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WillowTheWhisp 24-12-2005 14:50

Well, that's the last time we'll go there!
 
We ordered a goose for Christmas. We ordered it from a local butcher. We asked him if we needed to leave a deposit for it. He said No. There'd be plenty he said. The lad he gets them from had about a dozen he'd been rearing he said, and they'd only sold 2 so far he said. Lovely fresh free range goose he said. When would we like to come for it? Friday or Chrsitmas Eve?

We decided on Christmas Eve considering we were having a fresh bird it might as well be as fresh as possible. No point us freezing it or we could just as easily have got a frozen one. When does he close on Christmas Eve we asked, open all day says he.

So this morning we decided to get a few other bits and bobs and then pick up the goose. It was about 12:30 when we got to the butchers. The shop was in darkness, all the meat counters had been cleaned and they were mopping the floor. There was a notice on the window saying they were shutting at 1pm but they had obviously closed before then, so much for being open all day!

We asked them for our goose. We've nothing left he said. But we ordered a goose and you said we could pick it up on Christmas Eve we said. He looked at us blankly as if he'd never seen us in his life before. Then when we said the name and the free range goose he said "You said you were coming in Monday for it. We've only had 2 off of him." (Yes, presumably the same two he told us about when we went in to order ours!)

MONDAY??? What would have been the point collecting a FRESH goose on Monday to eat for Christmas dinner? It wouldn't have stayed fresh from Monday! We'd have had to freeze and defrost it! Not to mention having actually discussed with him the merits of picking it up on the Friday evening or Saturday morning! AND asking him what time he was closing today (Christmas Eve Saturday).

I am not a happy bunny. :mad:

Thankfully they did have some nice fresh turkeys at Tesco but it's not a goose is it?


Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Sara 24-12-2005 14:54

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That's disgusting, you should name and shame the butchers.

WillowTheWhisp 24-12-2005 14:56

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Let's just say it's not a million miles away from Southwood Drive.

Debbie J 24-12-2005 17:37

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I'd be angry too if it was me. You should tell as many of his customers as is humanly possible so it is widely known how unreliable he is. Glad you managed to get a fresh turkey and wont be going hungry though. Have a good Xmas and I hope the goose is the only problem you have over the festive period.

Tinkerbelle 24-12-2005 17:56

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Hope it hasn't got you down Willow! .... get it ;) .... down ...... goose down :) ....... lol OK sorry that was really weak .... I'll leave about .... hmm ........ now! :D

Neil 24-12-2005 20:40

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There are a couple of geese in the park we are tying to find a new home for. If you know what I mean ;) ;)

park381 24-12-2005 21:22

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Think I know the one you mean Willow, thought he was supposed to be very good from what my Bash friends say.

park381 24-12-2005 21:25

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There are a couple of geese in the park we are tying to find a new home for. If you know what I mean ;) ;)

Hey, I thought you were trying to restore the park not get shut of the wild life :D :D

Neil 24-12-2005 21:35

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Hey, I thought you were trying to restore the park not get shut of the wild life :D :D

It is unsuitable for the geese where they are at the moment so we want to re house them

garinda 24-12-2005 21:39

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It is unsuitable for the geese where they are at the moment so we want to re house them

There's a house for sale on Park Lane, with a nice view of the play area.:)

park381 24-12-2005 21:40

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It is unsuitable for the geese where they are at the moment so we want to re house them

Fence the top bowling green off, and put them in there :D :D

park381 24-12-2005 21:42

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There's a house for sale on Park Lane, with a nice view of the play area.:)

What number, I may come back :D

garinda 24-12-2005 21:45

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What number, I may come back :D

Errr........sorry..............your visa has expired.:p

park381 24-12-2005 21:54

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Errr........sorry..............your visa has expired.:p

That's not a very nice thing to say :(

garinda 24-12-2005 21:57

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That's not a very nice thing to say :(

:) I was only joking.

Merry Christmas Mr Squirel my old sparring partner.:D

park381 24-12-2005 22:00

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:) I was only joking.

Merry Christmas Mr Squirel my old sparring partner.:D

And a Merry Christmas to you :D

junetta 25-12-2005 00:34

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I'm sorry but it did make me chuckle.........my brother, an Oswaldtwistle man, was once promised a turkey from a bloke called Tommy......he never got it and since then we sort of have a family joke........Tommy promised and every turkey we have had gets called Tommy..umm.
The first year we lived in Tenerife, when neither of us could speak a word of the language, we went to the local butchers and ordered a turkey. I, not knowing the word, was gobble gobbling around the shop until the bloke sussed it out. On Xmas Eve we went to collect it, only to find that there were around sixty folk in front of us...........we went next door to the bar, kept checking our number.........I've never been so drunk!

