thanks Sue, I struggled for years with rubbish shears that could hardly cut a blade of grass. The challenge now is not to get too precious with the new ones, which at the moment I feel like keeping in a glass case next to the family silver (if I had any).
Love the angle you've taken on this, Greg. Argos' PR agents have been on the hunt for blogger promotion (they approached me last week); your interpretation is a funny and original way of introducing the gardening range (haha, the inner Picasso awakes, love it!) Unfortunately, I already have a very good pair of shears so won't be nipping out to Argos - ah well! Lovely illustrations as usual - this time, I'm reminded of the work of Tony Ross and Lindsay Camp in the book 'The Midnight Feast'. Do you know it?
Hello Caro, nice to hear from you. I don't know 'The Midnight Feast' but Tony Ross is of course very famous and I had the pleasure of meeting him many years ago in Leeds when he was my degree show external assessor. I'm not surprised you were approached by PR people as I know your blog is very well liked. I was pleased to be approached, as I'm a practicing illustrator its kind of what I do anyway and it was a good excuse to sharpen up my images.
what a fab, creative way of promoting the new range Greg. I'd love some new shears but my lack of allotment time means if I'd done a review it would probably amount to a few hairy scary pics of baby wielding sharp objects with huge grin on face with a ''wow, awesome, get some'' endorsement from me (ours are a hand me down from G's dad so a good 20 odd years old I should think and about as sharp as a spoon). Nevertheless if the grapevine whispers your way 'more bloggers needed' feel free to tip us the wink ;o)
nice to hear from you Nic and also meeting you the other day. My shears, previous to the argos donated ones were only about a year old but they certainly were cheap rubbish (although not actually very cheap) and bought in a hurry, big mistake. It would be nice if new tools lasted 20 years, like they did in the old days.
This makes me smile :) I particularly like the 'finesse' one with the whiskers. I have to say though that I bought a pair of cheap shears in Hither Green some years ago in a hurry and the way to a job where I had to clip tons of box hedging and they lasted me for years! I only gave them up because the rubber handles came off.
good point! I could go on for a long time telling stories of cheap stuff I'd bought that lasted ages, e.g. a pair of desert boots, cost £4 with a continuous usage duration of approx. 3 years (or was it longer). Sadly no garden tools have yet entered this category.
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And so true. Never EVER buy junk. It's cost in frustration along keeps it from being a bargain.
Happy Spring!
thanks Sue, I struggled for years with rubbish shears that could hardly cut a blade of grass. The challenge now is not to get too precious with the new ones, which at the moment I feel like keeping in a glass case next to the family silver (if I had any).
DeleteLove the angle you've taken on this, Greg. Argos' PR agents have been on the hunt for blogger promotion (they approached me last week); your interpretation is a funny and original way of introducing the gardening range (haha, the inner Picasso awakes, love it!) Unfortunately, I already have a very good pair of shears so won't be nipping out to Argos - ah well! Lovely illustrations as usual - this time, I'm reminded of the work of Tony Ross and Lindsay Camp in the book 'The Midnight Feast'. Do you know it?
ReplyDeleteHello Caro, nice to hear from you. I don't know 'The Midnight Feast' but Tony Ross is of course very famous and I had the pleasure of meeting him many years ago in Leeds when he was my degree show external assessor. I'm not surprised you were approached by PR people as I know your blog is very well liked. I was pleased to be approached, as I'm a practicing illustrator its kind of what I do anyway and it was a good excuse to sharpen up my images.
Deletewhat a fab, creative way of promoting the new range Greg.
ReplyDeleteI'd love some new shears but my lack of allotment time means if I'd done a review it would probably amount to a few hairy scary pics of baby wielding sharp objects with huge grin on face with a ''wow, awesome, get some'' endorsement from me (ours are a hand me down from G's dad so a good 20 odd years old I should think and about as sharp as a spoon). Nevertheless if the grapevine whispers your way 'more bloggers needed' feel free to tip us the wink ;o)
nice to hear from you Nic and also meeting you the other day. My shears, previous to the argos donated ones were only about a year old but they certainly were cheap rubbish (although not actually very cheap) and bought in a hurry, big mistake. It would be nice if new tools lasted 20 years, like they did in the old days.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me smile :) I particularly like the 'finesse' one with the whiskers. I have to say though that I bought a pair of cheap shears in Hither Green some years ago in a hurry and the way to a job where I had to clip tons of box hedging and they lasted me for years! I only gave them up because the rubber handles came off.
ReplyDeletegood point! I could go on for a long time telling stories of cheap stuff I'd bought that lasted ages, e.g. a pair of desert boots, cost £4 with a continuous usage duration of approx. 3 years (or was it longer). Sadly no garden tools have yet entered this category.
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