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I always find it odd that you can get a curry for a similar price to a pizza!
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Stafford shops opening - Turning into a boom town?
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Mudgie
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I understand.
That's what's known as "a distress purchase".
Gramaisc
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Stafford strikes me an an ordinary town in the middle of nowhere, with pretty much the full range of eating establishments available that we might expect, all things considered.
The more 'niche' cuisines need to establish themselves almost instantly to survive, as the Turkish and Nepalese places did, and the Greek and Mexican places didn't.
Even things like chip shops have come and gone.
They offer a service and we buy enough of it, or we don't.
And it's all Pickwickian economics - they need to get more back than it costs them to do it.
The more 'niche' cuisines need to establish themselves almost instantly to survive, as the Turkish and Nepalese places did, and the Greek and Mexican places didn't.
Even things like chip shops have come and gone.
They offer a service and we buy enough of it, or we don't.
And it's all Pickwickian economics - they need to get more back than it costs them to do it.
Gramaisc
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Last time I had chips in newspaper was about 1985 - in Stockton-on-Tees.◄----- Pines for the days of the good old fish and chip shop. Where you got a free bit of newspaper to read with your meal, even if it was a bit out of date. (Chamberlain's visit to Munich, the Wright Brothers staggering into the air .... )
The chip shop was in a pre-fab garage at the back of a house and had four gas cookers running actual chip pans.
I was supposed to collect receipts for expenses, but I declined to ask, as the till was a series of cardboard boxes and the bloke in front of me had a bike chain hanging out of his pocket.
I stapled the newspaper to the other receipts and was paid back, after some argument.
Mudgie
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And one in Uttoxeter until not many years ago.
c0tt0nt0p
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Growing up in West Yorkshire where we had chips shops every 500m (I kid you not) they were still doing fish and chips in newspaper up to me leaving to go to uni in 94... Happy days
staffordjas
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Hubby got handed a leaflet on his lunch break walk the other day , for a new Barbers (Bida Barber) that's opened up inside The Foundry Gym, Astonfields.
Edited (1st December) ....... hubby had a couple of good haircuts there, but been let down by last minute cancelled appointments 3 times now. And appointment just before xmas has also been cancelled as he won't be operating from the gym by then.
Edited (1st December) ....... hubby had a couple of good haircuts there, but been let down by last minute cancelled appointments 3 times now. And appointment just before xmas has also been cancelled as he won't be operating from the gym by then.
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markpa12003
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Of course Stafford can't compete with Birmingham, however the variety of food is improving and now caters for more tastes and budgets.
We now have the Square, Tree House, The Post House, Liquor Tank, No.5, the place formerly known as the Hood, Pattys & Tings as well as a plentiiful supply of Indians and Chinese restaurants. I don't believe Stafford residents are against spending money but they've got have somewhere to spend it.
We now have the Square, Tree House, The Post House, Liquor Tank, No.5, the place formerly known as the Hood, Pattys & Tings as well as a plentiiful supply of Indians and Chinese restaurants. I don't believe Stafford residents are against spending money but they've got have somewhere to spend it.
Theresa Green
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All pretty fungible
Tumble weed
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Embers / the hood & the Square's gone mate, barely lasted a few months, wish I had money to burn. The refurb took longer than the time it was trading for.
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markpa12003
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Thats very sad.
kilmaccumsey
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According to FB. The Square is no more. Owners done a bunk upsetting a lot of people
It’s easy when it’s not your money you’re burning.
c0tt0nt0p
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The Square was open pretty much 5 months.... Hardly a few...
Wormella
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There's a new lifestyle / home / clothing shop opened in the Renoylds Center
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Theresa Green
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gilbert grape
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I like Italian food and it struck me, afterthinking of what we have on offer, that we have La Casa, Vivere, Zizzi and Frankie & Benny's in our town now. Not too may years ago I think we had Bella Italia!
I'm confident things will pick up at some point and those units near the river will be taken up.
I'm confident things will pick up at some point and those units near the river will be taken up.
c0tt0nt0p
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Frankie and Benny's closed a long time ago...Well announced June 2020, think it shut pretty much straight after that...