General Discussion
The 2 shops in Queen that were close were Snooky and the next shop down from there. The strand, The shop that used to be the pound shop and the Delicatessen. That was yesterday!
As I was saying! The shops I referred to were closed, I didn't count the empty ones. Having a supermarket would mean local people could buy what they want, when they want it.
Having walked through Dawlish at about 3pm today and doubled checked my watch for the time, I couldn't believe the amount of shops that were closed. From the top of Queen Street to Woolworth's there were at least 5 shops closed. I wonder if the same shops would have been closed if it had been during the summer season. Maybe Dawlish does need a supermarket to keep the town alive before it dies ...
Teignmouth used to have a farmers market in Pellew Arcade. It ran on alternate weeks to the Dawlish one.
Dawlish used to have a farmers market every other friday on the lawn. I knew a few people that used to come over from Teignmouth.
4 pint's of milk from iceland £1. mars bars £1.35p total £2.35. 4 pint's of milk from co-op £1.38p mars bars 99p total £2.37. Iceland win by 2p. O.K. but who wants to live on milk and mars bars!
What about all the other shops that have opened and closed in recent years? What was the cause? It certainly wasn't the result of having a supermarket.
Couldn't agree with you more, although a lot of people that do the same would hypocritically disagree.
AND MY POINT being the extortionate prices some people just cannot afford to pay. Holiday makers and sunday visitors will always strole around the town and sit in the lawn eating their ice creams etc, or do you think they will drive to the nearest supermarket to buy them and then drive back to sit in the lawn or walk around town to eat them!!!!!!! Idon't think so.
For those of you who don't think Dawlish needs a supermarket spare a thought for the people who cannot afford fancy prices that our local shops offer. Not everyone can travel miles to get their shopping nor beable to shop online as there are still people who don't have access to a computer. Just one example, today i needed milk and cereal, the price difference in 2 shops were,milk 66p against ...