immortalpuppet Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 awwww bless, he is still upset after the hammering the DOT took in a past thred. I liked the way he compared keyboarder to a snowboarder or skateboarder, it shows he has done his research and knows the forums folk well. Back on topic, I have spent some time up at Benbecula/south Uist and loved the place. The Co-op/Low flyer and the Creagory were the big players in town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The only thing that I have found to be more expensive is food. Illicit drugs are more expensive as well. I think the SPC must charge premium freight on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The only thing that I have found to be more expensive is food. Illicit drugs are more expensive as well. I think the SPC must charge premium freight on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The only thing that I have found to be more expensive is food. Only food? The electronics/gadgets shops in the IOM is a rip off though. Ok, food and eletronics. Travel to and from the island is much more expensive compared to islands like Jersey Ok, food and electronics and travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The only thing that I have found to be more expensive is food. Only food? The electronics/gadgets shops in the IOM is a rip off though. Ok, food and eletronics. Travel to and from the island is much more expensive compared to islands like Jersey Ok, food and electronics and travel. . OK. Food, electronics and travel. But almost all the electronic stuff can be ordered off the internet anyway. I am not a frequent traveller. So the only thing that affects me is food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The only thing that I have found to be more expensive is food. Illicit drugs are more expensive as well. I think the SPC must charge premium freight on those. I think that's because suppliers are factoring in the higher tariff imposed by Moyley. A fine across translates to 6 months inside over here. It's risk versus reward again. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triskelion Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Travel to and from the island is much more expensive compared to islands like Jersey Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 God forbid anyone should disagree with your opinion. I don't mind people disagreeing with me (although Spermann and Gladys didn't seem to disagree that shopping is better/more varied/cheaper across) - it's the 'i think it would be polite of me to suggest that you should think about removing yourself from this Island.' (translation "F**K off if you don't like it") I take objection to. I wasn't disagreeing with you Jim, in fact I was trying to reiterate your point even more. It is all very well to compare the size of the island with UK local town council districts for political purposes (the arguments for and against the many local councils we have here) as the population for those purposes is fixed to the location - i.e. the residents. However, comparing our shopping and other facilities with those in similar population sized areas in the UK will always make us look poor because although the population of a town may be similar the actual catchment area is likely to be much greater. Not nitpicking, just pointing something out about comparing like with like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 The only things more expensive on the island - are anything made from animals, vegetables or minerals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freggyragh Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Agus, mura bheil Gàidhlig agad, uill, hoig thu a blas againn gu math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Agus, mura bheil Gàidhlig agad, uill, hoig thu a blas againn gu math. Jeez, do you have the 'fat finger syndrome' or were we drinking in the same bar last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craine Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Lake district, North Yorkshire, Devon, Cornwall, Cotswolds, New Forest, the list is endless......possibly too classy for cheesypeas, cheesybeans yes, but cheesybeans, a definite no! ... what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandwoman Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Thanks for all the constructive answers to my questions and particular appreciation goes to the folks who PM'd with useful ideas. From my perspective as a producer/retailer on a small island, having to charge top dollar for products is a harsh reality for mainly 2 reasons. 1)Islands always attract high surcharges from suppliers for bulk carriage- a case in point is a new table of charges received yesterday from my main supplier who before was carriage free on orders over £350. It is now £23 for the 1st box, rising to £86 for 10 boxes, regardless of size (determined by the companies packers !) or spend and it will prove impossible for me to absorb all of those costs. So the price of my finished product will need to rise with immediate effect. 2) as far as white goods go- to get the sort of discount one sees in mainland stores , the owner of the outlet needs to reguarly buy in huge quantities ( done by the mother company and then distributed to its nationwide stores)- a place like Man or Shetland or the Scillies couldn't possibly achieve the criteria needed to fulfill the turnover requirements of giant companies, so if they exist on islands at all , they are usually more expensive than their mainland equivalents. The advent of Amazon and the like has helped the shopper obtain purchasing parity for some smaller items that won't carry high carriage costs but has not helped the independent retailer,who does not have this massive buying power and consequently loses out on more sales. On the other hand, people do seem to enjoy buying locally produced products and the good, more intimate service hopefully offered by these independent outlets,so it's not all doom and gloom for the small retailers.Man sounds an interesting and beautiful island with many plus points and I shall certainly continue with my research to live and work there. I fear cheeseybeef or whoever may be kidding themeselves with his/her opinion of Cornwall etc.- if they like wall to wall Argos, Next , Burger King etc, expensive housing, jam packed roads, a higher crime rate,higher taxes, poor public transport to cover a comparitively spread-out population , poor road links to the rest of the country and the lowest wages in the UK then they are going to reach their Utopia.It's a great county to be rich in ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketman Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Well written madam !! When can you start ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jehovah Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 ", Next , Burger King etc, expensive housing, jam packed roads, a higher crime rate,higher taxes, poor public transport to cover a comparitively spread-out population , poor road links to the rest of the country and the lowest wages in the UK then they are going to reach their Utopia.It's a great county to be rich in ....." Next-1 BK-0 Expensive Housing-plenty Jam packed roads-no Higher crime rate-no Higher taxes- definitely not Poor public transport-average Poor road links to rest of country-it's only 30mls long FFS Low wages-higher minimum wage than UK It's still a great country to be rich in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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