Please Tell Me...

[pastafreak]

Who has a High street like the one in the Visa ad?

https://www.visa.co.uk/campaign/whereyoushopmatters/?utm_source=PPC&utm_medium=Search&utm_campaign=Christmas19&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkIWih_-v5gIVia3tCh07nAw4EAAYASAAEgIUcfD_BwE

[emmie]

nowhere, not now. its a composite of many stores across the country presumably..

[douglas9401]

Mostly folk in Surrey and Berkshire I think.

[davebro]

Where are all the charity shops?

[emmie]

there is a mock up street, a museum in Basingstoke
that i have seen on Flog It, it kind of reminds me of that..

[albaqwerty]

what era were the makers of this advert thinking?
All you need to complete it is the wee boy on the bike delivering bread :-))

[10ClarionSt]

I saw this ad on TV recently and it was followed by one for a website called "not available on the High Street".
A question of balance, eh?

[emmie]

https://www.milestonesmuseum.org.uk/

[pastafreak]

Emmie, I've no doubt it's a composite. Purely because, unless you live in a very well off area, you're not likely to find such a diverse selection. Our city centre is dire. Independent shops pop up, but do not last long. The "historic barbican" is the only area with that kind of choice. But it's not where you'd go for every day shopping.

[emmie]

Barbican in the capital?

[teacake44]

It was interesting watching the Aldi at Christmas on tv last night. After years of Tesco, Asda, and Sainsburys killing off the butcher, baker,greengrocer, hardwear , home décor, fishmonger, the list is endless, the high street we see now is the result of the above. They did it by slashing prices first of all, no small trader could compete with them. To cut a long story short, Aldi are killing them off now, so you could say they are now getting a taste of what they dished out. Love it!!

[emmie]

our area is dire, though i live in a nice place it only has Waitrose as it's main store.

[pastafreak]

Oh no...Plymouth

https://www.google.com/search?q=plymouth+barbican+shops&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwic2ezMg7DmAhUD-hoKHSMuDlAQ2-cCegQIABAB&;oq=plymouth+barbican+shops&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.1.0.0i24.20833.23227..25665...0.0..0.101.501.5j1......0....1.........0j0i8i30.tozt0ya5GmU&ei=ZCfyXZyXNoP0a6PcuIAF&bih=1024&biw=768&client=tablet-android-samsung&prmd=minv

[pastafreak]

I watched that teacake...more shops should look to Aldi.

[Buenchico]

The Saints area of Ipswich is full of little independent shops and bistros.

Rochester has hardly any big chain stores but loads of lovely independent shops.

[THECORBYLOON]

It's in Walthamstow, with real shopkeepers
https://www.visa.co.uk/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.2939496.html

[jno]

the Village Books seems to be in Dulwich, which has a very pretty High Street. Ours isn't of that standard - no picture framers, no bookshop - but it's okay and almost no chains except a Sainsbury and a Co Op.

[pastafreak]

^^^^ Really??!...that's interesting to know.

[MargoTester]

Holt in North Norfolk is a beautiful Georgian town full of independent shops with not a 'chain store' to be had. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.

[teacake44]

Big supermarkets will only set up where there's a big catchment area, so there will be a village high street here and there that remains to a certain extent untouched, but really not the norm across the country. While I can understand ( including myself) the need to shop at the cheapest place, this is not at a independent shop, or farmers market, as it can be very expensive. But in my view we have a lot to thank Aldi for, they have hit the big three, and are forcing them to reduce their prices weather they like it or not, they are being hit hard, like they have been hitting the small trader for years.

With out Aldi coming on the market, weather you shop with them or not, they have stopped the big boys in their tracks, and stopped them dictating price rises to the customer and supplier. This just go's to show your never to big, for a dusting down.