Why I don’t give to “Charity” & don’t trust Trusts

With my horrendous experience in Pret A Manger, which I write and speak about all over my blog (see the very bottom of this page), this forcing me to not only become more cynical,mistrusting and careful, but also more "enlightened" about how businesses work, I looked deeper into company connections with charities and trusts. Pret, of course, also have a Trust, the Pret Foundation Trust, now simply shortened to the Pret…

http://expret.org/2026/02/21/why-i-dont-give-to-charity-dont-trust-trusts/

Seeing the statistics of my website

it's amazing how my posts are being copied frantically ...

http://expret.org/2026/02/20/seeing-the-statistics-of-my-website/

Andrew Mountbattered-Whimsey #AndrewMountbattenWindsor #AndrewMountBatteredWhimsey #VirginiaRoberts

Okay, not wanting to give room on my blog to this entitled POS creep and this utter PR arrest (to appease the public) and national security compromised, while King Charles continued his rota and extra-special-appearance .... Andrew, of course, is off the hook, slap on the wrist, a little scare tactic. Off he goes to his daughters' nests. Dear Charlie, Andrew's got it…

http://expret.org/2026/02/19/andrew-mountbattered-whimsey/

Video about Pret A Manger’s Emotional Labour

Another video mentioning my blog. There seem to be YouTube accounts popping up lately with content on various companies and their practices, including Pret. But these are mainly AI, or at least using AI voices. Two such accounts/videos mention my blog and gather info from my work. And I appreciate they credit back to my work. The first is from Crisis Report UK (2.

http://expret.org/2026/02/09/new-pret-a-manger-video/

Breastfeeding Mum Shamed AGAIN in Pret A Manger

A mother breastfeeding her baby in a Pret store was shamed yet again, this time by the store manager requesting her to breastfeed in the TOILET! And the DISABLED toilet at that. There has been a press report on this already before, where a first-time mother was left in tears after being told to cover up. Pret as usual only change "policy", but only on paper.

http://expret.org/2026/02/02/breastfeeding-mum-shamed-again-in-pret-a-manger/

Lawrence Heyes – The entitled Arrogance (Pret A Manger)

I am making free advertising for not only Pret, but a former OPs Manager I had back in 2010-ish. This guy, Lawrence Heyes was so arrogant, apathetic and quickly disappeared, to now re-appear in Pret like Pano Christou did. Pano Christou applied for a job in Pret as a teen after he came from McDonald's and then kissed his way up to the top.

http://expret.org/2026/01/10/lawrence-heyes-the-entitled-arrogant-pret-a-manger/

On the Hypocrisy of Die-Hard Pret Fans

There are people, organisations, websites etc. who are concerned about Davids calling out Goliaths. These websites, administartors love Pret. That;s all they carw about, These people, websites etc. are all about being a fan of Apple, Amazon, trump, anything that appears big and powerful. And they crumble. And when a David calls out the failiures, even crimes of Goliath, the die-hard fans do everything to squash the small voices.

http://expret.org/2026/01/07/on-the-hypocrisy-of-die-hard-pret-fans/

JustTheTalk.co.uk – The Most TOXIC Platform

I usually don't write on anything outside of Pret A Manger related issues, only in rare exceptions. This is one of those. At first I didn't want to mention the website JustTheTalk.co.uk to not make free advertising for them, but upon further thinking, I think it's important for readers to spot online mob behaviour, enabled by moderators aka leadership. At first glance when accessing the site, it all looks normal and nice.

http://expret.org/2026/01/07/justthetalk-co-uk-the-most-toxic-platform/

Pret A Manger’s Meal Deal Steal

In 2023 Pret did a first meal deal trial, but only for 1 month. In 2025 Pret again did a meal deal trrial, also just for a month. Pret introducing these as trials, it either doesn't work for customers, Pret not making enough money, or it was always meant as trials to do a quick money grab, never as a long-term option.

http://expret.org/2025/12/19/pret-a-manger-meal-deal-steal/

Pret A Manger are CHEAP

I want to put a few numbers of how Pret A Manger "pay" themselves and pay people who suffered THE worst customer service any of us can suffer: death and life-changing injuries. I want to strongly say upfront for anyone reading this to please abstain from social media posts or any conversation that BLAMES victims and survivors of food allergy injuries, or injuries of any kind while having a pre-existing condition.

http://expret.org/2025/12/11/pret-a-manger-are-cheap/