burtkt 4 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Sadly the individuality these small shops give is being lost to the same old high street giant stores we find all overs clone after clone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,007 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Money talks and we all go for the bargain. We can get all misty eyed about the 'personal touch' and 'friendly service' but when the chips are down we all pretty much prefer shopping all under one roof, out of the weather, where we can park the car and prices are reasonable. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burtkt 4 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 I take your points on board with regards to convenience but do we really want to see the same shops in the same towns every time with go anywhere, and the prices are not always cheaper and can be more expensive with bigger Pet stores. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,106 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Pets At Home are ridiculously expensive, and the selection isn't always that great either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burtkt 4 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Yes I have fount that with prices Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,007 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 My thoughts are not just about pet shops and regarding convenience, do we really want to traipse round a dozen different shops down the High St gradually becoming more and more burdened as we lug our shopping in and out of different stores? There is usually a fair walk to a car park or you can stand in the cold and wait for a bus with our fingers going numb from the shopping bags. As I said it's a nice pipe dream that in reality never was, especially for men, (traditionally we don't do the shopping) and at the end of the day a tin of beans is still a tin of beans. Modern supply chain means fresh food is just as fresh as the local grocer who gets up at 4am to go to market. Reality v Perception like so many things don't always match. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burtkt 4 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Hi Not really a pipe dream if you can use Independent retailers for some items when possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unmade Marian 25 Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 8:02 PM, radfordred said: On 7/14/2019 at 8:02 PM, radfordred said: Still some dead flys in the window, if that counts? Oh, Radford Red, you do make me laugh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 I recall Lovejoys on Radford Road with great affection. It closed a couple of years ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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