Comment by gib444
19 hours ago
> The one kind of physical shop I really miss is the kind of place where you can buy one screw, nail or picture hook etc.
So much nostalgia for these shops. A man with a posh, sparkling clean apron knowing exactly what you need or mean. In and out in under a minute or two having parted with just 30p
Screwfix are actually pretty close in terms of service. Their staff are pretty patient with people and quite helpful. They mostly only sell packs of things though (and wow fixings got expensive... anyway. And it's ironic that the "trades" brand of the group that owns B&Q has better customer service than B&Q...)
Spending 30p in a minute means the store's gross revenue including cost of goods sold is at most $18.00 per hour, which is already less than a living wage for one person.
30p back in the early 90s, I should have specified...
The shop also sold more expensive things like small appliances and hand tools etc