Sporting Colours

[Barrel of Fun]

I am off to buy something for a fancy dress party on Saturday, so I will be sure to pop in and have a browse.

Good luck TLO - looks grrrrrrreat.

 

[Titanic]

At least you've tried to address the points,...

I can see the niche and fair call with the location but I can't see the demand being great enough to make this a viable venture.

And exactly who gives a shit about what you think ?

 

[Mr Banana]

All the best with this

 

[Chicken Run]

Blimey, you got David Baddiel to open it then.

Or keith from the office

 

[Eastleigh Seagull]

The shop looks classy and all the best with the new venture.

You deserve to succeed with it and I for one will be encouraging relatives to visit and purchase my presents.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

He has had a shave...

 

[dwayne]

And exactly who gives a shit about what you think ?

 

[ROSM]

Will be visiting too.

having had many bad experiences buying stuff off the internet:

- not being at home for delivery
- goods not sent as per description
- good taking an age to arrive

I for one will be supporting my local purveyor of proud to wear sporting leisurewear.

besides, I can guarantee that i wont be seeing 200lbs of ginger black beefcake with a dead sister in there, last seen wearing stone island and a shiny suit whilst stalking people on the way home from Millwall.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

No physical shop can ever hope to have a competitive advantage on an internet seller. TLO isn't trying to capture the people that think "I want a Toffs shirt, and I know exactly which one I want" those consumers will look into every possible means to get it.

IMHO TLO has opened the shop because he sees that there is a market for retro style football wear in Brighton. A town where people have a relatively large amount of disposable income and want to remain trendy even when they are past 30. That's why TLO has gone for a location in the laines. If he went for a shop in Western Road he wouldn't get the right sort of customers, but the laines has excatly the right sort of clientele for this to be a success.

Fact of the matter is that if you want something very cheap then you'll be able to find it if you look hard enough, but cost isn't always the principle driver.

LAINE, north LAINE

not LAINES


but well said

 

[Man of Harveys]

I live in Brighton. I'm over 30. I've got some money. I'm going there TOMORROW, to see Alan and to SPEND some of it - either on me or maybe on my folks for Xmas I hope he has an XXXXXL old-skool Germany shirt in for me, or I'll ask him to order me one.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

when i come down for CHRISTMAS i'm going to buy something with my POCKET MONEY

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Looks KEWL! all I want for Christmas is an Afan Lido away kit, otr perhaps a Total Network Solutions Kit (There'll be dancing on the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight!) and this looks like the ideal outlet!

Are you open Sundays?

 

[Beach Hut]

Well how did today go TLO ?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Went in today, didn't buy anything though.
Didn't realise there was an upstairs, so it seemed quite bare/small! Will have to pop in again and have a proper look.

 

[Beach Hut]

Went in today, didn't buy anything though.
Didn't realise there was an upstairs, so it seemed quite bare/small! Will have to pop in again and have a proper look.

So how many people were in there and TLO needs to sort out signage as not the first time someone has said did not know there was an upstairs.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

So how many people were in there and TLO needs to sort out signage as not the first time someone has said did not know there was an upstairs.

well, i was the only one downstairs. But then again, there was only one other person in the Seagull Shop when i went in there!

 

[Uncle C]

So how many people were in there and TLO needs to sort out signage as not the first time someone has said did not know there was an upstairs.

You should look for little clues, like a staircase.

 

[Beach Hut]

You should look for little clues, like a staircase.

Why ?

I wasn't in there

 

[Uncle C]

Why ?

I wasn't in there

Well no wonder you missed it

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

To be fair, i wasn't looking for a staircase...i just saw three rails of shirts and a table of subbuteo and bits and bobs.

Obviously there's more out the back - but i figured that was staff only, as it was quite cut off from the rest of the shop. Clearly, i was wrong! But hey, i'm not the only person on here who's made that mistake!