Worst. Offer. Ever

The back of a milk carton is usually last-resort reading but I couldn't help but be drawn to the two-litre of Avonmore during dinner tonight. DIGITAL CAMERA OFFER, it screamed. But don't get excited - the fine print (and the howlers in the spelling) tell a sad story.

Scrupulously avoiding mentioned any brand name, the breathless prose promises 8 megabites (sic), presumably of storage, and 300,000 pixels. In other words, it's not even one-megapixel in resolution - 640x480 is the best it can muster.

The killer blow is that they want €7 post and packing - for a digicam that's no better than most cameraphones (and worse quality than several). If you want more details, you're advised to go Avonmore's website which is one of those designer-wankerama Flash efforts. Needless to say, there's no sign of the camera.

Don't. Touch. With. A. Bargepole.