Rebs_ED

+1 from me - they do a great job... and now with the barriers they have to reverse all the way down my street which must be very frustrating for them and increase the time it takes to do their rounds.

JohnL Wrote:

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> > If roads like Derwent Grove are made

> effectively

> > dead ends - what do things like the bin lorries

> > do? Or delivery vans?

>

>

> same as they do for Cul de Sacs (the posh name for

> dead ends)

cul de sacs often have turning circles, don't they? - no where for a bin lorry to turn in a narrow straight road.

If roads like Derwent Grove are made effectively dead ends - what do things like the bin lorries do? Or delivery vans?

It's often quicker to do click & collect too - can be available the next day vs a few days for home delivery.

Some places have a higher price threshold for free home delivery compared to free click & collect.

There is really no need to write off as 'bizarre' the fact that different people find different things convenient! :)

Sue Wrote:

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> seemster Wrote:

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> > > News to me that the ED Co-op is trialling

> John

> > > Lewis click and collect!

> > >

> > > I shall investigate!

> >

> > The Camberwell coop is also doing this now.

> > Exciting times, being 10 mins walk away from a

> JLP

> > collection point rather than a 20 min bus ride

> > away!

>

>

> Except I stupidly assumed it would be free. But it

> isn't :(

Free for orders over ?30

https://www.johnlewis.com/customer-services/delivery-information/click-and-collect

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> If there were to be a Waitrose on either of those

> sites, surely it would on the 'Little Waitrose'

> model, though as ed_pete points out, still very

> handy for having John Lewis stuff delivered

> locally for free.

No need to wait for Waitrose for that - John Lewis are trialling using the Co-Op for click and collect.

https://www.co-operative.coop/media/news-releases/john-lewis-click-and-collect-trial-with-co-op

No need to wait for a new Waitrose - the M&S by the station has some self serve tills like that with no scales :)

teddyboy23 Wrote:

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> Rebs call the bank just to make sure.

Will do - thank you :)

Ugh! I used that cash point yesterday. Is there anything specific I should be doing, other than keeping an eye on my bank account?

I've had some success reading old documents (when doing genealogy research) by holding the document against a light source and using a magnifying glass.

Pugwash Wrote:

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> As one of the few people who do not have a mobile

> phone I object to being pressurised by the

> council/Sainsburys/ and any other corporate body

> to own one in order to pay for goods or services.

> Many elderly (and younger) people do not have

> mobiles for various reasons including disability,

> nor do they pay by card.

You won't necessarily need use a smart phone - there are hand held scanners that can be used.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/get-ideas/our-freebies-and-competitions/our-freebies-and-competitions/smartshop-app?langId=44&storeId=10151&krypto=tMNsazAJqgW3lpRS8w4yAkBduoU3gZo79XmQTgksnm3JGLj3MnluzW%2FhUsbbdF6dP4Yu9WDqvo40Chri0hOnTaURHN2pqCSMkwMRKv8LNZ2omHXzdNrl7vBDx%2BnvPEsNKMSR7Q2Uu5IPq2%2BUtkFkAd%2BPrabMRu7d%2F2X55IUxUKA%3D&ddkey=https%3Agb%2Fgroceries%2Fget-ideas%2Four-freebies-and-competitions%2Four-freebies-and-competitions%2Fsmartshop-app

It will be interesting to see if Sainsbury's do introduce a 'scan as you shop' option. In other parts of the country, Waitrose have had that option for well over a decade and Tesco, not quite as long but for a good few years. I believe Sainsbury's are now introducing it into stores too. None of the large Tesco or Waitrose shops I have been to since moving to London last year have had the scanners in store.

Scanning as you shop is a huge time saving compared to a 'traditional' shop - if only because you handle any item only once - off the shelf, scan, into your own shopping bag. Compared with item from shelf into basket/trolley, item out to be scanned at checkout, then into own bag.

jamesmcash Wrote:

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> Hi all

>

> The garden waste charge collection will be

> introduced from 3 June, not April. There will be

> communication to everyone in properties with

> kerbside collection this week, and an FAQ section

> will be put on the council website this month to

> better explain the new system.

>

> In the meantime, let me cover a few key points:

> - Food waste collection will remain free. The

> council is buying new food waste containted to

> ensure that people still have this service.

> - The service will be charged per financial year.

> This means that the 2019/20 charge will be reduced

> pro rata to ?25 for the first year.

> - You can still take garden waste to the Devon

> Street recycling centre for free.

> - Adhesive stickers will be sent to those who have

> paid in June. After a grace period, the council

> will remove brown bins without stickers.

>

> Siduhe - do you mean the bags you can buy for ?10

> for 20? They will go up to ?15 but I think that's

> the only change.

>

> Best wishes

> James

Thanks James - do you know what the strategy is for properties (flats) where there is no space for bins so they are on the pavement? It's not going to be practical for a householder to pay for a bin that is out in public for everyone to dump stuff into.