Roll
up! Roll up! Buy your Welsh mountain air on the interweb...
Yep, for only 24 of your English pounds, you can now buy a bottled
sample of air from Snowdonia or the Brecon Beacons without moving
from your computer. Just head over to www.walesinabottle.com
where John Gronow will happily take you money.
In return you get a neat little bottle full of Welsh air in a
rather lavish looking presentation box plus a certificate of
authenticity. You can also custom order 'specialised product' with
the site boasting 'Whatever your request, from the ordinary to the
bizarre we will quote for your personalised product.'
Not that ordering air in a bottle is bizarre enough anyway...
Speaking to the BBC,
Mr Gronow said:
"I am offering a genuine service for people who want something of
Wales that reminds them of their childhood or their homeland. It is
the genuine article from the green, green grass of home."
The business idea is backed by Prime Cymru, an agency formed in
2001 after the Prince of Wales mooted the idea of a support agency
was needed for entrepreneurs aged over 50.
So there you go. Next in line, air from different mountains, crags
or particular routes anyone?
Thanks to OMer Eric Davies who was clearly feeling homesick...
