Hi Guys
So I've had a good weekend, including my nephews baptism which I attended and I did another radio show a proper funk and soul show it felt so good and i was having a private boogie in my home studio lol.
Last week I talked about card shops and there attitudes towards drink, I have now done some proper research and this is what I found
Card Factory - Of 22 cards for 18th Birthday's, 6 of them referred to Alcohol
They sold 23 products to celebrate occasions which were drink related
Cards Direct - Of 28 cards for 18th Birthday's, 8 of them referred to Alcohol
They sold 30 products to celebrate occasions which were drink related
Clintons - Of 82 cards for 18th Birthday's, 23 of them referred to Alcohol
They sold 0, THATS NONE!! products to celebrate occasions which were drink related
This is only representative of the stores I visited in the small town of Rugby. I intend this week to email these companies and other card companies to get full products spec's and numbers when it comes to alcohol.
I have spoken before alot about TV advertising and promoting of alcohol. On Friday to conduct research I watched the UK soap operas. From 7-9pm (Pre Watershed and family viewing time typically) there were 30 references to drink or scenes featuring drink. This is something I strongly feel needs reviewing!
I have also spoken before about sports being shown in public family venues pre watershed containing alcohol advertisements. I went into such a place during a football match on Saturday evening and Im very pleased to report that no advertising for alcohol was done in the advert breaks on TV.
So I've had a good weekend, including my nephews baptism which I attended and I did another radio show a proper funk and soul show it felt so good and i was having a private boogie in my home studio lol.
Last week I talked about card shops and there attitudes towards drink, I have now done some proper research and this is what I found
Card Factory - Of 22 cards for 18th Birthday's, 6 of them referred to Alcohol
They sold 23 products to celebrate occasions which were drink related
Cards Direct - Of 28 cards for 18th Birthday's, 8 of them referred to Alcohol
They sold 30 products to celebrate occasions which were drink related
Clintons - Of 82 cards for 18th Birthday's, 23 of them referred to Alcohol
They sold 0, THATS NONE!! products to celebrate occasions which were drink related
This is only representative of the stores I visited in the small town of Rugby. I intend this week to email these companies and other card companies to get full products spec's and numbers when it comes to alcohol.
I have spoken before alot about TV advertising and promoting of alcohol. On Friday to conduct research I watched the UK soap operas. From 7-9pm (Pre Watershed and family viewing time typically) there were 30 references to drink or scenes featuring drink. This is something I strongly feel needs reviewing!
I have also spoken before about sports being shown in public family venues pre watershed containing alcohol advertisements. I went into such a place during a football match on Saturday evening and Im very pleased to report that no advertising for alcohol was done in the advert breaks on TV.
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