№ 08
Receipts the length of my arm
The receipt is an ecosystem. It has a title, a loyalty tier, an invitation to rate us, a QR code, and, somewhere near the end, what you bought.
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Grumpy, fair, family-safe. Newest first.
№ 07
The honest case against chat with us
The widget says "Hi! I'm here to help." It is not here to help. It is here to delay you until you give up.
№ 06
Everyone owns a parking app now
A council car park used to want pound coins. Now it wants your mobile number, your postcode, and a small monthly surcharge.
№ 05
When a single rail fare needs six taps
Buying a train ticket in Britain is a short exam, and the answer you give decides how much you pay for sitting on the same seat.
№ 04
The cookie banner tax
Consent was supposed to give the reader a choice. In practice it has given us a toll-booth on every page.
№ 03
The update that took the feature away
Every other month a familiar app arrives new, polished, and oddly smaller. The button has moved. The bit you relied on has gone away for your own good.