General Chat

Our corner shop closed when they removed the Post Office franchise :-(

The 'powers that be' said we could use the one half a mile away, up (and I mean uphill) what is locally known as the 'black path' - that's because it's tarmacked, with no lights, and overgrown bushes either side. Ideal for a mugging.

Then the postmaster in THAT shop retired, and it was turned into a house.
Nearest 'local' shop is the overpriced Murco garage a mile away, nearest PO the other direction - halfway up the high street in Smiths - a mile and a half away. :-|

Pakistanis run the shop nearest to me and I notice their alcohol prices are very competitive - not that I buy alcohol very often - an odd bottle of wine once in a while

they also open on Christmas Day

Our corner shop is brilliant, wine deals way cheaper than Tesco. Other items competitively priced (current offer £2 for Haagen Dazs ice cream tub).

Plus, you get the local gossip. It's under 1 minute walk from our house so theoretically should be 5 minutes to pop there, usually gone half an hour catching up on the news.

you only go in my local shop if your very despret
the prices is so high im temped to ask him if he want my arm or leg to pay


:-( :-( :-( :-(

We too have a lovely local shop the present owner has had it for about 2 yrs now and nothing is too much for him if you want something he doesn't carry just ask and it's on the shelf the next time you shop he also sells summer plants which are excellent and last year we bought his last 2 tomato plants , one red other yellow we also had 2 other plants bought from a big nursery ...guess which plants were the best by a mile? :-)

We always try to support our local shops. Luckily we still have a fair variety except a decent greengrocers.
Enjoy your wine Shirley
Take care
Von

We have a local newsagents/general store who had always been good value

its changed hands over the years but is walking distance for most of us .

It changed hands again in the last few months and the owners seem to be brothers who look like Pakistani or india . Both very nice polite men.

I went to pick up sunday papers today on the way to taking our mirabelle for her daily vet visit to get her meds given. I really needed too get some bread and a bottle of wine for our sunday lunch.

was wondering how to fit it all in as didnt want to leave our girl in her basket in Tesco car park.

WELL I looked at the wine and bread prices and wow both where cheaper than Tesco offers

I bought 2 bottles of Rose for £9 their price £5.45 each and SOOO much cheaoer than tescos

SO Supermarkets dont give you the best deals