I'm getting an increasing number of emails from people asking me to promote this or that on the blog. Generally, I don't, but when I got an email from a reader telling me of his new business, The Cheese Yard, promoting the sale of cheese, something tickled me. No, I can't explain it either. I'm not a great cheese connoisseur - the smell of stilton makes me retch - and only really like very mild cheeses (or weak cheeses, as I used to call them. Leerdammer and Emmental float my boat.Anyway, if you want to send someone a rather odd gift for Christmas you could do worse than visit The Cheese Yard. See, you want to giggle, don't you?
* And no, before you ask, I am not on commission and have not had a freebie cheese box. Yet.
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What a random post? :D
Gave me a chuckle anyway. I take it that your mood has therefore improved since this morning?
The power of the media...
A few years ago there was a struggling specialist gin distiller called "Plymouth". They sold about five bottles a year. Then Jilly Goolden recommended it on a BBC food and drink programme called (correct me if I am wrong) "Food and Drink"
Well, people tried it, liked it and the rest is history..they shift the stuff in supertankers.
Each year, Jilly gets a case.
Good luck Iain, I hope you like cheese. Have you tried recommending Audis?
Well it IS damn nice gin....hic.
Sweet dreams are made of cheese. Who am I to disagree?
*Gets coat.
I'm seriously addicted to cheese. Think I'll sign up for 'Cheese Club.' You see, advertising works. :)
Mmmmmmmmmmm .... cheese.
Since the age of 7 I would ask for the cheese board after a meal out with my parents, and choose the stilton. Loverly!!
I have a horrible feeling you've just found the purveyor of my wife's xmas gift!
I have a new line in pies....
Here's a cheesy joke:
Why did the cat eat cheese?
So he could sit by the mouse with baited breath!
I predicted not long ago that it wouldn't be long before Iain Dale started doing direct commercials on this blog. Now it is happening. Can you say if you were paid for this Iain, or was it via a donation to party funds?
Iain, we are regularly found at the Cheese Society Cafe in Lincoln of a Saturday morning, eating breakfast and loading up with... Cheese. So, we know our cheese, and it looks like your reader does too.
Well worth a visit for any soft Southerner who might be reading...
Despairing Liberal wrote: "I predicted not long ago that it wouldn't be long before Iain Dale started doing direct commercials on this blog. Now it is happening. Can you say if you were paid for this Iain, or was it via a donation to party funds?"
I thought my PS made that clear. No I did not receive any money, nor did anyone else. I liked the email I received and thought it was a good business. Anything you find wrong with that?!
Oh come, come Iain - I'm not sure one could really describe Leerdammer and Emmental as 'cheese' exactly - and as for floating boats, I suppose that you could use the stuff for plugging any leaks might manifest themselves...
That said, I will contact them regarding a Baby Stilton for Christmas Day (always goes down well with the after-dinner Port).
By the way, you were good at the Orange event today and certainly one former Minister I spoke to afterwards (you know who) came away enthused by the blogosphere.
FB
You can't show cheese in a public place. what's the matter with you man?
Cheese is high fat.
Small children will see the babybel,
eat it and get fat.
Under the counter man, quick.. do you want to be arrested for causing future obesity?
A big thanks to Iain for the post - this is my new venture after having been forced to leave the world of Investment Banking in the summer. I joined the blogosphere for a while, but I have put my writing and commenting efforts on hold while I started this business and decided to try and make a living again.
I didn't know Iain was going to write the post - and he has even turned down the offer of a free gift box from me. What a guy!
If you do sign up or buy, please let me know you came to me via Iain and I may well put in a little extra gift for you.
Please feel free to contact me should you have any enquiries or special cheesey requests!
Martin
Another Day Blog/The Cheese Yard
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