Local shopping frustrations
THE problem with shopping in Empangeni and Richards Bay is that the buying and packing of shelves seems to take place on an ad hoc basis. One month you will find a product on the shelves and do a dance of joy that it is, in fact, available locally, only to be devastated a few …
THE problem with shopping in Empangeni and Richards Bay is that the buying and packing of shelves seems to take place on an ad hoc basis.
One month you will find a product on the shelves and do a dance of joy that it is, in fact, available locally, only to be devastated a few weeks later when it is no longer available. Such a downer.
For weeks you will eagerly scan the shelves for the product, and be disappointed each time. Then, cursing, you drive to Durban and buy in bulk.
There is a high turnover of goods in the busy local stores and shop owners and the buyers need to keep on their toes and make sure customers can get what they need on any given day.
This will develop local customer loyalty instead of encouraging trips to the big city to get what we need and want, usually at one store.
ALISON MYBURGH
Referring to the article ‘good biking etiquette needed’. This article refers to riding around rural areas in Zululand, however, I live in Kannakronkel on the edge of Mondi forest. Every weekend we have to contend with two wheelers and quads who have no consideration for both home owners or the environment. Over weekends the quads and bikers are riding on the roads in Veldenvlei and tearing up the verges. These bikes are not street legal. As is the norm the authorities are no where to be seen, even if you phone the department no one bothers to come out.