The Berwickshire News is the local ‘country’ paper and is slightly different in content (more bricks, less manure) than its city slicker cousin the
Berwick Advertiser. We look at it now and then as it’s good to keep up with urban issues whilst watching Farmer C’s cows ruminating out of our kitchen window. Nor actually ruminating out of the window, that could be messy at the other end, on our floor-but it is what we can see 250 yards to the north. Or we could until the cows retreated to winter quarters. But you know what I mean
One issue is whether to have an Asda and a Tescos to add to the Sir Morrisons, Somerfields, Co-op etc. So far the city fathers have been a bit reluctant to increase the competition for the existing mid town shops and it is debatable whether we either need or could support more large supermarkets. But obviously some townees are anxious to increase the choice-hence this letter in this weeks News
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On Friday, November 24 ,we decided to go to Galashiels to visit the new ASDA.
What a treat we were in store for.
What a store!
It is not only massive and modern, but the prices are much cheaper than the supermarkets in Berwick. George, the store's clothes line, is cheaper than most shops and more affordable. I bought trousers for £5 and pretty tops for £3. They weren't from charity chops but for brand new items.
They have a bigger range of products than any other local supermarket.
Everything was for the customer's convenience. Also, every check-out was manned whether needed or not so there was no chance of a queue, something that still happens at Morrison's and always at the Co-op.
The staff were helpful and cheery. Why not? ASDA bought jobs to their town, jobs sorely needed by local people. It's brought a sense of pride!
If it means travelling further to Gala for the superb choice and value that ASDA and the new Tesco offer, then it is worth the extra petrol.
And Berwick? Berwick makes it almost impossible for the town to expand and to give choice AND jobs to those who live here. They don't want ASDA and Tesco. They give these supermarkets such a hard time.
About time Berwick got out of the dark ages”!Its good to know that in the dark ages we even then had a Morrisons-and even in these more enlightened times it is always crowded-unlike the Co-op, a much nicer, less peopled shop-and the clientele, especially in the caravan season good give pointers on how Neolithic hunter gatherers went about their supermarker shopping, brandishing their tattoos, wooden clubs and carrying off the check out ladies for a bit of Humpty Dumpty in the comparative comfort of their own caves.
‘Another reason for shopping at Morrisons ‘as the Village Cryer used to say ‘Take one check out lady, get one later, absolutely free’.
They don’t do that in Galashiels.
