Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCooper may have a straight-laced reputation but it turns out staff like a double entendre as much as the rest of us.

Dick Whittington’s name provided a rich source of phallus gags in the company’s annual pantomime.

The protagonist spent much the time working in ‘Shillingland’ where ‘everything’s a shilling’, a twist on Poundworld’s advertising slogan. Perhaps PwC was pitching for the Poundworld auditing business after it emerged last year that KPMG had parted ways with the discounter.

One of the PwC board was even dragged in to introduce the show and managed to slip in a cheeky dig at the fifth estate.

Meanwhile, the usually serious reputation of PwC, which has become the go-to company for retail administrations, was softened by the sight of staff in drag. Perhaps more auditors should take to cross-dressing.

Holland and Barrett and its Horny Goat Weed capsules

Roses are red, violets are blue – and this Valentine’s Day, Holland and Barrett are coming to the rescue.

The health food retailer has launched an advertising campaign for a bizarre range of aphrodisiacs to help couples make the most of February 14.

The Horny Goat Weed capsules, which are on sale for £10.49 per 60 tablets until the romantic date, are traditionally used by Holland and Barrett customers for “sexual wellbeing.” But the retailer is cheekily refusing to accept responsibility for this December’s baby boom. 

Burns baby Burns, grocery inferno

The grocers have got Burns Night fever as the battle in the aisles spills over to celebration of the life of poet Robert Burns.

Tesco is fighting back against nemesis Lidl, which is offering kilts for just £30, with an array of Haggis-inspired delights.

Shoppers can pick up truffles for just £2.50 or haggis pakor for £2. Haggis truffles are described as ‘mini Scotch eggs without the eggs’. The haggis is encased in minced beef and coated with breadcrumbs.

Tesco predicts this and other delights will help it sell 250,000 haggis-related products.

Meanwhile, Waitrose has already reported it has sold 20% more malt whisky as Scots prepare to ‘address the haggis’.

Tesco writer Mike Baess reports last year that 65% of haggis sales took place south of the border in England and Wales.

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