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eattothebeat 02-09-2008 09:02

Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
My child starts school this time and I was appalled on Saturday when I went to the school uniform shop on Abbey Street and saw that they sold drug grinding machines, pipes and many different decorated lighters, some with cannabis leaves on them.
This is the shop that all the schools around here recommend to go to.
I know that any shop can sell anything they like but this is not a good combination. I don't want my 4 year old to ask what these things are. I also think they are only there to sell to children, teenagers have to go there to get uniforms and will see them. Why on earth else would a clothes shop sell these things?

Should I have said something to the staff? Did you know these things where on sale at this shop? Should our local schools be recomending this shop?

pipinfort 02-09-2008 09:21

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I doubt mentioning it to staff would make any difference , i have`nt been in as we get our uniforms straight from school so i did`nt know this type of thing was available in there, i think its disgusting , i wonder if the local papers are aware of this......?

WillowTheWhisp 02-09-2008 09:22

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That's an interesting point. I'm a bit of an ignoramus when it comes to drugs I must admit and have never noticed although I've bought school uniform there for years. Perhaps if all the schools made a point of mentioning that they will no longer approve selling of the uniforms if they continue to stock those items. I'm not sure the schools actually have any say who stocks their stuff though. I know Accrington Academy (ex Moorhead) would like people to buy all the uniform through them but last time I did that I ended up paying a lot more and felt a bit conned.

Are those things purely for drug use? I know there's a stall on Morecambe market which sells tobacco tins and hubble bubble pipes and cigarette papers but they do also say that they do not encourage people to use them for smoking illicit drugs. It may be a bit of a grey area as tobacco smoking products re perfectly legal and sold in sweet shops where kids go before and after school.

pipinfort 02-09-2008 09:28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626146)

Are those things purely for drug use? .


Yes, i think this is disgusting and should not be allowed at all, cigarettes sold in newsagents has been going on forever but `smoking` gear for sale along side school uniforms for all ages is just not on.....i`ll nip and have a look this afternoon.:mad:

flashy 02-09-2008 11:09

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Reece noticed these pipples and asked me what they where for, they are on the counter as you go to pay

flashy 02-09-2008 11:11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626146)
Are those things purely for drug use? .



yes willow, they are canabis grinders, usually used for grinding 'skunk'

emamum 02-09-2008 11:13

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626146)
tobacco tins and hubble bubble pipes and cigarette papers but they do also say that they do not encourage people to use them for smoking illicit drugs. It may be a bit of a grey area as tobacco smoking products re perfectly legal and sold in sweet shops where kids go before and after school.

They have to say that, i used to workin a shop that sold candles, incense, joss sticks, that kinda stuff and we sold pipes as well and had to have the 'not to be used for drug use blah de blah' it was very obvious thats exactly what they were used for lol

WillowTheWhisp 02-09-2008 11:13

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What's a pipple?

They sell those hubble bubble pipes in Tunisia with flavoured and fragranced tobacco, no drugs, stuff tasting of strawberries and what have you.

flashy 02-09-2008 11:18

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626167)
What's a pipple?

They sell those hubble bubble pipes in Tunisia with flavoured and fragranced tobacco, no drugs, stuff tasting of strawberries and what have you.



lol i call pipinfort pipple lol sorry willow, you have me in stitches now hehee

pipinfort 02-09-2008 11:34

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626167)
What's a pipple?

:joint::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::ro fl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl 38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::

Please don`t try to grind me then smoke me willow.........!

accyman 02-09-2008 11:55

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i thought a bong was part of school equiptment these days


joking aside no they shouldnt display these items near childrens items , mind you one of the pound shops put their ann summers kinky cuffs and plastic willies next to the kids toys so nowt surprises me

archiveuk 02-09-2008 12:43

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Just accross the road at the ratepayers funded "Information Centre" you can get clean syringes for free !!! And help with claiming your rightful benefits.

BERNADETTE 02-09-2008 12:51

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Was in there yesterday but didn't notice them. Think there should be a complaint made!!!

