Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
What Does this Tell us about Harringay's High Street?
Looking to return an item to Amazon just now, the option pushed at me was a Hermes drop-off.
It seems that Harringay is now in a Hermes drop-off desert.
No big deal on its own. But I wondered what it tells us about our high street.
All the areas around us offer facilities in newsagents and convenience stores. We have only one newsagent left now, I guess and no classic convenience stores.
Is our high street just less geared for 'local', or am I misconstruing?
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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I usually boycott Amazon, but with Royal Mail in such disarray for months I resorted to Amazon a couple of times as I knew things would be delivered.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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For many it’s mainly for eBay purchases. Hermes is much cheaper for stuff over a kilo - but sadly they’re rubbish at home delivery
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Permalink Reply by Bob Ruggles on
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Packet post seems to ne working well
Has several in recent weeks
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Permalink Reply by maladyboy on
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Well I think you're wrong. Yes they're this and that and whatever but if I want something now I can order and get it before 10pm or tomorrow. Amazing.
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Oddly enough I was thinking the same thing the other day when looking for a Hermes drop off point
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They used to take MyHermes in 'Dave's' Newsagent, but seem to have stopped the service during lockdown. Maqsood only does Collect+ I believe. I found the co-op in Crouch End, an easy place to use for Hermes, though it's not completely local.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Thanks, Maddy. In fact, I ended up opting for a home collection. Amazon have things pretty sorted for convenience. My post wasn’t so much about finding a return option, I was just musing about our high street. There aren’t a lot of vacant shops, but the search result led me to reflect again on what fills the rest.
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Hermes doesn't have the best reputation so it's no real loss IMO, although it's probably safer at a store being held for click and collect, as opposed to being chucked over a fence...
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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As more shopping goes online and then people return to non-WFH workplaces at least PT, i expect to see development of places where you can safely get stuff delivered locally, low-level PO Box. Would need to have long hours. Maybe offering other services - sending stuff, a bit of officey service? Translation/advice via google? Sounds a lot like a post office could become, cut out the attempt to deliver to individual houses... There was a place by Kings Cross station being a secure drop-off point but that's gone, must have not been viable.
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