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    Can anyone recommend a drinks fridge retailer?

    Can anybody recommend somewhere I can buy a drinks display fridge from, apart from ebay/gum tree? Thank you in advance
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    The Sweet Shop thread!

    thank you for your reply. no, I don't think there is... I have been adding bits and pieces and different ideas for the past year, and feel it has a good offering. Admittedly, the shop is not in the best place, it's in a residential village, with a post office shop up the road, and next door...
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    The Sweet Shop thread!

    Hi everyone.. I just wanted to ask a quick question... Do you/did you advertise your shop to gain further business? If so, do you feel it was worth the advertising outlay? I've been up and running for just over a year, never advertised, but feel I should... Or I fear the shutters coming...
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    The Sweet Shop thread!

    I watched it on catch up after a few of my customers mentioned it... I thought it was ok I suppose, but could have been better.. Still, I'm glad I watched it...;)
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    The Sweet Shop thread!

    Thank you all for your replies...it's great to hear how other sweet shops manage... Thans again
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    The Sweet Shop thread!

    Hi guys opened my sweet shop on Friday (cardiff area) people are giving very positive feedback which is great! My question is, how do you guys clean your scales after weighing sherbet or Bon bons etc, they leave a dusting, which is not the best if you then weigh out for example strong...
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    vending machine

    Hi. Does anybody here have a hot drinks vending machine for their business?.. I would really like to have one in my new shop but struggling for which ones to contact. any advice/suggestions would be great. Thanks
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    What flooring for a shop?

    Just in the process of starting up a shop.. Decorating it etc... What flooring would you recommend? I'm thinking of a thick vinyl.. Taking into account all the rain we get, carpet would get very dirty? I'd like to think I can put something down and forget about it for a while.. Opinions would be...
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    heating a shop?

    thanks for all the replies... I'll have a look around and see what's best.. cheers
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    who is responsible for re-connection charge?

    thanks for the replies.. all sorted now, electric back on and nobody had to pay anything! Result!
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    heating a shop?

    Good morning, Just wondering if anyone can recommend the most cost effective way of heating a small shop with no gas supply? Thanks v much
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    who is responsible for re-connection charge?

    Hi everyone../. I have just taken over a premises (renting), and literally just starting out. The previous tenant of the shop run up a huge electricity bill and as a result had the supply disconnected. I have been given the number to contact the supplier to re-connect by the landlord...