Yolanda25 02-09-2008 12:55

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thats nothing, when i went to ibiza this year i was gobsmack when this souvenir shop had dildos and porn films and other dirty stuff next to kids toys and clothing for kids

WillowTheWhisp 02-09-2008 13:41

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Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 626172)
lol i call pipinfort pipple lol sorry willow, you have me in stitches now hehee

:D Well if you'd used a comma I might have cottoned on! :D

Lilly 02-09-2008 14:28

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I didn't know about this as we buy our school uniform direct from the school.

Drug paraphernalia and school uniforms.....not a good combination in my view. :(

keetah992000 02-09-2008 14:54

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considering that the government was planning on taking ciggarettes off display , that is wasful- especially as you get uniforms from there - have you let the school know too?

cmonstanley 02-09-2008 17:16

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i think there should be a complaint made to the schools who have their uniforms sold there.why do they have a monoply of certain schools uniforms there anyway is this not against european monopoly commission.

Tealeaf 02-09-2008 17:20

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I think this could well be a story for the Observer..........

cmonstanley 02-09-2008 17:20

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also i think greg pope should be informed as he is only a couple of hundred yards down the road ,might pop in the shop tomorrow to investigate...if its there its straight up to school on thursday and ask them to explain...

pipinfort 02-09-2008 19:01

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 626307)
I think this could well be a story for the Observer..........


Already mentioned...........;);)

SamF 02-09-2008 23:23

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There are full page adverts in national magazines advertising cannabis seeds for sale, there is a stall in accy market that has been selling bongs for ages... yes this is slightly different as the place is endorsed by schools however all these other places are all open to children as well.

cashman 02-09-2008 23:41

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SamF (Post 626477)
There are full page adverts in national magazines advertising cannabis seeds for sale, there is a stall in accy market that has been selling bongs for ages... yes this is slightly different as the place is endorsed by schools however all these other places are all open to children as well.

tis a fair point sam.;)

Neil 03-09-2008 00:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SamF (Post 626477)
There are full page adverts in national magazines advertising cannabis seeds for sale

That is because the seeds do not contain any THC so are not illegal

SamF 03-09-2008 00:53

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 626487)
That is because the seeds do not contain any THC so are not illegal

Neither do/are the bongs or grinders in question o_O

derekgas 03-09-2008 06:59

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It is a question of morals and good taste isnt it, the owners of this shop obviously dont have much of either! Markets have stallholders removed all the time for dodgy dealing and the like, and we expect that, I wouldnt expect to find this sort of stuff for sale in a shop that dedicates much of its space to school uniforms, and wont be buying from there!

WillowTheWhisp 03-09-2008 08:56

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What is THC?

mrskitty 03-09-2008 09:07

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626525)
What is THC?


Its the chemical in the cannibis plant that produces the 'altered states of consciousness' its called ‘delta-9 tetragydrocannabinol’ or ‘THC’.

MargaretR 03-09-2008 09:20

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Your children go in newsagents - think what is on the top shelf there:eek:

This shop isn't selling anything illegal - perhaps it is better that your children know about such things, so that you can warn them to avoid them.

WillowTheWhisp 03-09-2008 09:31

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I really must pop down there and have a look what all the fuss is about.

MargaretR 03-09-2008 09:35

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There are addictive substances available without prescription in chemists and supermarkets.
Benylin cough syrup is an example.
http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/content/full/19/3/320
Also what about glue? - that is deadly and appears to have faded from headlines lately.

cashman 03-09-2008 09:47

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theres a few addictive substances on sale glue as you say being one, glue though aint n illegal substance, theres only one real use for these implements n it aint fer putting glue in.;)

MargaretR 03-09-2008 09:54

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Shisha pipes are for flavoured tobacco - if some people use them for smoking other things that is their choice.

If you take this argument to extremes you would avoid all shops selling Rizla papers

cashman 03-09-2008 10:47

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 626555)
Shisha pipes are for flavoured tobacco - if some people use them for smoking other things that is their choice.

If you take this argument to extremes you would avoid all shops selling Rizla papers

thought you were doing that.:)

MargaretR 03-09-2008 10:53

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 626573)
thought you were doing that.:)

I smoke tobacco roll ups - I do avoid all shops - get my Rizlas on line like everything else:D

Neil 03-09-2008 12:13

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 626577)
I smoke tobacco roll ups

I know, its funny isn't it that AccyWebs very own body purist pollutes her own by smoking and drinking?

