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marge

marge

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So... you lot, a long time ago, on Forest Hill Road, there was a lovely bakery. It closed. And not so long ago there was a cafe called two trees that expanded into two trees lounge on a second site before it got converted into si mangia. These businesses closed because the rents were high and they didn't get the daily (and daytime) business from the locals to make it work. Chicken/egg/chicken...if you want local resources you need to support them. The businesses on the other hand need to identify what locals want. We go to Anatolia at least twice a month when they are open. We like it. Might be a bit cheesy for some people but it's loads cheaper than the Herne or Si Mangia. Point is, you won't get what you want by whinging about the lack of it. Support the local businesses rather than slagging them off - they'll listen and improve, I'm sure.
KalamityKel

KalamityKel

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I'm sure you can appreciate everyone is entitled to their own opinion.


I'm a strong believer that bad press is good press. How many here, after reading the "bad and slagging off" comments and then went off to the place to check it out for yourselves? Go on, be honest!

Nero

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So... you lot. - Charmed, I'm sure

Support the local businesses rather than slagging them off - they'll listen and improve, I'm sure. - That's a passive agressive statement if ever I heard one.


You'll find that people want the place to work well. They don't want it to be a posh, gentrified parade of knickknack shops. They want good services and good prices. 'Slagging off' (such a playground phrase) doesn't come into it, Marge. By your logic, we should just carry on with shabbiness, poor customer service and be assured that things will get better. it doesn't work like that.

BTW, I have yet to receive that phone call from teh Coop area manager I wrote about a few days ago. Says a lot, really.

Marge, would you care to do something proactive (rather than traipse to and fro to shops that could do better in the vain hope your optimism will help them get better.) Nero

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