Check our this ‘story‘ fron NewsBiscuit:
Britain’s most prestigious publishers, including News International and Express Newspapers, are up in arms about shops which allow people to browse the content of their publications without paying for them, saying newsagents should protect their titles behind a pay-wall.
One complained that it’s worse than avoiding taxes. ‘That’s legitimate – unlike accessing our stories for free, which is morally wrong…although OK, technically legal.’
‘Unlike being a multi-millionaire who evades paying a tax contribution to a nation which has given him considerable wealth, the man who looks at newspaper headlines while shopping in WH Smith or Waitrose is breaking a social contract – trying to get something for nothing,’ argued the publishers.
‘Englishness is about fair play – every time someone sneaks a view of one of my papers without buying it, a little piece of England dies,’ said one tax haven-based billionaire.
Hilarious.
Holy crap I nearly spat my gobstopper through the monitor.
LMAO
Oh, wait a sec…
Hark!
Are those the teeeeeeny weeeeeny reeeeeedy strains of a lilliputian violin I hear squealing?
I was telling this story to staff as a customer was reading the papers on the stand (as this person always do without ever buying one) loud enough for them to hear, they must have heard because low and behold they promptly picked up the paper and paid for it.
i have one customer that is total opposite , he buys the paper sits out the front of the shop has a smoke and when he finishes reading it he come in and puts it back on the shelf .
We only occasionally get someone who does this. Most buy the paper. Did he actually research this?
Very funny. A good laugh to start the day.