[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by mani

there was a shop near us who used to sell all sorts - we were real good friends with the guys who owned it but nothing special - last yr he sold up and hte new guys really ran it down - and its only then u think bloody hell they were doin a good job

That sounds like our corner shop - I wonder if you live near us.

Originally Posted by shillelagh

Corner shops also have their uses in the community - if they know someone who goes in there every day for milk or bread etc and they dont see them for a day or two then if they are part of the community they might ask someone if theyd seen such abody because they havent been in for a day or two or go and knock on their door.

Our post office is the same. My daughter went in there the other day and as they haven't seen me for a while the chap behind the counter asked her if I was OK.