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Mick Mac

By Mick Mac
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lenk

lenk

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matthew123 Wrote:

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> Iceland may have been great for the chicken

> nuggets and frozen pizza brigade but East Dulwich

> has moved on and is now in need of something more

> upmarket.



Are you the mayor?


There's new residents reading these threads you know, think of what thery might think reading this kind of thing...

reetpetite

reetpetite

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Sean MacGabhann Wrote:

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> >

> I could be wrong MP but that doesn't read like one

> of your tongue in cheek posts so...

>

> Butchers do compete on price - many purchases work

> out cheaper than supermarkets

> "perceived" quality - what's with the perceived.

> Buy any cuts of pork, beef or whatever and do a

> blind test - note the lack of water ruining the

> meat. Even premium cuts in the supermarket have

> been in those horrible cellophane wraps for how

> long?

>

>

> But the main problem I have when people compare

> butchers with supermarkets is this:

>

> Butchers provide a butchering service. You can't

> go to any supermarket and have a chicken boned.

> You can't have your meat trimmed. You can't get

> bones for stock. You can't ask for thicker or

> thinner steaks. You can only buy pre-packed slabs

> of often-watery meat

>

> Surely all told that is plenty to differentiate

> than just "perceived quality"??



Don't forget you do have the choice of the fresh meat counter in Sainsburys which I have used when not able to get to WR ,and they do trim the meat if asked but I've never had a chicken boned.Its not as good but better than prepacked . I dont buy prepacked meat now not after using the butchers there's just no comparison, after all that's where I shopped before supermarkets were around.

Louisa

Louisa

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I notice no one has mentioned the former Woolworths site down in Peckham. I raised this one with the forum a few months back now. I think this would be ideal, it is within easy reach of ED, is the perfect size for a small supermarket, and it would help to regenerate the Peckham Town Centre image.


Louisa.

reetpetite

reetpetite

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Jeremy Wrote:

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> I always thought that the "fresh meat counter" was

> pretty much the same thing as the packaged

> stuff... just taken out of the wrapper before they

> put it on display.



Dont think so Jeremy, there are joints displayed as well which they cut from.

lenk

lenk

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Louisa Wrote:

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> I notice no one has mentioned the former

> Woolworths site down in Peckham. I raised this one

> with the forum a few months back now. I think this

> would be ideal, it is within easy reach of ED, is

> the perfect size for a small supermarket, and it

> would help to regenerate the Peckham Town Centre

> image.

>

> Louisa.


Don't know if you've noticed.... but someone's already taken the lease on the old Woolworths.


No, it's not TX Maxx or Waitrose, it's... a shop with no sign that sells homewares.

Louisa

Louisa

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lenk, I believe that the lease is only a short term one as the sign remains on the outside of the property for commercial letting purposes and a planning application to split the building in half is currently being considered by Southwark's Planning Department.


Louisa.

Louisa

Louisa

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tallgirl, dont mention chain stores on here going to Peckham, heaven forbid ED misses out on something that grotty old Peckham gets. I can see the Claphamite revolt on Goose Green now!


I have given up on any hope that another chain store replaces the old Woolworth now, it will more than likely become another pound shop.


Louisa.

CMF2009

CMF2009

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> EDOldie Wrote:

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

> -----

> > Shoppings a social activity Mick Mac. You need

> to

> > get out more.

>

> I do get out EDO - I go to the pub and my wife is

> at home organising it all on the interweb. It's

> like magic


Or so you think :-)!!

Huguenot

Huguenot

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What about knocking down the cult place on LL - the Thomas More shrine? You could put something much more venerable in it's place. Like a Waitrose.


I honestly wonder if Lousia's joking when she suggests that a shop like Waitrose should charitably set up shops to 'improve areas'.


Brand integrity is a two way thing - Waitrose wouldn't bring Peckham up, it would just drag Waitrose down to the local level.


Besides, they're not a social service!

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