Originally Posted by
red bob
"here here" slow runner[apology's not knowing your name]most likely they will listen to kindly put advise as would we all.empathy seems short these days.
interestingly i have several friends in the retail trade most small scale and with careful attention to costs and margins etcetera a living is a finely balanced act; when as can happen trade drops through the floor for a week or two the proprietor/s either take reduced wages or none! that's the bottom line.when you are in the position of working for a company that week in week out plants a regular x hundred into your account as are most of us as employees its somewhat easier to be forward looking and invest in the latest hi tech for personnel use and artificially points to shortcomings elsewhere .indeed as in the case of a friends relatively successful cycle shop, its his wifes income and IT support that gives the impression that its fully self perpetuating ;not everyone is in this enviable position and has to do the best one can.