Comments on: Want a free copy of A Clockwork Orange? http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/02/21/want-a-free-copy-of-a-clockwork-orange/ Sinéad Gleeson's blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:17:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Donal http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/02/21/want-a-free-copy-of-a-clockwork-orange/#comment-41436 Donal Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:24:44 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/02/21/want-a-free-copy-of-a-clockwork-orange/#comment-41436 I ordered online and there was no delivery charge even for Ireland. I think the deal is that you can order it in the week of the book being issued and have no delivery charge, just pay your £3.49. That said, I haven't got it yet so maybe they'll be banging on an extra charge before I get it! Hopefully not, I don't mind ordering online and waiting for the book because it's quite an impressive collection. Get ordering today though! I ordered online and there was no delivery charge even for Ireland. I think the deal is that you can order it in the week of the book being issued and have no delivery charge, just pay your £3.49. That said, I haven’t got it yet so maybe they’ll be banging on an extra charge before I get it! Hopefully not, I don’t mind ordering online and waiting for the book because it’s quite an impressive collection. Get ordering today though!

]]> By: Sinead http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/02/21/want-a-free-copy-of-a-clockwork-orange/#comment-39705 Sinead Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:36:29 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/02/21/want-a-free-copy-of-a-clockwork-orange/#comment-39705 Stellanova, I hear you on the Observer monthly mags, the women's is the worst of the lot. Donal, I tried lots of shops and meant to ring one of the bigger Eason's branches as I thought they might be doing them, but no joy. I wonder if one of the branches in Dublin's city centre had them? Never got around to checking. Did you order online? Hi Shane, it is certainly starting to look costly, especially as the UK postage will be in Sterling too. It's frustrating that they're happy to sell their paper here but not to facilitate Irish readers in taking up offers like this. I'm quite torn as I already own about 8 or 9 off the list. While the Guardian has upped its game in terms of its online content, I find myself less interested in the some aspects of the paper copy. The monthly mags being a case in point. I love the G2 section, especially on Fridays and still prefer the Review Section and Weekend on Saturday's to the Indo's ABC section. Stellanova, I hear you on the Observer monthly mags, the women’s is the worst of the lot.

Donal, I tried lots of shops and meant to ring one of the bigger Eason’s branches as I thought they might be doing them, but no joy. I wonder if one of the branches in Dublin’s city centre had them? Never got around to checking. Did you order online?

Hi Shane, it is certainly starting to look costly, especially as the UK postage will be in Sterling too. It’s frustrating that they’re happy to sell their paper here but not to facilitate Irish readers in taking up offers like this. I’m quite torn as I already own about 8 or 9 off the list.

While the Guardian has upped its game in terms of its online content, I find myself less interested in the some aspects of the paper copy. The monthly mags being a case in point. I love the G2 section, especially on Fridays and still prefer the Review Section and Weekend on Saturday’s to the Indo’s ABC section.

]]> By: Shane http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/02/21/want-a-free-copy-of-a-clockwork-orange/#comment-39632 Shane Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:27:17 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/02/21/want-a-free-copy-of-a-clockwork-orange/#comment-39632 I'd be interested to hear the opinion on this from anyone who's bought the "bukes", as you say. I mean, St£3.49, exchange rate, plus delivery (hardback = expensive, i guess). It's obviously a fine set, but the value seems to have disappeared, no? And to all you knockers, I just love the London Independent. I don't I buy it every day, but its front-page editorial policy is exceptional and I tend to pick it up whenever I want to catch up on some of the important world issues: I find the tone and content of its reporting is impressively lacking in journalese, cutting right to the core of the story (if that's not the most blatant cliche ever...). Myself, I've found the Guardian a lot more unpalatable since the re-brand a year or two back. I’d be interested to hear the opinion on this from anyone who’s bought the “bukes”, as you say. I mean, St£3.49, exchange rate, plus delivery (hardback = expensive, i guess). It’s obviously a fine set, but the value seems to have disappeared, no?
And to all you knockers, I just love the London Independent. I don’t I buy it every day, but its front-page editorial policy is exceptional and I tend to pick it up whenever I want to catch up on some of the important world issues: I find the tone and content of its reporting is impressively lacking in journalese, cutting right to the core of the story (if that’s not the most blatant cliche ever…).
Myself, I’ve found the Guardian a lot more unpalatable since the re-brand a year or two back.

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