Of course there are lots of likewise companies, businesses and individuals out there, in fact it’s only a small percentage that spoil it for every one!
We are fearful of giving credit because on the occasions that we have, we have either not been paid or in the case of one major bank spent 8 months waiting for payment.

We now have the constant stream of emails trying to con us out of our money, our bank details and anything else they can glean from us. Whilst I do love the internet it has certainly brought crime to a whole new level.

Sadly, it is difficult to police and more and more people are becoming victims of internet related scams.

We recently wrote of a demand for payment from a Free UK business directory with the ‘Yellow Pages’ trademarked logo (being illegally used, a clear infringement of trademark) clearly printed on it!
Of course it was nothing to do with the Yellow Pages and wasn’t free after all, the extremely small print turned out to demand quite a lot of money for a Premium Listing in a poor directory with no ‘Google Ranking’ and no proper search facility and no way of actually finding what the business does unless you know the name.

Because we received a threatening letter we decided to remove the blog entry, whilst we have adhered to their request it does not mean that we give in!

If you think you have been the subject of an Online Scam, you must seek help there is always someone to guide you and help fight it. Whether the business is in the UK, Seychelles, Germany, Hong Kong or wherever you can still say NO.

If you have a pub or club or similar set up and you want to drive in the punters why not let us printEngland World Cup tshirts. you some

Paul Booth (in a band called Reverb)
address: 48 Wye Street, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8RA (lives with his parents, apparently)

Four Seasons ( MPB Decor)

Sole Proprietor:  Michael Patrick Burns

Why is it the law does nothing to help a small business when people will not pay!
We have to spend more money going through the courts and still do not get paid.
The law is an ass!

In almost all industries, especially the service industry we need to be earning at least £30.00 to £40.00 per hour - this is not being greedy this is realistic! The government screws every last penny out of small businesses and at this rate we can just about survive!

So next time you see a ridiculous price, please think twice.
If it’s cheap then it’s most likely not that good, but more to the point it’s a desperate company damaging it’s own industry and ultimately damaging our economy.

Tony
Screen Machine UK Limited

Separation for Screen Print

This video is not associated with me or our site, we just found it interesting.

The Editor

To all normal respectable members of the public we apologise for disabling the comments option temporarily (hopefully) until these people stop sending their un-wanted posts!

I met Roy Castle back in the old days (when I was a teenager), he was very down to earth and very much like the character we used to see in his ‘Record Breakers’ programme.
He was very brave and true to his character he set up his own charity ‘The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation’ (nothing to do with the Roy Castle Fund) before tragically dying of cancer related to breathing in second hand smoke, (he was a non smoker).
I’m sure he started the tidal wave that now allows the public, smoke free areas.
For this alone he is a modern day hero!
Hopefully in years to come this should see less people dying before their time!

The day I am told was a huge success, the Roy Castle Fund organiser has kindly sent this image.

It was a long drive from Yorkshire, however having the chance to sit down and enjoy the wonderful scenery made a nice change from standing at a print machine loading shirts.

We visited Loch Ness, sadly did not catch site of the legendary monster so my dream of selling the rights to my amateur filming of the said beast and making lots of money did not transpire!

One of the highlights (no pun intended) of my holiday was climbing Ben Nevis, my wife and 11 year old son (now 12) also managed this feat. Talking about feet, anyone intending to venture up this huge mountain take note; the correct footwear is not a pair of trainers! A pair of hiking boots is the answer, I could have even visited our online shop and treated myself to a pair of DeWalt boots.

Well given the terrain and the weather next time we go I will be taking the following: vests, weatherproofs, fleeces, correct footwear and a nice woolly hat!

If you have not been to Scotland it’s a must see!

Money is tight, so you have to decide the best way of targeting your potential customer. The t shirt is a great option, beats many other forms of advertising hands down. If we look at the cost of an advert in a newspaper, it only finds a small amount of potential customers, can be easily missed and unless you have loads of money it can only be in a few publications!

Look at the t shirt idea, money is tight so many will welcome a free shirt, it’s highly likely to be worn many times ( a free sandwich board ) and it is going to be seen!

Look at the approx starting costs: 50 shirts at £3.50 each, 100 shirts at £2.80 each, 500 shirts at £2.00 each (these are promotional shirts with a one colour print).

Find the right place to be seen and for a low investment you are on a winner.

Go on give it a try!

We can only get ourselves out of this mess. Buy from the UK whenever you can and keep the UK economy going, it can only get better ( we hope ).