AMF Mixed Topics
Mon-06-07-2015, 13:52 PM
Difficult one as there may not be enough business for a start up, also I have heard it's not as easy as it is in the UK for a small business start up. But that doesn't mean it won't work, I suppose I'm saying it will be harder and the income could be low.
The price you would have to charge would need to be considered depending on what you sell, are things cheaper in the big supermarkets? can we get it from a UK website delivered to our door? Another thing to consider is location as a lot of ex-pats live a few KMs away from Montmorillon, (I'm assuming you are targeting ex-pats) so would they travel the distance?
A few have tried British food shops, but although we would use them for a bag of Maynard's Wine Gums as a treat we wouldn't spend much as the prices are to high and in some cases sell by dates a bit dodgy. I'm only using that as an example, and you can get Maynards Wine Gums on the British counter in Carrefour now so we wouldn't go to the British shop for them.
Foods are always what most Brits talk about, and although some say "Eat French" we still do miss the odd thing and if I could get hold of some Aberdeen Angus Beef that has been hung properly at a reasonable price I would snatch your hands off. So a British Butcher would be a good one yum yum proper roast chicken, hung beef, tender lamb, pork pie, bacon.
Mrs Fred would like somewhere she could get English Books at a reasonable price or preferably a place she could swap books at a lower price, a mobile library now that could be good. (Charge a monthly fee visit a village once a month and allow members to swap books.)
Camper Van Hire: Not something I would use often, but they are very popular over here parking up is free in most cases, and there is so much of France we haven't seen so I could be tempted to rent one locally for a few days if the price was fair.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I'm running out now I'll move over and let all the others get a word in.
The price you would have to charge would need to be considered depending on what you sell, are things cheaper in the big supermarkets? can we get it from a UK website delivered to our door? Another thing to consider is location as a lot of ex-pats live a few KMs away from Montmorillon, (I'm assuming you are targeting ex-pats) so would they travel the distance?
A few have tried British food shops, but although we would use them for a bag of Maynard's Wine Gums as a treat we wouldn't spend much as the prices are to high and in some cases sell by dates a bit dodgy. I'm only using that as an example, and you can get Maynards Wine Gums on the British counter in Carrefour now so we wouldn't go to the British shop for them.
Foods are always what most Brits talk about, and although some say "Eat French" we still do miss the odd thing and if I could get hold of some Aberdeen Angus Beef that has been hung properly at a reasonable price I would snatch your hands off. So a British Butcher would be a good one yum yum proper roast chicken, hung beef, tender lamb, pork pie, bacon.
Mrs Fred would like somewhere she could get English Books at a reasonable price or preferably a place she could swap books at a lower price, a mobile library now that could be good. (Charge a monthly fee visit a village once a month and allow members to swap books.)
Camper Van Hire: Not something I would use often, but they are very popular over here parking up is free in most cases, and there is so much of France we haven't seen so I could be tempted to rent one locally for a few days if the price was fair.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I'm running out now I'll move over and let all the others get a word in.