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Ridgley

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NCR market is where newlyweds take their visiting in-laws to fill the awkward hour between a walk round the park and lunch in the Palmerston. Never has so much fudge been bought as an aid to conversation.


It's either that or queueing at William Rose - "Mum, Dad, I know you're not happy about me living in South London with an upstart graphic designer called Josh, but look at our fab butchers where we can buy a nice leg of lamb for lunch!"

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For those of us who are old and still remember the orignal NX Rd market in the 1950/1960s and to some extent the early re-emergence of the market in early 90s, todays market is beyond my ( and most others of my age) price brackets. I have purchased meat from the organic stall and also fish from the van, once purchased a small loaf of rye and carraway seed bread, other than that everything else is too pricey. I have a professional salary, kids all grown up so in theory I can afford a little more, but a large part of ED retailers are beyong my means.


If anyone remembers the old NX market - please let me know for our local history post 1945 exhibition

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In my previous post, I explained I dislike the fact that the markets within East Dulwich charge extremely high prices for their item even though of the same value and worth compared to Camden for say. An example of this, I'd bought a leather satchel from a stall outside 'Post Mark' And The lady charged me ?55.00 pounds as It's vintage but In Camden where I'd been shopping I found the exact design and quality for ?35.00 , the only difference was the colour. So I'd been Ripped off because of my postcode !:X
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It's fine if you like unrefridgerated sausage resembling a condom full of gristle toe-nails and beaks.


You are paying for the Stall holders in their starched white aprons and straw hats,

trying to mimmick some French/Belgium Square. Can't you just here the Carillon, and the pigeons escaping from the

bell tower as the bells peal out.


(I am getting all romantic now)


Can you smell the burning Pig.


Cheese.? No. It's supposed to look mouldy. That's why it is so expensive.

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Ridgley Wrote:

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> In my previous post, I explained I dislike the

> fact that the markets within East Dulwich charge

> extremely high prices for their item even though

> of the same value and worth compared to Camden for

> say. An example of this, I'd bought a leather

> satchel from a stall outside 'Post Mark' And The

> lady charged me ?55.00 pounds as It's vintage but

> In Camden where I'd been shopping I found the

> exact design and quality for ?35.00 , the only

> difference was the colour. So I'd been Ripped off

> because of my postcode !:X


Simmer down Andrew.

You didn't get 'ripped off'.

If I can get This right, you bought a Bag in Dulwich for the agreed price of ?55.00, with Which you are well Pleased, I reckon.

Then you See another Bag in Camden exactly the same (though it is Vintage?) just a Completely different coLour.

wHat colour, was it by the way?


Different bAgs. Different post codes.


But Andrew, in the end you got your Satchel and I reckon it was The one you wanted.

All along, the SE22 one. Go on you Know you did.

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An example of this, I'd bought a leather satchel from a stall outside 'Post Mark' And The lady charged me ?55.00 pounds as It's vintage but In Camden where I'd been shopping I found the exact design and quality for ?35.00 , the only difference was the colour. So I'd been Ripped off because of my postcode


Not the postcode that was wrong - if you're unhappy with your purchase it's because you made the wrong decision. Postcodes don't decide.

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Exactly Andrew, Marmora Man said what I wanted to say but for reasons of slight drunkeness and general arsing about I thought (if indeed thought there was) that I'd have a bit of a giggle.


Sod it though Andrew, you bloody listen to Marmora Man, he knows of what he speaks and he's a proper grown-up, which you can't say about some of the thirty-five year olds on here.


Seriously.

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