Great service was demonstrated at Martin's in Wrawby Street, Brigg, today. I popped in for the Sunday papers and presented them at the till, only for the helpful assistant to point out I qualified for a free Easter egg and a free bag of Maltesers through in-paper promotions. She then tracked down both vouchers hidden away inside the relevant 'Sundays', reached for her scissors, snipped them out and presented me with the choccy surprises. Thanks, Elaine!
I'd go there much more often for my papers during the week (rather than visit Tesco) but the North Lincolnshire Council pay-and-display requirement and the delays often experienced at the Old Courts Road traffic lights put me right off, as I'm sure they do many other Brigg residents who can't, or won't, make the journey on foot (or by bike).
Who'd really want to cough up two or even three times the value of a daily newspaper just to park up and buy one?
Coming out of Martin's I was a bit surprised to see Poundstretcher closed, but it's Easter Sunday, of course. You can buy an Easter egg from one shop (as it sells newspapers) but can't buy one next door because that's classed as a purely retail store.
The law is, indeed, an ass!
Folk talk about observing the Lord's Day, especially Easter Sunday, but there seems to be one law for some who are required to keep services going (eg police, fire, ambulance, newsagent's and 'corner shop' staff) and another for the vast majority of UK workers.
It's high time the Government sorted this mess. Little market towns like Brigg could offer a nice place for people from near and far to visit on an Easter Sunday...if all our shops were allowed to open.
Today's visit to Martin's reminded me of the Brigg 2000 special publication produced by 'yours truly' for the Scunthorpe Telegraph a decade ago. We devoted two pages to pictures of town shop assistants and shop owners serving customers - under the banner of old-fashioned personal service. It came out really well and was a fine advertisement for our town and what it has to offer.
But not on Sunday, in the vast majority of cases.
Now stop this rankling in the ranks, Corporal Fisher.
ReplyDeleteCarry on like this and you'll have to have a separate section - 'Nigel's Niggles' or 'Fisher's Frenzy'!!
In less than 500 words you have covered, media bribery, the dangers of the aged eating too much chocolate,
the ability of an ordinary shop assistant to track down concealed information, the economic variance of a high street store to a supermarket,
political statement in opposition to NLC,personal observations of Brigg's traffic flow system, your opposition to a healthy life-style to walking and cycling, a new medical condition of bodily expelling money, religion, have called England's statute laws stupid, an understanding of the emergency services, a strong political opposition, your ability to recall long-term memory and a possible case of civil disobedience demanding the government to meet the needs of the prolateriat.
Any more of these statements and you'll be on a fizzer!
Anyway, Easter eggs sweeties are for the ankle-grippers....not for an ageing reeporter!!!
Give them back!!!
Now talking about MARTINS.
ReplyDeleteAnyone notice the shop's window display?
A large white box of slippers some 6' in the air; 3 empty stacked platic containers and a still wrapped stack of 'Glass Gleamer'. Hannging from the plain back screen is a creased St George's flag.........not very inspiring! 1/10.
Learn from the Red Cross Shop (apologies to ladies' shop, but I don't look too carefully into them)
Perhaps Brigg TC could sponsor a regular shop display of the season event. Could prove a cheap and cheerful way of advertising both shops and the town.
Take pride and folks will notice.
NEWSFLASH......
ReplyDeleteIn the last 24 hours there has been a dramatic change to Martins' window display...........the box of slippers have been put on the floor!!!!