Continental Market

[candyfloss]

I was down a look at the market this morning, i know its not very cheap but its only once a year, and its nice to get something different for a change, oh and the smell it makes your mouth water

[2little2late]

[QUOTE=Chillie
As far as I am aware they get everything given to them Free Gratis from the HC. Accommodation, Electric, Pitching fee's, Refuse collection as well as Grant for coming here in the first place, even some hidden one's that we do not know about. How do you all feel.[/QUOTE]

I was at the market this morning and I saw a lady with a collection pouch over her shoulder. Perhaps she was collecting pitch fees? Can't see the Highland council giving them free rent when there are some local traders at the market too.

[watman]

I took my kids to the continental market yesterday. What a rip off. Was charged £8 for two small bags of pic mix sweets. Only got a handful each. The sweets were dirty with hairs stuck on half of them. Its filthy. They are just conning us all.

[Don Quixote]

I took my kids to the continental market yesterday. What a rip off. Was charged £8 for two small bags of pic mix sweets. Only got a handful each. The sweets were dirty with hairs stuck on half of them. Its filthy. They are just conning us all.

I hope that you took them back and complained to the stall holder?

[mostlyharmless]

I like the diversity , however I would prefer this diversity to appear in Thurso too why is there no market in Thurso, not an indoor affair a proper street market on the precinct?

The only way to take on the big guys is diversity or supply something they don't have ... this market does a bit of this. but do we get a reciprocal arrangement too!? If we did then this seems a fair way of opening a possible alternative market for all.

[sjwahwah]

how can it be a ripoff if you went and volunteered to buy something?????

all the "big" places like tesco & homebase and all the rest of them.. made in taiwan .. made in africa somewheres... grown in 3rd world country here and there... and what percentage is FAIR TRADE? next to none... so, who's really getting ripped off anyways?

[footie chick]

I took my kids to the continental market yesterday. What a rip off. Was charged £8 for two small bags of pic mix sweets. Only got a handful each. The sweets were dirty with hairs stuck on half of them. Its filthy. They are just conning us all.

I firstly would not have paid £8.00 for sweets and if they were dirty I would have gone straight back with them. How many kids in the poorer countrys could you have fed for £8.00?

[bagpuss]

Not all of it is a rip off. In the good old days of Caithness Glass, I used to buy white bone china plates etc- and the stall I headed to was the pottery one- selling factory overstocks- and the items were £1 each- half the price of basic pottery from Homebase or Woolies. I replaced the stuff that gets trashed when my family do the washing up.

My favourite regular stall is the soap and sponges one- a bar of lavender soap in the nightdress drawer gives you a great night's sleep- and one bar of that soap in the bathroom lasts a year. Those are real bargains- and I'll be back down the road tomorrow.

But why does that wonderful baker not come back? The cakes were to die for 2 years ago.

if we get good weather-the local shops do benefit from the highland hordes- after all its in the town centre.

[Bingobabe]

When the market was up last time my father who loves continental food bought a loaf of bread and it cost £4.10 so after that he devolped a taste for the less expensive things in life. I am a self confessed bargain hunter went to bag a new bag at the market seen the price and decided it wasnt right for me.Saying that i do like the market it does make the town center more lively and thats a good thing.

[ice box]

There just a rip off .... mate of mine bought 4 packets of sweets cost him £32 thank god there not there every weekend .

[connieb19]

There just a rip off .... mate of mine bought 4 packets of sweets cost him £32 thank god there not there every weekend .

People shouldn't be eating sweeties anyway. then they have the cheek to complain about the price of dentists. They should do us all a favour and put the price of sweets sky high permanently. Sweets should be a luxury

[ice box]

People shouldn't be eating sweeties anyway. then they have the cheek to complain about the price of dentists. They should do us all a favour and put the price of sweets sky high permanently. Sweets should be a luxury

whats wrong someone stop your cream eggs

[connieb19]

whats wrong someone stop your cream eggs

That was then, I'm on a diet now icebox so if i can't have sweets then I think no-one shoud have them lol. make them so expensive no-one wants them..lol

[angela5]

There just a rip off .... mate of mine bought 4 packets of sweets cost him £32 thank god there not there every weekend .

He would have been better spending his £32 on fruit!

[Ann]

There just a rip off .... mate of mine bought 4 packets of sweets cost him £32 thank god there not there every weekend .

I hope you went to the police and complained about your mate being accosted by the stall holder, pinned against the wall, the money stolen out of his pocket and the sweets rammed into his sweaty little hands!

DISGRACEFUL I SAY!... bring back the birch.

[willowbankbear]

How much Paella can ye get for £32 ? Im hungry, dont fancy the hairy sweeties though lol

[connieb19]

I'm just going down there a look and I'm quite sure that I won't be forced to buy anything I don't want. If people don't like the prices then they shouldn't buy the goods, instead of buying it then complaining.

[angela5]

I'm just going down there a look and I'm quite sure that I won't be forced to buy anything I don't want. If people don't like the prices then they shouldn't buy the goods, instead of buying it then complaining.

The stall holders are not there with their baseball bats threating anyone to spend £32 on sweets, hairy ones or not. why pay £32 for sticky, sugary lumps of teeth rooting goo! then go around peeping they ripped me off.
More money than sense.

[ice box]

I hope you went to the police and complained about your mate being accosted by the stall holder, pinned against the wall, the money stolen out of his pocket and the sweets rammed into his sweaty little hands!

DISGRACEFUL I SAY!... bring back the birch.

I would of told them were they could stick it ... i think he's framing them lol

[angela5]

I'm just going down there a look and I'm quite sure that I won't be forced to buy anything I don't want. If people don't like the prices then they shouldn't buy the goods, instead of buying it then complaining.

Maybe i'll see you there connie, going down myself. We could have a right old natter munching our 30 quid of teeth rooting rubbish.
Will my falser's be up for it!