Patel Newsagency

When there is a Lifestyle Express right next to your shop, you’d think ‘Right, well, I’d better work extra hard to make sure that people use mine instead.’
Most locally run shops can’t compete on price so I will allow the slightly higher prices of this newsagents. However, as my mother always used to tell me, manners don’t cost a penny.
Why, then, was I ignored as I waited for service? Why was I served without a please, thank you or smile? Why did I find myself wondering if I’d done something offensive?
It’s entirely not acceptable to treat customers like an infringement on your social time. No thank you. Back to Lifestyle Express for me.
(But, regrettably, I admit they did have everything I needed)