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I?m glad. I am sick of the independent pharmacies in the area deciding what they will and won?t sell based on their own beliefs, which is totally unacceptable. Roll on a decent shop like this stopping us having to pay the extortionate prices of Sainsbury?s and other for toiletries

ken78 Wrote:

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> let's have a forum vote then just for fun i vote

> for a ?1 shop, lets see how we vote then



Well I wouldn't like to see a pound shop in Lordship Lane. There is at least one Poundland within walking distance.



Wouldn't mind a Wilko though, as so far as I know the nearest one is in Penge (there are several pound shops there, as well. The down side is you have to live in Penge. Apologies for any offence caused to Penge living readers of the forum :) )

Passiflora Wrote:

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> Why wouldn't you like to see a pound shop in

> Lordship Lane Sue? Quite an extraordinary

> comment! There might be one within walking

> distance for you but not for others.



There are pound shops in Peckham and Camberwell.


A short bus ride for those who can't get there on foot. As with other kinds of shops which we don't have locally. Department stores, for example.


I don't see why it's an "extraordinary comment".


I've been here for very nearly thirty years now, and East Dulwich has changed, much as some people may wish it hadn't. Iceland was replaced by M&S, for example.


I don't think a pound shop would be a good fit any more, and I can't imagine Poundland (the only decent pound shop, in my opinion) would want to be here anyway.


In any case, whilst there are bargains to be had in pound shops, much of what they sell can be got cheaper elsewhere. Just because something is in a pound shop doesn't make it worth spending a pound on it.

Loutwo Wrote:

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> I?d love a pound shop on lordship lane. But

> probably not very appealing to the local champagne

> socialists.



Who are "the local champagne socialists", Louisa?


I'm a member of the local Labour Party, and I haven't seen anybody drinking champagne.


The nearest we got was on New Years' Eve when my partner and I shared a bottle of Cava.

Champagne Socialism has nothing to do with drinking Champagne..


Definition of champagne socialist -


A person who espouses socialist ideals while enjoying a wealthy lifestyle.


Home ownership and eating and drinking regularly in the most expensive bars and Restaurants.

and putting oneself above others.

Sue Wrote:

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> ken78 Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > let's have a forum vote then just for fun i

> vote

> > for a ?1 shop, lets see how we vote th



>

>

> Well I wouldn't like to see a pound shop in

> Lordship Lane. There is at least one Poundland

> within walking distance.

>

>

> Wouldn't mind a Wilko though, as so far as I know

> the nearest one is in Penge (there are several

> pound shops there, as well. The down side is you

> have to live in Penge. Apologies for any offence

> caused to Penge living readers of the forum :) )


why not saving walking to peckham don't you think ?

But if the CPZ did come into effect in ED it wouldn't apply at the weekend so you could park for free at any time and shop in all the local shops if you wanted to drive in. Please correct me if I'm wrong as I've lost touch with the proposals and live close by where a CPZ was introduced over two years ago.

sweetgirl Wrote:

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> Just been to the opening day..... Absolutely

> nothing to shout about!

>

> Bit of a disappointment really... A very small

> store


Had a look in from the door. Does indeed look very small.

Would seem most of the space is being used for storage.


DulwichFox

sweetgirl Wrote:

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> Just been to the opening day..... Absolutely

> nothing to shout about!

>

> Bit of a disappointment really... A very small

> store


I think the old Londis was almost double the size. Does seem like a useable shop has been replaced by something which wasn?t really desperately needed. I do miss londis, and I used it a few times a week.


Louisa.

The original model for 7:11 (which preceded Londis) was to operate 4 deliveries a day (triggered by real time analysis of purchases in 4 hour segments so that the right food etc. against demand was on the shelves) - that way all stock was out for purchase and not in stock rooms, maximising display space. This was a just-in-time stocking model. Similarly (in intent) Iceland maximised its display space utilisation by stocking in freezers in the shop. Both excellent models for getting quarts into retail display space pint pots.

kford Wrote:

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> Londis was much more useful. Now there's just

> closed shutters on that corner in the evening.


There are plenty of other shops selling what Londis used to sell.


And several shops open 24 hours, including Organic Village.

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