Traders fear sales fall during Marlow Sainsbury's construction (From Bucks Free Press)

For the love of God - please please please stop with the moaning and the griping.
If all you depend on is passing trade from supermarket shoppers then you really have to question whether your prices are reasonable and if you are selling things people want.
Because if you are, no amount of disruption will change that.

Bump and Baby - I have just been on their website.
What sort of idiot would pay £40 for a baby's dress?
Especially when they can go to one of the supermarkets or chain shops and get something just as lovely for a lot cheaper.
It's a funny thing about babies - they do not have control over their bodily functions and most parents will tell you that you have to take at least one change of outfit with you when going out. And they tend to grow quickly as well so that lovely £40 dress will be useless in a couple of months.
Oh and get this - £150 for a leather changing bag!

Well I am not surprised you are struggling. But perhaps the ordinary Mum on the street is not the market you are looking for.
Never mind, Marlow is full of nouveau riche - I am sure they will still come, just so they can dress their poor children up in designer crap and then boast about how different they look.
A big fat LOL!

Now I will wait for the patron saint of Marlow, 678 to rush to the defence. :)

There's a lot of truth in what you say D.
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I wonder if some of these people now complaining were the same ones that were objecting to the original waitrose development plan because "it would be detrimental to their trade".
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Marlow is not "full" of nouveaux riches (note the plural, we're good at french here) although there are a good few. Demoness has identified some of the less necessary parts of the retail sector. I suspect a far larger proportion of Marlovians go to Mothercare.

demoness wrote:
For the love of God - please please please stop with the moaning and the griping. If all you depend on is passing trade from supermarket shoppers then you really have to question whether your prices are reasonable and if you are selling things people want. Because if you are, no amount of disruption will change that. Bump and Baby - I have just been on their website. What sort of idiot would pay £40 for a baby's dress? Especially when they can go to one of the supermarkets or chain shops and get something just as lovely for a lot cheaper. It's a funny thing about babies - they do not have control over their bodily functions and most parents will tell you that you have to take at least one change of outfit with you when going out. And they tend to grow quickly as well so that lovely £40 dress will be useless in a couple of months. Oh and get this - £150 for a leather changing bag! Well I am not surprised you are struggling. But perhaps the ordinary Mum on the street is not the market you are looking for. Never mind, Marlow is full of nouveau riche - I am sure they will still come, just so they can dress their poor children up in designer crap and then boast about how different they look. A big fat LOL! Now I will wait for the patron saint of Marlow, 678 to rush to the defence. :)

maybe if you got a job Demoness instead of writing bitter vitriol on here all day you could afford to treat yourself in one of our lovely shops. I don't think its fair for you to knock people who are just trying to make a living.

Maybe they should stop the development altogether. Marlow should remain the same as it was in the 1980s.

678 wrote:

demoness wrote: For the love of God - please please please stop with the moaning and the griping. If all you depend on is passing trade from supermarket shoppers then you really have to question whether your prices are reasonable and if you are selling things people want. Because if you are, no amount of disruption will change that. Bump and Baby - I have just been on their website. What sort of idiot would pay £40 for a baby's dress? Especially when they can go to one of the supermarkets or chain shops and get something just as lovely for a lot cheaper. It's a funny thing about babies - they do not have control over their bodily functions and most parents will tell you that you have to take at least one change of outfit with you when going out. And they tend to grow quickly as well so that lovely £40 dress will be useless in a couple of months. Oh and get this - £150 for a leather changing bag! Well I am not surprised you are struggling. But perhaps the ordinary Mum on the street is not the market you are looking for. Never mind, Marlow is full of nouveau riche - I am sure they will still come, just so they can dress their poor children up in designer crap and then boast about how different they look. A big fat LOL! Now I will wait for the patron saint of Marlow, 678 to rush to the defence. :)

maybe if you got a job Demoness instead of writing bitter vitriol on here all day you could afford to treat yourself in one of our lovely shops. I don't think its fair for you to knock people who are just trying to make a living.

Oh, am I unemployed? I didn't realise - whoops I suppose that place where I work 40 plus hours a week in doesn't exist!

