prank goes very wrong “I’d just got to work to find my boss […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: mug jokes!
Roll up, roll up, get yer mug jokes right here… [/caption]Keeping on with our World Cup Tournament 2014 England cup theme *cough cough* and following on from our last blog about our Chris Smalling England mugs (you know the ones with our good friend Barack Obama appearing for the England team in the World Cup […]
Mock the Week? Fame at last!
Infamy, infamy! They’ve all got it in for me! Did you see us on Mock the Week last night? Did you? If you missed it try catching us here while you still can! Have you watched it? Watch it again! It’s us! If you need further explanation, read on! Yes we featured on Mock the […]
Flipping happy! The low down on flip flops
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about shoes (find it here). At the time I was wearing boots and four pairs of thermal socks because we were still in the midst of winter. Well, in the meantime spring has arrived and there is a slight hint of summer in the air. All of […]
Best Believable Excuses for Calling in Sick to Work
Updated note: This 2013 article is a light-hearted look at excuses people give for missing work. If you are unwell, tell your employer honestly and follow your workplace absence policy rather than inventing symptoms. If you need to call in sick, a brief message can be enough: “I’m unwell and unable to work today. I’ll […]
Smashing ideas: reusing your old (or new) plates
So you’ve bought a Joblot of 50 Royal Princess 2013 Celebration plates in pretty pink from us. What are you going to do with them? You’re probably thinking that there is nothing useful that can be done with a load of plates created on the whim of somebody who was completely misinformed about the sex […]
A crock of gold? Our Princess of Cambridge plates!
We all knew the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were going to be safely delivered of a Princess, didn’t we? The world was agog, waiting for news. Rumours in the media were rife. The Sun noted on 5th July 2013 for example, The Sun that she was expecting a daughter. Entertainmentwise.com wrote that The Duchess’s […]
15 Absurd Examples of Management Speak – Wholesale Clearance Blog
I was watching The Apprentice last night when I was reminded that I had been meaning to write this article for a while. Does anyone else find The Apprentice really stressful? All that anger, angst and bitchiness, and lots of people running around like headless chickens without a clue of what to do or how […]
Oprah Winfrey can’t compete with our Lance Armstrong offer!
Given what a complete superstar the American Professional Cyclist Lance Armstrong is, we at wholesaleclearance.co.uk have something for you small businesses out there that will make your eyes shine with absolute delight. Never mind the Oprah Winfrey pre-recorded interview, we got here first! Let’s forget for a moment that Lance was the first man to […]