I am sad to say that I always thought their stuff was mediocre to revolting and the staff surly at best :( I used to unreservedly love the previous bakery that was there, but the Shoebox when it took over wasn't a patch on it. Anything from Greggs is inedible, however.
Portswood continues its sad decline... soon there will only be tanning salons and charity shops... :(
When I first moved to Portswood it was a riot of independents, the best of which used to be Wiseman's: an arts and crafts shop run by an old guy with an encyclopaedic knowledge of materials, techniques and sources. He sold me all of my materials when I was doing A-level art and many books on art, craft and artists that I still have. He even gave me practical hints on celtic knotwork when I was having a stab at manuscript illumination in my teens.
I just hope that the hardware shop survives. I always make a point of buying as much in there as possible.
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Date: 2009-01-28 11:15 am (UTC)I used to unreservedly love the previous bakery that was there, but the Shoebox when it took over wasn't a patch on it.
Anything from Greggs is inedible, however.
Portswood continues its sad decline... soon there will only be tanning salons and charity shops... :(
When I first moved to Portswood it was a riot of independents, the best of which used to be Wiseman's: an arts and crafts shop run by an old guy with an encyclopaedic knowledge of materials, techniques and sources. He sold me all of my materials when I was doing A-level art and many books on art, craft and artists that I still have. He even gave me practical hints on celtic knotwork when I was having a stab at manuscript illumination in my teens.
I just hope that the hardware shop survives. I always make a point of buying as much in there as possible.