Ethel Austin

[emma_t]

I hope no one works for Ethel Austin stores as just seen that they have gone bust....on the news

Bad news as they have 300 stores with over 3000 staff nationwide. I hope they can find a buyer..

Ethel Austin do have some good stuff at reasonable prices sometimes

x

[chris.g]

Even more bargains then?? If only we had some spare cash to go to the sales.....
Sorry to anyone who works there if I seem flippant.
xx

[angela18]

its not a shop I can say i go in.. but i hate to see people losing jobs

[emma_t]

I had never been into a store before but in my previous job I was in charge of the account and used to sell into the shops.

Went in to have a look around once and they did have bargins, they used to take end of line discontinued range lingerie from the company I used to work for and other suppliers.

3000 jobs is a lot to go so do hope they find a buyer x

[chris.g]

It is awful and a lot of jobs. The recession kicking in maybe??
There'll be a lot of people worrying even more about the increase in cost of living.

[emma_t]

Its all such doom and gloom in the papers and on the news today...[:(]

credit crunch, house prices, mortgages, food prices spiralling out of control[:(][:0][:(]

Sometimes its better not to turn on the telly or buy a paper...

We had a heating oil delivery today 1200 lites @ 50p a litre[:0][:0] The prices are going up all the time and we got a reduction this time as the whole village brought together to get a deal....

[aguise]

Its Emma. I dont watch the news sometimes as it is all depressing. I have shopped at E austin for the grandchildren and always get baby presents for girls expecting at work, their have some nice reasonably priced stuff. Good idea the whole village doing that.

Ang x

[angela18]

how long will that last emma.. have you no gas where you live?

[chris.g]

That's one of the con's of living in the country. Everything is costing more. I though it was just me buying more rubbish until we went on the budget. Now I look at the cost and know it's just everything rocketing up.....

[emma_t]

No gas Angela - we have a choice of bottled gas or heating oil and the price between the two is not a lot.
It should last a long time as the summer is comming, if and when!!

At least we got a better price with everyone clubbing together[:)]

[angela18]

have you heard a rumour that summer is coming?? I wouldn't believe it!!

[Lisa2009]

Summer? whats that?

[chris.g]

summer is the same as spring AND autumn AND winter....lol

[barbara.worthington]

i cant remember the last time that britain had a summer!

o yes i can vaguely, it was when i was a girl in short socks playing in the street with a skipping rope!

were summers really hot when we were small or is it just that our childhood memory makes us think that way?

barb x

[chris.g]

yes, they do seem like a dark and distant memory.......