Intense work and heavy drinking have taken their toll, and as i sit looking through dazed and confused eyes at the screen that’s pretty much melting before my eyes, I’ve just remembered an issue I meant to bring up on the Alcopop! blog a while ago, which is the exploitation of rhinos and their kin in this the spirit of Christmas! Yes, there’s another message to Christmas as well as presents, crackers and smashing back barrel loads of booze – and that’s that bunches of bastards are trying to rip you off.
Now – whilst perusing the internet to find a novelty gift or twain for people rapidly getting sick of me farming off the free CDs I end up with here and there on them on Christmas Day (without a hint of guilt I can assure you) I came up with the idea of buying a rhino – sadly not a real one… Imagine that beast tethered outside covered in a delicious sprinkling snow.. but a year adoption pack, and found one for 25 sheets with an animal charity that gives you a photo of the fella, updates on his progress and such…
All sounds great…
But then would you believe I came across this website, thanksdarling.com, offering exactly the same pack for £10 more… Which seemed rather odd. Now, don’t get me wrong I haven’t actually spoken to them about it (I could be absolutely wrong) so I’m only guessing here, and I know all businesses have to make a profit, but if they are, as it seems, profiteering ten quid a go on each rhino pack they send out for adoption – I’m quite frankly appalled. The packs do seem to contain exactly the same stuff – and the cynic in me can’t imagine the CEO of aforementioned website meeting a rhinoceros envoy and handing him a fistful of tenners.
Now I’m not one for regular moral rants, and i promise i won’t fill the Alcopop! blog with them – honestly 
But what I would say, is that if you’re going to adopt a horn-nosed steed – make sure you and the rhino don’t get jipped.
