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M&S still think we are part of the UK

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  • 27-01-2011 10:39am
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    D35
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭


    You would think after several years in Ireland, Marks and Spenser would understand that we are no longer part of the UK. If you are looking for a contact number on there site and click into international stores we are not listed, but dont worry you can find all the Irish stores in there UK section.

    Next they will be running a buy British campaign.

    http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/aboutus/where/international_stores


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    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,976 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    In fairness the pleb who put that together probably does think Ireland is part of the UK. Sure it shouldn't happen but it's not worth getting into a fuss about. A lot of companies throw Ireland and the UK together from a business perspective as it doesn't make sense for them to have an Irish section/headquarters as the market is just too small.

    Did you email them and point out the error?


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    D35
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    Don't get me wrong I'm not a hate the Brits person without them we would never be where we are today, but still there is an international section for stores outside the UK how hard would it be to put Ireland in there???

    and email them!!! why would I want to do that when I can post it here and stir the pot :D


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    dudara
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    Not a Consumer Issue - Moved to After Hours

    dudara


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    i hate you so much


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    Lumen
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    In before "British Isles".


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    prinz
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    D35 wrote: »
    You would think after several years in Ireland, Marks and Spenser would understand that we are no longer part of the UK

    ..and that after several years of having a presence here people would know it is Marks & Spencer.


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    Irish Halo
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    This will be derived from a database where the stores will be separated by their distribution network and the Irish stores will be art of the same chain as the stores in NI and GB.

    Do people still get worked up about this? If you are worried about some kind of "silent invasion" by the British maybe you should look at the high street it is pretty much 90% British/Foreign chains; Tesco, HMV, Top Shop, Zara, Miss Selfridges, Starbucks, Waterstones, the aforementioned M&S etc etc


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    Jumpy
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    Lumen wrote: »
    In before "British Isles".

    Aisles.


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    mathie
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    In before Paedoph Isles.


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    Zebra3
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    Sure the British flag still claims us so I'm not surprised some private business sees it that way too. :rolleyes:


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    FatherLen
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Sure the British flag still claims us

    how so?


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    LordSutch
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    Heard some news reporter on the radio yesterday talking about proposed cancelled Aer Lingus flights from Belfast to the UK :confused: :cool: :D


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    ejmaztec
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    M&S, supplying dyslexic S&M fetishists for over a century.


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    Zebra3
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    FatherLen wrote: »
    how so?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Flag#Since_1801


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    FatherLen
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    ok it uses a flag that we used in the 17th century when we were under british rule. just incase you have forgotten we have changed our flag. i dont think they "claim" us.


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    Dravokivich
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    mathie wrote: »
    In before Paedoph Isles.

    dam..... late again :pac:


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    GizAGoOfYerGee
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    I lived in the UK for 2 years. You'd be surprised how many people there think that Ireland is in the UK.


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    GizAGoOfYerGee
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    http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/store-locator/actions/store-finder-form-actions.html/278-6704412-0810060?streetName=&townName=dublin&postCode=&searchByTown.x=36&searchByTown.y=2&viewID=store-locator&ASIN=&nodeID=


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    Luxie
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    GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »
    I lived in the UK for 2 years. You'd be surprised how many people there think that Ireland is in the UK.

    I think in fairness, most of them have an idea. I lived in London for ten years which obviously it's pretty cosmopolitan. Because of the huge mix of nationalities, they don't really see us as being 'foreign' as such. As in we speak the same language, have similar interests, etc. Not necessarily because they 'claim' us. That was my experience anyway.


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    Sunnyisland
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    Irish Halo wrote: »
    This will be derived from a database where the stores will be separated by their distribution network and the Irish stores will be art of the same chain as the stores in NI and GB.

    Do people still get worked up about this? If you are worried about some kind of "silent invasion" by the British maybe you should look at the high street it is pretty much 90% British/Foreign chains; Tesco, HMV, Top Shop, Zara, Miss Selfridges, Starbucks, Waterstones, the aforementioned M&S etc etc



    Its not that people get worked up over it but i would think it be a courtesy and right if the company respected this sovereign country,s right to be independent of being labelled a part of the uk.


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    Fratton Fred
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    GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »
    I lived in the UK for 2 years. You'd be surprised how many people there think that Ireland is in the UK.

    It amazes me how many people here think England comprises Britain, Scotland and Wales and that the four nationalities of the UK are Northern Irish, British, Welsh and Scotch.


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    ejmaztec
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    FatherLen wrote: »
    ok it uses a flag that we used in the 17th century when we were under british rule. just incase you have forgotten we have changed our flag. i dont think they "claim" us.

    It would have cost a mint to change the flag, in the same way that it would cost a mint for the Americans to update the stars and stripes, and for the EU to take into account the additional member-countries.


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    Zebra3
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    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    It amazes me how many people here think England comprises Britain, Scotland and Wales and that the four nationalities of the UK are Northern Irish, British, Welsh and Scotch.

    Yeah, imagine thinking a type of whiskey is a British nationality. :eek:


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    Fratton Fred
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Yeah, imagine thinking a type of whiskey is a British nationality. :eek:

    I have to admit, it is mainly the Americans that get that one wrong.


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    Zebra3
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    It would have cost a mint to change the flag, in the same way that it would cost a mint for the Americans to update the stars and stripes, and for the EU to take into account the additional member-countries.

    America has always updated its flag by adding an extra star for each state.

    Strange how the Brits had no problem worrying about the cost when they added the Irish bit to their flag but were worried about the cost when it came to taking it out.


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    prinz
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    It would have cost a mint to change the flag, in the same way that it would cost a mint for the Americans to update the stars and stripes, and for the EU to take into account the additional member-countries.

    Why did it need to be changed? The flag of St Patrick still represents the Irish part of the United Kingdom. The EU flag isn't routinely updated with new Member States either it has always featured twelve stars.


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    enda1
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    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    It amazes me how many people here think England comprises Britain, Scotland and Wales and that the four nationalities of the UK are Northern Irish, British, Welsh and Scotch.

    I don't think anyone thinks that.


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    biko
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    D35 wrote: »
    and email them!!! why would I want to do that when I can post it here and stir the pot :D
    Thank you! Without this kind of thinking boards would only have 65% of the posts.


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    FreudianSlippers
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    Fun fact: the only us state with the union flag on it is Hawaii.


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    Bottle_of_Smoke
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    prinz wrote: »
    Why did it need to be changed? The flag of St Patrick still represents the Irish part of the United Kingdom. The EU flag isn't routinely updated with new Member States either it has always featured twelve stars.

    It doesn't. They changed it to the Ulster banner. I've also never seen it flying during marching season.

    Amusingly on the UUP office in Ballymoney they have a Union jack logo but the st. patricks saltire bit has faded out. Always think its hilarious they haven't noticed.


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