The Cheese Shop and adjoining Health Shop Lordship Lane

[Spangles30]

Has anyone else found the man in the Cheese shop really surly and rude. He can't even muster a smile - and at those high prices I'd be positively beaming.

And while we're on the topic, the young guy with whacky hair in the Health Shop is also downright rude whenever I go in. I wish the shops had some competition as maybe this would force them to improve their service!

[Ted Max]

Has anyone else found the man in the Cheese shop really surly and rude

No. Never.

Next.

[david_carnell]

Has anyone else found the man in the Cheese shop really surly and rude

Can't say I have no. Not exactly bubbly but his wife and daughter are always extremely helpful.

As for the high prices....show me the same cheese in London at lower prices and I'll eat a truckle.

Sorry Spangles, think you might have caught him on an off day.

Never been in the Health Shop....purveyors of snake oil and all that.

[snorky]

Cheese man is OK

There is however someone on LL that does deserve title of miserble offensive little man with a bad attitude and expensive produce and its not mr. C. Block.

[peckhamasbestos]

Never found them to be anything other than polite, friendly and helpful

?health shop? ? if you mean smbs then the same applies (but probably more so!)

[Ted Max]

Cheese man is OK

Eh? I thought he was "really surly and rude"?

EDIT: Oops. Ignore. Getting my snorkys and spangles mixed up.

[david_carnell]

snorky Wrote:

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> There is however someone on LL that does deserve

> title of miserble offensive little man with a bad

> attitude and expensive produce and its not mr. C.

> Block.

Ooooh....go on, do tell. Jam-man on Northcross Rd? Furniture man on Northcross Rd? Oh, wait, you said LL. I give up.

[lozzyloz]

I'm all for competition. Were you thinking of starting a smiling competition? Best retail smile on LL? I've always found the Cheese Block guys to be really good humoured and Health Matters staff have always been helpful too. Perhaps they're saddened by your imminent departure.

[snorky]

I cant- he gets uppity and starts throwing around legal threats apparently.

nice man and " part of the community" apparently

[SeanMacGabhann]

Wacky-hair guy in SMBS is a great laugh - as are all of the people in SMBS I find

The don't look like they take any nonsense mind - if someone ventured in with an attitude of "my good man bring me some tamarind" (and I'm not saying that was you spangles) they probably wouldn't get the full smile, no

Cheese shop I frequent less (not being a cheese guy, nothing to do with the shop) but I have picked up some ham and preserves from time to time - seem fine to me

[Ted Max]

In need of some stationery, Snorky?

[*Bob*]

Ahh.. him

[Cassius]

I think the staff in the Cheese Block are great, much more friendly than the ED Deli (in my opinion). The Health Food shop staff are (again in my opinion) like most staff in health food shops - in need of a decent meal/fag/drink.

[AnotherPaul]

Hands off the cheese master!

Not a bundle of laughs but then when has serving cheese required a grin?

Do we want to live in the US where strangers greet you like someone they want to marry?

Surly is ok, I like surly and it kind of goes with the smell in there.

ap

[david_carnell]

Cassius Wrote:

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> The Health Food shop staff are (again

> in my opinion) like most staff in health food

> shops - in need of a decent meal/fag/drink.

>:D<

[barrymarshall]

there's a health food shop on LL?

[snorky]

Ted Max Wrote:

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> In need of some stationery, Snorky?

lalalalala

[Administrator]

Thread moved to the Lounge - please don't write anything libellous

[SeanMacGabhann]

I think when snorky said "little man" he was being sarcastic. Or something

[snorky]

Little man is just a term of phrase and does not imply a male of short stature.

[Keef]

Little and Delicate?

[SeanMacGabhann]

oh well DONE that man... early morning wordplay

[ed_pete]

I'm sure this was discussed before but am unable to find the thread...vaguely seem to remember mixed views on the topic and someone suggested he may have been having an off-day and another suggested that he was mourning the death of his wife...(apologies if my memory doesn't serve me too well)

[Knoxette]

Somewhat new to EDF but is it a place where recommendations are genuinely made? or is it an area where you can let off some steam/have a whinge? if Im on the site looking for a good cheese shop then am i right in assuming this is a shop selling good quality cheese?

[nxjen]

Yes, yes, yes and yes