Monthly Archives: December 2015

You Have Five Days to Do It - 22 is the Last day

Get Your Skates On - 22 is the Last day

If you want that loved one to get the present of their dreams from James Pirie you had better get your skates on and order soon, not only to take advantage of our pre Christmas generosity across most of the ranges some up to half off, but to make sure that weary delivery man or woman  gets the parcel there on...

It’s a Wrap

Avoid Criminal Christmas Wrapping Disasters

I’ve just been looking how to wrap a present on line and I am more confused than ever. I hate those odd shapes and sharp corners that make gift wrapping so hard. Yes I can hear you saying to yourself, ‘Why did he have to buy her a spade for Christmas?’ Or perhaps, ‘Why did he think she wouldn’t guess what it was under the tree?’

Box Clever

Well...

Coals to Newcastle Wrapped In Tartan

Granite City Imports Granite!

Developers are shocking the good burghers of Aberdeen by importing cheaper Chinese rock into the Granite City. Aberdeen as all know isn’t paved in gold, but it is in granite, that hard working symbol of the city; which is home to much of Scotland’s oil industry.

A Cultural Catastrophe?

The new scheme will sit opposite one of the most...

Shock: Forth Road Bridge Up for Sale

Well Known Auction Site Has Bridge Under Offer

The currently purely ornamental Forth Road Bridge has been placed on the Ebay site by a prankster and that has made us smile at James Pirie Towers. The page includes a photo of the bridge and a tongue in cheek product description of this non working structure suitable for scrap and dismantling

A Bridge Too Far But Not...

Petrol Below One Pound a Litre – Heavy Cuts to James Pirie Prices

Winter Cuts Bite Hard yet Leave a Smile

With the news that the UK will see prices fall below the one pound mark we might all be forgiven for running into the street and shouting at the next person on a mobility scooter, Yes at last!” But with a terrible weather forecast and the darn Forth Bridge out of action, a tiny reduction on your...

Auld Reekie

Our Noses Reprieved

Since 26 March 2006 the days when you could mask the smell of pubs and bars in Scotland with smoke has gone. And the first thing we noticed about our favourite nook once the smoke had gone was how horrible it smelled. I don’t need to list the many odd odours that club, pubs and hostelries betrayed thereafter, suffice it say that they were none too salubrious, but we...

Deck the Halls with Bows to Andy

Davis Cup Winners after 79 Years

Well it was a great day for British tennis and a great day for Scotland the Brave.  It was ‘the Murray brothers  what did it,’ as they say in the tabloid press. If you sat and watched it you’ll be wrung out like a damp tea towel still and if you didn’t well it was grand.

The Official First Day of Winter

Yesterday was Advent Sunday...

Dogs Woof to Give Blood

K9 Rescue Helped by Blood Transfusion Service

Man’s best friend we call him, or her, and we all know that once you have bonded with your dog that’s it. It’s a love that goes beyond the ordinary. Whether your dog is pure mutt or splendid pedigree the feelings are the same. So imagine Beecraig’s Lesley Duncan’s anxiety when she found her dog was minutes from death through blood...

Are You Dreaming of a White Christmas?

Bing Crosby Has a Lot to Answer for

With the forecasters rolling up their sleeves and delivering doom laden announcements about snow in the coming weeks and the bookies lowering the odds on a white Christmas we can forget about global warming for a few seconds and contemplate the snow drifts, burst pipes and freezing conditions that make life in the northern hemisphere...

Paris Climate Talks Will Affect Scottish Flowers

Noted Scottish Beauties Threatened with Extinction in Country

The threat of rising temperatures, which always seem laughable at this time of year have placed some Scottish flowers at great risk in the coming century. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh predicts species such as clematis will be under threat while other species will flourish as the nation...