MargaretR 03-09-2008 12:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 626594)
I know, its funny isn't it that AccyWebs very own body purist pollutes her own by smoking and drinking?

Roll ups are pure tobacco with no artificial additives
It is the petrochemical additions in products which I devoutly avoid.

I am no angel - though my list of vices is now limited by age.;)

Neil 03-09-2008 13:54

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 626597)
Roll ups are pure tobacco with no artificial additives

So that makes them a healthy option then does it?

MargaretR 03-09-2008 14:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 626620)
So that makes them a healthy option then does it?

No - but addicted to nicotine for 50 years :eek:

I have always admired the ecologically friendly way of life of the North American Native Peoples:)

WillowTheWhisp 03-09-2008 14:28

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Right. I have been to the Abbey Street shop and spoken to one of the owners. He was a bit surprised at the idea of anything on sale in his shop being any more connected to drug abuse than anything on sale anywhere else in Accrington. He asked me to show him what was being referred to.

I must admit I had to have a good look before I actually found the items but then again Mick will tell you how observant I'm not. So I pointed out the cigarette papers and lighters and quite rightly he said there is nothing wrong with selling those. They are perfectly legal, I did mention that some of the lighters have a cannabis leaf image on them. I also pointed out 2 or 3 "rasta" ashtrays which have a smoking man and the odd cannabis leaf decoration implying that the man is smoking cannabis. He pointed out that similar ashtrays have been on sale in the local pound shops. I then pointed to the grinders which have been stated are for grinding up cannabis and he said he cannot control what people grind up in them but they are actually tobacco grinders and some of his customers use them to grind herbs which again is not illegal or drugs. I've got a similar shaped wooden grinder which is actually for chopping/grinding herbs. He was really puzzled that anybody would associate any of these things with drugs as he only associates them with legal tobacco. He asked my advice and I told him about this thread on the website and also suggested he might like to contact the schools and see if they do have any objections to these things being sold in the same store where the uniforms are sold. He also wondered if he should contact the council for advice.

He asked me if I knew the person who had made the original complaint on here and I told him that I do not. He would appreciate it if you would call into the shop eattothebeat and talk to him personally about this.

Neil 03-09-2008 15:05

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Well done Willow. I like it when someone actually finds out what is really going on instead of making assumptions

AccyLass 03-09-2008 15:14

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Tried giving ya karma Willow, for taking the time to go and find out

Will try again tomorra, apparently I gave too much out recently:D

MargaretR 03-09-2008 16:21

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I've given you some - I thought the complaint was a bit OTT as you can tell by my earlier posts here.

WillowTheWhisp 03-09-2008 16:40

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Thank you :)

pipinfort 03-09-2008 17:39

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626631)
Right. I have been to the Abbey Street shop and spoken to one of the owners. He was a bit surprised at the idea of anything on sale in his shop being any more connected to drug abuse than anything on sale anywhere else in Accrington. He asked me to show him what was being referred to.

I must admit I had to have a good look before I actually found the items but then again Mick will tell you how observant I'm not. So I pointed out the cigarette papers and lighters and quite rightly he said there is nothing wrong with selling those. They are perfectly legal, I did mention that some of the lighters have a cannabis leaf image on them. I also pointed out 2 or 3 "rasta" ashtrays which have a smoking man and the odd cannabis leaf decoration implying that the man is smoking cannabis. He pointed out that similar ashtrays have been on sale in the local pound shops. I then pointed to the grinders which have been stated are for grinding up cannabis and he said he cannot control what people grind up in them but they are actually tobacco grinders and some of his customers use them to grind herbs which again is not illegal or drugs. I've got a similar shaped wooden grinder which is actually for chopping/grinding herbs. He was really puzzled that anybody would associate any of these things with drugs as he only associates them with legal tobacco. He asked my advice and I told him about this thread on the website and also suggested he might like to contact the schools and see if they do have any objections to these things being sold in the same store where the uniforms are sold. He also wondered if he should contact the council for advice.

He asked me if I knew the person who had made the original complaint on here and I told him that I do not. He would appreciate it if you would call into the shop eattothebeat and talk to him personally about this.


