More people shop online, but they still come here for things missing from their order
One of my earliest memories is playing “shops” with my grandad when I was five. After leaving school at 15 I worked in a fruit shop, but I had no ambition to run my own shop.
Donington on Bain. We had a look and bought it within three months. That was January 1973. It came with a house next door, which was very run-down. Our children were small – David was two and Jackie was 11 months old – so they stayed with their grandparents while it was decorated. People’s shopping habits have changed over the years. We used to sell a lot of paraffin, as everyone had stoves for their outside toilets and little greenhouses. There was nothing else to heat them with. Then it was Calor gas for the heaters people kept in the kitchen. Now it’s all logs and coal for burning.
I’ve kept up with technology and have a card reader, but the shop itself hasn’t changed much. There are new shelves and a new floor – the old wooden one was uneven and creaked. Now it’s concrete. The customers didn’t like it at first, but they soon got used to it.Eric passed away 16 years ago, so my family help me out sometimes, but I’ve never considered getting rid of the shop. I love it all – talking to the customers, getting what they want.
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