tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587126871623824329.post8949054072328143275..comments2023-09-04T13:29:22.056+01:00Comments on Kathz's Blog: High-class shoppingKathzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13008903556114337963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587126871623824329.post-66556332972705605462009-03-08T14:25:00.000+00:002009-03-08T14:25:00.000+00:00Those stalls look great... and if people didn'...Those stalls look great... and if people didn't want them and stopped buying stuff they'd so go bust! <BR/>I hope that the recession will mean good old fashioned markets enjoying a revival, as people realise they are a cheaper - and more fun - way to shop. In many Welsh towns and cities we still have good indoor covered markets, selling everything from meat, fish, fruit & veg, cakes etc to crockery, second-hand books and records, fabrics, handcrafts... and always a good value cafe too. Some are permanent markets (like the fantastic one in Swansea) while others are only a couple of times a week. Last time I was in Swansea the market was buzzing! And there are street stalls too. Contrast with those "high class" and usually overpriced "clone" shops... like Principles - another one bites the dust.Kate Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788180717656252691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587126871623824329.post-25579410094745393732009-03-01T23:49:00.000+00:002009-03-01T23:49:00.000+00:00I wish wish wish I lived in a place that allowed s...I wish wish wish I lived in a place that allowed stalls on the streets. Over here, in most communities, they not longer exist, put out of business by ordinances championed by the major chain stores. About the only time we get to see stalls and tables is the one time a month they get set up in the parking lot of... a huge chain store!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587126871623824329.post-51789879382149339152009-03-01T19:49:00.000+00:002009-03-01T19:49:00.000+00:00Street traders are needed nore than ever in these ...Street traders are needed nore than ever in these hard times, some colour and non-uniformity is badly needed. We too have whacky Councils as must everyone.... at least our County Council had the brains to put £24x10-power of six into safe keeeping with an Iceland bank. And seemingly barely educated people seem capable of being well rewarded financially. We've one round here, got his ticket with an obsession with road safety. Bollards everywhere! Bollards to him! kllrchrdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com