tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post807732958610912540..comments2023-10-28T15:54:17.342+01:00Comments on Booky Marky blog: More on Tonbridge Loyalty Card....Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-35128106987505875432013-07-03T19:28:07.250+01:002013-07-03T19:28:07.250+01:00ps. Following up on manofkent's suggestion, wh...ps. Following up on manofkent's suggestion, when are you going to start offering cups of tea in your shop, TB?Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-31344535201941659682013-07-03T19:26:21.208+01:002013-07-03T19:26:21.208+01:00manofkent rightly describes the Tonbridge Town Tea...manofkent rightly describes the Tonbridge Town Team loyalty card scheme as "Mickey Mouse", and I whole heartedly agree with this sentiment. Spend £50 to be entered in a monthly prize draw, big deal! That's not going to entice me to shop in the town, and neither I suspect will it encourage many other people. <br /><br />What persuade me to shop in Tonbridge is for shops to provide goods and services I actually want, otherwise my money stays firmly in my pocket, or I shop somewhere that CAN provide these things.<br /><br />Shops in Tonbridge need to up their game, and I'm pleased to see that some already have - the new butchers for example and, dare I say it, MR Books. Unfortunately these are rare examples of independent shops offering what people actually want, but as others have pointed out, most of the town consists of hairdressers and charity shops!<br /><br />Tonbridge Town Team are missing the point with their gimmicky loyalty scheme. What they should be doing is enticing independent traders back into the town.For example, Tonbridge is crying out for a record shop, or a proper gents outfitters, and how about a decent off-licence selling traditional, or hard to obtain beers?? (No, I'm not planning to start one up again, given the high rents, excessive business rates and unsocial hours involved.)<br /><br />Towns such as Lewes have managed this quite successfully. Surely Tonbridge Town Team could come up with something similar, rather than a few moth-eaten cards and a rubber stamp?Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-33643978214835645242013-07-02T20:33:09.547+01:002013-07-02T20:33:09.547+01:00So do your sums, What will the £50 cost you when s...So do your sums, What will the £50 cost you when set against your business costs? Then if none of the prize vouchers are spent in your shop then that what you lose. But if one voucher is spent what profit will you make on that sale? Nothing like your outlay I suspect. <br />To me I doubt whether it will bring extra customers to the town or your shop, its too Micky Mouse and the same scheme as they operate in Sevenoaks (13 shops signed up). Now give your customers a cup of tea and I am sure they will come back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com