Well - if someone with Ian's skills and experience chooses to bin it rather than repair it, I don't see much future for the recent campaign for the opposite to happen.
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Here's my 'Prestige' copper bottomed pan. I can vouch it is over fifty years old, and still going strong, though not used much now since it is too big for one. Didn't the factory used to be at Burnley? I've just given it a spring clean, and I can't find the Prestige mark anywhere - but I'm fairly sure it is.
RE - tradesman. I've had similar experiences, and I put it down to them being too busy, and that they don't have enough 'back office' staff to do the quotes etc. The good ones can pick and choose their work, and don't need to advertise. Perhaps he didn't actually want the job, but lacked the social skills to gently tell you.
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