Wheels of Change
The wheels of change keep on turning, even for simple routines in daily life. There is no longer the past pleasure of visiting newsagents in Australia. The quality and variety of print has reduced, with persistant rise in prices. Such outlets still arw shelves for stationary - although they still sell greeting cards, that again is a shrinking industry. Many newsagents now serve Australia Post functions in banking services. Many customers tend to be older and visit the newsagent for lotto purchases and claims. Newsagents can now be flooded with souvenirs and be collecting centres for dry cleaning. Supermarkets sell insurance on site or online. Their aisles are domimated by processed food with a common emphasis on high sugar, salt and preservative levels - and there are those confusing stickers on prices. They are coralling us to self checkouts while not fully believing our integrity to do the right thing to properly pay. We provid...