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Littlestone Feb 12, 2006 16:22:56
Replying to VenerableBottyBurp

>As an aside I would also underline how loathsome and brain reducing the content of the EH shop at Stonehenge, and not a patch on the recent stocking policy of the NT shop at Avebury thanks to the woman in charge.<

Absolutely VBB! Couldn't agree with you more. The NT Shop at Avebury really has improved <i>amazingly</i> over the last year or so. But how is that possible? The lady in charge must have some considerable personality - working for the National Trust but still being able to turn that old tanker around to what was really needed for the Avebury shop. There's a lesson in there somewhere.

V VenerableBottyBurp
VenerableBottyBurp Feb 12, 2006 18:10:25
Replying to Littlestone

Sorry for talking shop on a Sunday...

You are right Littlestone, the woman doing the ordering at Avebury is an exceptional person, she has even among others had Andy Worthington there for a book signing, also Josh Pollard & Mark Gillings; this is possible because she has a clearer idea of the customer base whereas it appears traditional at EH to only consider who the proprietors are !!!

She does still stock 15 million different pot-pouurris though (to be fair you would not know you were in a NT shop if there wasn't pot pourri)...

VBB

PS I seem to recall that the editor of 3rd Stone once purchased a massive number of samples of the crap on offer in the Stonehenge shop - fridge magnets were actually quality in comparison to some of the cringy tacky tackle...In a hundred years time some archaeo will find that box of stuff in Neil's old loft and suggest he had been a covert fridge magnet worshipper - get rid of it now Neil !!!

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