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edhistory Wrote:

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> http://zest-media.com/about

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> Part of the second wave of gentrification.

>

> John K


xxxxxxx


OMG, this is from their website:


"Zest Media produces luxury lifestyle magazines for the ultra high net worth residents of London. Each publication has been individually tailored to its readership, the common thread being beautiful design and fascinating local content bringing a national tone to local magazines."


Surely this isn't the "credible" magazine someone else was going on about on here? "Bringing a national tone to local magazines" ???


"Ultra high net worth residents of London"???? Jesus Christ. Sorry for blaspheming.

Absolutely Bonkers! 55 pages of property cr*p, some over the top fashion nonsense and a couple of interesting (ish) features and single pages of local interest. Better than that SE22 dross tho. Good print & stock... can't begin to imagine who would pay ?3.95 for it?
this is yet another cynical self serving bit of self promotion by local estate agents and overpriced pretentious local shops. it seems to me that all the local magazines have all the same contributors and advertisers. same old stuff regurtitated. who do they think they are? it has all got a bit too cosy and boring.

Katy Tonbridge Wrote:

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> So it seems this is far from a freebie getting

> stuffed through every door. Apparently it only

> goes to people who are deemed to have "made it",

> and clearly I haven't. What a relief.



I got a copy. ?? :)


Foxy

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Katy Tonbridge Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > So it seems this is far from a freebie getting

> > stuffed through every door. Apparently it only

> > goes to people who are deemed to have "made

> it",

> > and clearly I haven't. What a relief.

>

>

> I got a copy. ?? :)

>

> Foxy


Hmm, what was it about the millionaire Foxy that first attracted me to him?

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