Selwyn Times: September 09, 2020

Wednesday September 9 2020 Selwyn Times
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OPINION 11
Even though a change is
unlikely, readers continue
to react to Rolleston New
World becoming a Pak’N
Save
Liz Goslin – I love the idea
of a Pak’N Save as long as the
supermarket food prices and
quality of meats such as grass
fed meats for example, and food
items are cheaper than New
World and Countdown. Bring on
the change.
Jayantha Gonsalkorale – I
think the plan to remove New
World is a terrible idea. While
Pak’N Save is also part of the
Foodstuffs group, it fails to deliver
the service levels offered by
New World. What is sold compared
to New World is inferior
especially when it comes to fresh
vegetables and meats.
Pak’N Save also sells a very
narrow range of brands and
lacks choice. I have shopped at
Pak’N Save and although I pay
marginally less than New World,
the fresh produce I buy from
New World results in less waste
and they keep longer.
Develop the existing New
World in Rolleston, make it even
more competitive and enhance
the customer experience like the
New World in Tawa, Wellington.
Trevor Longmuir – I find it
very difficult to support such a
drastic change to the local area.
Currently, New World sits unobtrusively
within the shopping
complex.
The need to demolish New
World to accommodate Pak’N
Save could only be for one reason
and that is to replace the current
building with a three possibly
four-storey yellow development
which would back onto the new
Rolleston Town Centre.
I would submit this would not
fit into the council’s endeavour
to make the town centre a place
of relaxation meeting place etc
with a backdrop of a three-storey
yellow building with a stick
figure attached.
Should Pak’N Save wish to
have an establishment in Rolleston
I suggest the other side of the
railway tracks would be more
appropriate.
Rabeendran Subramaniam –
New World grocery prices, very
high, Pak’N Save has so many
items and cheaper.
l would like Pak’N Save to
come to Rolleston.
Alan Harris – I live near Darfield
and regularly shop at the
New World in Rolleston.
It’s an excellent supermarket,
clean, well stocked with a wide
variety of items, some of which I
haven’t seen anywhere else.
The staff are friendly,
professional and go out of their
way to provide an excellent
level of service in a personable
manner.
This all contributes to a positive
shopping experience for me.
I haven’t had the same positive
experience at Pak’N Save
supermarkets to date and avoid
shopping at them.
If the New World in Rolleston
is replaced with a Pak’N Save
then I will no longer shop there.
Pauline Black – Why on
earth would we want to swap
our Rolleston New World for a
Pak’N Save?
It is a always a good experience
shopping at Rolleston
New World with Roy and Lynne
Bridgman great supporters of the
community and very friendly,
helpful staff who have become
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What will happen to our New
World Club cards? As a loyal
New World customer we would
travel away from Rolleston to
do our weekly shopping if it
is replaced with a Pak’N Save.
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