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tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45389
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 05 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Some good topics there I'll see if I can do something but I'm tied up with the story biz at the moment. Come on peeps lets get involved

treefarm



Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 146
Location: Cheshire
PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 05 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'll take one!

Do I need to decide now?

Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.
PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 05 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

No, thanks for volunteering. I'll PM you some details

Mat S



Joined: 07 Nov 2004
Posts: 282
Location: Leicester
PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 05 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I could do a walk round the market, a greengrocer and a "super"market or two and gather some prices. Might even rant a bit about how crap Morrisons & co are. Finding a good greengrocer would probably be the hardest bit but I've got some ideas.

It would be worth doing the same with a good butcher vs meat market (no, not local nightclub - the daytime meat market) vs supermarket.

Other products worth comparing

- free range eggs (local vs market vs supermarket)
- rice and spices (spice mill vs supermarket vs online?)
- electricals (are the supermarkets really the best place to buy £100 items?)

Any more?

Mat

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 05 8:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'm prepared to do shops at supermarkets and the same at local shops, to compare quality, price, convenience, if that's any use?

wellington womble



Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands
PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 05 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Can do a bit on box schemes - fruit, veg, wholefood and meat. Happy to compare prices. Can also review (or paraphrase large chuncks of) not on hte lable, which might make a good basis for a supermarkett bashing article! I promise to get my keyboard fixed first!

Nanny



Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales
PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 05 1:19 pm    Post subject: summer campaign Reply with quote
    

i might be able to do one on the farmers marke side if you like

cab



Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 05 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'll see if I can arrange an interview with someone from 'Daily Bread'.

Bugs



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 05 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I don't mind doing the group buying schemes one, I could interview Wizz and Macatsuma!

Online shopping could be a good choice for a group effort if someone could coordinate it.

Jill



Joined: 23 Jun 2005
Posts: 13

PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 05 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ill have a good at the online shopping if you would like to PM me some details.

cheers
Jill

Helen_A



Joined: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 1548
Location: MK, Bucks.
PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 05 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'd love to get involved in this I can certainly provide aspects towards most of the list, and am happy to lead/compile if that would be useful.

Helen_A

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45389
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 05 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jolly good Helen, Jonnyboy's on his hols right now so it'll be a few days before he gets back to you.

Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 05 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

**BUMP**

Any more volunteers? Every member has at least one article in them, probably more if Bugs gets her claws into you!

nettie



Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk
PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 05 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Can't help with the articles I'm afraid, but a in the throes of setting up "Shop Local Month" for the Essex Chronicle and Brentwood Gazette, could we perhaps use some of the pieces as editorial in return for publicising the website?

Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.
PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 05 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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