I would love to see the North East of Scotland housing a massive angling warehouse which can trade locally and more importantly compete online for nationwide business.............ah! if only
Devided on that one. A store I used to use in Brundall, Norfolk, was one of those traditional tackle shops in that you could go in, get a coffee, have a natter, buy a few bits and bobs and maybe play with a few items of tackle you liked the look of. These days its a "warehouse" style place, having joined up with 5 or 6 other shops in the area to enable bulk buying. Yeah its cheaper, but it also has no "soul"..or should it be sole
You walk in and it is a warehouse. There are rods and reels all over the place, bivvies, bedchairs, mountains of bait but all the little bits and bobs are gone..or only available in bulk. There is no "interaction" with customers as they are busy punting out "internet" deals and you now have to pay for your coffee
..lol...and there is no one to natter too.
I hope thats not my only option in the future.