{"product_id":"at-the-time-tales-from-a-village-offy-paperback","title":"At The Time: Tales from a village Offy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Stenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone should have the opportunity to 'Smile at a Fruitcake' every day and over the 28 years spent establishing a small village 'Booze Shop' that quickly became known locally as \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE OFFY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in the village of Holt in North Wales, the author became the more than grateful recipient of many such occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccasions of exploding Hedgehog crisps - Sarcastic motorway police officers - Lifelike plastic parrots - Barred for being plastered - Disbelieving Magistrates - Old ladies and school kids - Doctor's orders - Shop fittings from a chicken shed - \"Don't I look eighteen!\" - Shin bruising wheel braces - Never eat yellow snow - \"It's how much!\" and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccasions that not only encouraged a thousand smiles over those 28 years but also defined a time when 'Corner Shops' were not only the hub of the community but a source of true friendship and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccasions that are not merely being lost to the faceless supermarkets of today, but occasions that are quickly being denied to our children's children, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAT THE TIME\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of humorous memories dedicated to those times when customers became friends and 'Fruitcakes' seemingly came in abundance!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's merely a little light reading as a result of my making a spectacle of myself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47372448858297,"sku":"9781913289515","price":20.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/X1reLbAE5d9781913289515.webp?v=1780696267","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/at-the-time-tales-from-a-village-offy-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}