LOL you are a bit of a t**t really aren't you?
You make the assumption that because I run your paltry little town down, I must be someone who cannot afford to shop there.
Well sorry to disappoint you darling but I work very hard - I just don't believe in wasting my money on over priced tat. :))

A bit harsh, d. And OTT.
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What have the lovely folk of beautiful done to upset you ? Is it something that happening to you in the past ?
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Was it a misplaced traffic cone , a surly Waitrose shop check-out , a charity or expensive dress shop that didn't have what you were looking for , a calamitous ex-relationship with a Marvolian ( are there voles in Marlow ?).
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It surely can't be , like a few people opine , because Marlow people are "too far up themselves" (ie 'supersupository')
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What is it ? What ,What, What ? Please tell. And then perhaps we can help in some small way.
Regards.

demoness wrote:

678 wrote:

demoness wrote: For the love of God - please please please stop with the moaning and the griping. If all you depend on is passing trade from supermarket shoppers then you really have to question whether your prices are reasonable and if you are selling things people want. Because if you are, no amount of disruption will change that. Bump and Baby - I have just been on their website. What sort of idiot would pay £40 for a baby's dress? Especially when they can go to one of the supermarkets or chain shops and get something just as lovely for a lot cheaper. It's a funny thing about babies - they do not have control over their bodily functions and most parents will tell you that you have to take at least one change of outfit with you when going out. And they tend to grow quickly as well so that lovely £40 dress will be useless in a couple of months. Oh and get this - £150 for a leather changing bag! Well I am not surprised you are struggling. But perhaps the ordinary Mum on the street is not the market you are looking for. Never mind, Marlow is full of nouveau riche - I am sure they will still come, just so they can dress their poor children up in designer crap and then boast about how different they look. A big fat LOL! Now I will wait for the patron saint of Marlow, 678 to rush to the defence. :)

maybe if you got a job Demoness instead of writing bitter vitriol on here all day you could afford to treat yourself in one of our lovely shops. I don't think its fair for you to knock people who are just trying to make a living.

Oh, am I unemployed? I didn't realise - whoops I suppose that place where I work 40 plus hours a week in doesn't exist! LOL you are a bit of a t**t really aren't you? You make the assumption that because I run your paltry little town down, I must be someone who cannot afford to shop there. Well sorry to disappoint you darling but I work very hard - I just don't believe in wasting my money on over priced tat. :))

touched a nerve?

678 wrote:

demoness wrote:

678 wrote:

demoness wrote: For the love of God - please please please stop with the moaning and the griping. If all you depend on is passing trade from supermarket shoppers then you really have to question whether your prices are reasonable and if you are selling things people want. Because if you are, no amount of disruption will change that. Bump and Baby - I have just been on their website. What sort of idiot would pay £40 for a baby's dress? Especially when they can go to one of the supermarkets or chain shops and get something just as lovely for a lot cheaper. It's a funny thing about babies - they do not have control over their bodily functions and most parents will tell you that you have to take at least one change of outfit with you when going out. And they tend to grow quickly as well so that lovely £40 dress will be useless in a couple of months. Oh and get this - £150 for a leather changing bag! Well I am not surprised you are struggling. But perhaps the ordinary Mum on the street is not the market you are looking for. Never mind, Marlow is full of nouveau riche - I am sure they will still come, just so they can dress their poor children up in designer crap and then boast about how different they look. A big fat LOL! Now I will wait for the patron saint of Marlow, 678 to rush to the defence. :)

maybe if you got a job Demoness instead of writing bitter vitriol on here all day you could afford to treat yourself in one of our lovely shops. I don't think its fair for you to knock people who are just trying to make a living.

Oh, am I unemployed? I didn't realise - whoops I suppose that place where I work 40 plus hours a week in doesn't exist! LOL you are a bit of a t**t really aren't you? You make the assumption that because I run your paltry little town down, I must be someone who cannot afford to shop there. Well sorry to disappoint you darling but I work very hard - I just don't believe in wasting my money on over priced tat. :))

touched a nerve?

Err no, just pointing out that I am indeed lucky enough to have a job,.
I know that doesn't fit in with the impression you have of me, but heigh ho. :)

J B Blackett wrote:
A bit harsh, d. And OTT. . What have the lovely folk of beautiful done to upset you ? Is it something that happening to you in the past ? . Was it a misplaced traffic cone , a surly Waitrose shop check-out , a charity or expensive dress shop that didn't have what you were looking for , a calamitous ex-relationship with a Marvolian ( are there voles in Marlow ?). . It surely can't be , like a few people opine , because Marlow people are "too far up themselves" (ie 'supersupository') . What is it ? What ,What, What ? Please tell. And then perhaps we can help in some small way. Regards.

