Shops on site...

[auroralei]

To those who've been to Green Man before - is there any kind of convenience store set up for festival purposes, where we can get milk, etc, or is it best to bring it ourselves?

We do like a cup of tea/coffee/hot chocolate over at our tent...

Apologies if this seems a mindless question. This Green Man will be my first, so I'm counting on guidance from you festival aficianados.

Thanks!

[palesaint]

yes i can confirm there is one covenience shop /stall...... they charge a fortune........ though, 2 litres of long life milk from any supermarket around £1.00.... is your best bet.

[woodenrabbit]

Yes the General Store was one of the (very few) low points for me last year. His chocolate for example was stale and the markup for newspapers was nothing short of disgraceful. The other 'ethnic' shops were excellent - my kids loved the Poi shop most of all.

[iiii]

they were definitely charging random amounts for papers last year

and i seem to remember rizla were a pound a pack

[woodenrabbit]

Yes that shop was disgraceful in many ways - especially as they knew they'd a captive audience.

[webbins]

Boycott this profiteering vagabond & head yonder to the friendly, non-domineering, ye olde corner shoppe that is Tesco's PLC.com Global Industries Ltd ©®.

[Chris]

They'll charge what they can get away with, won't they? Vote with you wallet.

[woodenrabbit]

Yes they were atrocious - REALLY. Am sure someone said a newspaper was 3 times or more its face value.

[iiii]

i was quoted 2.50 for the independent on saturday and then another voice piped up with "make that 3 pound)

for a 1.40 paper!

[woodenrabbit]

Yes many people last year said they thought that that was actually illegal and that if the shop was a REAL newsagent they could lose their contarct to sell papers for doing that. It's the reason papers are the same price wherever you buy them in the UK.

[stormmonkey]

Did I hear that there's an offlicence very close to the camping/arena? Within walking distance type thing?

[woodenrabbit]

There's a TESCO for sure IIRC. people strolled there first thing in the mornings on all days.

[Chris]

woodenrabbit said:

Yes many people last year said they thought that that was actually illegal and that if the shop was a REAL newsagent they could lose their contarct to sell papers for doing that. It's the reason papers are the same price wherever you buy them in the UK.

I don't know about "illegal", but definitely "taking the piss". The best option is to just not pay the money and then you haven't been ripped off.

[Chris]

woodenrabbit said:

There's a TESCO for sure IIRC. people strolled there first thing in the mornings on all days.

Tesco's website have a store locator that says the nearest one is about 6 miles from the festival, in Ebbw Vale.

There's an Asda 5 miles from the festival at Brynmawr.

I also found this one, 3 miles from the site...

Walnut Tree Stores
Coed Yr Ynys Rd, Lower Llangynidr, Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1NA
Tel: [phone]



And this one, 2.1 miles...

Grenfells & Sons
21, High St, Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1BD
Tel: [phone]

And this one, also 2.1 miles, in the same area of Crickhowell

G & E Jehu
1, Standard St, Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1BP
Tel: [phone]

There's also a Post Office and newsagents etc. in Crickhowell according to my quick skim on Yell.com

[auroralei]

That's brilliant. Thanks, everybody, for all the information!

Have to be honest, the prospect of watery UHT milk causes an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach.. but if it brings an end to this ruthless profiteering!

And rest assured, I'll steer clear of the the general store at all costs and loudly warn my fellow campers it's best to be avoided.
This way we'll look less like Green Man n00bs.

[woodenrabbit]

Hey - don't forget the awesomely convenient - if a little pricey - TEA AND TOAST van:

www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk/picpage.htm?2006pics/321.jpg

[artacus]

Never mind the tea and toast, I'd like that jacket!