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Scotts butchers closes after 130 years

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Scotts butchers closes after 130 years From York Press

Scotts The Butchers

ONE of York’s oldest butchers has closed its doors for the final time, citing council red-tape and corporate customers’ debts for the decision.

Scott’s Butchers has been at its Low Petergate home for 130 years.

What sad news. This was The Place to buy good meat and pies. To my mind no one matched Scotts, but I have to confess I rarely bought anything there. I guess I contributed to its demise – in a very small way. It looks as though bad debts and poor access were largely to blame for the closure of the business.

Another iPhone Q

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Another iPhone Q

Originally uploaded by Dawnriser

This one’s at the Carphone Warehouse in Coney Street, York where my name is “on the list”
nudge nudge.

8.50am update: My upgrade application has to be approved by a real person at O2 so I’m going back to the shop later to complete the details. No 16Gb in stock (I already knew that would be the case) – so I’ll have to wait for it to be delivered by courier. It does seem that O2 upgrade customers are at a bit of a disadvantage to people who are buying for the first time. Although all the first timers had to pay a £150 deposit which won’t be returned for 6 months – something to do with the credit rating –  not a few protests from customers.

Q for iPhone in York

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Q for iPhone in York

Originally uploaded by Dawnriser

I cycled down to the O2 shop in York this morning to see how many were
queuing outside. Here they are. The guy at the front came straight
here from his night out last night, the rest arrived from 5.30am
onwards.
I’m pretty sure the shop only has a dozen phones to sell when it opens
at 8:02 so those at the end of the line will be disappointed.
I went home for breakfast.