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Jester129
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How far are you going to be from the border with England (apologies for not knowing the layout up there and I'm too damned lazy to look)? If near to Alnwick there is a Morrisons there, where you will be able to stock up on FDW (falling down water) at VERY reasonable prices! HTH
Terrytpot
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Whilst our household makes frequent purchases online or at local “supermarkets “ it’s hard not to see the effect it’s had on our local high streets , the majority of which now seem to comprise of coffee shops, charity outlets, hallmark places, opticians ,tattoo parlours, hairdressers/nail emporiums, estate agents ,maybe an e-cig shop, if you’re really lucky a butchers and greengrocer a pub or two and of course, a Greggs/Mac D’s!
Our shopping choices over the years have led to us, as a society ,opting for the cheapest price which has concentrated the wealth in the fewest companies squeezing out the smaller unique traders. My concern is where this is leading us to. Bezo is already stupidly wealthy whilst not being particularly generous to his employees or keen to pay taxes in the countries his organisation operates. Now imagine him buying Walmart or Tesco etc out of his petty cash and doing what society has done to other retailers but all on his own. Weirdly, our choices of what to spend our disposable income on have probably never been so broad , all of course assuming you are digitally astute, for those who aren’t it’s not at all as good.
Our shopping choices over the years have led to us, as a society ,opting for the cheapest price which has concentrated the wealth in the fewest companies squeezing out the smaller unique traders. My concern is where this is leading us to. Bezo is already stupidly wealthy whilst not being particularly generous to his employees or keen to pay taxes in the countries his organisation operates. Now imagine him buying Walmart or Tesco etc out of his petty cash and doing what society has done to other retailers but all on his own. Weirdly, our choices of what to spend our disposable income on have probably never been so broad , all of course assuming you are digitally astute, for those who aren’t it’s not at all as good.
Sachakins
The most wasted of days is one without woodwork
Yes, online retailing must have had an impact on the high Street, but I believe that bigger hit to high Street was ever increasing costs, business rates, rent, taxation plus the increased indirect costs, like parking charges, congestion charging and that people need to pay just getting into and out of town.
If I have a need to visit town nowadays, its actually cheaper to get a taxi into and out of town. It's more convenient too. (Yes public transport is cheapest but very inconvenient, time consuming, dirty, smelly and around naff)
If I have a need to visit town nowadays, its actually cheaper to get a taxi into and out of town. It's more convenient too. (Yes public transport is cheapest but very inconvenient, time consuming, dirty, smelly and around naff)
Rhossydd
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Online has just been a recent thing, but the decline has been going on for decades;
The big hit to high streets has been people choosing to go 'one stop' shopping in supermarkets. Just consider how many businesses get replaced by an average large supermarket; butcher, baker, fishmonger, greengrocer, deli, chemist, newsagent, off licence, then add all the little extras the bigger ones have like clothing, homewares, key cutting, toys, cookware all things that would have normally been bought on the high street, but are now just picked up in a supermarket.
Then add the retail parks to pull people away from other high street shops; clothing, motor factors, furniture, hardware, even pet shops.
It's not Amazon that's killed the high street, it's UK shoppers not buying enough there.
Sadly over well 2 hours away on the other side of the country..
I use Amazon a lot for fast and free delivery, I have never seen a driver, by the time I get to the door the driver is gone and the package left on the doorstep?
Phill05
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How the Internet Began
In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder long of leg and big of head.
Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com. She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham did look at her as though she were
several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, Dear?"
And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price.
And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever setting a foot outside his tent.
But this success did arouse envy. A man named MacApple did secret himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called
Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that not many noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land.
And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
Dot was heard to say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."
And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it was better known "eBay" he said, "
We need a name that reflects what we are," and Dot replied, "
“I know! Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators.”
"YAHOO", said Abraham.
And so it came to pass, that is how it all began. It wasn't Al Gore after all.
Should be in Joke thread but felt justified in placing it here but Mods can move it if not happy.
In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder long of leg and big of head.
Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com. She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham did look at her as though she were
several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, Dear?"
And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price.
And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever setting a foot outside his tent.
But this success did arouse envy. A man named MacApple did secret himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called
Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that not many noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land.
And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
Dot was heard to say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."
And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it was better known "eBay" he said, "
We need a name that reflects what we are," and Dot replied, "
“I know! Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators.”
"YAHOO", said Abraham.
And so it came to pass, that is how it all began. It wasn't Al Gore after all.
Should be in Joke thread but felt justified in placing it here but Mods can move it if not happy.
Fun fact; (In case you didn't know) The Amazon "smile" links the letters A-Z, conveying "everything from A-Z"
The logo itself has gone through various changes over the years
https://logovent.com/blog/decoding-the-secrets-of-the-amazon-logo/
The logo itself has gone through various changes over the years
https://logovent.com/blog/decoding-the-secrets-of-the-amazon-logo/
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