So in other words he`s not bothered........? but well done for confronting him...........

emamum 03-09-2008 17:43

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i dont think i would be going in if i'd started the thread

steeljack 03-09-2008 17:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626631)
. I then pointed to the grinders which have been stated are for grinding up cannabis and he said he cannot control what people grind up in them but they are actually tobacco grinders and some of his customers use them to grind herbs which again is not illegal or drugs. I've got a similar shaped wooden grinder which is actually for chopping/grinding herbs. .

the place sounds like a small scale Head shop , nothing more nothing less
Head shop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia usually they cater to college age kids , but it seems this guy if he is also selling school uniforms he is pushing the envelope .
Guess its all down to community standards ........do local parents want/care about, their kids being exposed to stuff like this . ;) ;)

pipinfort 03-09-2008 17:45

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Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 626676)
i dont think i would be going in if i'd started the thread

I know what you mean.....cannabis is`nt the only thing he`ll be grinding.......

emamum 03-09-2008 17:49

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seems like a strange thing to sell in a clothes shop.

pipinfort 03-09-2008 17:52

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Its great willow went in and confronted him but he is either very nieve or just stupid, of course he knows what they are for and just because you can get them in pound shops.does that make it ok then.you can buy anything in pound shops so will he start selling tea and sugar as well.......?:confused: If i wanted to grind my home grown herbs abby St shopping centre is the last place i would look to buy a grinder.....I`ll stick with my Jamie Oliver Flavour Shaker thanx.....or does he sell them as well.....?

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 08:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pipinfort (Post 626674)
So in other words he`s not bothered........? but well done for confronting him...........


Well actually he did seem very bothered. He wanted to be able to speak to the person who had raised the issue so that he could understand their concerns and their objections. I really had to struggle to find something to object to myself. He asked me what I thought he should do and he considered if he should ask the council if he was doing anything wrong. He does have customers who buy those things from him so if he stopped selling them he would lose those customers but I got the impression he would be willing to do that if there was anything unethical or illegal there. Shops where kids buy sweets also sell tobacco and tobacco related items. He doesn't even sell tobacco. He was very concerned that anyone should think he was selling anything illegal.

On a different tack I pointed to the keychain 'laser beams' and said if I personally was going to object to anything I would object to those because they are dangerous. He said they are not actually lasers, just torches with a narrow beam of light, not the lasers which people were using and shining at aircraft etc. I queried whether children could still damage each others eyes by shining them at each other and he said he didn't think so but asked if I would like him to stop selling them. If they aren't dangerous then I don't see any reason for him to stop selling them.

He did actually say that if people will approach him direct and tell him that there are things they want him to stop selling, and why, then he will take those concerns seriously but so far no-one has ever told him that they object to anything in the shop and this is the first he has heard that anyone had any complaint, second hand, through me, from an anonymous person on a website he has never seen. It seems perfectly reasonable that he would like to hear from people themselves if they have any complaints. He won't eat you.

So if any of you want to complain in person, in the shop, he would welcome the opportunity to address your concerns. He didn't even know about them until yesterday. That doesn't mean he doesn't care.


I still can't see anything in that shop any worse than things in other shops. I don't see any of it and think "drugs" - I may think "smokers" and I don't smoke and have always discouraged my children from smoking but I can't object to the shop round the corner from me having cigarettes on display can I because they are perfectly legal?

Anyway, I really would be interested to know how this works out and if anyone does take it any further.

pipinfort 04-09-2008 13:12

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These things are`nt illegal to sell but to sell them alongside school uniforms for primary school kids is just morally wrong, i remember i had to get all my school uniforms from a shop near the market in Blackburn( can`t remember the name or if its still there) it sold the school uniforms along with gentlemans suits and NOT alongside cannabis smoking items ! If you have kids of this impressionable age you cannot fail to see how wrong it is....if you smoke cannabis you may not see it as a problem...if you smoke regular cig`s you may not see a problem...if you are very nieve you may not see a problem...... but as a responsible adult with 2 small children I see a BIG problem especially in the world we live in today. Its just morally wrong.......I`d certainly like the original thread starter to get involve in this debate as i don`t even shop there!!!!

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 13:31

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So if there are people on here who have actually seen these things in the shop and feel strongly that they should not be there will you please go and speak to the man himself and tell him so.