I HATE the place JB. It is an irrational hatred perhaps but a real one.
I have been there on a number of occassions in the past and found the shop assistants ( particularly in the sacred Waitrose) to be rude, unhelpful and churlish.
I cannot bear the way the traffic goes through the High Street making it virtually impossible to cross the road.
And above all, I am fed up to the teeth with the moans and the groans that we hear all of the time on this website.
Marlow is not special - fact. It is an overcrowded, poorly designed hell hole.I am a little tired of being told that I must be somehow less of a being , unemployed and jealous because I don't embrace the place with both arms.
There is not one good thing to recommend it - oh wait, Tom lives there.
Feck knows why - he reads the Guardian. He will be drummed out sooner or later.
Oh and Sportsturf is a good bloke as well. :))

demoness wrote:
For the love of God - please please please stop with the moaning and the griping. If all you depend on is passing trade from supermarket shoppers then you really have to question whether your prices are reasonable and if you are selling things people want. Because if you are, no amount of disruption will change that. Bump and Baby - I have just been on their website. What sort of idiot would pay £40 for a baby's dress? Especially when they can go to one of the supermarkets or chain shops and get something just as lovely for a lot cheaper. It's a funny thing about babies - they do not have control over their bodily functions and most parents will tell you that you have to take at least one change of outfit with you when going out. And they tend to grow quickly as well so that lovely £40 dress will be useless in a couple of months. Oh and get this - £150 for a leather changing bag! Well I am not surprised you are struggling. But perhaps the ordinary Mum on the street is not the market you are looking for. Never mind, Marlow is full of nouveau riche - I am sure they will still come, just so they can dress their poor children up in designer crap and then boast about how different they look. A big fat LOL! Now I will wait for the patron saint of Marlow, 678 to rush to the defence. :)

have to agree with you d poor buisiness plan if all they really on is passing trade from people either going or coming from doing their weekly shop.

demoness wrote:

J B Blackett wrote:
A bit harsh, d. And OTT. . What have the lovely folk of beautiful done to upset you ? Is it something that happening to you in the past ? . Was it a misplaced traffic cone , a surly Waitrose shop check-out , a charity or expensive dress shop that didn't have what you were looking for , a calamitous ex-relationship with a Marvolian ( are there voles in Marlow ?). . It surely can't be , like a few people opine , because Marlow people are "too far up themselves" (ie 'supersupository') . What is it ? What ,What, What ? Please tell. And then perhaps we can help in some small way. Regards.

I HATE the place JB. It is an irrational hatred perhaps but a real one.
I have been there on a number of occassions in the past and found the shop assistants ( particularly in the sacred Waitrose) to be rude, unhelpful and churlish.
I cannot bear the way the traffic goes through the High Street making it virtually impossible to cross the road.
And above all, I am fed up to the teeth with the moans and the groans that we hear all of the time on this website.
Marlow is not special - fact. It is an overcrowded, poorly designed hell hole.I am a little tired of being told that I must be somehow less of a being , unemployed and jealous because I don't embrace the place with both arms.
There is not one good thing to recommend it - oh wait, Tom lives there.
Feck knows why - he reads the Guardian. He will be drummed out sooner or later.
Oh and Sportsturf is a good bloke as well. :))

I think I understand, d. I too used to have an irrational and unexplained fear.
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In my case it was fear of hot-water bottles (Flaschophobia in German).
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Over the years it became inflated and overblown - illogical really. I would even avoid hardware stores in case I accidentally stumble across them on full display.
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Then I came across a psychologist who advised me that what was called 'Aversion Therapy' might work for me . At first I pooh-poohed (not poo-pooed ) the idea in case it made me worse. But in the end I faced up to it and 'bit the bullet'.
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With gritted teeth , I went out and forced myself to buy one ( strangely and coincidentally from Waitrose in Marlow !). It was a blue one with a fluffy cover in the shape of a teddy-bear. But the next step was the most difficult.
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After filling it with hot water - I TOOK IT TO BED WITH ME - (there I've said it). At first I had a bad reaction and broke out into feverish sweats but after a few days that side-effect tailed off. After all it was mid-summer.
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Now I can't do without it in bed (and sometimes in the garden shed when really cold).
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May I respectfully suggest you try this method to cure your fear of all things Marlow ( Marvophobia ? ). Select someone from Marlow who is compatible , suitable and appropriate and TAKE THEM TO BED. Get over the side effects - these pass very quickly , particularly if you sleep on the LH side.
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After all you have made conversational contact (dare I say sociable intercourse) with some Marlow people of like and amiable mind ( eg tom , Sportsturf and others ). Take Heart , demoness and give it a go.
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Regards and Good Luck - it worked for me.

