Comments on: Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past A Site About Everything and Nothing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-8002 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:27:00 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-8002 Dino Merry Mithrasmas :) Pop down to your local Woolworths if you want to try Unicorn Pate ! Best Rod Dino
Merry Mithrasmas :)
Pop down to your local Woolworths if you want to try Unicorn Pate !
Best
Rod

]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-8001 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:25:30 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-8001 WoE no cheery xmas posts this year I'm afraid <a href="http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/did-you-get-what-you-wanted-this-xmas">Xmas Day 2007</a> <a href="http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/christmas-day">Bacon sandwiches for christmas dinner 2006 and last will and testament</a> I suspect the day will run just as those above did, apart from the fact I've got no bacon :( To console myself from that I may well redo my will again - after all it is a xmas tradition here at Goldeneye Lodge :) Merry Christmas Rod WoE
no cheery xmas posts this year I’m afraid

Xmas Day 2007
Bacon sandwiches for christmas dinner 2006 and last will and testament

I suspect the day will run just as those above did, apart from the fact I’ve got no bacon :(
To console myself from that I may well redo my will again - after all it is a xmas tradition here at Goldeneye Lodge :)
Merry Christmas
Rod

]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: the dinosaur http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-8000 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:15:18 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-8000 WoE, Unicorn pate? Do you have horseradish with that? :) Happy Christmas to you all! WoE, Unicorn pate? Do you have horseradish with that? :)
Happy Christmas to you all!

]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Witches of Eastwick http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7999 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:19:41 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7999 Rod, We're still waiting for the cheery Christmas post..... just in case it's still in the freezer :) we'll wish everyone a happy Christmas... may all your cups overfloweth with festive joy! WoE Rod,

We’re still waiting for the cheery Christmas post….. just in case it’s still in the freezer :) we’ll wish everyone a happy Christmas… may all your cups overfloweth with festive joy!

WoE

]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7998 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:58:42 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7998 FF Merry Christmas to you as well and indeed to everyone. Regards Rod FF
Merry Christmas to you as well and indeed to everyone.
Regards
Rod

]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Femme Fatale http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7997 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:55:03 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7997 Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to Everyone FF xx Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to Everyone

FF
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]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7996 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:34:20 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7996 WoE good service is rare nowadays as are knowlegable and helpful staff. I suspect some of the difficulty is pay, it is now not possible to live (unless you're already set up or live with parents etc) on the money they pay - especially as most are now also part-time as well. The sky is falling in and we're all doomed :) Rod WoE
good service is rare nowadays as are knowlegable and helpful staff.
I suspect some of the difficulty is pay, it is now not possible to live (unless you’re already set up or live with parents etc) on the money they pay - especially as most are now also part-time as well.

The sky is falling in and we’re all doomed :)
Rod

]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Witches of Eastwick http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7993 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:14:40 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7993 Rod, The whole issue of the so called big stores is a difficult one.... on the one hand we witches have been known to pop in from time to time and buy the same stuff as lots of other mortals. When we think of the rise of high street giants that supply very cheap clothes we wonder to ourselves ... is this necessarily a good thing? For a start what are the wages like for the people who make the goods and after three washes will they last? The smaller outlets have to cover their costs and make a decent living so can't compete. As a buyer, buy the best you can afford, stuff that will last. As a business aim to be sufficiently different and price accordingly for the market you serve.... and what ever business you run please make sure the staff are courteous and helpful, so many are not and that after all costs nothing. This is perhaps the time for us to admit that while we were hovering around our favourite supermarket just the other day, a nice young man, well almost a boy to be exact, came across and asked us if we required any help.... with that he was off to search for an obscure item that only we had ever asked for in the history of the store quite likely :) and after a couple of minutes came back with sad tidings that they were fresh out of Unicorn pate (well that sort of thing) and beamed a fabulous smile. What a joy he was to be sure and how rare these days. WoE Rod,

The whole issue of the so called big stores is a difficult one…. on the one hand we witches have been known to pop in from time to time and buy the same stuff as lots of other mortals. When we think of the rise of high street giants that supply very cheap clothes we wonder to ourselves … is this necessarily a good thing? For a start what are the wages like for the people who make the goods and after three washes will they last? The smaller outlets have to cover their costs and make a decent living so can’t compete. As a buyer, buy the best you can afford, stuff that will last. As a business aim to be sufficiently different and price accordingly for the market you serve…. and what ever business you run please make sure the staff are courteous and helpful, so many are not and that after all costs nothing. This is perhaps the time for us to admit that while we were hovering around our favourite supermarket just the other day, a nice young man, well almost a boy to be exact, came across and asked us if we required any help…. with that he was off to search for an obscure item that only we had ever asked for in the history of the store quite likely :) and after a couple of minutes came back with sad tidings that they were fresh out of Unicorn pate (well that sort of thing) and beamed a fabulous smile. What a joy he was to be sure and how rare these days.

WoE

]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7992 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:21:47 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7992 WoE we must indeed support specialist shops - we all like to see them but they can only stay open if we go in and spend money. I think some of these shops do stand a chance, as I mentioned, because rent and rates will have to come down due to supply and demand. The real danger is big stores closing though as who will be able to fill those spaces - I'm seeing it now were I live and I'm minded to recall the post <a href="http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/freshney-place-grimsby-is-it-dead">I wrote over a year ago</a> which shows the costs involved ! Best Rod WoE
we must indeed support specialist shops - we all like to see them but they can only stay open if we go in and spend money.
I think some of these shops do stand a chance, as I mentioned, because rent and rates will have to come down due to supply and demand.
The real danger is big stores closing though as who will be able to fill those spaces - I’m seeing it now were I live and I’m minded to recall the post I wrote over a year ago which shows the costs involved !
Best
Rod

]]> Comment on Is High Street Shopping a Thing of the Past ? by: Witches of Eastwick http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7991 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:07:19 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/is-high-street-shopping-a-thing-of-the-past#comment-7991 Rod, We're told there are too many cars in town centres, too much fuel used in getting there and too much pollution because of it. That's a good reason to shop online, the authorities must be delighted that less cars will be on the road. Another thing..... haven't you noticed that the average town/city centre has lots of the same type of shop... frankly it's not surprising some of these stores might fold, it was bound to happen. We asked the owner of a small business near the Cathedral of our local city, how things were going in general and while she admitted profits were not as quite as good as last year, the rent of such a prime location was only marginally more than a similar sized unit on the other side of town well off the beaten track, so she wasn't complaining. For those of us lucky enough to live within reasonable distance from cities with wonderful gothic quarters then it's one of life's joys to go there just to sit and take in the full character of the place. Nothing will replace that so we must support the little shops, cafes and restaurants. WoE Rod,

We’re told there are too many cars in town centres, too much fuel used in getting there and too much pollution because of it. That’s a good reason to shop online, the authorities must be delighted that less cars will be on the road. Another thing….. haven’t you noticed that the average town/city centre has lots of the same type of shop… frankly it’s not surprising some of these stores might fold, it was bound to happen. We asked the owner of a small business near the Cathedral of our local city, how things were going in general and while she admitted profits were not as quite as good as last year, the rent of such a prime location was only marginally more than a similar sized unit on the other side of town well off the beaten track, so she wasn’t complaining.

For those of us lucky enough to live within reasonable distance from cities with wonderful gothic quarters then it’s one of life’s joys to go there just to sit and take in the full character of the place. Nothing will replace that so we must support the little shops, cafes and restaurants.

WoE

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