And also

there is a good grocer / fishmonger on Gloucester Road, and Spurgeon's the butcher, both of which would definitely suffer.

I gave up shopping at supermarkets a while back (except for things you can't get locally like kitchen roll in packs of 4 etc) and I reckon I've saved loads. Not to mention I don't have to drive or spend an hour there.

Posted By: APB on January 29th 2009 at 16:53:11

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Say YES to the Unthank Tesco (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 29, 16:22:17
- Another reason for NO (General Chat) - APB, Jan 29, 17:27:33
- Say a big NO to the evil empire. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 29, 16:48:44
  - It is going to have a windfarm on top of it as well (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 29, 17:06:24
    - And geese. Geese play games where they fly right quick on windy days (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 17:15:00
      - Haven't we all blamed aliens at some point? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 29, 17:20:13
        
        I blamed them for abducting me (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 29, 17:21:48
        
        Yep, and "It's only toothpaste." (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 17:20:52
        
        Put a small deposit on your son's school trousers. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 29, 17:22:15
    - On top of the Tesco or Unthank Road itself? (General Chat) - APB, Jan 29, 17:09:40
      - Yep - it's going to link up to The Langtry (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 29, 17:11:08
        
        And power the over-priced cheese shop's sense of self-importance? (General Chat) - APB, Jan 29, 17:16:03
    - and kill passing geese (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 17:07:17
  - Another protesting bugger (n/m) (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Jan 29, 17:00:37
  - And also (General Chat) - APB, Jan 29, 16:53:11
  - That's sort of my point. I used to have an independent character (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 16:50:04
    - Well, at least the Co-op claims to be ethical. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 29, 16:54:36
      - Well that's true. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 17:05:54
        
        Have you got a share number? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 29, 17:06:47
        
        If I could turn back time (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 29, 17:08:17
    - Roys of Wroxham, that's what they need. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 16:52:27
    - *it (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 16:51:06
      - dunt lie, you're just like all the other stewits... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 29, 16:55:40
- there was a big campaign against one opening just near where I work (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 29, 16:44:31
  - That's trendy Mill Road for you - used to be a slummy dive. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 16:50:20
    - Mill Road has proper greengrocers though camcan should've gone there (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 29, 16:53:33
      - Yep, or walked to the market. I had to run away from a gang (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 16:57:18
        
        we only wanted to know what the time was... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 29, 17:03:21
      - I'm not in Mill Road (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 29, 16:56:21
        
        Essentialz then? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 29, 17:02:28
        
        yep that's the one (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 29, 17:04:55
        
        if i were you i'd mostly go to the Wrathmore club and drink Guinness (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 29, 17:13:53
        
        if I did I'd be on my own (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 29, 17:17:12
        
        Aha, opposite those "affordable" flats? Is that the old (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 16:59:06
        
        no it's opposite side - where the cinema is and things (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 29, 17:01:44
        
        Especially when they could have a lovely detached house in (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 17:06:24
        
        so you can get to London in under an hour (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 29, 17:04:39
        
        other horrible flats are the ones by the station - as you cut through from Hills (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 29, 17:06:02
        
        The Waraw Tenements around FCR. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 17:17:46
        
        don't think they'll last that long (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 29, 17:23:56
        
        *Warsaw (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 17:18:43
  - dear god, it'd be cheaper to drive to some orchard and pick one (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 29, 16:45:28
- Got to do something with the old ugly Arlington site. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 16:25:44
  - The Coooo-op own both the shops and the offy (General Chat) - Tron, Jan 29, 16:35:07
    - Grove Stores used to be bloody brilliant. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 16:41:02
      - And a far superior selection of Bastard Crisps (General Chat) - Tron, Jan 29, 16:46:02
  - Grove Stores is no longer. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 29, 16:33:31
    - I know - that's what I said. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 16:38:54
- Bring the Arly back! (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 29, 16:24:06

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