Comments on: Convenience? This is war

By: J-Bo

J-Bo — Sat, 21 Aug 2004 23:11:05 +0000

I’m sure that we end up spending more money shopping locally, but the experience is infinitely more enjoyable. I like to pop to the shops each day and decide what to have for dinner there and then, instead of trying to plan a week’s meals in advance, and end up throwing away half the food I buy because I never fancy the food I chose a week before. Plus the kids like to come down to the local shops and they HATE the big supermarkets.

By: Steve Bowbrick

Steve Bowbrick — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:40:22 +0000

When Sainsbury’s arrived in our High Street, the little shops nearby all reported a positive halo effect – people stopping for milk and bread and newspapers also went next door to the health food shop (how do those guys make a living?) and down the road to the 1-hour photo place. Driving out to the hypermarket was a habit we acquired. No reason why we shouldn’t re-acquire a High Street shopping habit if the mix is improved and the quality is there.

By: Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:54:17 +0000

Dream on fella. They’ll strip the high street bare with their poisonous gas packed salads and overly processed meat, veg and overly salted cook and chill foods.

By: Jag

Jag — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:42:29 +0000

I’m not so sure you know. I converted to “high street” shopping about two years ago – but only because I discovered the concept of “better value – and better quality” – especially for fresh produce (i.e. meat and veg). Our area is surrounded by every one of the big boy supermarkets – and the whole idea of them bringing their prepackaged, nice-looking sweetcorn cobs to the high street at 2 pounds for two cobs when I can get bigger, better tasting ones at 4 cobs for one pound at the fruit and veg shop is not going to bring my footfall in. Having said that – my high street has plenty of choice in terms of fruit/veg/meat traders – so a lot of competition – and a lot of customers much more comfortable with that style of shopping – i.e. very “market” like. The inconvenience of having to strip the leaves off the corn-cobs – or washing and chopping the meat yourself, is not too inconvenient either – and there’s something primally satisfying about having to do that too. Sort of like connecting with your ancestry.