Sweaty Betty - the final nail in the gentrification coffin?

[miga]

LondonMix Wrote:

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> I'm not sure the general public understand what an

> investment bank is well enough to understand the

> differences. I think in general though they mean

> the traders, capital market teams and M&A staff.

> Maybe also the risk teams?

Thanks LM - I've worked at IBs on and off for a decade or so, so have a little understanding of how they're structured. I imagine there are quite a few ED residents who work at IBs, but not many "bankers". And even if there were - the Gekko stereotype has moved on a bit, at least aesthetically. Hence my question.

[LondonMix]

Yeah, I agree with all of that. There are still lots of a**holes but more Margin Call than Wall St for sure.

[LondonMix]

Though there are some real bankers here too though not many in my experience.

[Mick Mac]

I think overall ED has a decent mix of people. What's not to like.

[malumbu]

The pubs. All been ruined. You have to go to Forest Hill or Nunhead instead.

[Otta]

Agreed.

[Jeremy]

I still quite like the EDT. Can't think of any other pubs in ED I'd bother going to these days though. Peckham's better for pubs.

[DulwichFox]

EDT is my ED pub of choice.. It get very busy in there on some nights..

Has killed off The Bishop which is like drinking at Gatwick.

Foxy

[JohnL]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> I still quite like the EDT. Can't think of any

> other pubs in ED I'd bother going to these days

> though. Peckham's better for pubs.

Bishop was OK when the clocks went forward when they

stayed open until 2AM which became 3AM - but definitely

quieter these days.

New Cross is lively these days (probably Goldsmiths students) :)

[JohnL]

I popped into Wetherspoons, Forest Hill however and it's a bit like the walking dead :)

[Jeremy]

JohnL Wrote:

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> New Cross is lively these days

Always has been pretty good for pubs, as far as I can remember.

[miga]

everywhere you go is as good as the company you keep an' all, innit.

[Otta]

Yep New Cross has always been quite busy. It's certainly where I earned my stripes as a teenager.

[Earl Aelfheah]

New Cross, Brixton, Peckham if you're more youthful than I. The white horse in Pecknam I quite like. There are some decent pubs in Dulwich too though. It's great how the whole of SE London is changing, with new places opening up all the time.

[Jeremy]

miga Wrote:

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> everywhere you go is as good as the company you keep an' all, innit.

Not sure. An empty pub is rarely fun. A pub in Harlow full of tracksuited nitwits shouting at the football isn't much fun either, no matter who you're with.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Unless you're one of the tracksuited nitwits of course.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Since moving from ED I've been going to several new (to me pubs)....and love them.

Railway at Tulse hill

Tulse Hill Hotel

Goldsmiths at Penge

Royal Albert at New Cross

Sylvan Post Forest Hill

Working my way toward Gypsy Hill next...

[Earl Aelfheah]

All nice pubs Help-Ma-Boab, although the Sylvan Post has bad acoustics.

[miga]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> miga Wrote:

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> > everywhere you go is as good as the company you

> keep an' all, innit.

>

> Not sure. An empty pub is rarely fun. A pub in

> Harlow full of tracksuited nitwits shouting at the

> football isn't much fun either, no matter who

> you're with.

I meant - I've had some really great nights in complete dumps, because I was keeping hilarious company.

[NewWave]

Back to the original theme of the thread I think Sweaty Betty is a complete waste of time.

if I want work out gear I go to Decathlon In Surrey Quays/Canada water.

Great choice and really good value for pretty decent quality stuff.

I think its pointless spending a bomb on things you will sweat in and that need constant washing.

[LondonMix]

Apparently there are enough people that don't agree with you that they have been able to survive and open in multiple locations. People have different priorities regarding what they spend money on. That's life.

[indiepanda]

TK Maxx are pretty goof for branded sportswear too - under half price. I guess it's "last season" but I really couldn't care less - not like I replace my sportswear each season anyway. I might check Sweaty Betty out in the sale, but their usual prices are way more than I would spend on sportswear.

[Seabag]

Yes but it's "more than something to sweat in, it's a tool for transformation"

That's what Tamara's inspirational omni-channel sports retailer of the year, one to watch, award winning website will tell you. Even when you're paddle boarding in Witterings or mid-run on a copa cabana beach, not driving your 1970's VW convertible with your dog Ennis thinking of your global fitness powerhouse or going to the coffee shop on the paddle board

Did I mention the paddle board already?

Yeah ok, so now you know

[*Bob*]

90% of leisurewear never sees a single droplet of sweat anyway.

Unless you count the 'food sweat' after overindulging at Chicken Cottage.

[JohnL]

A hint of the future

http://nypost.com/2016/04/19/cops-break-up-mob-of-hipsters-who-overran-vegan-restaurant/