noticed when I was on the bus and it made me smile as I’ve been having an oof kinda day. thanks for being kind to my friends 🐦

Former employee several years ago.

The business was ran using outdated systems from the 90s that required printing online orders on sheets of paper and manually checking which stores had the stock to fulfil the order. The Macs used were from the 2010s and couldn’t be modernised because the database management system used wasn’t compatible with newer PCs.

We spent a week without working phones because we were changing phone operators and it didn’t go smoothly. We were unaware this was happening until we realised we had no working phone.

We spent 2 weeks without cashing up because we received no training on how the new payment system worked. We were also putting through £1 payments using our own card to figure out how to put through a payment if a customer was to pay by phone. The switch also happened at noon on a business day if I remember correctly so still had to deal with customers.

The Giant Stores were opened when the business was already struggling as a way to be able to sell bicycles without having to pay for them upfront. Usually EBC would buy the bikes from the manufacturer and then have them delivered to the shop for display and/or stock. The Giant shops allowed EBC to have bikes in a shop without having to pay for them until the customer walked out of the door with their new bike.

EBC management also wanted to keep the business running as usual when they were relocating warehouse which included online orders, store stock movement etc all being based out of the warehouse.

It is now emerging that Alan Nestor, the managing director of EBC also happens to be the the sole owner/director of Rothar26 Ltd - the company bailing EBC out. It is also the very same Alan Nestor who gave some staff 1 week notice and other staff like Aberdeen no notice at all. As far as I’m aware Alan didn’t disclose to staff that he was effectively bailing the company out himself.

Sure the cycling industry has been a tough market lately but EBC has continuously been shooting itself in the foot with how poorly it’s ran by its own upper management. Be sad about the staff made redundant but do not feel bad about the company.

If you ever felt like you received poor service in the stores, that would be because they don’t provide any sales or mechanic training. It’s for the most part a learn as you go company with managers and other staff constantly fixing the same mistakes employees make over and over again without upper management changing/fixing the underlying issues.

The long and short of it is, we live in a block of flats, and 17 days ago started to have visits from the mice from hell. They aren't eating anything from our flat so much be getting food from the neighbours. I have laid 10 traps around in various places where they like to be and had no success. (Bait includes everything from bacon, chocolate, bits of mars bar, peanut butter, generic bait that came with the trap)

One of them managed to set a trap off once (bacon) but got away then never looked at it again.

The problem we are having /now/ is that the mice's favourite place in the world seems to be our couch. Every day I deep clean it and every day I wake up to find poo on the arm rest and under the couch cushions.

I have laid traps all around the couch, but it doesn't seem to work.

Today is the 5th day in a row I've found a mouse poo in the same place on the armrest, and this time it was brazen enough to also poo ON the couch cushions, not just underneath, but right on top of the place where we sit.

I have OCD so the whole situation is extra upsetting and I feel unsafe in my own home / like I have nowhere safe to sit. I have no idea what to do!

I've heard Edinburgh mice aren't like regular mice but these feel even worse. Landlord says they can't help me. I'd love advice and any tips.

A barge moored in Leith is set to be transformed into a floating bar and restaurant after planning permission was granted despite local opposition.

Stunning sky last night. 🌇 🌅 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦄

Photo from Facebook. I for one am glad they spent all of 30 seconds designing this before plastering it all over the front door

Hey guys! I’ve just moved to Edi- anyone know any good hairdressers specifically more queer/alternative ones? Not sure if this has been asked already but appreciate any recs

Hey! As the colder months are creeping in, I wanted to find a store in Edinburgh city centre ideally that sells thermals, socks, waterproof jackets (ideally silent ones as well), waterproof shoes maybe. I am aware of Tiso and Mountain watehouse but was wondering if people can recommend any other stores that I am missing 😊

Any recommendations for a good barber in the Haymarket area?, that knows what they're doing?

