If you've ever watched League of Gentlemen, you'll get a feel for the vibe of this place. Slightly strange, it's bit like being transported back in time 20-30 years. The strange atmosphere isn't helped by the weird incongruence of pet food and general hardware being sold in the same shop.
Ask for a plastic bag, and you'll be rewarded with a tut, a sigh and a bag from a shop down the road. Somehow I don't think it's anything to do with being eco-friendly, and more to do with a customer service ethos that sees customers as an inconvenience.
If you've got a child in tow, don't even think about trying to enter this shop. A comment regarding the difficulty of negotiating the shop's narrow aisles (blocked with stock) is met not with an apology but with a bellowed 'It's delivery day!'
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