The Stationers on Lordship Lane

[HonaloochieB]

That'll be a Harry Fenton you're looking for then.

[3 little piggies]

There's a really good stationers/art supply shop on Brixton Road above the chemist shop (just opposite mothercare).

[anabonbon]

They were cordial to me, if a bit nervous and reserved, but had only white paper for photocopying, a little outdated

in my opine! Still, I was most happy to go to a local place and not be forced into chain-store 'options' where policy and profit prevails and service is almost non-existent. Seems these folks may be happy to move on from their shop daze- Best of Luck, Health, and Happiness, So Long! Gee, I hope we get another kitchen shop in its place- har-de-har har!! Could use some practical amenities in the 'hood, such as stationery- or is it become obsolete?

[toomuchchocolate]

vintage shmintage

[HonaloochieB]

toomuchchocolate Wrote:

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> vintage shmintage

Unless of course it's a Lord John.

[charliecharlie]

there was a thread on the forum about Ralon some time ago... there were dozens of post about people's dreadful experiences in the shop.. not with the staff but with the owner... I have often found him so rude and unhelpful (not only to customers but also to his staff) that I sworn will never enter the shop again... but as people have mentioned, it is useful to be able to pop in (rather than buy the odd small thing online). All the other people who work in our studio have similar horror stories about him... shop will be missed... he will not be missed (by many).

[MrBen]

He was unusual. A man with standards. And the formalities of a bygone generation. I had a good chat with him once about macro economics and modern capitalist greed. Swiftly followed by one about the potential effect of my wet umbrella on 320 gram card stock.

He shall be missed.

[Sue]

charliecharlie Wrote:

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> there was a thread on the forum about Ralon some

> time ago... there were dozens of post about

> people's dreadful experiences in the shop.. not

> with the staff but with the owner... I have often

> found him so rude and unhelpful (not only to

> customers but also to his staff) that I sworn will

> never enter the shop again... but as people have

> mentioned, it is useful to be able to pop in

> (rather than buy the odd small thing online). All

> the other people who work in our studio have

> similar horror stories about him... shop will be

> missed... he will not be missed (by many).

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I always found the owner perfectly friendly and helpful, as did my partner.

So was everyone else who worked there, in my experience.

[Vik]

I'm another who never had a problem with any of the staff in there, always found the owner polite and helpful, he would happily open the door for me with my pram and would chat too!

[dubluke]

Domitianus Wrote:

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> Are we allowed to call people Stalinist? IMHO

> Stalin was probably worse than Hitler but he won

> the Second World War so no-one got to slag him

> off.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7802485.stm 50 million voters say he wasn't all that bad :P

[charliecharlie]

are you sure this wasn't his twin brother, Vik?

http://www.saintsebscabaret.org/images/theatre-mask1.gif

[Vik]

Haha maybe! Or perhaps he just warms to a certain kind of person!