eBay & the Internet killed the High Street

[angellonewolf]

the amount of people i hear saying i can t be bothered to return it is a lot when it comes to internet shoping

 

[tom 748]

theirs no pound shops online lol

 

[the snooper]

I don't know about everyone else, But I've stopped bothering to use High Street shops if I'm not in any major rush.

I generally find what I need at a click of a button

Sadly local shops just can't compete & I do try to use local, But its got to the stage I'm giving up trying!

Anyone else feel the same?

Greedy landlords force shops to close, they think because people can walk in off the street it can command a stupidly high rent yet get a back street lock up And trade from there over the internet at a low rent and lower business rates

 

[TechnicAl]

Greedy landlords force shops to close, they think because people can walk in off the street it can command a stupidly high rent yet get a back street lock up And trade from there over the internet at a low rent and lower business rates

Thats why all the high streets are full of charity shops....Lower rates and all their stock is free...then they only give a percentage to charity (about 20% generally).

 

[the snooper]

Thats why all the high streets are full of charity shops....Lower rates and all their stock is free...then they only give a percentage to charity (about 20% generally).

Hi al yeah charities get a mandatory 80% rate relief and discretionary 20% depending on the local authority

 

[rosinante]

One of the major charities pays its head honcho about a million quid a year, he is based in Harley Street, I can't rememer his full name , google will tell you ,
I went into one , spotted a tweed jacket that looked about my size , asked how much, £75 I was told, I nearly fell over, I asked the very posh lady if I would be able to donate £25 , yes she said that would be most welcome , right I said if I did that could I have the donated jacket? No she said it was £75, I pointed out that if I had £75 to spend on a jacket I would not be shopping in a Charity shop, after all the entire stock cost the shop 0 pounds, jacketsin the next charity shop were all £4 each, that was many weeks ago, the jacket is still there, I uppose I will have to wait or the sales!!!!!

 

[Ian James]

Nope. Handy though and open till 12 on Saturdays.
Cromwell is 15 minutes in the other direction for me too.
Not popped by there yet.

I usually buy carbide from either RDG or Cromwell tools delivery is usually 48 hours some times next day

 

[Wendelspanswick]

On a better note, Went into Wilko this morning & got exactly what I need at the right price. They are one of the few shops on the High Street which are doing a good job.

It's one of the few shops that I venture into now.

 

[Ashley Burton]

It's one of the few shops that I venture into now.

I still find them useful, Compared to other High Street shops!

 

[ukracer]

Fast changing world. I think you need to be multi-skilled these days, so when things change you can change.

I have always been multi skilled....its never got me anywhere.

My downfall is knowing what to charge.

 

[Ashley Burton]

I have always been multi skilled....its never got me anywhere.

My downfall is knowing what to charge.

Jack of all trades? I think we all can fall victim of knowing/doing a lot. But not being really good at something & earning well from your experience/ability fftopic:

 

[ukracer]

It is sad to see local places going to wall due to lost sales to the internet but on the other hand my local place charges the same for 1 bandsaw blade as tuffsaws.co.uk charges me for 3 (including postage) and the blades off tuffsaw are better quality. I buy local if I can but I can't justify spending 3x the money for a lower quality product just to support my local shop.

Its the rent and rates that kill the shops..

 

[ukracer]

I shall retract the statement re insert costs.
Just double checked and cheaper in store by a little.
Must have viewed a different item when checking earlier.

Thats a surprise to be fair...

 

[rcx132]

I have always been multi skilled....its never got me anywhere.

My downfall is knowing what to charge.

I think it's mostly luck. Over Easter I got called in my an old client I hadn't seen for three years. Since I last worked for him he was still a regular guy, now he's now a millionaire. He hadn't done anything special, he just did the right thing at the right time, wasn't even planned, he wasn't more skilled or less skilled than any of my other clients.

 

[ukracer]

trouble is with rates its the local council that get the cash . there building thousands of expensive houses round our aria and causing traffic problems but the council are rubbing there hands at extra revenue they don't care how many shops go out of business because of it

They will when no one can afford a mortgage

 

[brightspark]

They will when no one can afford a mortgage

and they rent of private landlords and still have to pay there own rates

 

[ukracer]

the amount of people i hear saying i can t be bothered to return it is a lot when it comes to internet shoping

Its often the cost....buy from china get post free. Try sending it back and it costs a fortune

 

[ronan]

Thats why all the high streets are full of charity shops....Lower rates and all their stock is free...then they only give a percentage to charity (about 20% generally).

In Dublin, apart from about shopping streets, the rest of the city is taken up with charity shops, sex shops, foreign eg. african or polish shops and thats it. Sad as a trip into town when i was a kid was a great treat.

 

[ronan]

I also know fleabay killed auto jumbles. Yes there are still jumbles, but most stuff is sold online i reckon.

 

[brightspark]

when I was a kid u went shopping on a Saturday in town. it was a crush one end to another. now u could ride a pushbike through on the paths and half the shops are closed down