BoldonLad
Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
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- South Tyneside
you need to tighten up your terms and conditions, IMHO. I accept Order Requests, but, they are only serviced on Thursdays, at 06:30am 😊
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you need to tighten up your terms and conditions, IMHO. I accept Order Requests, but, they are only serviced on Thursdays, at 06:30am 😊
icowden
Pharaoh
They'd starve.
Rusty Nails
Country Member
We have two supermarkets within walking distance (if you call one mile walking distance)...four if you count Aldi and Lidl. Because of that the local shops are specialised and limited, but sadly that's life for most of the country.
BoldonLad
Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
- Location
- South Tyneside
The ASDA supermarket IS within walking distance (ie approx 0.5 miles).
Interestingly, whilst travelling on the bus, yesterday, alone what I suppose passes for "the High Street", I noticed that:
a) there were no visibly empty shops
b) very shop was either, a hairdresser, a vape shop, a nail bar
Pblakeney
Legendary Member
It’s what the public want innit.
icowden
Pharaoh
Coincidentally,. all three are excellent fronts for money laundering.
We are seeing the same here. In a local parade of shops we have an off license, then 50m down a co-op. Over the road we have a newsagent. It's been that way for years.
Next to the co-op we have a Turkish barber (around for about 5 years) and opposite them was another Turkish Barber (around for about 7 years).
In the last month, the barber shop next to the newsagent has closed down and has now reopened as a corner shop type store. It has no customers. None. Nada, Zip. There is no sensible explanation for opening a shop selling sweets and vapes, next to a shop that sells sweets and vapes, opposite a supermarket that sells sweets and vapes more cheaply which is just down from an off-license which sells sweets and vapes.
Our high street is also full of nail bars and vape shops, none of which accept contactless or credit / debit cards...
Ian H
Shaman
We do have three supermarkets 20mins walk away. We probably visit them once or twice a year for items we can't get elsewhere - e.g. bulk-buy loo rolls.
icowden
Pharaoh
In one direction I have a big Sainsbury, and M&S Food and an Aldi. That's probably 25 minutes walk but there is a co-op 10 minutes walk away. In the other direction we have a medium sized Tesco about 30 mins walk away. I mostly frequent the Tesco and the M&S Food, as both have free parking. Sainsbury is no good for pop-ins as you have to spend at least £15 to get free parking.
Ian H
Shaman
We don't buy supermarket meat, milk or bread. The only time I get veg from one is when I'm cooking for one of my events. Even that might change as there's a local chap just opened a greengrocer's 5 mins down the road.
icowden
Pharaoh
The only place near that doesn't sell supermarket meat, milk or bread is Garson's Farm. If you are buying those there, you need to have a very large wallet. The food is wonderful but very expensive.
Ian H
Shaman
Life's too short for cheap, unpleasant food. We probably spend quite a bit, but who's counting?
Another food rant for your entertainment -
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C R
Legendary Member
C R
Legendary Member
I normally find well done to be undercooked.
