A lovely couple of hours

With internet shopping and anonymous shopping centres it’s quite rare to have a really satisfying retail experience.  The exception is when I buy my equipment from Pro Film in Manchester which is where I have been this afternoon to pick up a bit of kit.   They are located on Cariocca Business park in Ardwick in a unit stuffed full of kit, cameras, camera backs, lenses, film, lightboxes – everything you could wish for.    The floor is covered with those little bits the hole punch leaves behind and there are boxes of who knows what everywhere.  In the centre is a well worn chesterfield.  The phones constantly ring and there’s a stream of people coming and going.  They manage to serve six people at once, always offer a cup of tea and a hobnob and it’s fantastic. There’s loads of chatter, laughter and warmth and you really do leave with a great big smile on your face.