Tuesday 27 September 2011

Tacky!

Well, would you adam and eve it?  There's me strolling around Leicester Square (as you do), and what has replaced the long-lost Swiss Centre?  An M&M shop!  I mean, for frack's sake, how can you build a four storey shop out of a packet of M&Ms?

Easily, it seems.  M&M keyrings, back-packs, plastic bowls, stuffed toys, anything but a packet of bloody M&M's!  I mean, you can get them loose from big dispensers, at two quid a time!  But no blue or yellow packets like from the Co-op.

Got two bags for the kids, but my mate declined, saying he was getting some from his corner shop at a fraction of the price. 

I mean, what a tacky place!  The Swiss Centre was of this calibre too, I admit.  But a nice class of tack!  Seventies sort of tack.  I mean it was a pretty pointless sort of place, with that stupid clock outside and their extraordinarily expensive cheese.  Plus the one cup of coffee I had in there.  But it was like a reassuring sort of establishment, and a great meeting venue (when I had a life!).  And compared to the M&M shop, it's almost a focal point of one's existence.

Oh, and another thing, the music was so loud  in there!  When the lady at the counter asked what I thought of their new shop, I told her the music was up too high.  She said: "Pardon?".  I rest my case.

But then it's not for people like me, I suppose.  It's for Son and Daughter, all willing to spend their money on shit!  The Swiss Centre was for people like me, sigh!

Nearly time for the Woman's Hour drama.  Joanna Trollope!  Better go

6 comments:

Polly said...

Jenny, Ive missed you so. There was one of those M&M places in Las Vegas, insane really and anywhere I prefer smarties.

Jennysmith said...

Hi Polly, hope you're feeling better. I believe you've got summertime now.

Yes, these things are at large in New York and Florida!

Smarties? Oh, now you're talking! Would be in there everyday! M&Ms are a little souless really. Not like Crunchie or Mars or something. PROPER sweets!

Missed you too. How are boys?

Suburbia said...

listened to it on iplayer this afternoon, fab isn't it?!

Jennysmith said...

Rather! Getting right stuck into it xx

Marie and John said...

Now if it had been a smarties shop, that would be a different matter.

Great to have you back. You've been a big miss.

Marie
xxxxxx

Stigmum said...

So glad you're back! You tell it how it is Mrs, you've been greatly missed! Hang on, you wrote this a week ago. You are back, aren't you?
Hope so! xxx