Sweet 16 today, that is my son David, pictured here with his prom date Laura, who he insists are “just good friends”.
He had one birthday wish, he desperately wanted a Samsung D600 mobile phone and after trawling a dozen stores, we discovered that Carphone Warehouse offered the best price.
Only they had sold out at their three Cambridge shops, but one of their helpful assistants said they could deliver it by courier the next day at no extra charge if we placed an order. He insisted that it would arrive within 24 hours.
We placed our faith in him and ordered the phone at 3.30pm yesterday – and true to his word, it arrived on our doorstep by courier this morning at 11.45am. No extra charge either. And at the best price too which other stores refused to match.
So many thanks to CW. David is a very happy chappy. I am happy because he is happy. He is very easy going and is enjoying playing with his new toy.
I also bought him Richard Branson’s autobiography to inspire him when he starts his business studies diploma in Septmeber, part of his A’level course.
I wish I had experienced this kind of excellent service when I tried to
buy a new memory card for my camera recently.
Antony, it’s true that the years fly by, it won’t be long before your little one is getting ready for her prom.
Yep wont be long before they are like my boys and you become a Grandma 🙂
Notice the flickr images now go all the way across too.
Bit of a sidetrack, but a pal of mine used to work for the Virgin empire, and every year Branson would arrange for all the staff to have a bonus by way of a Virgin related present.
The gift of his autobiography was not received with universal enthusiasm……
Lovely photo! Happy Birthday to your son :o)
I think i have that exact phone!
Croydonian, I didn’t realise Branson was quite this egotistical. Didn’t he ever give them a few airmiles? I hope he at least signed the book. Anyway, David seems to be enjoying it. And he loves his phone.
He’ll love you for the ‘just good friends’ comment – especially if his ‘good friend’ reads this blog 🙂
Great photo. She’s a very good looking girl.
Tom, Yes, she is good looking, like your Katie. You can see more of my pics on my flickr feed on the left hand of my site, there are some more from the prom, as well as past hols and events.
Tom, P.S. If you click on the thumbnail pics at the top of the page, it will take you straight through to my flickr pics too – all very clever stuff.
He is so handsome! what a lucky girl!
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