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Despite being the oldest shop owner on Commercial Street, I know nothing of any shops ganging up or wishing to see Chris Hodge go out of business. He was supplying a niche market that wasn't being catered for in Shetland and at one point I even supported him in the Shetland Times against the SIC for which he sent me a personal letter of thanks. If you are a joiner you spend £60 on a hammer from Hays. If you knock in one nail every 6-months then a £2.99 hammer from Chris Hodge was more sensible. Unfortunately there was not a big enough market for his low priced products and he simply ran out of money and went into liquidation. Why am I getting the blame? Can we not just get on with our lives and forget about Hodge and Tesco. Every item we sell in our shop, someone, somewhere in the world will sell it cheaper. Likewise, every item Tesco sell can be found somewhere selling cheaper as Asda and Morrisons are quick to point out. So what! We are open 6 days a week including Bank Holidays and if people like what we sell and are happy with the price they will buy from us. To the rest who want to buy elsewhere - good luck.