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Even the foxes are hipsters round here now.

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It's not the customer numbers in Nour that's a problem, it's the slightly chaotic system of getting to the tills - when there are a lot of people in the shop you do have to do some serious jockeying not to get repeatedly left standing around like a numpty as another person barges in front of you in an invisble (but heaving) queue with no 'lane divisions' to funnel the customers to the different tills.

But the pros of shopping at Nour (variety, keen pricing, keeping local institution alive) far outweigh this minor inconvenience. S

Still not a place to go at a moment you are stressed or rushed or having to cart around small impatient kids imo.

also: is their cash machine the slowest in the known world? it takes about 5 minutes to get any money out!
 
The bustling nature is all part of the charm, gives it an eastern market type flavour. And Christ, it's not like the sainsburys by the tube is any better in that regard, they can't decide whether to have separate queues for self-service and till checkout, the aisles are narrow and always congested, and on top of all that, in stark contrast to Nour's diverse customer base, it's full of sweaty post-gym muppets and hipsters who neither know nor care that better produce at better prices is available just around the corner.

So boohoo, the queues at Nour are a bit bustle-y
 
trabuquera said:
It's not the customer numbers in Nour that's a problem, it's the slightly chaotic system of getting to the tills - when there are a lot of people in the shop you do have to do some serious jockeying not to get repeatedly left standing around like a numpty as another person barges in front of you in an invisble (but heaving) queue with no 'lane divisions' to funnel the customers to the different tills.

But the pros of shopping at Nour (variety, keen pricing, keeping local institution alive) far outweigh this minor inconvenience. S

Still not a place to go at a moment you are stressed or rushed or having to cart around small impatient kids imo.

also: is their cash machine the slowest in the known world? it takes about 5 minutes to get any money out!
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can'r BELIEVE i was duped into singing a petition to save that place. Nour Cash and Carry has plagued our fragile community for too long. WE MUST END IT NOW!
 
tarannau said:
I'd disagree with this. I'd even go as far as to say that Brixton is actually one of London's quietest markets before 11am, even on Saturday. It's reassuringly lazy throughout Brixton in general early on tbh, fairly pleasant shopping
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Not sure where the 'before 11am' caveat has come from, but Brixton Village and Market Row are *rammed* on Saturdays. I used to cut through Granville Arcade as a shortcut, but it's far too busy for that now.
 
editor said:
Not sure where the 'before 11am' caveat has come from, but Brixton Village and Market Row are *rammed* on Saturdays. I used to cut through Granville Arcade as a shortcut, but it's far too busy for that now.
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I am going along with our angry, chilli fuelled friend tarannau on this Ed. Having worked a fair few of late the Brickers Markers are pretty slow.
 
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