tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post9179331531796886289..comments2024-03-28T05:11:08.034-04:00Comments on megan blogs: I'll miss this place, thoughmegan blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post-87111166117228787712015-12-04T19:20:57.251-05:002015-12-04T19:20:57.251-05:00Yep, this place has a homey feel, too. In the last...Yep, this place has a homey feel, too. In the last letter the owner sent around, he mentioned that the new tenant will continue selling hay and chicken feed, which was the first word I heard about what might be in store for the building. One of the two places nearer me do carry chicken feed, bt neither carries hay.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post-87821216330208613302015-12-04T16:02:55.989-05:002015-12-04T16:02:55.989-05:00-worked at a cookery/hardware shop just off the hi...-worked at a cookery/hardware shop just off the high street in G'wich, London some years back. I can't tell you how many times I'd hear from customers how much of a treat it was to have us in their neighborhood. A walk 'round the corner seemed to be preferred over making the trek out to the massive B&Q down the road.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post-84300545841423996452015-12-04T10:32:03.512-05:002015-12-04T10:32:03.512-05:00True enough, Cro. Where I live is far-flung enough...True enough, Cro. Where I live is far-flung enough that many of the chains haven't made their way here. A few have started to crack the surface, although they are finding that business is seasonal. Some have flocked to them, at first drawn by the lower prices in some cases, and bigger retail space, but many have found their way back to the small store when the cheaper whatsit they bought broke and the big box store's solution isn't to fix it but to sell them another.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post-8577494176894186262015-12-04T00:07:22.330-05:002015-12-04T00:07:22.330-05:00Back in the UK, in Brighton, there was a real old-...Back in the UK, in Brighton, there was a real old-fashioned hardware store that always has a ginger tom sleeping on the counter in a box. He was such a well-loved cat that when he eventually passed away there were outpourings of grief from all quarters. The shop has now gone too, one used to be able to buy 4 six inch nails, and they came wrapped in a brown paper bag. Sadly such places are now fading fast. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post-41222893174351192242015-12-03T22:37:21.166-05:002015-12-03T22:37:21.166-05:00Janie, there are two local hardware stores near me...Janie, there are two local hardware stores near me, and the one has all kinds of things that are just handy. Like the Agway, the people who work there are always happy to help you find whatever gizmo it is you need, and more often than not, will ask you if you know how to use it if you look a little unsure.<br /><br />I think the owner of the Agway is ready to retire, too. I can't say I know his age exactly, but I'm guessing he's early to mid-seventies.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post-7857209927206438172015-12-03T22:34:35.788-05:002015-12-03T22:34:35.788-05:00Maria, I agree. The other two stores I go to are c...Maria, I agree. The other two stores I go to are closer and not chain stores. The chain stores are always my stores of last resort.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post-23289043655067332632015-12-03T22:21:34.229-05:002015-12-03T22:21:34.229-05:00Our neighborhood hardware store closed recently. I...Our neighborhood hardware store closed recently. I think the owner was ready to retire. He sat in there with his chihuahua and a sign that said BEWARE OF DOG, and it was serious because the chihuahua was an angry biter. The place was dusty and didn't have much inventory, but I'm always sorry to see a neighborhood business close. The local florist closed a year or so ago. Now a bar is in the florist's old spot--exactly what we don't need.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564223084915828070.post-74075471237506597972015-12-03T14:23:16.162-05:002015-12-03T14:23:16.162-05:00This is exactly why I try never to shop at chain s...This is exactly why I try never to shop at chain stores. We are losing our hometown stores at too rapid a rate!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.com