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    Last few weeks sales

    I just can't and WON'T do Christmas in my shop before November. I even posted on our FaceBook page that we wouldn't be doing Christmas until November. We do have lots of lovely gifts in stock all through the year and we've just taken on a completely new line in handmade bath products which...
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    The 'Something For Nothing' Brigade...

    Personally I think sarcasm is hilarious! Obviously you can only indulge in appropriate circumstances/situations without causing offence, but I really don't think anyone on here is suggesting they use sarcasm or rudeness in front of customers!
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    The 'Something For Nothing' Brigade...

    I do think culture in Britain is changing, people now expect "the best price" and are not afraid to ask for it. Just look at the advertising the big supermarkets do these days; they're all undercutting each other, offering vouchers to match any price should a rival stock what you've bought...
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    Last few weeks sales

    It must be a real worry for you Unshoesual - but sometimes it helps to put a customer head on instead of a retailer. You're comparing this September with Sept 2012 - from a statistical point of view that may be perfectly sensible, but last September came on the back of a totally non-existent...
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    The 'Something For Nothing' Brigade...

    Yup Warnie - we get asked all the time for donations. Local rugby club, the ladies' golf team, Brownies, Guides, schools ..... honestly, it's never ending. Today I have received a FB message addressed to "Dear Business Owner" asking for raffle prizes for a Brownie group. Like you mentioned...
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    The 'Something For Nothing' Brigade...

    Enjoyed reading this thread!!!! We're quite lucky in that on the gift side of things, the majority of our stock is handmade by artists/crafters who set their own priced so we can simply say sorry, but we can't negotiate on price - customers always accept that and usually buy anyway. On the art...
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    And we wonder why.......

    Our local Tesco Express and Co-Op do this too .... kids have to leave their bags at the door and are only allowed in to the shop in pairs.
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    And we wonder why.......

    I agree that there are many kids who, thanks to bad parenting, are problematic, but in order to redress the balance slightly, here's a more heartwarming story for you! Couple (probably grandparents to be fair) came in with 2 kids (1 boy aged about 9, girl aged about 11) came in. They spent...
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    Can you identify this?

    Googled it and came up with this from Soham Grammarians website which appears to be a school reunion type of thing ..... doesn't actually give any answers to your question as such, other than confirm it was a poem known by others. Joss Ollet writes: My late father was Lorenzo Ernest Ollett...
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    Recent problem with customers dumping on the till, How to solve it?

    Really? I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if my till could do something like that - I know we only use it for the most basic of things and there are loads of buttons we never touch as we don't know what they do. Perhaps it's time I looked at the manual again!!
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    Recent problem with customers dumping on the till, How to solve it?

    We get this too - it does make life a little difficult but on the other hand it means customers are buying more, which obviously is good. Trouble is people generally think they've finished, come to the till, we start ringing it up and THEN they decide they need a card, some gift wrap, possibly...
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    New music instrument sole trader looking for advice

    Good luck to you - my family have had a music shop for quite a long time (it's the 100th anniversary of the shop this year) and they're still going. They don't really deal in 2nd hand generally but they do dabble. I personally think 2nd hand instruments is a good idea and you could do well. You...
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    Having to leave the shop for someone else to run ....

    Things are ticking along in the shop - lots of our sellers have helped out and it's kind of OK. Am hoping to make a miraculous recovery and be back in a couple of weeks .... although that could be a bit optimistic. Hospital has told me 8-12 weeks before I can go back to work which is just...
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    Having to leave the shop for someone else to run ....

    Thanks for all the messages guys - things have gone a little bit wrong with me but the shop is just fine. Looks like I won't be back in the saddle for a while but now that I'm finally out of hospital I can at least keep an eye on it. I guess it's a bit like leaving your baby with an overnight...
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    Having to leave the shop for someone else to run ....

    ... how do you lot cope with having to leave it all to someone else? I've got to go in to hospital on Monday and I'm not sure how long I will be out of action - I'm ridiculously worried about how the shop will be managed in my absence. I've organised everything I think will need to be...
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