J B Blackett wrote:

demoness wrote:

J B Blackett wrote: A bit harsh, d. And OTT. . What have the lovely folk of beautiful done to upset you ? Is it something that happening to you in the past ? . Was it a misplaced traffic cone , a surly Waitrose shop check-out , a charity or expensive dress shop that didn't have what you were looking for , a calamitous ex-relationship with a Marvolian ( are there voles in Marlow ?). . It surely can't be , like a few people opine , because Marlow people are "too far up themselves" (ie 'supersupository') . What is it ? What ,What, What ? Please tell. And then perhaps we can help in some small way. Regards.

I HATE the place JB. It is an irrational hatred perhaps but a real one. I have been there on a number of occassions in the past and found the shop assistants ( particularly in the sacred Waitrose) to be rude, unhelpful and churlish. I cannot bear the way the traffic goes through the High Street making it virtually impossible to cross the road. And above all, I am fed up to the teeth with the moans and the groans that we hear all of the time on this website. Marlow is not special - fact. It is an overcrowded, poorly designed hell hole.I am a little tired of being told that I must be somehow less of a being , unemployed and jealous because I don't embrace the place with both arms. There is not one good thing to recommend it - oh wait, Tom lives there. Feck knows why - he reads the Guardian. He will be drummed out sooner or later. Oh and Sportsturf is a good bloke as well. :))

I think I understand, d. I too used to have an irrational and unexplained fear. . In my case it was fear of hot-water bottles (Flaschophobia in German). . Over the years it became inflated and overblown - illogical really. I would even avoid hardware stores in case I accidentally stumble across them on full display. . Then I came across a psychologist who advised me that what was called 'Aversion Therapy' might work for me . At first I pooh-poohed (not poo-pooed ) the idea in case it made me worse. But in the end I faced up to it and 'bit the bullet'. . With gritted teeth , I went out and forced myself to buy one ( strangely and coincidentally from Waitrose in Marlow !). It was a blue one with a fluffy cover in the shape of a teddy-bear. But the next step was the most difficult. . After filling it with hot water - I TOOK IT TO BED WITH ME - (there I've said it). At first I had a bad reaction and broke out into feverish sweats but after a few days that side-effect tailed off. After all it was mid-summer. . Now I can't do without it in bed (and sometimes in the garden shed when really cold). . May I respectfully suggest you try this method to cure your fear of all things Marlow ( Marvophobia ? ). Select someone from Marlow who is compatible , suitable and appropriate and TAKE THEM TO BED. Get over the side effects - these pass very quickly , particularly if you sleep on the LH side. . After all you have made conversational contact (dare I say sociable intercourse) with some Marlow people of like and amiable mind ( eg tom , Sportsturf and others ). Take Heart , demoness and give it a go. . Regards and Good Luck - it worked for me.

I am literally p***ing myself with laughter here!
OMG JB - NOOOOO!!!

On so many levels xxx

** Sniggers** xxx :-)

Form an orderly queue please

Demoness, may I respectfully make a suggestion? Perhaps if you wore your balaclava to bed the Aversion Therapy might seem a little easier?

LOL

We have totally sabotaged the thread - Lorraine i, I think I know what your other name is... all is safe with me. ;))))

Tom - I would be at the front of the queue selling tickets - you must know this surely. :))

ooooo all the comments come when its not a life death justice injustice news article.
look at all this debate about something thats nothing.
hands up all those that doesnt think that Marlow is up to its ears in snobbery, with no good reason to be snobbish. What is it a wee pokey town thats got links to no where other than loadsa folks with loadsa cash have moved in.
NOt forgetting the butt kissers and social climbers of course.

So that means im off the rotary club list from now
TFFT

Seem road is the code
and it seems that the code for the roads in marlow is this
evolve into sentient loving beings or die like dinosaurs
your snooty wannabee days are over
four fox aches 40 squid for a kids dress and a hunner 50 notes for a changing bag?
FTW is a changing bag? does superman have one of those?
LLL
Ps im not done yet this is just the drink knee jerk post

Wil Gotz

A changing bag is a bag designed to take all the changing paraphenalia,and other stuff for a baby when parent is out and about with it.
So it would contain spare nappies, wipes, clothes, feeding equipement, sometimes even a can of food .

