Who uses the high street?

dehaani

pigpen wrote: »

Do you have proof this is what people who are unable to find work spend their money on? And all of them? .. you think?!

Beter still.. why don't they ban such processed crap being sold at all so EVERYONE has to eat proper food.. I mean.. eating raw fresh goat has its place but every day?

A few good points. "all of them", no I didn't say that. Refer to my previous answers, I'm generalising but then that's how a business operates; it has to generalise, identify demographic groups and cater to them. This is where supermarkets are successful and generally high street shops are failing.

I would LOVE to see a ban on some of the crap that supermarkets sell.

pigpen wrote: »

Anyway.. if you are not one of the 'benefit scrounging scum' why are you sitting here and not at work where you should be? Or are you far too busy watching sky drinking, tinnies and eating your oven chips?

I'm taking some annual leave. They actually force us to use our holidays and I'm enjoying catching up on housework and MSE.

BTW, I don't drink alcohol nor do I subscribe to a premium TV service and I do eat oven chips sometimes! I'm not talking about cooking everything from scratch, I am referring to "food" that is produced from by-products; stuff you wouldn't feed to your dog if you knew where it came from.

lazer

To be honest,

I've always thought the same about shops and offices.

Personally what i would favour is shops open 10.30 - 6.30 amd the offices (including banks. estate agents etc) open 9 - 5, that way the office workers have time to shop and the shop workers have time to go to offices to get whatever they need done

Result - Everyone happy!

skyvicky123

dehaani wrote: »

Why do high street shops open 9-5?

...but generally those shops are selling their wares to benefit-claiming scum and pensioners.

Isn't it wonderful that we pay all those scum bags to feed themselves and they don't even have the decency to do it properly? Instead of using the butcher, they spend all our tax money on cable TV and beer then buy crispy pancakes for their meals.

It's not all the scummy benefit people's fault though, ... What makes them think the !!!!!! would recognise the benefit of nutritious food either?

...Thank you shop owners for being so complacent and thank you !!!!!! for doing what !!!!!! do.

Hmmm do you think perhaps you find it so difficult to make friends because you have a bad attitude and are far too quick to judge others. I hope that's food for thought for you in relation to your other thread about how hard it is to make friends!

BTW - I shop between 9 and 5 if I need to because YES I am lucky enough to only need to work part time.

dehaani

skyvicky123 wrote: »

Hmmm do you think perhaps you find it so difficult to make friends because you have a bad attitude and are far too quick to judge others. I hope that's food for thought for you in relation to your other thread about how hard it is to make friends!

F*ck the friends thing. You lot were all too keen to judge me.

skyvicky123 wrote: »

BTW - I shop between 9 and 5 if I need to because YES I am lucky enough to only need to work part time.

That's really wonderful.. Actually, it's not! Again, this isn't about individual cases. The high streets have a mix of people using them during 9-5 opening hours and from what I've seen, a huge proportion are clearly unpleasant to say the least.

pigpen

but packet noodles and tinned meatballs are heavenly... yes it is crap but it's good crap.. like crisps and chocolate..

generalising is one thing but using derogatory terms for those who may be looking for work but unable to find it or who cannot work or those who are caring for relatives and cannot work is not a very nice thing to do.

There is also the argument that those who are having to survive on benefits would be more likely to buy fresh foods and better quality foods if they were given more money..

I don't subscribe to tv.. at all.. haven't done since I left home 20 years ago. I rarely drink.. does once in 2 years even count? I wouldn't have a dog either to feed the crap too.

My sis did her work experience in a meat processing plant want was horrified to discover 'beefburgers' were in fact made of cows face... it put her off for the walk from the factory to McD's... Just think though how the animal rights sorts would react if these factories were suddenly not allowed to utilise the poorer cuts of meat.. most people would be priced out of buying it because the costs would soar to counter the loss in profits.. it would cost the same to raise and butcher an animal as it does now but the money coming back would be significantly reduced so it wouldn't be possible for prices to stay the same so those on low incomes would have a much more restricted diet. A vegetarian diet isn't always possible and requires a lot more thoght and planning than an omnivorous one.. you have to ensure there are enough proteins and fats being consumed in order to maintain health and prime bodily functioning... esp. those with children who are growing.

There are reasons to the way things are for those with the ability to think about it and look at the possible alternatives.

These was actually a lot of thought put into the hours shops were allowed to open.. but that was years ago when the man went to work and the woman stayed home with the children.. it isn't the shops at fault it is the regulations they have to follow based on family units 50/60 years ago maybe the wages should be increased so it is financially viable for those who want to stay home and raise their families to do so. Or for employers to change their hours.. a lot of places here work 8-4.. giving 1-2 hours for 'shopping' after work.. Why should the shops change?

Getting to the shops can't be that difficult.. you've not starved to death yet!

katerinasol

I do find this annoying, as well as the short Sunday hours. I would quite like to do some shopping after I finish work, but everything shuts half an hour after I finish!

When I was younger, I lived in Russia and still visit now and again. The thing that strikes me every time is that most of their shops are open until 9pm, and the bigger shopping centres are open until 11pm so that people can still spend money after work. And Sunday hours are no different either.

dehaani

pigpen wrote: »

Why should the shops change?

One good example, makes a lot of sense

pigpen wrote: »

Getting to the shops can't be that difficult.. you've not starved to death yet!

No we're just having to eat substandard food which costs as much as good food. And the profits are going to multinationals instead of local farmers and retailers.

Pollycat

pigpen wrote: »

generalising is one thing but using derogatory terms for those who may be looking for work but unable to find it or who cannot work or those who are caring for relatives and cannot work is not a very nice thing to do.

My thoughts exactly, pigpen.
I was going to reply to the OP but decided he/she was judgemental and rude.

And after this......

dehaani wrote: »

F*ck the friends thing. You lot were all too keen to judge me.

The high streets have a mix of people using them during 9-5 opening hours and from what I've seen, a huge proportion are clearly unpleasant to say the least.

dehaani

Pollycat wrote: »

I was going to reply to the OP but decided he/she was judgemental and rude.

How very judgemental of you!

pigpen

I had a delivery scheme a few times several years ago.. supposedly 'local grown fabulous produce' and it was the worst stuff I have ever had in my life.. had I seen it in a shop I wouldn't have bought it.

the local butcher (we have 2 and until last month my BIL owned 1) is overpriced due to high overheads and often not as good quality as stuff which is at a more affordable price from the large supermarkets which can afford to cut prices due to the quantities they buy in.. and if you actually look at where the stuff is from it is often grown up the road anyway. Asda's salad tomatoes are grown within a 5 minute drive of my house.. but i'd have to go 15 minutes to buy them from Asda.. how would that compare to driving an hour to the nearest farmers market for substandard rubbish that they are foisting on befuddled punters at twice the price because the big chains wouldn't buy it due to quality?! This is what my experience has been.. so I'm sticking to tesco.