WillowTheWhisp 25-12-2005 08:56

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Originally Posted by park381
Think I know the one you mean Willow, thought he was supposed to be very good from what my Bash friends say.

He is very good if you're talking about just going in and buying what they've got. Last Christmas we ordered a bird too, to make sure there was a fresh one available when we wanted it, knowing that more people buy them at this time of year, and there was no problem so we didn't imagine there would be this year but all I can say is thank goodness for Tesco and we shall be looking for an altrnative butcher. Busman found a very nice one on his travels in Mellor.:D ||There used to be one just down Willows Lane but he's retired.

I wouldn't have minded as much if he'd been the slightest bit apologetic but he just had a couldn't care less attitude and a "what do you expect me to do about it?" tone of voice whch really added insult to injury.

Gayle 25-12-2005 09:23

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Hope it didn't spoil your plans too much!

I have nothing but praise for my butcher - Whitakers on Union Road, Osw - I don't go in very often but I am always greeted by name, as are most other people who are in there. I went in a few weeks ago to order my turkey and some ham and the first thing one of them said (I don't know which one because I think they're twins and I get confused easily) "hello, Gayle, come to order your turkey?" I said yes and he then amazed me by saying (without looking it up), "I think you had a 10lb-er last year will that do for you again?" I was really impressed!

WillowTheWhisp 25-12-2005 23:24

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That's the way it used to be with the chap down Willows Lane too. There also used to be a really great baker on the opposite corner who did all kinds of different and unusual bread. Unfortunately not many people patronised them because supermarket loaves are cheaper (but not half as good) and sadly they closed down. I used to love the Jamaican loaves they did and they did a super pumpernickel.

Mik Dickinson 26-12-2005 07:38

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Well we were invited out for Xmas dinner but we decided to get a small frozen turkey for us for the rest of the week.You all know tutkey butties, curries and the like.Its all part of xmas is that.So off i went to the Lidl to pick up a small frozen one and lo and behold when i get home the woman on the checkout had scanned it but it did not come up on the reciept.So we are having free turkey this year Lucky us!!!!!!!!!!!1

Gayle 26-12-2005 12:17

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
That's the way it used to be with the chap down Willows Lane too. There also used to be a really great baker on the opposite corner who did all kinds of different and unusual bread. Unfortunately not many people patronised them because supermarket loaves are cheaper (but not half as good) and sadly they closed down. I used to love the Jamaican loaves they did and they did a super pumpernickel.

They also used to do a nice tomato bread but I know I never went in as often as I should.

Great quote in one of my Christmas books

"It's not the supermarkets that are killing of the corner shops, it's the people that go into the supermarkets".

A couple of years ago I made a pledge to myself that I would try to frequent local shops more often. It's sometimes so easy to go the supermarkets but unless we all make an effort to keep local shops open they will all start to die out. And then we'll miss them when they're gone.

Mik Dickinson 26-12-2005 14:14

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Sorry Gayle but we have local butchers here and bakers.

e.g. bakers a baguette costs € 1,50
Aldis same thing € 0,50
Butchers = Turkey between € 20 to € 35
Same turkey roughly same weight at Lidls cost € 7,45
In the end as a father and husband i have to get stomachs full.Not keep up someones business and livelyhood

garinda 26-12-2005 14:19

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Originally Posted by Mik Dickinson
Sorry Gayle but we have local butchers here and bakers.

e.g. bakers a baguette costs € 1,50
Aldis same thing € 0,50
Butchers = Turkey between € 20 to € 35
Same turkey roughly same weight at Lidls cost € 7,45
In the end as a father and husband i have to get stomachs full.Not keep up someones business and livelyhood

But when the butchers and bakers have all gone, LIDL will charge more.

P.S. Don't forget I've seen your full belly, in the photograph you sent me after we'd spoken in the chatroom, and you thought I was a babe, which of course I am.;)

Mik Dickinson 26-12-2005 14:26

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Sod of Rindy i am still embarrassed.Any way the supermarkets keep themselves in check by competing against each other.The little shops cannot keep up.We have a Lidl, Aldis. Netto and mini mal all within 20 min walking distance.And after what you wanted in the Asda i would think you always shopped at supermarkets !!!!!!!!!!1


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