Hi David,
Smith’s in Uxbridge, the county town of Middlesex. On Saturday they still had the old one, luckily I had my specs with me or I might have bought it again, but this time there was a blank space where it should have been.
I usually buy from the Uxbridge branch because they are the only local to me Smith’s that always puts the mag in the same place every fortnight. Other branches are not so diligent and, although the staff are helpful at the other stores, it is a bit of a waste of valuable time waiting for assistance and having to ask if they have got it in yet.
Clearly it is not a MHS problem but an “everything is coc*ed up around Christmas” problem and will sort itself out eventually. Hopefully before the next issue!
chris