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sallyw

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reddulwich

reddulwich

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Interesting reading some of the comments here.


Tell you what, why stop at shutting Iceland, any shop that somebody earning less than ?30k uses must be shut immediately and replaced by a deli, or perhaps a shop selling huge overpriced buggies made out of organic veg.


Come on people, if Iceland didn't make any money, it would shut. As it does, people of all social classes must be using it. Why should people be forced to shop in wall to wall William Rose and Waitrose. I kind of assumed that people who lived in East Dulwich, wouldn't be so right of centre and snobby.


No wonder this forum made it into the Guardian diary for those bonkers comments about a Waitrose during the riots.

Sue

Sue

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the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Yes if you buy from Naked wines they will send you

> a voucher. If you dont use it they will assume

> acceptance of it means you wish to pay them ?20 a

> month. THey told me when I complained that its all

> above board and approved by the ASA!


xxxxxx


Naked Wines are absolute crap.


I thought their wine must be OK as I had a ?50 voucher from Heals (when I bought a very cheap kettle there :)) ), so I assumed Heals had vetted them.


They sell expensive rubbish covered up by a load of flannel about social responsibility etc.. Plus they hook you in via a scheme which seems to be good value but actually isn't.


It's not often I can't force something down, but I had to throw some of their wine away because it was undrinkable.


I keep meaning to complain to Heals, but now all and sundry seem to be giving away their vouchers.


Sorry admin, off topic.

HR

HR

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Iceland serves a purpose on the high road as not everyone can afford to buy food from M&S and Waitrose. there are enough over priced food shops on lordship lane now and something a bit more affordable in a recession is needed for those people not propped up on high salaries or banking bonuses!
richfish

richfish

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Jeremy Wrote:

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> richfish Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > the Police station is also tremendously ugly.

>

> I still believe the cop shop is going to become an

> independent cinema. It will happen...

> definitely... without doubt... only a matter of

> time...


Specialising in showing low budget gangster movies I hope.............................I look forward to it opening. No keystone cops though please.


I hope they splash a lick of paint on the outside though or festoon the wire protection nets with banners and flags. That would be cool. Maybe Iceland could do the same and lighten the mood of the earnest shoppers.

EDQueen

EDQueen

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Jeremy Wrote:

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> ImpetuousVrouw Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I think snobs like Jason don't belong in ED and

> > should bugger off to Chelsea - woops, they

> can't

> > afford it, oh well, can we send them to Clapham

> > then? What? They can't afford that either?

> >

> > Not much good at this snobbery thing are they?

>

> Haha, I like it!!



Me Too!! Brilliant.

Also what's up with the critisism about ugly and smelly people? I don't like unfortunate people as much as the next person, but come on.. who are we to judge where they loiter?

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mrnzjac

mrnzjac

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Clio731 Wrote:

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> Grow up! People like you make me sick - I think

> maybe a petition should be started to get snobs

> like you out of East Dulwich, I for one would be

> the first one to sign it!


Settle down love, People are just having a bit of banter, Clio731 = sense of humour fail...

ken78

ken78

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hope thay open a 99p shop that will do a great trade your see ,why some people dont like iceland i dont know have thay ever been in the shop and looked the fresh fruit and veg is the same as most supermarkets sell and the bread is a brand make ie

kingsmill and hovis and guess what thay sell Heinz as well and at a better price well when this when this recession kicks in we will all be glad of shops like iceland. go on have a look and see for yourself you might surprise yourself.

DulwichFox

DulwichFox

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People who claim to dislike Iceland seem to have an Over-rated Sense of Importance.


It would seem that to them, that shopping there is below them.


Well, they need to get over it.


Unlike some other outlets, Iceland has the survived the Test of Time by providing the kind

of service that many people want.



Fox.

jojo123

jojo123

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Brushing aside all the 'ghetto' jokes I shop in mostly all the shops in LL including Iceland

Point to note - the staff in Iceland are amazing ! They say hello , thankyou and are actually very pleasant and welcoming .

Some of the staff in the so called 'upmarket' shops on LL would be wise to visit this store and see good customer service ! Go in there and see for yourselves!

Jessie

Jessie

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I like having Iceland there. The staff there really are lovely - the manager let my son use the staff toilet when he was dying to go the other day, then when they overheard us talking about his birthday gave us a free cake to say happy birthday. I like having at least one shop on Lordship Lane i can get a bit of a bargain, not that I don't appreciate how nice and lovely (but expensive) the other shops are.
northlondoner

northlondoner

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> People who claim to dislike Iceland seem to have

> an Over-rated Sense of Importance.

>

> It would seem that to them, that shopping there

> is below them.

>

> Well, they need to get over it.

>

> Unlike some other outlets, Iceland has the

> survived the Test of Time by providing the kind

> of service that many people want.

>

>

> Fox.



Exaggerated sense of importance? In East Dulwich? That's outrageous.

Dopamine1979

Dopamine1979

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Nero Wrote:

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> Iceland is great for good value basics - cream,

> tinned fruit, frozen prawns, spuds, bananas, baked

> beans, olive oil, milk etc. It's not that busy,

> the staff are friendly and efficient and the

> shelves are always well stacked.


Not to mention eggs. Got 6 large free range eggs there for a quid the other day. Iceland is a much overlooked resource on LL on my part.

Ridgley

Ridgley

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Dulfox wrote

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> People who claim to dislike Iceland seem to have

> an Over-rated Sense of Importance.

>

> It would seem that to them, that shopping there

> is below them.

>

> Well, they need to get over it.

>

> Unlike some other outlets, Iceland has the

> survived the Test of Time by providing the kind

> of service that many people want.

>

>

> Fox.

Yep agree with you DF those who don't like don't shop there it simple

Sue

Sue

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Dopamine1979 Wrote:

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> Nero Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Iceland is great for good value basics - cream,

> > tinned fruit, frozen prawns, spuds, bananas,

> baked

> > beans, olive oil, milk etc. It's not that busy,

> > the staff are friendly and efficient and the

> > shelves are always well stacked.

>

> Not to mention eggs. Got 6 large free range eggs

> there for a quid the other day. Iceland is a much

> overlooked resource on LL on my part.


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I agree with all that. Iceland is very good value for a lot of things - (not the turkey twizzler kind of food that some people seem to assume is all it sells)..


Unfortunately it's often more convenient to do one large shop in one place, eg S********s, even if it turns out more expensive, because they have more of the stuff I need to stock up on regularly.

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