Page Text: November 28, 2021 at 11:58 pm
This is really sad.
For me, the closing of long-established shops – not just stationery shops – are always a big loss. I was a satisfied customer of many of them in my neighborhood and in the nearby cities for many years, and the closures are also a social and cultural loss for me (not to mention the loss of being able to buy quality things with good advice and service). Not only stationery, but also books, records, clothes, shoes, household items and more. There are very few stores left but I fear their days are counted as well.
But I also often think about how lucky we were to have been able to experience all this.