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from East Garston Community Shop June 2010
Julie gets what she wants!

One of the suggestions that Julie Rodbourn made on her survey form was to increase the range of more basic, lower price items. So we asked Julie to come up with a list of things she would ideally like to see in the Shop, in addition to the current range. Julie can tell us what happened next.

“When they asked me to suggest some lower cost items to sell in the Shop, I thought it would be better to find out what my friends would like as well, rather than just my own ideas. So when they all came round for coffee, we put our heads together and came up with a list of basics that would suit everyone.

Although it’s nice to have the fancy Deli products on sale, (I bought some of the sun dried tomatoes – they were great!), those are more for special treats, not everyday shopping. So our list included things like cheaper sandwiches, pies and pasties, and everyone’s favourite, fresh cut ham. These would be in addition to the range already there so they can cater for everyone’s taste.

I went in and talked it through with Maria and Penny and their response was fantastic. Nearly all those items are now stocked in the Shop, at good prices, and apparently selling very well too. The cut ham is a bit more difficult due to Food and Health & Safety (!) regulations, but now they are even looking at ways of overcoming that. It’s so convenient just to pop down to the Shop, we need to support it as much as we can to keep it open.”

So why not come in and try the new range yourself. And if there’s anything that you would like stocked that you think would sell well, just let us know.

Shop Opening times: Mon – Sat 8.00am – 6.30pm Sun 8.00am – 12.30pm
Post Office: Mon & Thurs Mornings 9.30am – 12.30pm
Telephone: 01488 648241

from East Garston Community Shop June 2010
World Cup Specials

Come and see what we’ve got on offer from around the World

English Beer & Asparagus
South African Sweets & Crisps
Australian Cider & Fosters
Mexican Coffee
Danish Carlsberg
Greek Yoghurt & Olives
Brazilian Chocolate
New Zealand Pavlovas & Kiwi

French Cheese
Spanish Cava
Swiss Chocolate
Chilean Wine
Dutch Heineken
Italian Deli
American Hot Dogs & Popcorn
German Becks

And they all taste good, even if you don’t like football!

Oh dear me England - Never mind there's always 2014

Shop Opening times: Mon – Sat 8.00am – 6.30pm Sun 8.00am – 12.30pm
Post Office: Mon & Thurs Mornings 9.30am – 12.30pm
Telephone: 01488 648241

from East Garston Community Shop May 2010
Val gets a pleasant surprise!

Many thanks to everyone who returned the recent shop survey. The results of the questionnaire showed that some people are concerned about our prices. So we asked one of our customers, Val Montgomery from Downlands, to do a price check*.

“Since the Shop opened, I always expected the prices would be a bit high,” says Val. “But I never actually compared them with the supermarkets and when I did I got a pleasant surprise.”

“I found several things - sugar, PG Tips tea bags, Ambrosia rice & custard and the loose rice - are actually cheaper at the Village Shop than Tesco and Sainsbury. And Weetabix, kitchen rolls and toilet rolls are about the same. Of course supermarkets are still a bit cheaper on a lot of things but for our top-up shop there’s not a huge difference.”

“The prices are really pretty good, especially when you think of petrol costs for going into town. And it’s so convenient. It would be a shame for everyone if it had to close.”
*prices checked 20/5/10