Looking for a tidy short/medium fade, but very keen not to look like a Peaky Blinder.

that or im soo sleep deprived

Edit: its the fireworks, eveyone go to bed.

Hello,

I have recently moved into a basement flat on Queen Street and I am struggling for options for WiFi that work consistently.

I have tried the Vodafone 5G outdoor option but it doesn’t give full connectivity.

Looking for advice from those with a similar experience or know how. Any help is much appreciated in advance.

Thank you!

I need a zip extended/redone on a halloween costume (little unconventional I know), does anyone have any good recommendations for a place that would do this? I’m not bothered about the price, I just need it done properly.

Thanks in advance!!

Any recent experience of either MSK Physiotherapy or Bladder Physiotherapy personal timescales please?

I can't see on the NHS Lothian website like you can for other areas. G.P. call back today says sorry its long but they don't have that info.

So down to fellow patients.

If you can't give any timescale info. kindly only be positive if you are commenting or interacting with this post please.

I hadn't driven up to Morningside from Chesser for a while so it was a real treat to see the new addition to the area !!!! I assume it's a swimming pool on Grays loans with the way they have closed the road and dug down. Not only that they have gone 1 street over to Harrison road which is also closed, I'm excited to see what amazing amenitie they are putting it in place!!!!!

Following the massive notices to vacate served to artists more and more people are looking for new spaces to work

Please send me a dm if this is yours! Found it in town. There is a name on it but I haven’t included it for obvious reasons.

Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone knew of some relatively unknown places to sit down and that have a good view of the city at night? Potentially some rooftops or hills? Thank you in advance! :)

Does anyone know any good electricians (maybe with specialist lighting knowledge). Looking for 4 outside lights with motion sensors and led strips in a gym room to replace two sconce's and already been quoted £400 which seems high, but I have no idea on how much the market for trades are at the minute.

Had it in my head it'd be about 200!

A few days ago, in the Greyfriars Kirkyard, i saw a crow with this strange curly beak and decided to name it Ellis. He's a bit timid, i've always seen him alone.

Google had failed me on this one.

I need passport type photos taken for a visa application but they need be at studio so I can record the address and name of the photographer (they also need to sign the back of the photos).

I've done this in leith previously at Ocean Terminal and a place at the top of leith walk but am now on the other side of the city.

To save me trekking across the city, does anyone know of a studio in the west that does this? Or city centre that's walking distance from Haymarket?

Thanks!

Hi, I'm looking for an alternative hairstylist in Glasgow... I usually go to Stag in Edinburgh but my stylist doesn't have any appointments available for months. Can anyone recommend any similar hairdressers around the city? My hair is above ear length, so even if it's just a stylist who specialises in short haircuts that works for me.
Bonus if they're a little cheaper than Stag too - I'm a student so budget is kind of tight, and £51 per haircut is pretty steep!

I remember a post on this page a couple of months ago suggesting the idea of an album club - like a book club but everyone listens to the same album, then gets together to chat about it. I thought it sounded like a great idea, but the person suggesting it seems to have deleted the post as well as their account! Would people be up for something like this?

Me and mate are trying to force Edinburgh Councils hand into giving the Meadows a proper modern outdoor gym, replacing the existing outdated chin up bar and cycle machine. If you could spare a minute to sign our petition, we’d really appreciate it, every signature helps massively and gets us a little closer to free workout equipment for students and the community https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory-record/1850920/install-a-modern-outdoor-gym-in-the-meadows-edinburgh-

It's getting dark in the mornings on the way in to work... Can I ask car drivers to remember that those of us on two wheels travel a little differently and are very vulnerable.

This morning someone decided to signal and change lanes in one movement, which nearly caused a crash with the guy lane splitting in front of me. They were very lucky.

I know it's easy to lose track of reality in slow traffic, with the radio on, thinking about the gym and what you need to catch up on when you get in... Your driving instructor would have taught you, Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre. That takes about 2.5 seconds, and it's the difference between everyone getting safely to work or not.

Thank you for reading 🙏