2025 Doom and Gloom ?
Ha, not politics I'm afraid but is on many people's minds So what can survive locally in 2025 I have an idea that a very long establishment may not survive. I won't mention the name but my experience yesterday points to it maybe not surviving. I base this on the grounds of the proprietor's language and arguments for and against against me. Why was my shopping experience a heated one? Well, that was based on him pretty much insisting on cash and then telling me it is costing him £1.20 for the card transaction. He then went on to say he was losing customers hand over fist and continued to argue with me. I gave him some advice and that wound him up even more. For starters, if I can pay by card for a £2 pint of milk in a local non-chain newspaper-type convenience store, that points to him maybe not in my view telling the truth or he needs to shop around which was my advice for another card payment Co. Secondly, I said you need to sit down and work out your budget and what you are paying for goods and possibly shop elsewhere and if in places raise your prices. Anyway, it was a little heated but I only went in to purchase something and he insisted on cash. I said I don't carry cash anymore like many people and so he began. As to me not paying with cash, I'm no longer wanted as a customer. And with that and all that was said, I think it's struggling and only time will tell. Maybe others may have had the same reception and know the establishment. I can't be the only one based on what I walked into What annoyed me was it was all my fault for pulling out my card which I have to say have done so over the years in this shop. It's an issue for him and a reason. Thank god my shopping experience over 30 years in Chiswick has only just recently taken a turn. That could be a sign of things to come
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