To be fair, it is a useful piece of kit. BUT you can get one for a fraction of the price in Mothercare.Babies grow up and IMO it is just snob value paying £150 for a piece of kit that you will hardly use and is only for a specific use.
A bit like the absolute idiots who pay a fortune to eat in the Fat Duck and think they are somehow special because they are eating snail porridge - I mean could they be any thicker?

And of course when we are talking of the snobbish element of Marlow, let's not forget Marlow has a SL (Slough) postcode!

I'm p'eed off because now everyone will find out how good the Waitrose in Henley is, and it'll be packed.
I'd better get 18 months supply of goods in now !!

Bogart wrote:
I'm p'eed off because now everyone will find out how good the Waitrose in Henley is, and it'll be packed. I'd better get 18 months supply of goods in now !!

And theres always space in the car park behind it, and they give you back the cost of 1hr parking.

demoness wrote:
Wil Gotz A changing bag is a bag designed to take all the changing paraphenalia,and other stuff for a baby when parent is out and about with it. So it would contain spare nappies, wipes, clothes, feeding equipement, sometimes even a can of food . To be fair, it is a useful piece of kit. BUT you can get one for a fraction of the price in Mothercare.Babies grow up and IMO it is just snob value paying £150 for a piece of kit that you will hardly use and is only for a specific use. A bit like the absolute idiots who pay a fortune to eat in the Fat Duck and think they are somehow special because they are eating snail porridge - I mean could they be any thicker?

I would willingly pay £150 for a changing bag.
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Paul Daniels used to have one. You put in a fiver and then pull out a tenner. Very helpful when shopping in Marlow!

Bogart wrote:
I'm p'eed off because now everyone will find out how good the Waitrose in Henley is, and it'll be packed.
I'd better get 18 months supply of goods in now !!

I have always preferred to shop in Waitrose in Henley anyway. In fact the whole shopping experience in Henley is far preferable to Marlow.

DeepThinker wrote:

demoness wrote:
Wil Gotz A changing bag is a bag designed to take all the changing paraphenalia,and other stuff for a baby when parent is out and about with it. So it would contain spare nappies, wipes, clothes, feeding equipement, sometimes even a can of food . To be fair, it is a useful piece of kit. BUT you can get one for a fraction of the price in Mothercare.Babies grow up and IMO it is just snob value paying £150 for a piece of kit that you will hardly use and is only for a specific use. A bit like the absolute idiots who pay a fortune to eat in the Fat Duck and think they are somehow special because they are eating snail porridge - I mean could they be any thicker?

I would willingly pay £150 for a changing bag.
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Paul Daniels used to have one. You put in a fiver and then pull out a tenner. Very helpful when shopping in Marlow!

Good one , DT.
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And at the risk of offending the denizens of Goring, didn't PD actually marry one ?

J B Blackett wrote:

DeepThinker wrote:

demoness wrote: Wil Gotz A changing bag is a bag designed to take all the changing paraphenalia,and other stuff for a baby when parent is out and about with it. So it would contain spare nappies, wipes, clothes, feeding equipement, sometimes even a can of food . To be fair, it is a useful piece of kit. BUT you can get one for a fraction of the price in Mothercare.Babies grow up and IMO it is just snob value paying £150 for a piece of kit that you will hardly use and is only for a specific use. A bit like the absolute idiots who pay a fortune to eat in the Fat Duck and think they are somehow special because they are eating snail porridge - I mean could they be any thicker?

I would willingly pay £150 for a changing bag. . Paul Daniels used to have one. You put in a fiver and then pull out a tenner. Very helpful when shopping in Marlow!

Good one , DT. . And at the risk of offending the denizens of Goring, didn't PD actually marry one ?

I protest. With all due respect. How dare you insult the lovely Debbie?

I'm sorry the 'PD' I know lives with a person called Leonard near the Beetle and Wedge restaurant in Moulsford-on-Thames.

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I don't know any Debbies.

Oh dear, a clear case of mistaken identity. Often happens.

i doubt anyone who would pay that amount for a change bag actually cared what the price was. same for the other select clothes shops - selling a dress or 2 a week should be enough to pay the rent.

Well Well Well
When will the down trodden in Wycombe wake to the fact that Marlow shops rely on the rich and well heeled of High Wycombe to come to their shops and spend from their well stocked wallets.
We love you rich wycombeites, so keep coming and keep spending.
We really do need the money.