Some people that haven't met us think we're mad!
Opening Bens Wine Shop on 'weekends only' isn't an indulgence in the way a stranger to us would imagine ... quite simply, if we opened it any more hours, we would have to pay staff and that would mean closing down again!
So ... Ben works in the Bat and Bottle warehouse (shoppers are also very welcome here at Pillings Rd LE15 6QF) from Monday to Thursday, where he is accompanied by Alex.
Ben is at Bens Wine Shop on Fridays (when we never send out parcels for mail order delivery).
Alex and I alternate our Saturdays in the wonderful little cavern of gems (possibly the smallest wine shop in the UK) whilst Ben banishes himself once again back to the warehouse to greet enthusiasts who are more inclined towards just italian wines.
I work full time elsewhere Mondays to Fridays, (16 years was all it took to teach Ben to do his own admin), so we really can't stretch ourselves any thinner to open the doors, you all need to buy a lot more wine before we could dream of becoming a convenient store!
Still, that would destroy the point ... wouldn't it?
xxEmma
BENS WINE SHOP A more global selection of wines made by Ben Robson of Bat and Bottle, specialist importers of italian wines. Unit 5, 19 Pillings Rd, Oakham LE15 6QF Open on: Tuesdays to Fridays 9.30am - 4pm and Saturdays 9am - 2pm
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