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A soft spot for hardware stores can’t sustain them

Letters: Stephen Peckham says he found it impossible to compete with chain stores, while Elizabeth Monger recalls a shop that solved several problems. Plus letters from Nancy Johnson and Paul Michell

The Guardian - UK · May 18

When I want to feel loved, I just go to a hardware store

All I want is someone to help me spend my money without treating me with contempt. Thank goodness for those small, independent shops – they nail it every time, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · May 13

Nostalgia and regret are pointless. So why can’t I shake them?

There’s no better way to stay relevant than to stop looking over your shoulder and instead live for the present. Unfortunately my mindset is the complete opposite, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · May 7

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The best filing system? The one where every piece of paper goes in the bin

Over the years, I’ve tried many ways of keeping track of my paperwork – each one worse than the last. Drastic action is called for, says Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · May 6

I can’t stop pilfering from other people’s plates – but don’t even think about grabbing my chips

Breakfast, lunch, dinner: there’s no meal I can’t spoil with my desire to get more than my fair share. And it’s been this way ever since I was a kid, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29

Banter is the last thing I want from a coffee machine. Yet here we are

I don’t need full-colour pictures of cappuccinos and definitely not congratulatory messages with my favourite cup. Give me terse clarity, please, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23

I tried to do a press-up – and had an existential crisis

There’s nothing to make you feel old like finding out that something you used to do all the time is now completely beyond you, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

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Gone from shop shelves, but not forgotten

Letters: Responding to an article by Adrian Chiles, readers remember their own favourite discontinued products

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13

One person’s clutter is another’s treasure

Letters: Alan Payling and Andrew Risby respond to a column by Adrian Chiles on getting rid of stuff

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

Rose’s Lime Marmalade? Gone. Dark chocolate Bounty? No more. But what about their heartbroken fans?

Do companies realise the misery caused when they take much-loved products off the market? I’m still in mourning for Izal Medicated toilet paper, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

I need to declutter my life. But I can’t even give my stuff away

I bought a book that might have helped – but I’ve already mislaid it. Am I a lost cause, asks Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2

I thought my cuckoo clock was amazing, but it’s got nothing on my statue of Bert the cheery chef

Installed in my home, Bert is a conversation starter like no other. It usually begins with: ‘What on earth is that thing?’ writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25

I thought my pigeon curse was lifting. Then it took a darker turn

The feathered devils have been looking at me funny all year. And just when I thought my torment might be over, I went round to Mum’s and had a terrible shock, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19

I didn’t know how much I needed work until I lost it. But now I’ve learned to love Mondays again

After years of scrabbling about for jobs, I’m happy I have the right work/leisure balance, says Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 11

The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human

When I heard ‘Rachel’ answer the helpline number in her metallic voice, my soul felt as empty as the batteries of my malfunctioning car, says Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25

West Bromwich Albion and the beauty of the struggle

In today’s Football Daily: Will anybody steady the West Brom ship?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

Overcoming the angst of auto-renewal

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s column about needing to keep an eye on the cost of services regularly paid for

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

My breakdown cover was extortionate – and that taught me an important lesson

Consumers beware: you have to keep a forensic eye on the deals for all the services you pay for. Otherwise, like me, you’ll get shafted, writes Adrian Chiles

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Surely potholes were never this bad before?

Maybe I’m just getting older, but it seems there are more potholes than ever – big, deep, ruinous and a metaphor for Britain today, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

I’m not fooled by the sun popping out – it’s the season of miserable greys

Who cares about the days getting longer when they are so rainy and dull, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4

Things reek, stink and pong – but why are there no verbs for describing a delightful odour?

We don’t have a single verb to express smelling something nice. Welsh and Croatian, by contrast, are never caught short when something fragrant gets right up your nose, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

Is the wayward apostrophe in WALE’S LARGEST VAPE SHOP a sign of the times?

I’d been catching sight of a billboard displaying what I suspected to be some rogue punctuation every time I drove into Cardiff. This time, I had to stop and capture the evidence, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28

I visited Runcorn for the first time this week – and was blown away by its magic

Decades after I first befriended one of the town’s sons, I finally got to see the place – or at least its glorious bridge, writes Adrian Chiles

The Independent UK · Jan 26

Strictly star reveals reason behind name change: ‘I wanted to start again’

A Strictly Come Dancing star has opened up on the real reason for their name change, admitting that they “wanted to start again”.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22

I went back to school for a day – and discovered some very unsettling facts about learning

I thought my articles and radio shows made an impact on people. A notice in the staffroom suggested otherwise, writes Adrian Chiles

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