Bank Holiday Britain

North High Street, Musselburgh

“The recession has also had an effect on the bingo industry. Many bingo players are seeking home based entertainment and internet bingo is a perfect fit for those players.”
source: BingoInternet.org

Regent's Canal, London

“With over 1,400 stores nationwide, a Greggs shop is never far away”
source: Greggs

photo by Sam Oakley

free with a cheese salad roll, Ford's Bakery, Musselburgh

“This is a very nice dressing to try and you can be certain that there are no unpleasant additives in there.”
source: The Green Chronicle

Car park, Meadowbank Shopping Park, Edinburgh

“the value of eating out is expected to be £40.3bn in 2009 - a fall of 0.5% from last year. This is the first time there has been a decline since the emergence of the market in the 1960s. In 2009, one in nine meals were eaten away from home, down from one in eight in 2008.”
source: Marketing

Victoria Wine, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh

“An average cash transaction costs retailers 2 pence; a debit card payment costs 8 pence, but they are charged a massive 35 pence when a customer uses a credit card … If charges for every payment method were as low as they are for cash, over £800 million in cost savings would be passed on to customers through lower shop prices.”
source: The British Retails Consortium

Slateford Road, Edinburgh

“If traffic lights do not improve safety or traffic flow then what is their justification?”
source: The Guardian

Hercus Loan, Musselburgh

“You should also ensure that nothing on the outside of your property has blocked the flue. The boiler flue is designed to help the boiler exhaust gases to escape to the outside whilst the boiler is working”
source: British Gas

Millenium Park, Grove Road, London

“The problem with plastic furniture is that it is of a low quality and hence will not look its best for long.”
source: Gardening and Garden Furniture

photo by Sam Oakley

Waterstones, Princes Street, Edinburgh

“This is a selection of some of the words on the Banned List. Please note that all derivatives of the following words are also currently included on the banned word list”
source: The Scotsman

Tib Street, Manchester

“Under a 1982 Act, a sex shop is ”any premises which consists to a significant degree of selling sex articles, or anything made for use in connection with. . . stimulating or encouraging sexual activity”. Licensed adult shops pay a fee to local councils, enforce a strict under-18 ban and cannot trade in family shopping areas.”
source: News of the World

photo by Emma Goodman