The government’s mantra of Hands, Face and Space is of course 
important, but a few months ago who would have thought that Keys, Contactless card and Mask would be essentials on everyone’s ‘things to remember when going out’ list?
Whilst we can’t help much if you forget your keys, we do have ideas to help if you forget the other two. Most of you will know by now that we have a simple and convenient accounts system for customers, but if 
you are new to the village we should probably explain; you just need to come into the shop, sign the paperwork and you will have an account set up in your name with £100 credit to spend in the shop.
At the end of each month, or sooner if you have reached your limit, we ask that you pay off your account. We are also able to take card payments over the phone if you can’t come into the shop to settle your account at the end of the month.
No more worries about forgetting your card or cash, you can let a trusted family member use your account and you can keep a track on your spending over the month. If you forget your mask, and it’s bound to happen to the best of us sometimes, please don’t come inside the shop but just wave to one of our volunteers and when they have a minute they will be happy to bring your shopping outside to you. Putting it on your account will be easy or you can pay with cash.
Eat, Treat and Greet is going to be important to get us all through the next few months. At Payhembury Provisions we have a great selection of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as local meat, eggs and cheese for home cooked meals, and pies, pizzas and frozen food for when you are pushed for time.
For treats, and heaven knows we all need them at the moment, we recommend hot buttered crumpets or toasted tea cakes, hot chocolate and a nice packet of biscuits, maybe Maple, Pecan and Dark Chocolate digestives, or perhaps you are veering more towards the good bottle of wine with a few cheese and sesame crackers or a handful of Kettle crisps?
Perhaps the most important bit of Eat, Treat and Greet for us all is Greet. We aim to make our shop a place where everyone is warmly welcomed and we will do our best to help each other through the coming months by continuing to deliver shopping to anyone who has to isolate and by providing a safe, friendly, convenient and well-stocked place to shop for everyone.
Mary Whiting