It may be naive of me not to see cigarette papers, tobacco grinders, lighters and ashtrays as a problem but my kids have always gone into shops which sell kids comics, crisps sweets alongside smoking equipment and they have never been tempted to want to smoke. I'm just failing to see why this particular shop selling school uniforms, which will be bought by the parents not the children themselves, and is not likely to be visited on a weekly or daily basis by children, is somehow worse than those.

Please voice your concerns to the shop owner and give him chance to do something. If enough people can show him they are genuinely offended then perhaps he will ralise it is a problem and take you more seriously than simply hearing it via me.

emamum 04-09-2008 13:39

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I am in 2 minds about this...

If the shop sold tobacco it would make more sense, I dont see why a clothes shop sells them, it seems a bit random. lighters, ashtrays arent anything to get stressed about, if it was pipes and bongs (which i assumed it was from the first post) then thats a lot different.

cashman 04-09-2008 13:45

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as this thread is now in its 3rd day, it seems a little strange to me,that whoever asked the question when starting it,has not commented further?:confused: now call me a cynical owd get, but....................:rolleyes:

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 13:46

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No pipes, no bongs.

It's mainly a clothes shop but they have one or two small novelty items at the counter too. That's where these bits and bobs are.

pipinfort 04-09-2008 13:47

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At the end of the day its all about morales, If a survey was done at the school gates asking the question....Should drug smoking equipment be sold along side school uniforms.? what do you think the majority answer would be......?

pipinfort 04-09-2008 13:48

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Quote:

Originally Posted by derekgas (Post 626503)
It is a question of morals and good taste isnt it, the owners of this shop obviously dont have much of either! I wouldnt expect to find this sort of stuff for sale in a shop that dedicates much of its space to school uniforms, and wont be buying from there!

In a nutshell Derekgas.........

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 13:51

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That's a leading question pipinfort. You use the word 'drug' which gives the impression as emamum said of pipes and bongs. If you reword the question to state what actually is there it might be better.

If you feel so strongly about it why not get a petition up and get signatures and then present it to the shop owner? But if you put the words "Drug smoking equipment" he will just respond that he isn't selling drug smoking equipment and nothing else will happen. When I mentioned drugs to him he said he was against drugs and would not promote the use of drugs. To him these items have nothing to do with drugs, just legal tobacco smoking. If you want the ashtrays and lighters and cigarette papers removed then just go down and ask him to do so and tell him you object to them being sold there. He is perfectly approachable. It was the dark haired guy without glasses that I spoke to.

It's no use just keep talking about it on here. I went down to the shop. He would welcome anyone else doing the same and expressing their concerns to him and yet everyone else seems reluctant to do so.

pipinfort 04-09-2008 13:53

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Ok then let me rephrase that then.......Smoking equipment...although i did not start the thread and its tiltle is Drug using equipment.......!

pipinfort 04-09-2008 13:55

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp;626887)[COLOR=darkorchid
To him these items have nothing to do with drugs[/COLOR]



Yeah sure.......so should i start a petition about everything i feel strongly about on Accyweb then....? I`m off to school now....i`ll ask around.

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 13:58

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Yes the thread title uses the word drugs but what I'm saying is that when I went into the shop and spoke to him about the drug using equipment he was being accused of selling he said that all he sells is stuff to do with smoking tobacco and he isn't selling drugs and does not approve of drugs.

Nevertheless if people find what he sells offensive (actually it's 'they' not 'he') then just go along and let them know. Until I spoke to him yesterday he had no idea that anyone found anythng in the shop offensive. The man is not a mind reader. How many people have actually been in and looked at what is for sale? How many have assumed it was pipes and bongs and looked like an opium den?

emamum 04-09-2008 14:00

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lol willow....... i was in there for tys uniform last week (£20 for a sweater and a shirt!!!) and i didnt notice them.

Tealeaf 04-09-2008 14:04

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I always thought that Tobacco was a drug which was responsible for more deaths than any other drug. But my question is this:- when did smoking accessories become part of school uniform?

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 14:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pipinfort (Post 626889)
Yeah sure.......so should i start a petition about everything i feel strongly about on Accyweb then....? I`m off to school now....i`ll ask around.


Well, I am assuming that people who object to the things which are being sold would like something to be done, otherwise why bother complaining? Would you like them to stop selling the smoking paraphernalia or would you just like everyone to stop buying school uniforms there? Or do you want the shop to go out of business and close?

