[tonyoliver]

The  average shop front in Croydon is £5
I used to clean m and s in Croydon town centre 30 years ago every day except  Sundays in and out escalator every morning and talk mirrors once a week polish the stainless steel frames and so on
Went  to get a present for mum with the boss
2 people were cleaning the windows. One had a shopping trolly with a bucket in it and an applicator the other the squeegee with no water on it just a grey line followed by the other squealing along the glass
They looked bored and didn’t give a monkeys about quality or pride in their work
Boots was even worse and hasn’t been cleaned for months and WH Smith was like the local corner shop windows  shocking drop in quality and standards
Gone were the days where a smear or a small mark would get you called back and the window dresser would call you back if the dummy was moved an inch the manager had a white hankie and go round your work checking  I kid you not 
I used to clean a cloths shop where if you brought a shirt they would iron it and put it in tissue paper then paper then in a carrier bag to walk out with
Now you just get a crumped shirt
Stuffed in a 20 p bag
No wonder they hate the older generation  we know how things have slid downhill with everything except the price
Long live maggie and her friends
We’re still in thatchers Victorian values Britain