In the category of Evidence that businesses are run by people - stupid people
, look closely at the following, a loyalty card from the Emporium (a bar in Hartlepool):
![[The card says “Get this card stamped every time you buy a pint and get your 16th one FREE!”; above this are two rows of seven boxes each; the first row is numbered 1 to 8; the second row is numbered 9 to 15... “6” is notably absent.]](http://gkn.me.uk/theemporiumcantcount/loyaltycard.png)
This has probably never been an issue, since the card is valid up to 7pm
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The Emporium Can't Count
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An hilarious example of corporate idiocy
I published this entry on 22 July 2004, some time after lunch but before tea.
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