A LIMITED edition ‘Fanny’ bottle of Irn-Bru is on sale for an eye-watering £1,700 on Ebay in the wake of AG Barr’s recipe change.Seller hazel1660 from Greenock describes the 750ml “collector’s item” as in “excellent condition”, as the Scottish drinks maker rolls out a reduced-sugar version of the nation’s favourite hangover cure.Bought for £1, the glass bottle could rake in a huge profit, as the seller attempts to cash in on Scots stockpiling the full-sugar recipe.There appears to be one bidder who has offered the full whack for the item.But while the selling point is the much-loved original Bru inside, potential buyers may want to note the 2014 sell-by date on the label.The post adds: “Irn-Bru made by the Barr’s company of Glasgow, this 750ml glass bottle is a limited edition collector’s item promoting the ‘Fanny’ campaign and TV advert.“The bottle seal is intact and unopened. Labels … [Read more...] about Brazen Ebay seller posts limited edition ‘Fanny’ glass bottle of Irn-Bru for eye-watering £1,700 – and someone is bidding on it
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“Fanny” glass bottle of Irn Bru goes on sale for £1,700
An eBay seller is trying to flog a glass bottle of Irn Bru emblazoned with the word ‘Fanny’ for a whopping £1,700 after branding it a collector’s item. Surprisingly, a bid matching the asking price has already been made by a private user, with still four days to go for a chance to bag the bottle of ginger. The seller, who appears to be based in Greenock, Inverclyde, has hyped the bottle as a “limited edition collector’s item” following Barr’s controversial new recipe change. But pictures of the bottle on eBay show a best before date of June 2014. On the eBay listing, they said: “This 750ml glass bottle is a limited edition collector’s item promoting the ‘fanny’ campaign and TV advert. “The bottle seal is intact and unopened, labels are in excellent condition. “This bottle contains the original recipe and not the changed recipe that is in the shops from now on.” The limited-edition glass bottles, … [Read more...] about “Fanny” glass bottle of Irn Bru goes on sale for £1,700
Stained glass exhibition is a window on Calder Valley’s industrial past
A new exhibition will showcase a key part of the Calder Valley’s past using the medium of stained glass when it opens next week. The Dyeing Trade is a free exhibition in stained glass with live demonstrations at the Northlight Art Space at Northlight Studios in Hangingroyd Lane, Hebden Bridge, and is being staged on Saturday and Sunday, January 27 and 28. It will be open from 11am to 4pm each day following a launch event at 7pm on Friday, January 26. The work, which will then be installed in the historic Dyers Hall at Dowgate Hill in London, began following a suggestion from designer Phil O’Farrell, who was working on some interiors in the London building’s basement. Phil, knowing glazier Karl Theobald’s skills, pitched the idea of picturing in stained glass “The Journey of Alum”, a key part of the clothing industry in the past, and the Worshipful Company liked the idea. The exhibition, also showcasing finished images, will explain the strange … [Read more...] about Stained glass exhibition is a window on Calder Valley’s industrial past
Mum Emma tells how her drinking one glass of wine to relax spiralled out of control
LURCHING from her sofa, still fully clothed from the night before, hungover mum-of-two Emma Bellinger vowed to make a change.The previous evening, the 42-year-old carer had drunk two bottles of prosecco and a large glass of wine at a pal’s 50th birthday, then passed out in a taxi in front of her ten-year-old daughter.The next day she said: “I feel mortified. I was in no fit state to care for her.”It was the catalyst for change she needed after her drinking — which started with just one glass of wine a night to relax — had spiralled out of control over two decades.Men and women are advised to not drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week — around seven glasses of wine. Emma drank nearly TRIPLE that amount in ONE DAY.Now booze-free for 15 months, today she shares her searingly honest drinking diary with The Sun on Sunday — as inspiration for the three million Brits taking part in Dry January. It is also a stark warning for the ten million Brits … [Read more...] about Mum Emma tells how her drinking one glass of wine to relax spiralled out of control
How one mum went from a glass to relax to recovering alcoholic
LURCHING from her sofa, still fully clothed from the night before, hungover mum-of-two Emma Bellinger vowed to make a change.The previous evening, the 42-year-old carer had drunk two bottles of prosecco and a large glass of wine at a pal’s 50th birthday, then passed out in a taxi in front of her ten-year-old daughter.The next day she said: “I feel mortified. I was in no fit state to care for her.”It was the catalyst for change she needed after her drinking — which started with just one glass of wine a night to relax — had spiralled out of control over two decades.Men and women are advised to not drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week — around seven glasses of wine. Emma drank nearly TRIPLE that amount in ONE DAY.Now booze-free for 15 months, today she shares her searingly honest drinking diary with The Sun on Sunday — as inspiration for the three million Brits taking part in Dry January. It is also a stark warning for the ten million Brits … [Read more...] about How one mum went from a glass to relax to recovering alcoholic