alchresearch Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Perhaps people who wander round town don't have hobbies or anything more interesting to fill their time? Makes you wonder why people bother with city breaks doesn't it? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez2 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Makes you wonder why people bother with city breaks doesn't it? yes, can't think of anything worse. :oI might go into a town for sightseeing but not to shop. I'm not a hermit by the way. The point is, town needs to attract as many people as possible, not just the people who shop already for leisure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 oh boy you are really having a bad time Cyclone. I don't 'shop' ie I don't walk around town as I actually find it really depressing, it dampens my mood. It did the last few times I 'shopped'. I haven't shopped recently, merely popped in to a shop, purchased something and left. I occasionally come into Cole brothers, don't know what its called now. Other than that I just pop into other shops then leave. I call 'shopping' when you walk round the shops or visit more than one shop. I do usually combine a pop in to a shop as I'm passing. I would not make a special trip just to come and have a coffee. Not a good use of my time and not very environmentally friendly. Perhaps people who wander round town don't have hobbies or anything more interesting to fill their time? Perhaps this is a communication problem. Shopping is not the act of walking around town. It's the act of going into a shop and purchasing something. You don't know that "cole brothers" is John Lewis, I mean it's only been what, 2 decades, I can see how that would be hard to remember. Who do we think just "wanders" around town? Is that a activity? ---------- Post added 11-05-2017 at 14:23 ---------- It does sound though, that no matter what the parking situation, you'd actively avoid 'shopping' in town for one reason or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez2 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I know loads of people who wander around the shops 'for fun', my parents for one. Its good for them as it keeps them active now they are retired. A lot of people go for a wander around and may or may not buy. Wandering round town buying stuff is shopping but some people just go window shopping. They may or may not be tempted. Cole Brothers; I've only been there three times in the last twenty years. I parked close by, purchased then went home. If the town was redeveloped I may be tempted back to shop / window shop, depending how it was developed. I like to shop and go, not spend ages. Why are you failing to understand this concept? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I guess I'm more like you. If I go "shopping" then I have something to buy, I'll find the item I want, buy it, go home. That might mean that I have to go in multiple shops and try items on though, it could be a vague want "a new jacket" or very specific, model xyz which I know I'll get from Maplin. John Lewis has a small but reasonable menswear department which I look around occasionally for t-shirts, gloves, perhaps jeans, definitely if I need a suit. It's also competitive for electronic items and adds a good warranty. You haven't been to Cole Brothers, and surely you've heard of the national department store... I have a friend who calls it Coles, it's not big or clever to pretend that for 2 decades you can't remember the name of a national department store chain. I never failed to understand that you like to buy and go, I'm the same. You did however say that you stopped going to town because of the parking (and then the lack of specialist shops). That's not really the case though is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eccy Beach Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Good to see usual level of pedantry is alive and kicking on this thread. So what if people still call John Lewis, Coles, it's probably what they grew up with. I never got round to calling Republic Gatecrasher before it burnt down. More people would probably come to down if Dixons reopened on Fargate and Grandstand was back on our TVs so blokes could crowd round window to watch vidiprinter. Turning back the hands of time seems popular at the moment especially with our politicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area 51 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) I could have had an hour for that price but it would have meant an extra 100 metre walk and would have still only taken less than 30 minutes to complete my business. So, what would you consider a fair price for parking in one of the UK's largest city? Your point being? Nothing,i go to meadowhall or buy online. ---------- Post added 12-05-2017 at 20:22 ---------- That argument applies to any visit to anywhere, and as such is specious. ---------- Post added 02-05-2017 at 22:24 ---------- You'd rather drive a 60 mile round trip to Doncaster, taking 1:30 hrs and costing £6 in petrol.[color="Silver" I either go to meadowhall,free parking,amazon online or Huddersfield which is the same distance as driving to sheffield is from where i live and that costs me £2.50 for 5 hours in the town centre car parks or for a 10 minute walk ,free. Edited May 12, 2017 by area 51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squiggs Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Good to see usual level of pedantry is alive and kicking on this thread. So what if people still call John Lewis, Coles, it's probably what they grew up with. I never got round to calling Republic Gatecrasher before it burnt down. More people would probably come to down if Dixons reopened on Fargate and Grandstand was back on our TVs so blokes could crowd round window to watch vidiprinter. Turning back the hands of time seems popular at the moment especially with our politicians. My grandmother always used to send me to pick up some shopping from "Swords" across the road (this was in the early 1980s in Hull) Swords was bombed out in 1941 and had been umpteen different shops since then It was still Swords. It didn't matter..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I like cyclones posts now and again cos there's clearly a brain behind them but the pedantry normally completely derails worthwhile threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 For those who love to say they never set foot in the city centre you may wish to know the SRQ is now properly under way. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1665424&page=138 We've waited a long time but it's probably better we are now doing do it in a piecemeal way (rather than the 7-Stone plan) so we can maybe retain some of the old buildings and gather more feedback from people in the city and beyond. The Moor (which isn't formally a part of the SRQ development) is also improving. Sheffield is getting better all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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