Shopping deliveries
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T&M, I bet you're so glad you asked the question.
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Thank you all for your responses , I was asking more out of curiosity than anything else, I don't drive at all and in the past my husband has taken myself and my daughter on site and left us to holiday on our own , although we pick sites that are within walking distance to shops etc one place in particular is only near an expensive convenience shop which does sell every thing you could need. But is expensive , we do take enough food and provisions for out stay but was wondering again for convenience if deliveries were alowed , thank you all again xx
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You weigh the pros and cons of caravan versus motorhome and that is one of the cons of a motorhome that it isn't easy to shop. Your choice.
Not really - as a MH owner the ease (or not) of shopping wasn't a consideration for us. Things like payload and layout were/are far more important. We used to have caravans until 2000 and then changed to a MH. Never regretted it.
As for shopping and provisions: when we go away for about a week then we'll take what we need. Should we run out then we have 3 options open to us:
a. Walk to a local shop
b. Cycle to a local shop
c. If going anywhere by public transport, pick up shopping whilst out
There is also a 4th and that is using the MH, but we don't normally take the MH off site once pitched, our choice, but of course some people do.
If going away for longer and staying at more than one site, we stop at a supermarket en route and do the necessary shopping. When we go to France, we do the same: shop en route from one site to another. If we need more whilst on site, then the above 3 options also apply.
Neither of us objects to shopping whilst away, and it's actually quite interesting to go to shops local to sites, which are different to where we normally shop.
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Sorry for some of the comments on here, but as you can appreciate your circumstances were not fully understood by your OP, how far is the convenience store from where you would normally shop for groceries?,are the prices that much more considering the cost if a car was there how much fuel would you use to get to somewhere "cheaper"
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The terms and conditions of the site will not prevent( and nor should they) a delivery to the entrance to said site ( if it's a public road) and being met by the customer at the appointed time slot. It may nit be practical for everyone but for some it might be, their choice.
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Hi
we were allowed a delivery to our caravan at Stover when our car had to go into a garage in Exeter for repair that took a week.
We were very grateful to the sensible kind wardens who helped with this issue, the dogs were also grateful as they were the first to run out of food.
common sense prevailed and we got the car back and continued doing our own shopping.
like life in general circumstances differ.
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That's a case of the wardens using their discretion and being sensible. Anything less would have been poor customer care.
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And Stover has plenty of room so one single delivery wouldn't have inconvenienced anyone.
There's the world of difference though between Clarinetman's case and a dozen deliveries per day at all hours which would likely mean chaos so I can understand the club's decision.
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It would be great if the club allowed a local baker or butcher on site in the morning for fresh produce. It would help the local economy in rural areas.. BBQ packs could be preordered in warmer months. A bit like they do in France, have you seen the queues there every morning for baguette and croissants.
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How noble, perhaps you could call in to every 'poor MHer' and get a list from them. after all, they dont seem to be able to manage for themselves, apparently.
how did a 'site deliveries' thread manage to turn into another MH knocking thread?
im amazed at the threads running that seem to be 'knocking' MHs just as the club has promoted them up the rankings
MHers seem not able to shop, get out and about to visit places, are so cramped its a wonder they dont suffocate.....its amazing that folk are actually buying them in such large numbers.
good job CC didnt become the 'Motorhome and Caravan Club', there might have been a few cases of raised blood pressure.
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Can't see the reference to MH in:
We tend to ask the site staff if they need anything when we go shopping especially on one couple sites, but all you can reply is
How noble, perhaps you could call in to every 'poor MHer' and get a list from them. after all, they dont seem to be able to manage for themselves, apparently
No good deed goes unpunished eh BB?
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just asking the good Samaritan to extend his brief a little towards the flock he regularly highlights
(and a gentle leg pull on this lovely sunny day......)
good morning Corners.
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Most folk saying that motorhomers have problems seem to either be motorhomers or reacting to motorhomers saying that they have problems.
As for space the smaller motorhomes do often have layouts which are less appealing to me. Things may have changed however because it is some 5 or more years since I viewed any number. I did consider a motor caravan some 35 years ago but decided that with two kids the layouts were less suited than a 5 berth caravan. I think parking one on street might have been easier then.
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Thanks to all contributors to this thread but, now that the question has been answered and the OP has responded, I'm closing it as it appears to be going off topic.
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