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Man bags and brands!

Tony and I spent a pleasant few hours ‘mooching’ round Harrogate last Saturday, what a great place to have on our doorstep. We didn’t undertake an entirely aimless wander however, and in Marks and Spencer, I finally persuaded Tony to accept and embrace the delights of the man bag. In the end it wasn’t my persuasive powers that swung it, more the fact that Tony was intending to purchase a netbook and needed something to carry it round in. After much discussion on design, styling and the merits of tan versus dark brown a decision was reached, as can be viewed above.

With that purchase under his belt and the minutes ticking away until the kick off of the FA cup it was on to netbooks. It was here it got interesting and has since given me pause for thought. We were drawn to the brands we are familiar with- Dell, Acer and Samsung, but then we got chatting to one of the guys from the store. He recommended a Zoostorm.

“A what?” was our reply.  Apparently Zoostorm is a UK based company and have won lots of awards for their computers.

This was when I began to consider what would make me move away from a familiar and /or trusted brand. Price would be factor; too low and I might be wary, too expensive would cause me to question the product’s worth. With a new brand you don’t know about it’s track record for reliability, what the manufacturer is like, or where they’re based, plus your friends are less likely to have heard of it also. I decided (while Tony was talking technical) that it would come down to these considerations plus how knowledgeable the sales guy was, had he test driven it, did he own one?

Here at Champagne Warehouse we realise it’s not always easy to stick your neck out and move to something new and out of your comfort zone. Last week before my netbook experience I developed a new customers’ comments page or ’spy before you buy’ so that you can read what other customers think about our champagnes. We also have our ‘Be a Taster’ experience where customers get the chance to taste for us and give their honest opinions. On our vineyard pages you can read all about each individual producer, then you can see what makes us tick and our aims on the ‘about us’ page.

Hope this helps! Cheers.

Helen

PS. Look what Tony bought!