activity in the green and blue premises

[char1i3]

I found the people in Green and Blue rude once so never went back in the six or so years that it has been on Lordship Lane. Good luck to the incoming people!

Charlie

[davidh]

I emailed terroir today and they have just responded, saying "yes, it is true. not sure when thought."

must be soon, cos they are working v hard next door. oddly enough they denied it when I spoke to them today.

[El Pibe]

Does noone do trust these days?

You've blown my mole, they'll hunt them down like the dog they are now!!!

[puzzled]

I am sure you and your mole are not the only ones who know. all it took was an email for them to confim. csn't wait for the openingr

[roblay]

char1i3 Wrote:

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> I found the people in Green and Blue rude once so

> never went back in the six or so years that it has

> been on Lordship Lane. Good luck to the incoming

> people!

>

> Charlie

Me too - gave them a couple of chances but never even got a hello when I walked through the door, let alone help with my purchase. I wasn't surprised to see them fail. Hoping for something better this time.

[Girl82]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> It's from the people who brought us Terroir and

> Brawn, so jolly exciting.

>

Wow, that is fantastic news!!

[LondonMix]

Fancy- didn't I read they are opening a place in Battersea

El Pibe Wrote:

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> It's from the people who brought us Terroir and

> Brawn, so jolly exciting.

>

> G&Bs demise was sad, I think their troubles took

> their toll over the years and the final

> incarnation got the focus all wrong.

[cjackson]

They opened Soif in battersea about a year ago (I think) and have since opened a fourth on st martins lane. All excellent food and wine, would be an excellent addition to LL

[LondonMix]

I wonder what this one will be called? Soif means Thirst in French so my guess is the name will at least be French!

[aprovocateur]

Louisa Wrote:

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Think we need something more practical like a Greggs or BK. We don't need another pretentious independent shop to add to the rest of the shops aimed at only a small niche middle-class price range.

Louisa.

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There with you Louisa... maybe not a Burger King but an Iceland Farm shop (with restricted access for three wheel prams) would get my custom.

[mamafeelgood]

Iceland farm shop sounds interesting, though not sure about the restricted access as you're just being a snob there...

[maria]

I asked and was just told it was going to be a restaurant - they arent giving much away! Hope they get their price point right for good real food!

[StraferJack]

Real food?

[Jeremy]

If it's anything like Soif, expect it to be slightly cheaper than Franklins/Palmerston, but more expensive than eating at G&B.

[lounge lizard]

It's got to better than green and blue, I wanted to like it but the staff member who stood outside blowing smoke at me and my pram annoyed me on multiple occasions. The final straw was spending ?80 on a couple of bottles of wine and being told we don't do bags - don't worry I'll juggle them home

[Jeremy]

I never understood the bag thing. It wouldn't have killed them to stock a few ?1 reusable bags or wine carriers.

[maria]

The bag thing was part of their environmental policy which I agree with. They did sell canvas ones. Doesn't take much to take a bag with you.

[indiepanda]

If someone is spending ?80 on wine I think it would be reasonable to give them a cheap canvas bag.

It's all very well having an environmental policy but if it puts people off shopping with you it's hardly good business.

[maria]

Snub provide free cavas bags locally by the way. You can normally pick one up at health matters.

[numbers]

indiepanda Wrote:

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> If someone is spending ?80 on wine I think it

> would be reasonable to give them a cheap canvas

> bag.

>

> It's all very well having an environmental policy

> but if it puts people off shopping with you it's

> hardly good business.

^^

This!

(esp for impulse buyers like me who don't always take their shopping bags out with them and/or who decide on spur of moment to pick something up later in eve on way home - that was my exact experience.)

[Sue]

numbers Wrote:

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> indiepanda Wrote:

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

> -----

> > If someone is spending ?80 on wine I think it

> > would be reasonable to give them a cheap canvas

> > bag.

> >

> > It's all very well having an environmental

> policy

> > but if it puts people off shopping with you

> it's

> > hardly good business.

>

> ^^

> This!

>

> (esp for impulse buyers like me who don't always

> take their shopping bags out with them and/or who

> decide on spur of moment to pick something up

> later in eve on way home - that was my exact

> experience.)

xxxxxxx

Same here - except I wasn't spending ?80!

If memory serves, they didn't even sell bags at one point - I asked them how I was supposed to carry the wine home and they more or less shrugged their shoulders. Can't now remember how I did get it home without dropping it :(

Environmentally friendly is all very well (and great to encourage people to use their own bags, as for example SMBS do), but not when it positively inconviences your customers.

[Jeremy]

To be fair, it sounds like they listened to the feedback and started selling canvas bags... so shouldn't hold it against them.

[numbers]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> To be fair, it sounds like they listened to the

> feedback and started selling canvas bags... so

> shouldn't hold it against them.

good point (altho perhaps too little, too late. unless you were aware they'd started selling bags, there's already some lost custom not to mention negative feedback about it not to mention people who will happily spend 80 quid on decent wine but baulk at being asked to fork out more for a canvas bag to carry it home in!)

[HopOne]

Agreed - I had encountered this too.

An off licence should always be able to offer a box, at least, to those that want one. Even if you had the wit to carry a spare bag it may not be up to the job in this case.

[kamila]

Green & Blue always use to give boxes to carry the wine...