Is the High Street doomed

[marty21]

I've noticed the death of the newsagent for the last twenty years or so, in villages and suburbia.

Not sure if it's still there, but I was in Orford, Suffolk a couple of years ago and they had an unstaffed room in a building, papers were delivered there, some had been ordered, and there was a honesty box to pay.

 

[Orang Utan]

Dunno why i was so agressive?

I’ve read last night’s posts again and am still confused. Who are you angry with and why?
Don’t want to speak for others but people on this thread would typically be aware of slavery/trafficking in certain businesses. Indeed, it was discussed last night before your angry interjections, so I can only presume you didn’t read them, or that you got the wrong end of the stick

 

[pbsmooth]

Not sure if it's still there, but I was in Orford, Suffolk a couple of years ago and they had an unstaffed room in a building, papers were delivered there, some had been ordered, and there was a honesty box to pay.

lots of honesty boxes for fruit/veg/eggs out in the sticks.

 

[story]

I’ve read last night’s posts again and am still confused. Who are you angry with and why?
Don’t want to speak for others but people on this thread would typically be aware of slavery/trafficking in certain businesses. Indeed, it was discussed last night before your angry interjections, so I can only presume you didn’t read them, or that you got the wrong end of the stick

They're always pretty aggressive when they get on here late at night.

Humberto mate, you know this. You pick up the wrong end of the stick, get annoyed and pile in. Someone tells you to go to bed, and once you've slept it off you see what you said and feel bad.

Outside your drinking hours your contributions are thoughtful and interesting. Your late night music musings cover a lot of turf and it's obvious how much you love music and how wide your tastes range. Once in a while you'll drop a hint about the pain behind your drinking.

So far, your aggression has been fairly limited and not destructive, but I can't help but wonder how it plays out IRL.

You're one of our own so while it's not my business, I'm gonna say that you do need to get the pain sorted out , or the drink will drown you. It's not drowning out the pain like you want it to, eh.

You know where knobbing&sobbing is. There's room for your stuff in there. X

 

[Humberto]

Hmm yes. Draw a line on the drink. And do it rather than just say it again. Sorry OU.

 

[skyscraper101]

You know all over when even Poundland is struggling

Poundland owner drafts in advisers amid discounter crisis

Pepco Group has appointed AlixPartners to address a sales slump at Poundland, with the Warsaw-listed company set to explore radical options for the British chain, Sky News learns.

news.sky.com

 

[savoloysam]

Didnt they go down before and then come back? Great shop for £1 bottles of shampoo