Personally I wouldn't like to see the shop close. I buy a lot of things there and find it a very handy shop which always has, or can get, whatever I'm in there looking for. I would rather see them stop selling one or two items than see them lose all the school uniforms etc and maybe go to the wall.

I have taken the first step by telling the man about this thread on here and then reported back here what his response was to the accusation of those things being related to drug taking.

As that does not seem to have helped then perhaps he should consult the council about it which was what he asked me if I thought he ought to do.

There must be hundreds of people who buy uniforms from that shop and maybe like me they have never noticed those things or never connected them with drug taking.

I would like to see a solution to this problem but not sure if there is anything else I can do.

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 14:09

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 626893)
I always thought that Tobacco was a drug which was responsible for more deaths than any other drug. But my question is this:- when did smoking accessories become part of school uniform?

They sell plenty of other things which are not school uniforms. :D School kids wouldn't be seen dead in the 'grannie jumpers' as my daughter calls them which are on display outside the shop.

Tealeaf 04-09-2008 14:23

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Is the retail establishment in question possibly the same one which recenty had full-masked hoodie tops on display in it's front window?

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 14:37

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I don't know. The only place I've seen those is at 'Reef' in Lancaster and I thought they were very silly. Apparently they are trendy and popular with Chavs.

Tealeaf 04-09-2008 14:39

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They are popular with muggars and drug dealers as well.

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 14:41

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
Maybe if they did have them somebody complained and they stopped selling them. I'll have a look next time I'm in town.

emamum 04-09-2008 15:03

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yes they did.........the ones that are gas mask like..

pipinfort 04-09-2008 15:04

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
Out of the seven responsible parents i asked....................errr well seven responsible parents were shocked and found it totally unacceptable but like i said earlier our school is the main supplier of their own uniforms so nobady i asked had been in anyway. Mmmmm masked Hoodies he is a responsible shop owner isn`t he..........

cashman 04-09-2008 15:08

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
seems much ado about nothing to me, the butty shop up ossy that was on here is now up fer sale i noticed this week, do parents really want 1 less place to buy uniforms? thats the 10000000 doller question. its quite possible.

pipinfort 04-09-2008 15:14

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626896)
They sell plenty of other things which are not school uniforms. :D School kids wouldn't be seen dead in the 'grannie jumpers' as my daughter calls them which are on display outside the shop.

Well i should add those to my petition and get him to stop selling them also......?:rolleyes:

emamum 04-09-2008 15:16

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
and the luminous net curtain skirts as well...

pipinfort 04-09-2008 15:21

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
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Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 626931)
and the luminous net curtain skirts as well...

Added.........:rolleyes:

emamum 04-09-2008 15:26

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i remember wearin luminous leg warmers and clothes when i was little, seems to have made a comeback...

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 16:16

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
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Originally Posted by pipinfort (Post 626922)
Out of the seven responsible parents i asked....................errr well seven responsible parents were shocked and found it totally unacceptable but like i said earlier our school is the main supplier of their own uniforms so nobady i asked had been in anyway. Mmmmm masked Hoodies he is a responsible shop owner isn`t he..........

What did you actually ask them? Did you say "ashtrays, cigarette papers, lighters and tobacco grinders" or did you say "drug using equipment"? Have they seen these things themselves? They haven't objected up to now though have they? You said they haven't been in the shop so as far as I can tell they only find something unacceptable that they have been told about not something they have seen first hand. Or at least not objected to the relevant person - ie the shop owner. My comments to him yesterday were the first he was aware that anyone didn't like any of his stock being displayed. Please let him know. Tell THEM that you have asked parents at your school and what they have said.

I, for one parent, do not want one less place to buy uniforms Cashy. I prefer to buy them from this shop than from the school. I sincerely hope the shop doesn't go out of business over this.

I'm seriously thinking of asking the council myself - if I had any idea who to speak to.

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 16:36

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 626555)
Shisha pipes are for flavoured tobacco - if some people use them for smoking other things that is their choice.

If you take this argument to extremes you would avoid all shops selling Rizla papers


lol this post just dawned on me - :D they don't sell Shisha pipes at the Abbey Street shop Margaret. They DO sell Rizla papers! :D Some people sniff drugs through straws so maybe we should boybott all shops that sell straws?

