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United Food Stores

Description: Small 'corner shop' newsagents situated in Primrose Terrace, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear.

Newest Review: ... abuse from the local charves, his shop becomes a local gathering point for the pre-teens whose names his database of knowledge has fully stored. They engage him in challenging conversation of pre-teen matters and he seems to hold up incredibly well whilst serving tedious old women and giving descriptions to police of last nights charves. He's made more statments than an Al Gore lawyer. ... more

... His opening times seem to fluctuate radically, though he never leaves his shop without leaving an amusing surprise for the otherwise disgruntled public. For example, when in desperate need of loo roll you waddle down to find a sign on his door stating...more

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United Food Stores: Its shopkeeper is an unheralded genius, a legend going under ... (537 words)
by - written on 14/12/00 (Very useful, 45 readings)
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You never know what to expect during a trip to this shop. Whether it's the local charves giving him trouble to the tune of a police siren closing in limiting their fun, to an elderly woman taking hours to select which bread she wants, this shop will never fail to surprise. Kashif, the owner of United Food Stores is a Pakistani who single handedly runs his corner shop from 10 in the morning till 10 at night, every day of the year! He has earned much respect from the locals and seems to be known for miles around. He can converse on all manner of subjects from local gossip to international politics to the technicalities of the cricket match the night before. ... Read the complete review

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