Costcutter
Dirk asks:
I wonder if you’ve been to the Costcutter (though the sign is a bit faded, so not sure they still have the franchise) on Greenwich Church Street? If not, it’s worth it to see what’s changed.
As I am sure you know, this is a Turkish owned convenience store much beloved by foreign language students, the winos hanging around St Alfege’s Church yard, and South London chavs on their nights out. The range of products is simply hilarious, and you have real difficulty finding a recognisable brand. Most of the stuff seems to be Polish, from other parts of Eastern Europe, or Turkish – down to the juice, coffee, biscuits etc. My neighbour reckons this is so not because the owners want to cater to the tastes of London’s Eastern European communities but because the stuff is cheap.
Which brings us onto what’s new, which is that that Costcutter no longer has a license to sell alcohol. So what? Well, if you go to the store you will see that they’ve sectioned off the whole booze section (around a third of the shelf space!) with hand written signs saying that Mr Hossein Z...(can’t remember the last name) has withdrawn the license, so no more beer and wine!
I’ve heard that Mr Hossein is in fact the owner of the property. And that the Turkish lady you see in the shop is his daughter who manages it and pays him rent. The story I heard was that she asked for a reduction in rent, and he agreed, but said cheaper rent = no more off license.
The Phantom replies:
I can't say I'm even slightly upsest about this one. The one thing that Greenwich is not short of is tatty stores that sell cheap crap. That Costcutter shop is an eyesore (as is much of that parade) and if no license means they have to clean up their act (and their shop) to regain custom so be it. So the chavs and winos need to toddle a few metres up the road to get their Special Brew. My eyes are dry - and so, I suspect, Dirk, are yours... ;-)
I wonder if you’ve been to the Costcutter (though the sign is a bit faded, so not sure they still have the franchise) on Greenwich Church Street? If not, it’s worth it to see what’s changed.
As I am sure you know, this is a Turkish owned convenience store much beloved by foreign language students, the winos hanging around St Alfege’s Church yard, and South London chavs on their nights out. The range of products is simply hilarious, and you have real difficulty finding a recognisable brand. Most of the stuff seems to be Polish, from other parts of Eastern Europe, or Turkish – down to the juice, coffee, biscuits etc. My neighbour reckons this is so not because the owners want to cater to the tastes of London’s Eastern European communities but because the stuff is cheap.
Which brings us onto what’s new, which is that that Costcutter no longer has a license to sell alcohol. So what? Well, if you go to the store you will see that they’ve sectioned off the whole booze section (around a third of the shelf space!) with hand written signs saying that Mr Hossein Z...(can’t remember the last name) has withdrawn the license, so no more beer and wine!
I’ve heard that Mr Hossein is in fact the owner of the property. And that the Turkish lady you see in the shop is his daughter who manages it and pays him rent. The story I heard was that she asked for a reduction in rent, and he agreed, but said cheaper rent = no more off license.
The Phantom replies:
I can't say I'm even slightly upsest about this one. The one thing that Greenwich is not short of is tatty stores that sell cheap crap. That Costcutter shop is an eyesore (as is much of that parade) and if no license means they have to clean up their act (and their shop) to regain custom so be it. So the chavs and winos need to toddle a few metres up the road to get their Special Brew. My eyes are dry - and so, I suspect, Dirk, are yours... ;-)
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posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
08:11
5 Comments:
And did my eyes deceive me or has the place operating as Pizza Luna gone out of business yet again?
I know the Starbuck-isation of the High St is generally seen as a bad thing, but on this occasion maybe it's time for a reasonable quality restaurant chain to move into what's prime space opposite the DLR.
Please, no more of the rip-off tex mex or tapas places, which for reasons I've never been able to understand, Greenwich seems to have about half a dozen of!
That whole area needs to be smartened up a bit. I hate it so much that on a Friday and Saturday night I feel treatened by the number of chavs either fighting, weeing or generally being a pain in the rear along that bit. Greenwich residents stay in their houses and the dregs of South London come out to play, wreck havoc and leave Greenwich licking its wounds. Euch!
Great to see support to clean up Greenwich is gaining momentum!
A few comments - some happy, some sad...
First, go to Greenwich Park (Main Entrance) and you will see the magnificent 10m 'man swimming' sculpture that was near tower bridge not that long ago. I love it and wish we had more of this stuff more often... Dont miss it while its there.
Secondly, I think Costcutters are Licensed again :( the chavs in the area will return - if they havent already!
Thirdly...Im on the verge of voting conservative, just to get greenwich cleaned up and get rid of the chavs... what are the chances?!
The chances of the conservatives cleaning up the area? None, I suspect. It's down to us. Not that's I'm recommending vigilante groups, naturally...
I agree with all of the above! The chavs are taking over Greenwich... it's a disgrace. Greenwich is a world heritage site and as such should become (and deserves to be) a Richmond of the Sout East, not a Blackpool of the North!!!
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