General Discussion
Jools has sobered up. Good boy.
I see from adverts placed around town that a new barbers opens this Saturday at 44 The Strand (bottom of Queen Street). Good luck to the proprietors with their new venture.
Just done the weekly shop at Sainsburys and thought that I'd time it to compare with the earlier poster's ludicrous claims. It took me 40 minutes door to door, now that I have transport. Oh and I saved £3.25 on branded items when compared to Tesco and Asda. And it goes without saying that it was service with a smile from the moment I entered the store to the moment I left. A pleasure.
I wonder why too.
I apologise for tarring all with the same brush. Not all local businesses could learn (as I intimated), it's just that human nature is such that we remember the bad experiences more than the good. I like to think that I offer praise where it's due - e.g. my threads about the Strand Cafe and the Exeter Inn, etc, etc - however surely you have to admit that 'customer excellence' has been raised a ...
Why the caps lock and why the abuse? Can you not debate without the abuse? Oh I forget, you'll edit your bile inducing comments once you've sobered up in the morning... Again.
@Brazilnut . because the positives far outway the negatives. dawlish is a lovely town that just needs a little tlc and some positive marketing. improving the gateways into the town and improving the strand would go a long way towards redressing the imbalance that exists between here and teignmouth. a few changes around the beach area would help too, but overall dawlish has so much going for it ...
Sainsburys WILL be the best thing to happen to Dawlish if it encourages local businesses and their staff to raise their pitifully low levels of customer service! And perhaps help them understand that they need to broaden their offerings and their opening hours! Alternatively, if they are devoid of ideas, they could just give up without so much as a whimper. As has happened recently.
Well said Wriggler. Anyone would think that Brazilnut had a vested interest in promoting the Co-op and slagging off Sainsburys???! ;-) People have a choice, and they're voting with their feet and purses. And I fully understand why.
I'm glad that I live here. I bet Jools wishes he did too. Thanks for the link Lynne - a smashing article!