The other end of town

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Hutton's Butchers of Ettalong have been in business for 24 years, supplying a range of quality meat and associated products to local clientele.

To the discerning shopper, the lack of self-serve checkouts, friendly behind-the-counter service, Monday to Saturday trading and no queues, sounds almost too good to be true.

The opportunity of discussing quality issues with a butcher on the spot beats raising the same issues with someone stacking shelves with confectionary on a production schedule.

It is also a pleasure to shop in a stress free environment.

Does the modern consumer realise that this is an option?

The owner-customer connection is still practised at Ettalong and supported by local residents.

The production line retailing approach is not always the best option; larger stores equal larger turnover equalling larger problems.

Gosford Council has promoted the Buy Nothing Day with the message Shop Less and Live More.

The 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday generation didn't need to shop seven days a week with extended trading hours.

How did they survive?

Letter, 25 Feb 2013

Norman Harris, Umina