Couldn't believe my eyes today...

[blazey]

...when I went into Ossy Mills and saw that the Stockleys Sweet Factory had been replaced with another rubbish 'cheap' curtain/towels/boring pieces of material section.

I knew that the sweet factory was struggling but I honestly thought that somehow someone would find the funds to keep it going and avoid having to shut it down. To be honest I'm a bit disappointed that the owners seem to think that it wasn't valuable enough to save instead of replacing it with more of what it already has. Gone are the days where you go around with your tin bucket and pick your soaps from the 'Bubble factory' and now gone are the days where you go to get your traditional boiled sweets and get a glimpse at the process that produces them and some local history.

Maybe I'm overreacting but it actually brought a tear to my eye and I refused to look around the replacement stock. The peardrop still stands but it almost feels like it has lost its charm stood in the middle of a bright room filled with stacks of towels.

What can I say? I hate change. Especially when Stockley's sweets are something that I always mention when I tell people I'm from Oswaldtwistle. The peardrop has been stripped of its glory!

[cashman]

The prices in Ossy Mills bring a tear to my eye, i avoid it like the plague if possible.

[blazey]

Originally Posted by cashman

The prices in Ossy Mills bring a tear to my eye, i avoid it like the plague if possible.

We went because I was looking for dominoes! And there isn't that much to do in Ossy really so we tend to go out of boredom.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by blazey

...when I went into Ossy Mills and saw that the Stockleys Sweet Factory had been replaced with another rubbish 'cheap' curtain/towels/boring pieces of material section.

I knew that the sweet factory was struggling but I honestly thought that somehow someone would find the funds to keep it going and avoid having to shut it down. To be honest I'm a bit disappointed that the owners seem to think that it wasn't valuable enough to save instead of replacing it with more of what it already has. Gone are the days where you go around with your tin bucket and pick your soaps from the 'Bubble factory' and now gone are the days where you go to get your traditional boiled sweets and get a glimpse at the process that produces them and some local history.

Maybe I'm overreacting but it actually brought a tear to my eye and I refused to look around the replacement stock. The peardrop still stands but it almost feels like it has lost its charm stood in the middle of a bright room filled with stacks of towels.

What can I say? I hate change. Especially when Stockley's sweets are something that I always mention when I tell people I'm from Oswaldtwistle. The peardrop has been stripped of its glory!

I think you should see a doctor. Seems like that you are suffering from the early onset of fogeyism And it gets worse the older you get.

[Taggy]

Originally Posted by cashman

The prices in Ossy Mills bring a tear to my eye, i avoid it like the plague if possible.

Only time i go in there is to get some Sausages from the Butchers in there, and the odd bottle of beer i might not be able to find elsewhere!


Best Regards - Taggy

[flashy]

Stockleys made Ossy Mills as far as i'm concerned, thats the only thing that took me to the place, won't be going back now, the rest of the place is crap

[MargaretR]

The sausages I bought were splendid - but the polluted atmosphere from Yankee candles prevents me from buying them again.

The management seem to target their sales policy at the coaches of tourists, who, as a captive market, will pay over the odds and buy, just to justify the trouble they have taken to get there.

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

The sausages I bought were splendid - but the polluted atmosphere from Yankee candles prevents me from buying them again.

The management seem to target their sales policy at the coaches of tourists, who, as a captive market, will pay over the odds and buy, just to justify the trouble they have taken to get there.

Like yankee candles.

Now would I be classed as a tourist if I go?

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Like yankee candles.

Now would I be classed as a tourist if I go?

Since you are visiting from Scotland....and since you could likely buy them cheaper elsewhere......Yes

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Since you are visiting from Scotland....and since you could likely buy them cheaper elsewhere......Yes

And after I go to all the trouble of avoiding when I sneak over the boarder for a visit.

[Restless]

agreed! The prices are a bit high though

Originally Posted by flashy

Stockleys made Ossy Mills as far as i'm concerned, thats the only thing that took me to the place, won't be going back now, the rest of the place is crap

[lancsdave]

I see from the Observer that the town centre one is closing down.

[yerself]

Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

And after I go to all the trouble of avoiding when I sneak over the boarder for a visit.

It's no wonder you avoid her if you're sneaking around with the lodger.

[panther]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

I see from the Observer that the town centre one is closing down.

I dont know why they opened it in the first place!, would have been better being a toy shop

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by panther

I dont know why they opened it in the first place!, would have been better being a toy shop

Probably got free rent