Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Goodbye Mr. B....


Shame to see on the High Street more shops due to close down; John "I love me Golliwogs" Bartram's bag shop Allsorts, which I must confess I've never been tempted to go into in the twenty years I've lived in Tonbridge, is to close next week after 742 years trading. What a shame; although, so I understand, this time the recession (now over so they say) has nothing at all to do with it. Aparently Mr. B is shutting up shop on the flimsiest of excuses: he wants to retire, so good luck to him. Remember though John you can always open a stall on the Saturday market, there's sure to be a big demand for those Golly Dolls you must still have in stock!...

7 comments:

hallum said...

I have probably shopped in there 3 times during my 30 years living in Tonbridge. My abiding memory is Mr Bartram's refusal to take credit cards until decades after all other business's.

Paul Bailey said...

Why isn't he selling his business as a going concern?

Tony B said...

Anyone know whats going on in the old Woolworths?

Anonymous said...

99p stores are taking over woolworths

Paul Bailey said...

What the hell has Woolworths got to do with John Bartram?

Tonbridge blogger said...

Maybe Bartram's going down market!...

Anonymous said...

Bartram was rude to my Dad a few years ago.

It was gone 9am one moring when my Dad popped in to purchase a new wallet.

The shop door was wide open so my Dad wandered in, Mr Bartram shouted at him "GET OUT, GET OUT, WE'RE NOT OPEN YET".

My Dad vowed never to go back after that.