channel hopper shopper!
By frenchdream | Sunday, August 16, 2009, 19:12
Living
and working in France but with family and friends between Portsmouth and Bath,
you may wonder why on earth I am writing about and, extolling the virtues of,
Hedge End – well it is all because of your superb shopping facilities with
everything I miss in France just a moment off the motorway and still a well
kept secret from most of the people who cross the channel!
Living
abroad changes you and you life a great deal and it is a wonderful experience
but there are just some things you simply cannot do with out despite wonderful
food, hypermarkets and chic clothes! For us, the things we miss include Cheddar
cheese, bacon, crumpets and for me, Marks and Spencer! Your excellent shopping facilities in and
around Hedge End fulfill all these needs and have the added bonus of being near
to the port, with good parking and opening hours that suit our needs when we
are dashing to the boat and the situation is on our perfect route to the
family.
However,
and much as I would personally regret it, I think you need to advertise your
facilities to those people zipping past on the motorway. Hidden away off the
junction, with little indication of what is there, I think you miss out on a
great deal of business and I know that some people would be far happier on the
ferry having had a good shop and the ability to stop and have a nice coffee
together with a very cheerful welcome from the staff in your shops!
Keep up
the good work!
Comments
I too am a huge fan of Marks and Spencers, Per Una being my personal favourite. Its close proximity to Sainsburys is also a bonus in my book as it means it is so easy to combine two shopping trips in one!
By EdwinaKing at 15:31 on 17/08/09
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