Argos
Remember the 90s and how Argos stocked a huge range of kitchen gear in the 'Eternal Beau' motif? They also did other collections, there was one that was plain British racing green and another that was similar but blue, but the Eternal Beau had the most things. Everything you could possibly put in your kitchen that wasn't furniture or white goods could be found with the EB design. It was shit and tacky and yet people saw it as somehow elegant and classy.

I knew someone who had lapped it up. The crockery, mugs, placemats and coasters, tea/sugar/coffee caddies, biscuit tin, bread bin, kitchen scales, kettle and toaster, the fucking wall clock and even the iron and ironing board. And a shitload of other accessories that are too numerous to mention. All matching with that same logo. They had bought the lot. Everything, like some weird tasteless completist, filling their house with stuff that they wouldn't even use, but bought it just because it had that design. Actually, now I think about it, the cooker had it on as well.

And I fucking hated it. We had three young kids, so consequently crockery in our house would last 6 months tops, and because Mrs SLVA shared my view, we would deliberately buy mismatched plates etc. We found a shop that sold separate plates in many designs, so we bought one of each.

Actually, it sounds a bit juvenile now I think about it. But have a look here to see how it appeared on practically everything.

shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=eternal+beau&_dmpt=UK_PotteryPorcelain_Glass_PotteryPorcelain_China_SM&_fln=1&_sac=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282#seeAllAnchorLink
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 1 Apr 2011, 9:43, 3 replies)

Argos
I don't think you needed to wrote anything after the title. Argos is the shop of the devil.
(BearWithLittleBrain, Fri 1 Apr 2011, 9:56, closed)

But I like to buy things
only seeing a picture first. Actually, that's a bit like online shopping but without haven't to wait for it to arrive.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 1 Apr 2011, 10:25, closed)

Balls...
You do have the wait for it to arrive as the denizens of the shop play HOVERBALL with your Elizabeth Duke goodies before your BingoNumberofLove comes up trumps and you gingerly approach the counter. Just not as long as for a fucking courier to turn up with the goods.

I could go on about fucking couriers; it's not an irrational hatred though.
(Chickenwire social lubricator extraordinaire, Fri 1 Apr 2011, 12:43, closed)