***Mr D*** 04-09-2008 16:48

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Here is the stores website.

Be it for School Uniforms ect only.

Has a Email address.;)

[email protected]

Abbey Street Shopping Centre - Stockists of Quality Commercial & School Wear

flashy 04-09-2008 16:59

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626968)
so maybe we should boybott all shops that sell straws?


is that the opposite of a girlbott willow :confused:

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 17:20

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
oops :D

pipinfort 04-09-2008 17:33

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 626961)
What did you actually ask them? Did you say "ashtrays, cigarette papers, lighters and tobacco grinders"

I asked them exactly that except i said grinders and not tobacco grinders....... i did`nt really need to say what they are for but anything with a cannnabis leaf on them is sort of self explanatory to most

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 18:53

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They don't all have a cannabis leaf on. Is it just the things with that emblem on you would like them to remove? Some have CND logo and various other things. Would you like them to remove all the smoking related items?

I do wish the people who object to these things had simply voiced their concerns themselves to the actual shop.

I can't help wondering how you feel about the Playboy logo which has been so prevalent on children's clothing/stationery/furnishings lately. I find that more disturbing because it's actually directed at children and children are displaying the image themselves.

pipinfort 04-09-2008 19:07

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Originally Posted by eattothebeat (Post 626140)

Should I have said something to the staff?
Did you know these things where on sale at this shop? Should our local schools be recomending this shop?

As the original discussion begins, my first answer would be, ITS UP TO YOU......my second answer would be , NO i did`nt.............my third answer would be , NO........
Like i said before if i got up petitions and went into shops and visited places i have disagreed with/about previously on accyweb i`d have no life. I am a strict vegetarian so should i object to asda (for example) selling meat?, should i confront the manager.? should i contact the council?I think not........At the end of the day its about morales and family values both of which i regard as priority, if people find this sort of thing ok, then thats up to them, i personally don`t and thats my opinion (and a few others on Accyweb). Certain people on Accyweb seem to have taken this upon themselves as a mini crusade and perhaps due to their lack of understanding of the common uses for these items feel that its fine....well thats fine by me...:) It has nothing to do with Playboy, Tobacco or should this be sold here and there should `Smoking` items be sold alongside childrens uniforms ..........NO

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 19:14

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So, it's smoking items of any kind which you object to being sold in the same shop as school uniforms?

Again - why not simply go to the shop and tell them how you feel? From the way the man spoke to me I think he would listen and if you could explain to him why you object then he might happily remove them from sale, after all I don't think they are a substantial part of his stock by any means. That could solve the problem or everyone then.

pipinfort 04-09-2008 19:17

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 627027)
So, it's smoking items of any kind which you object to being sold in the same shop as school uniforms?

Not just smoking items but also the Items themselves in question..and its not just me on Accyweb that objects either..........

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 19:31

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The thing is, as there are people who object to these things then it would be better if they went into the shop to complain as so far the only person actually telling the shop is me, the one who actually hadn't even noticed them let alone seen them as objectionable.

I told him that there were people here on AccyWeb objecting to them but I was a bit third hand and it didn't have the same effect although he did ask me what I thought he should do.

I think if the people who actually personally object were to go in and complain then the shop owners might ask what you want him to do and then you could say you would like him to stop selling those things. That's likely to have more effect than just grumbling about it here on AccyWeb.

steeljack 04-09-2008 19:33

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Willow , you are making up more excuses for this guy (the shopkeeper) than the proverbial black man ( insert your own colloquialism) on his way to jail , just because stuff is legal does not make it right , obivously the shop-keeper knows what these things are being used for ( and its not for grinding up nut-meg for custard pies) , I think , if I was a parent I would have concerns about such a person 'measuring-up'/fitting my child for a school uniform is this is an example of his thinking .

pipinfort 04-09-2008 19:34

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Am i not allowed to express an opinion here anymore..........? and if i do its grumbling is it....?

pipinfort 04-09-2008 19:35

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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 627033)
Willow , you are making up more excuses for this guy (the shopkeeper) than the proverbial black man ( insert your own colloquialism) on his way to jail , just because stuff is legal does not make it right , obivously the shop-keeper knows what these things are being used for ( and its not for grinding up nut-meg for custard pies) , I think , if I was a parent I would have concerns about such a person 'measuring-up'/fitting my child for a school uniform is this is an example of his thinking .


