I don't mind people having a quick look through - that's what I do to see
if an article justifies the cost - but I object to people getting a free
read and then leaving a "second hand" magazine for someone else to pay
full price for. It's bloody dishonest in my opinion. I'd go so far as to
say that it's almost like theft.
I hate going in to WH Smiths to get a comic (Linux, Electronics, Science
etc) because I can't get near the racks for a crowd of cheap skates
reading the magazines in the aisles. Bloody irritating.
My wife used to work in WH Smiths on a Saturday and her job was to wander
around the store telling people to stop reading the magazines and either
buy one or foff!
Cheers,
Norm.
OK, Norman's eRant might be over, but here's mine (a dRant?).
You think there's no copy of a mag left then further down the store you find
it in the wrong place - why is it that when customers decide they don't want
to buy something after all they just leave it where they're stood rather
than put it back where they got it. Must cost shops a staff member or three
just to go around picking the items up and putting them back in the right
place.
And the hassle inside the store only came after wading through Big Issue
sellers, loud buskers (who of course always have a smelly dog or three),
charity collectors and TalkTalk high pressure salespeople. Throw in a few
aggressive "switch your energy supplier" salesmen and that's Bangor High
Street on a saturday morning...WH Smith doesn't stand a chance!
Any more, anyone?
And they wonder why nobody uses High Street shops nowadays.
</dRant>
Dilwyn
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