"Clive George" wrote in message
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On 06/05/2008 13:40, Clive George wrote:

This one is the local independent, not a chainstore...

I did say "another" ...

And I did say "the" :-) I try and do my shopping in my local town, not the
one 15 miles away.

Can be a mistake with that sort of thing. The opticians in the small town
where my Dad lives seems specialise in very expensive glasses of ordinary
quality for people who won't go and look at what things cost in the next
town. A lack of competition may result in similar mediocrity where you live