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Pret A Manger coming to East Dulwich! (Now open)

KateFord

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goldilocks

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Its a huge unit and the advertised rent meant that it was hard to see what would go in there. I'm a bit disappointed its a pret, just because its not very interesting. I do have some concerns about the impact on places like poached / blackbird etc especially if people subscribe to the coffee monthly fee option but on the other hand, its not really a sit in brunch option so hopefully sufficiently different. That said, its a huge improvement on a) an empty unit and b) a betting shop.
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hammerman

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Strange place for a Pret A Manger, but they always seems to pop up where an M&S local has opened. It's across the road from the train station so they might have people pop inside for a quick sandwich that can easily be made when you get home!
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CPR Dave

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I guess they'll pick up trade from people arriving at the station as commuters (nannies, teachers, shop assistants, local GPs, business owners etc.) as well as people who've got to catch a train and want a coffee but think the queues in the artisan coffee shops near the station are too long.
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goldilocks

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There are also loads of staff from Charter and Goose Green schools who buy lunch in M&S so will give them another option of somewhere to grab a sandwich to go - it definitely aligns with Pret's new business model of moving out to areas where people will be working from home in the hope that they'll still pop out for a sandwich at lunch. For me one of the main things about working from home is that I don't have to buy lunch at Pret or similar, but sure it will get enough footfall.
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Waseley

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I used to work near the original one in Victoria, nice and quirky. It stunned me in recent years how much colleagues used the local branch, some two or three times a day. We had many great independent bcafes in the area; virtually the only time I use them is at airports being much better value than most other outlets. Perhaps someone can explain the Pavlov's dog response by many to Pret
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hammerman

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All of the Pret a Manger stuff and M&S stuff can be made at a fraction of the price at home. I can't understand why people would want to buy their lunch at these places. A cheese/ham roll is what I would make up to take to work in the late 70s/80s/90s!
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TWB Wrote:

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> It's convenient for people like me, who literally

> has no time on their hands. I work from 6am -

> 10pm.



Yes I agree, I?m happy to hear we are getting a Pret 🙂

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Spartacus

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> I have survived 42 years without a Pret A Manger

> in East Dulwich..

> 38 years since they first opened elsewhere..

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> DulwichFox


Foxy, get down wiv da kids and eat their hip trendy food 🤩

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precious star Wrote:

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> I have always liked pret a manger. It's been

> ethical and forward thinking way before many other

> food places. I always saw their vans at night at

> Westend donating their unsold food to homeless and

> other charities, unlike other supermarkets and

> shops.



I like Pret too. Rarely go there now I'm retired, though.

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