Jesus Christ.......we have another sane person here..............!

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 19:42

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He doesn't measure the children. Nobody does as far as I am aware. There are fitting rooms and the children just try things on. My girls have always just picked things off the rails and gone and tried them for size.

I am not making excuses for anyone. I would like to see the issue resolved. I read the thread and as I hadn't seen any drug taking equipment I went down to the shop to look and I told him that people had objected to some of the things he sells and that they said they were used for drug taking. Now I admit that I'm ignorant of what is used for drug taking but I have seen these same things used for other things which are not drug taking and so they would not have occurred to me as drug related paraphernalia.

Of course you are allowed to have an opinion Pipinfort. I just wish somebody who has that opinion would actually go and tell the shop owners and ask for the items to be removed from sale if they feel so strongly about it. I support you in that decision. I haven't done it because I didn't draw the same conclusion, but I did tell the guy that others had.

cmonstanley 04-09-2008 19:44

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and why has he got a monopoly of selling these uniforms.has he got a crb check is there a price cartel here.smells fishy to me..

pipinfort 04-09-2008 20:21

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So basically as you`ve said in the last god knows how many posts of yours you won`t be happy until i have confronted the owner.......? correct?

pipinfort 04-09-2008 20:22

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 627039)
and why has he got a monopoly of selling these uniforms.has he got a crb check is there a price cartel here.smells fishy to me..


He`s selling `smoking ` related items (notice how i`m choosing my words carefully for the nieve folk amongst us) i really don`t think that there is any mafia connections...........

cashman 04-09-2008 20:26

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as i remarked earlier,i find it very odd that the thread starter has not contributed more to this debate.:confused:

pipinfort 04-09-2008 20:27

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 627059)
as i remarked earlier,i find it very odd that the thread starter has not contributed more to this debate.:confused:


Quite true Cashy, i`m fending off the flack for them.........:D Only 4 posts in as many years...odd

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 20:29

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 627039)
and why has he got a monopoly of selling these uniforms.has he got a crb check is there a price cartel here.smells fishy to me..

I don't think it's a monopoly so much as a lack of competition. There used to be another shop in Union Street that sold them but it closed. I don't think there is any reason why somebody else couldn't start selling them if they wanted to. When I was little my Mum used to buy my school uniform from Isobel Winter's.

Do you need a crb check to sell school uniforms? I wasn't aware of that.

WillowTheWhisp 04-09-2008 20:41

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
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Originally Posted by pipinfort (Post 627053)
So basically as you`ve said in the last god knows how many posts of yours you won`t be happy until i have confronted the owner.......? correct?

Well actually I wish the thread starter had expressed their concerns to the shop themselves but I also think it would help if other people of the same opinion just let the shop know. So far all they know is that a woman who had never even noticed the things has gone in and told them the owners that someone on a website which the shop owners have never seen has objected to them selling drug taking paraphernalia. He asked me who it was who had complained but I couldn't tell him because of course all we know are the screen names. He can't even contact the person in person himself.

I suppose he could join Accyweb and post in this thread.

I suppose I could go in the shop again and tell them that I posted to say that it's only ordinary smoking stuff but that people are still objecting and would like him to stop selling them. Shall I do that?

I don't see the point of a complaining thread if nothing is done to get something done about it when something could be done. That's why I went to the shop in the first place.

pipinfort 04-09-2008 20:54

Re: Abbey Street uniform shop - drug using equipment?
 
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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 627067)
I suppose I could go in the shop again and tell them that I posted to say that it's only ordinary smoking stuff but that people are still objecting and would like him to stop selling them. Shall I do that?.

To be honest if you don`t really object to him selling the `Smoking` stuff as you and the shopkeeper like to call it , i can`t see why you would want to go to all this trouble......but if it makes you feel better then do what you must, i`ve said my piece and expressed my opinion( more than once) and wasted to much of my important time on this thread which to be honest is getting ridiculous and boring , i say its wrong then you tell me to go in to see the owner and so it goes, back and forward between us both,if you want to carry on..you are welcome....:)


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