Topic ID 968
Yet another shop bites the dust! Thorntons have now ceased trading in Ware.
Reply ID 9074
At least I won't need to go into Clintons anymore.
Reply ID 9075
Its a real shame about Thorntons. Never the cheapest but wonderful chocolates none the less and well worth the extra.
Reply ID 9076
Is the fat lady thinking about singing a song by the Specials?
Reply ID 9082
Too Much Too Young ??!!!
Reply ID 9085
I won't be sorry to see them gone, as I always felt that most Thorntons choc is over-priced over-rated poor quality. And certainly staff who seemed to have little/no love of good choc. I am sad that they managed to kill off the far superior Choc-a-bloc when they arrived and took over the market with their big hitting approach, and have now gone leaving Ware with no decent choc shop. Still got the excellent Leonidas in Hertford though! (Anyone know if Hertford's Thornton's is going the same way.
Reply ID 9087
The Ware Hallmark/Thorntons was a concession owned by Robbins Cards (also in Lakeside). I don't think he owned the Hertford one (Birthdays/Thorntons), so it is likely that it will stay there.
Reply ID 9088
quote:You're thinking about chocolate again, sexy doughnuts means 'Ghost Town'.
Originally posted by p3a
Too Much Too Young ??!!!
Reply ID 9098
Phew, I thought it was wasted on you all! ;o)
Reply ID 9099
I thought Choc a bloc went because of the vandalism? Or was it a combination of Thornton's and the vandalism. I for one never went in Thornton's - I really miss Choc a bloc though, they had absolutely gorgeous choccies.
Reply ID 9110
I much preferred Choc a Bloc but thought she left because of the vandalism rather than competition from Thorntons. Leonidas in herford is the best choc shop locally but is only open on Fridays and Saturdays. [:(]
Reply ID 9120
For weekday choccy buying there is Birthdays - the card shop on the edge of Birchley Green - I believe they sell Thorntons Chocs
Reply ID 9126
quote:But this is still the same old Thorntons "rubbish" (I'm aware that there's a chocoholic camp that loves them, but at least as many who think that they way over-rated). Waitrose do some good stuff, as well as some overpriced disappointments. My current favourite are their rose & violet creams - exquisitely floral fragrant...
Originally posted by WareBear
For weekday choccy buying there is Birthdays - the card shop on the edge of Birchley Green - I believe they sell Thorntons Chocs
Reply ID 9139
Magika's Kitchen sells a selection of chocolates from the same supplier as choc a bloc. Don't go to Hertford before you check out the local shops. As the old adage goes, 'use it or lose it'!
Reply ID 9150
Chrissie, Where is it? I'm not into Choc's - Galaxy is about as far as I go, but for Pressie's always something useful to know....
Reply ID 9154
Just recently discovered Magikas Kitchen and they do indeed have some tasty treats in store - particularly their chocolate brownies! WareBear, shop details for you - Magikas Kitchen (Take Away) 71 High Street Ware Hertfordshire 01920 466577
Reply ID 9171
I walked past Magikas Kitchen last night. It looks lovely in there..so inviting. I`m going to pay it a visit on Saturday. I`ve heard that there`s some connection between there and the Tap Bar...does anyone know anymore??
Reply ID 9173
Magikas Kitchen has some real goodies, chocs included. I bought a few xmas gifts in there. They're also open Sunday Morning (well they used be)which is handy for parking right outside, it is owned by the same lady as the Tap Bar I believe.
Reply ID 9181
quote:There was a planning application to turn the Hertford shop into a Costa Coffee.
Originally posted by Rachael
The Ware Hallmark/Thorntons was a concession owned by Robbins Cards (also in Lakeside). I don't think he owned the Hertford one (Birthdays/Thorntons), so it is likely that it will stay there.
Reply ID 9270
I hope we don't get a costa coffee. I like their coffee but don't want our High St to look like all the other High Streets. The really postive thing about Ware is the fact that the shops are mostly non chains. The downside is that we may get another estate agents!
Reply ID 9276
It's a good size shop, what type of store would you all like to see open there?
Reply ID 9286
And Costa Coffe is COST! Try Ware to Eat...... None chaine, happy and a good bunch of Guy's in there...
Reply ID 9288
I love Ware to Eat. I wish it was still open on Sundays, they used to do a great sunday roast. I am not sure what sort of shop could replace the empty card shop. We have nowhere in the town to buy linen or towels or curtains etc so that could be useful.
Reply ID 9295
... or Clothes (other than expensive or horribly cheap) Shoes, decent food - Butchers, Baker, Candlestick Makers and don't forget the Fishmongers. They have all been pushed out of the town. Even the Greengrocer's had to make the decision to keep the Kingshill shop open rather than the town one. Maybe we are turning into such a lazy society that these Guy's just cannot afford to be open.
Reply ID 9302
You all know the Tescos motto 'every little helps'. There is a second part which they don't advertise and that is 'to drive out the opposition'.They have certainly achieved that in Ware. You now have to go to them for veg (roll on the farmers market next Monday). At least we still have a decent Bakers (Simmonds) instead of being forced to consume the rubbish that Tesco sell.
Reply ID 9304
Can't agree that Tesco bakery products are rubbish...and no, I don't work for Tesco!! I've always found their goods very acceptable, and it would appear that most people feel the same or they wouldn't bother buying them would they. I ran a company for many years, selling private label products..not bread...to the major supermarkets, and I can promise you that their quality demands are an absolute nightmare for a supplier...they are so stringent. I remember once getting a rollicking from the M & S quality assurance team because a bottle of milk in the fridge in the factory canteen was one day past its 'use by' date!!
Reply ID 9313
We have a very good butchers in the back st, near the chip shop. His sausages are delicious!Far tastier than any from Tesco.
Reply ID 9314
Try Kingshill, you can get your Fruit and Veg there aswell. Let's keep these traders alive and not just feed the Fat Cat's. Don't get me wron Supermarkets have there place but maybe we could all give a little time a week to keep the small traders 'alive'
Reply ID 9317
Tescos have sucessfully established themselves as a 'one stop shop' and brainwashed customers in thinking that the 'low' prices there are for there benefit. You now don't actually need to go anywhere else to do your shopping not only for food products but for electrical goods, linen, CD's videos, stationary, even suitcases. And that of course is just the way they want it. They don't want you going anywhere else. Never forget, the low prices are not for the customers benefit. All Tesco are interested in is making a profit for their shareholders. They can only charge low prices because they have screwed their suppliers into the ground!
Reply ID 9333
Tescos will not go broke if they lose a few shoppers but the smaller independant shops will. The High st will then be full of empty shops. Don't put all your eggs in the Tesco basket. I know that everyone is busy and it takes longer to buy in smaller shops but it would help. Ware may be joining the 'Slow Food Movement' which has proved very popular in other towns like ours.
Reply ID 9334
'Don't put all your Eggs in Basket' was Mr Cohen's motto when he went from his Barrow to eventually opening Tesco, Nor should we put our shopping in one basket.