Don’t worry – only five and a half weeks left to go before they’re back at school. And BHS are already flagging up that glorious day…

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Oh, how we’ve laughed at the pricing errors in supermarkets and online over the years. But it takes a special skill to screw up a sale offer with your own bare hands, and then for nobody else to notice. It’s not like this is a CD tucked away on the shelves of HMV in Reading, is it? Props to you guys, and to avid Bitterwallet reader Ben for the pic:

On the left – TV & Satellite Week’s ‘exclusive’ CSI Miami feature. And on the right, it’s rival publication TV Guide with… er:

[TwitPic] via [Twitter]

From Amazon, everyone’s go-to site when they need a jar of coffee. Thanks to keen-eyed Bitterwallet reader Justin..

Oh! Oh! Oh! Halfords are having a sale or something! And they’ve reduced the JVC KD-R601 car CD radio with iPod Connection that looks like it’s just the sort of thing we need for cruising through the streets at night (pre-9pm) blasting our favourite N-Dubz platters out of the window.

What a bargain too – only £129.90, with a whopping (and slightly weird) £10.09 off its previous price! Let’s scroll down to get all the info on it…

Vehicle inspection, yes, iPod not included, yes obviously, USB stick not included… okay, fine…

Oh! Oh! Oh! What’s this at the foot of the page?

Oh! So it’s a tenner MORE than it has been in the past? Forget it then. But thanks for the honesty though Halfords. Oh!

[Thanks to avid Bitterwallet reader Nik Johnson]

It saddens us, dear reader, when all our efforts to make the world a better place for consumers go unnoticed, and instead we’re accused of juvenile schoolboy behaviour in a desperately pathetic bid to score some linkbait. We can’t tell you how much it hurts, how much your withering cynicism cuts us to the bone.

In other news, here’s some cock flavoured soup and Best Shito hot pepper sauce:

As spotted in ASDA in Slough by avid Bitterwallet reader Mark. What do you mean, you’ve seen it before? Balls to you, sir. We’re washed up hacks and too drunk to type. It’s all we have to give.

[From Amazon. Thanks to avid Bitterwallet reader Natalie]

Thanks to HUKD member Martin Ellson and avid Bitterwallet reader Billy for bringing to our attention the shoddiest piece of World Cup merchandise we’ve seen since the Wayne Rooney hatstand, and it can be yours right now for just £245 at ASDA:

Isn’t it sweet? And classy. Yessir – if you don’t buy one right now, you’re not a true fan. We can’t think of a better way to support England in South Africa this summer than by purchasing a crappy netbook with a Danish-coloured flag slapped on. Er. And the blurb agrees! Sort of:

You’ve got the shirt, you’ve got the scarf, you’ve got the flag, now get the official England FA laptop, and show your support to the lads. The official England laptop will support the FA’s ‘Invest In The Game’ scheme, which sees any surplus from merchandising put back into football at grass roots level. Fans can feel confident that by purchasing this product, as well as supporting their national heroes, they are also investing in the future of the beautiful game.

Is that so? If I buy one, will it mean our national football team will stop sticking it in anything with a hole and crack on with playing football? No? Oh.

Ah, we haven’t had any vaguely amusing spelling mistakes for at least a day. To save you suffering from withdrawl symptoms, here’s a photo from avid Bitterwallet reader Ed, taken in his local ASDA. To be fair, the chap on the box with the bow does look quite muscular:

Any more? Yes? Good. Send them to bitterwallet@gmail.com.

From today’s Financial Times. Just don’t all rush at once…

[Londonist]

I haven’t swung by HMV for a while, but I recall seeing this type of thing happen in the past. Avid Bitterwallet reader Kirsty and her chum bought a pair a headphones in a sale at the Bullring store in Birmingham, only to discover shortly afterward that she hadn’t saved a bean:

General electronic doofery or the curse of having a new sale every other day? You decide. Or, alternatively, don’t. Send more, none or less of the same to bitterwallet@gmail.com.

Thanks to avid Bitterwallet reader Nik Johnson

The IKEA Family card – there’s no need to have a family to have one – it’s only a loyalty card, not a ball-and-chain. There are some decent advantages to this particular piece of plastic – free tea and coffee in the restaurant, discounts and “invitations to in-store home furnishing events”. You lucky bastards.

Not all the offers are much cop, though – avid Bitterwallet reader and IKEA Family card holder Richard was a little irritated to find the one item he wanted to order for a present offered a less-than generous discount:

Send more or less of this nonsense if you please, to bitterwallet@gmail.com.

Avid Bitterwallet reader Dan is getting on a bit, and he’s not afraid to admit it:

“As I’m getting older and generally drinking more I’ve noticed I’m beginning to forget important dates, so I started trawling the net to look for a diary for keeping dates and anniversaries. I later found out I was actually looking for something called a birthday book. That’s when I spotted this online at WH Smiths:”

But click on the larger image, and:

It’s not a mandatory P&P charge – the options for delivery state that collection in-store and first-class delivery are free. Probably just an out-of-date photo then, so let us know if you spot one for sale in-store. After all, charging a 22 per cent mark-up for an online sale would be rude.

Avid Bitterwallet reader Andy is one of those clever chaps that writes computer programmes. It’s his type that will inevitably lead to the US missile programme developing a maniacal AI and the eventual thermonuclear obliteration of mankind. Cheers Andy. In the meantime, he’s been tickled by the generosity of his local ASDA in Bristol:

If you can take time out from bringing on the End of Days by popping to the shops, send the results to bitterwallet@gmail.com