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Thanks for that Mulder, I had an idea you would have the answer. I still think today's spike was with what's went on this week surprising. D.

Hi Tom. Your not alone in being confused with the share price over last couple of days " I'm also in that club" According to the final results Rns' Ex- divi date 15th. June Dividend payment to be made to " holders on company register at close of business today" I thought yesterdays dip was just the typical ex divi day dip plus a bit for a general dip in the retail sector. That however does nothing to explain today's very welcome spike. It's unusual for a share to recover the ex divi date dip plus a bit the very next day so I'm hoping it's a positive signal for next week. D.

At least someone likes us then. Schroders increasing their holding to + 10%. With director buy yesterday hopefully we can go into weekend on the up. D.

Hi Smoke I hope you got settled in Manchester okay. Are you in here? DFS. Trading report seemed to give the retailing sector a fright this morning. Concensus of opinion on here is we're out of favour and undervalued so any negative sector sentiment is not liable to be evaded here. D.

It's a wee bit crazy today. Did you see what happened over on DFS. Maybe retail is not the place to be now. Much more of this n' I'm putting my dough somewhere safe like GKP !!!!!!!!! D.

I think your right TP. We'll know soon enough it will be the next day we open in the 150's !! If we don't and I very much hope we don't maybe it could be the turning point we are all looking for. D.

Looks like the market normal pre dividend spike is a bit of a reluctant last minute affair here !! I wonder if the market normal post dividend dip will be quite so reluctant !! I think we're in a bit of a dog at the moment guys n' gals. Pun intended !!!!!!!! D.

Can't for the life of me grasp that a reasonably large cap company with a known albut guaranteed buyer of stock at 299.9p. Is trading in the mid 280's. I'm happy to be ridiculed if I'm missing something that is completely obvious to everyone else. Have a reasonable holding for me averaging in the high 280's so can't really bring my average down by buying more even at today's price. D.

I wish these directors would stop buying shares at the full value. Start selling guys your destroying market confidence in the company. Hang on have I got that upside down !!!!!!!! Today last day to buy at this crazy price, let's hope so. Do your worst mister mm. I've raided the biscuit tin and there's new funds available should you dip this any lower. D.

On a more serious note guys. The 177k reported sell after the close was the closing auction price so I'm assuming that would be a buy. Plus another serious director buy, that makes three since the end of the closed period on May 25th. D

Hi Stepaz I'm sure all Pi's in here are in accord with your opinion. Slight matter of a general Election this week for the market to absorb mind you. I do hope Jeremy doesn't nationalise PETS in the unlikely event of him being our next PM. D.

Look at that group of large negotiated sell trades. Something going on !!!!!!! D.

Hi Oz. I've seen so called ten per centers derided on some boards for stalling upward momentum. Can't see it myself. If I could make 10% from every trade I make I would be a happy bunny, albeit an auld' happy bunny !!!!! D.

Hi Wizard. All but 3 million sells " according to this site " in the first hours trading after what I thought was an excellent trading update !!!!!!! WTF. D.

" AND THERE IT IS " D.

I can't help but notice that there is a certain amount of frustration on here and indeed on other bb's where the concensus of opinion of the contributors is that their company is undervalued. Obviously I can understand that " as I am definitely one of them " But, I invest through choice, I pick my own market and companies, I use my own money and I employ my own entry & exit strategies " normally in to late and out to early " Oh yeh' and I kind of know the rules. I have a certain measure of sympathy for any loss holding LTH's in the companies l am in l know the pain " I've been there" but no longer. In and out for me now I try to find undervalued "allegedly " companies like PETS' stick my money in in a maximum of four tranches of £2.5k each and try to exit with a small profit on each tranche. I don't beat myself up " well not to badly anyway " if I make a mistake I just move on to the next one and try again. Anyone prepared to share their investing strategies???? Good hunting. D.

I'm not really that interested in shorting shares or the ethics surrounding it. If I was being honest I don't really fully understand the mechanics of share shorting. And if I'm still being honest I don't feel the need or the want to increase my knowledge shortfall. All I know is that a number of fund managers or brokers or whoever they are have around £62m of their customers not their money invested here and in order to keep growing their invested funds from a Pets' investment Pets' share price has to keep falling. Can't comprehend that as a wise professional investors decision but hey everyone has their own opinion. D.

You might want to check your divi date at end of June. I'm not so sure about that !!! Could be I'm wrong, if so sorry. D.

Sorry Deod Didnt mean to ignore you there, my brain is numb. That last bit of research !!!!!! If you could call it that was also for your eyes. Trading update tomorrow hmmmmmmmmm. D.

Hi Burton God! I wish I hadn't started this. If PHTM have the sole rights to the Kis Wash laundry system in the UK. I'm counting around 80 ish open air laundry outlets starting up in the last year or so. ( from twitter ) Most are attached to grocery stores or petrol stations. 1500 odd in Europe but I think they introduced them there a year or two before us. That's my last word on the subject " I'm starting to bore mybloodyself " sorry. D.