18-04-2012, 05:30 PM
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Mollie as already stated by Chippy retailer's can charge what they like. A fine example are the 99p Shops.I have bought some Cadbury's snacks in there for the said 99p and seen the same thing in Tesco's for £1.99. Also I have to say after being in the retail business for many years many of the 99p Shop prices are cheaper then for me to go to a Warehouse.Truth is they can sell something for 99p that I would have to charge alot more for as it's all about the flow of people that go through and basically those kind of shops also can get items cheaper then myself as they buy in such bulk.Saying that many Markets I know and Shops have closed around here because of those Shops as they just cannot compete with their prices.So good for the 99p Customer's but bad for many Traders.If there was any regulation's about price's this of course would not happen....so you see Mollie you may not be happy (and who would) but nope there is not a thing you can do love.
18-04-2012, 06:45 PM
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I didn't really think there was much that could be done.
I've never done my weekly shop in there, as I always pop to Aldi on my way home from work, or occasionally Lidl up the road.
It was the shock of seeing the prices rocket like that, literally overnight.
I've just come back from there again and had a look round this time, but a lot of their goods haven't been priced up, so I'll buy nothing else from there until they have been. I know it's their early days yet, so for now I'll give them the benefit.
I is most magnanimous!
18-04-2012, 09:03 PM
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Local small shops are always more expensive simply because of the convenience of being close by. You'll find that local Tesco's are a tad more dear than their big supermarkets. It's because folk don't need to spend any money on a bus or fuel to reach them or your time getting there. Find a shop that sells cigarettes with a price on the packet too that will help. Aldi and Lidl don't sell cigarettes.....wonder why?21-04-2012, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Gabi
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Local small shops are always more expensive simply because of the convenience of being close by. You'll find that local Tesco's are a tad more dear than their big supermarkets. It's because folk don't need to spend any money on a bus or fuel to reach them or your time getting there. Find a shop that sells cigarettes with a price on the packet too that will help. Aldi and Lidl don't sell cigarettes.....wonder why?
Initially, I thought this was an independent that had bought "my" shop, but it isn't apparently. It's called McColl's and what's bothering me is that for the last five nights I've been in there, I've not been served by the same person. Now then, in order to establish customer relations, it's important for people to familiarise themselves with the people they're dealing with, or at least I'd have thought so.
Where I work, if we send one electrician to do a job, then other jobs become available in those premises, we make every effort to send the same electrician in order to build up a feeling of trust and confidence. Customers do like to see the same faces back because that's human nature; but I can't feel comfy with these people, and they're doing everything wrong.
Sorry, apologies, I did have the same youngish lass serve me two nights on the trot and I was glad to see her and she recognised me, which was good. Then tonight I again felt alienated.
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