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Robert Louis Stevenson famously observed that “wine is bottled poetry”. Inspired by this thinking, for this week’s Oddnews we are adopting a little poetic off-licence…
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This year, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has described cuts in art funding as being “totally barbaric” and has warned that we could end up with a “country full of Tescos and not theatres.” Now there isn’t much a wine merchant like Oddbins can do to help the arts, but there is one inspiring thing we have in abundance: WINE. So we popped a couple of corks for a group of North London poets, who then penned a few odes to wine (which were luckily shorter and less raunchy than Pablo Neruda’s Ode to Wine). The results can be seen on the posters hanging in our windows or you can read them in our new blog post. Don’t worry if poetry isn’t your thing, we aren’t going to start talking in rhyming couplets or five beat rhythms (iambic pentameters – yes, we’ve done our research), but you might see the odd limerick, song lyric or verse popping up in our shops. However, if poetry is your thing and you feel inspired to put pen to paper, then pop them in the comments section of our blog, or if they are short tweet us using the hashtag #bottledpoetry. We don’t care how quick, childish or foolish, we think lurking inside you is a poet, even if you don’t realise (or should that be "know it"?).
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That’s a haiku, that is. A haiku is a short Japanese poem of 17 syllables in three phases of 5, 7 and 5 (the one above doesn’t quite fit that structure as we think it's been translated). To illustrate the technique, we've written the following little whisky-inspired haiku…
Drink Monkey Shoulder Johnnie Walker Odyssey And Bowmore Darkest It’s not so hard, this poetry stuff. Alright, we’re not going to win any awards for that one, but it's an educational little segue into announcing that, amongst others, we currently have the cheeky Monkey Shoulder (was £29.75, now £27.25) whisky and raisiny Bowmore Darkest 15 Year Old (was £56.75, now £51.75) on special offer. The observant amongst you may also have noticed that sandwiched within our haiku was the brand new, "super-premium", limited edition and mind numbingly astonishing Johnnie Walker Odyssey (£729). Only 60 bottles of this whisky have been released on these shores and we have secured a couple. So if you are a whisky collector, a malt connoisseur or you were just really inspired by our awful haiku, grab one now before they disappear as quickly as our haiku writing skills. |
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Judging by a sideways glance through our wine-stained windows, it seems that the hot weather may be petering out. But fear not, because you can take summer with you wherever you go with a bottle of our new Marieta Albariño (£8.50). It's packed with the juicy fruit of summer - peach, lemon, melon and apple - and a pinch of sweetness that makes it the perfect partner to Asian food or a last ditch picnic. The only thing that we found that comes close to being as refreshing as the finish on this wine, is taking of all your clothes when you are devilishly hot.That’s all from us, now what in the blazes rhymes with Gewurztraminer?
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Same Day deliveries for further afield?
Should you wish to arrange a despatch for some distance outside of the areas listed above we will be happy to provide a personalised quote for the delivery.
Need to send a gift to multiple recipients?
We are specialists in organizing multidrop orders - i.e. separate despatches to more than one recipient. Completing a multidrop order is easy and can be done online by following the below instructions: 1. Log into your Oddbins.com Account:Don’t have one? No problem! (We only require your name and email so it’s fast and painless). Click here to set up your account.
2. Update your Address Book:Once you are logged in you will have access to various functions including your Address Book (located on the left hand side). Using the post code look up function you can quickly and accurately save as many recipients as you wish to send parcels too.
3. Go Shopping!Whether it’s the same bottle of wine or a unique item for each person add all of the products to your basket. Don’t worry you will be able to divvy them out later as well as add personalized messages to each. NOTE: Make sure that you add the correct number of items (ie. If you would like to send 20 bottles of the same wine to different people add 20 to your basket).
4. Review and checkout:Once your basket is all filled up click ‘My Basket’ in the top right corner to review your items. Scroll down to the bottom and choose ‘Check out with multiple addresses’ (see diagram below). Here is where you can assign the products in your basket to the various recipients saved in your address book. Click Continue!
5. Personalize it!Now that your item's have been allocated accordingly you can add a personalized gift message to each recipient and choose from various shipping options.
6 .Payment:Last step is the payment. Once you’ve completed your order and passed our security checks, we will give you a call asap to confirm payment details over the phone. Then sit back, and leave the rest to us!
FAQs
How many addresses can I deliver to?
We can easily accommodate hundreds of address deliveries with one easy order but please contact customer service on 0800 328 2323 and we'll be happy to help set this up.
How much do you charge for multidrop deliveries?
Multidrop deliveries are charged at our normal rates. Normal delivery charges of £4.95 per person per address will apply on all individual gifts under £100 (more below). Delivery of individual gifts of over £100 is free.
What if several drops are for one address?
If you have a number of different postage parcels going to one building, a £4.95 delivery charge will be applied to each (if under £100 value). However if you wish to pack the gifts into one parcel for the attention of a particular member of staff to distribute, a single delivery charge will be applicable (if the total value of these is under £100).
My multidrop has many items - will you have enough stock?
If you are looking to send large quantities, please give us a call on 0800 328 2323 to discuss your exact requirements so that we can ensure stock availability.
