The Bastard Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: It would have been nice to have been told the right Facebook page the comment from one of the owners was on, but here it is in reply to someone mansplaining why their business was a failure: I don't want to get into this really John but your theory as to why we are closing our business is completely and utterly wrong. Our location has actually been very good for us, if anything it was way too small as the regular queues out of the door at weekends will attest. We have traded very successfully for the past 2.5 years, both as a cafe, bakery and outside caterer. Our business plan was excellent and we exceeded our financal goals, Laxey kitchen has been a profitable endeavour for us. Our reasons for closing are many and varied and the current economic climate is absolutely a factor - it is brutal and basic operating costs have doubled in the past year, but mostly we want to spend more time with our kids and have more holidays! Thanks for your 2 penneth though . (my bold) See it's much quicker to look things up that typing out insults. That's good, thanks for the info. Combination of things then. Sad to see anyone having to give up but at least they can see the positives. Would be a challenging time for anyone to pick up the premises and do the same thing, so interested to see what will happen there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Kipper99 said: Is there competition for veggie and vegan food on island? there's that new place where Peter Luis used to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Kipper99 said: Is there competition for veggie and vegan food on island? yes , the cows and sheep tend to get in first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) Went to Brewers Fayre pub. Quality was the same as any H&B pub. I signed up for their emails beforehand. I got an email with an offer before I went. Two courses for £10. Unlimited number of people and visits. Keeps the revenue coming and people drinking.... Edited October 12, 2022 by snowman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, snowman said: Went to Brewers Fayre pub. Quality was the same as any H&B pub. I signed up for their emails beforehand. I got an email with an offer before I went. Two courses for £10. Unlimited number of people and visits. Keeps the revenue coming and people drinking.... "Buy one and get another for exactly the same price!" is H&B's idea of a promotional offer. They have absolutely no idea how to increase footfall and turnover. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 31 minutes ago, Nellie said: "Buy one and get another for exactly the same price!" is H&B's idea of a promotional offer. They have absolutely no idea how to increase footfall and turnover. Looks like they're not doing the 'buy 6 get 1 free' offer on Carling and Okells beers this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxfisherman Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I thought the prohibitionists had made it illegal to offer alcohol deals in pubs? Didn't they force through happy hour bans to save lives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 As someone else mentioned, in the late 90s the prom was one big nightclub. There is no call for that anymore and therefore no need for normal pubs to go to before you go to a nightclub. Going to the pub from work, before you go home is also something that is not done anymore, or if it is, its only 50+ year olds that do as younger wives/ partners won't put up with it like they did in the "Good old Days" 🙂 Pubs, like snail mail are a 20th Century thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Pascoes up for sale, £50k plus stock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Cheap! Lease presumably? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Nellie said: "Buy one and get another for exactly the same price!" is H&B's idea of a promotional offer. They have absolutely no idea how to increase footfall and turnover. They've never had to previously. They enjoyed a captive market with a near monopoly position and a population with a drinking culture for many years. They could charge the prices they wished, there was nowhere else to go. Now they've expanded into other, probably more lucrative (to them) interests, the pub trade is failing for varied reasons, to include economic and social change, and they're happy to close pubs deemed no longer viable and let them deteriorate rather than letting other parties take them on and give it a go, a sure characteristic of a monopoly concern. All of which is further contributing to the demise of the trade. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 48 minutes ago, John Wright said: Pascoes up for sale, £50k plus stock. That’s been for sale for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 33 minutes ago, Kopek said: Cheap! Lease presumably? Not even a lease. A friend of mine looked at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Wavey Davey said: Not even a lease. A friend of mine looked at it. So how would it operate without any lease as presumably the property is not included in price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, Banker said: So how would it operate without any lease as presumably the property is not included in price? As I understand it they’re about to get kicked out so any buyer needs to find alternative premises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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