Pomeroy and Winterbottom - British shop

Well once again on the subject of English foods I have just got back from my regular visit to Pomeroy and Winterbottom just off Fraunhoferstrasse (U1/U2 Frauhoferstrasse or the #27 Tram).

I made a note this time of some of the (in my opinion) lesser available products just in case some of you are looking for something specific.

Garibaldi
Mint Sauce
Cheddar biscuits
Shortbread
Newcastle brown ale
John smiths
Boddingtons
Black Treacle
Lyles golden syrup
Sarson vinegar
Paxo
Colmans mustard (powder and ready made)
Branston pickle
Minced Pies
Robingsons
Ribena!
Custard Powder
Dairy milk
Bournville.

In fact, for those that like the occasional treats it's definately worth popping in as i like to... just to browse and i always come out with shit loads of stuff.

See their own website: Pomeroy and Winterbottom

Hope this makes someone's day.
kt

Are any of those items missing from the list on British and American Foods in Munich? Which already lists a bunch of stuff from Pomeroy and Winterbottom?

@Gen: Without careful analysis of that list i dare say there are a few things missing.

In fact i forgot to mention that i asked the guy at Pommeroy if he took requests, and the answer was yes with the following conditions: He has to place a minimum order of say 6, 12 or 24 of that thing (no single items allowed) and if he believes he can sell the rest of what you don't buy then fine, otherwise you have to buy up the whole order.

Was his number on that page? i forgot to look, anyway just in case it wasn't it's 089 2016901 and he said peeps can call up and simply ask if they need to know something.

ta.

kt

I was at Pomeroy and Winterbottom this week and his prices are really horrendous. I'm sure someone could open up something much more reasonable - anyone interested? I might think about it myself - especially if I had a partner??? He charges nearly two Euros for Heinz baked beans which cost less than one Euro in Hit and he's insane about not losing a penny despite the enormous prices i.e. moaning that people aren't buying his mincemeat this Christmas and intending to sell it again next year! I'm thinking of finding out the cost of bringing stuff over - anyone interested in joining me???

This just in...very sad news...NO MORE CREME EGGS!!! I want to cry.

Just to add that its on Reichenbach strasse.

It would be good if you knew you could be confident of selling everything you brought over in a van, I have considered the idea many times!

You've never actually looked at the business costs. I had friends in regensburg who had a British goods shop and it was popular, but the prices were equally horrendous. I helped them out sometimes and saw what went on. They and some other merchants (in Munich and elsewhere) all pooled their resources.

There are minimum orders, bad packing and transportation. What do you think it costs to move a van or lorry from the UK to southwest Germany and back? Fuel, a driver, the vehicle, road use taxes, ferry.

Then there are losses: shit "falls off the truck" (usually €50-200 per trip), pallets are packed poorly (I remember the beans and Golden Syrup dumped on top of the sandwich bread), damaged cans and bottles, and so on. In addition, Germany is notorious for controlling the MHB/Sell-by dates, so there goes your fresh foods which are usually only sold on a pre-order basis.

Then there are the costs of running a shop: rent, utilities, personnel, taxes, licenses, fees.

While you can set up a cheap consolidation if someone is driving to the UK and back with a van, running a store is expensive, much more so if you're importing goods with a limited life.

I hated charging DM1,50 for a bag of crisps, but I know why we had to demand so much. They went out of business after three years of losses and occasional break-even months.

woof.