Daniel’s Shopping Complex inaugurated

Joseph Sammut

Dec 28th 2012, 17:49

And your point is? Why not join the hundreds of visitors and make use of this complex including the supermarket to best serve your needs? It is a place where one can enjoy few hours shopping and/or having a cuppa/snack. Once again, prosit to the owners for Daniel's in Hamrun.

HENRY FENECH AZZOPARDI

Dec 28th 2012, 17:58

So what if it is not ready yet. The most important is that the public has a decent access and the common parts are ready. One cannot wait for all the outlets to be completed. In time all the complex will be eventually ready.
I would like to see a ramp for wheel chairs and puschairs at the front entrance.

Joseph Sammut

Dec 28th 2012, 18:13

A ramp for wheel chairs and pushchairs exists at the front entrance on the right hand side.

HENRY FENECH AZZOPARDI

Dec 28th 2012, 18:33

@ Joseph Sammut
Thank you for correcting my belief that there is no ramp on the front entrance. I thought that this was round the corner from the front entrance which is in the street leading to Qormi.

Joanne Micallef

Dec 28th 2012, 17:32

It has been open for a couple of weeks already, they just 'officially' opened it today

C. Bartoli

Dec 28th 2012, 16:34

I fully agree with you Effie, the staff are very helpful and the parking is very reasonable so I don't know why many are double and triple parking in a bus stop bay in front of the complex.

A M Bonello

Dec 28th 2012, 17:19

Prices?

Carmelo Borg

Dec 28th 2012, 17:35

I went there on Sunday to the supermarket. The prices are very good and the atmosphere clean. Nice selection.

Joseph Sammut

Dec 28th 2012, 17:44

@AMBonello: are you referring to parking prices or the supermarket prices? You seem to target the supermarket. In my opinion, it is indeed "beautiful", outfitted for purpose - refreshing especially in combination with Daniel's complex. We have been doing our weekly shopping since it opened for some weeks now and we can say that week in week out, prices are competitive with a good selection.

C. Bartoli

Dec 28th 2012, 17:46

@A M Bonello the rates are €1.30 for the first hour and €1.00 for any additional hours however I spent less than €5 at the supermarket and I was given a voucher for a free hour parking. A couple of roads away the Hamrun Local Council car park only cost €1 for 24 hours of parking.

C. Bartoli

Dec 28th 2012, 17:48

@AM Bonello In Naples I paid €8 an hour and I had to leave the car keys with the attendent and the average rate for parking in other European countries is € 3.50 per hour even if parking on the road.

Carmelo Borg

Dec 28th 2012, 18:25

When I went there the supermarket gave me a full day parking ticket for free. I spent 20 Euro. I think they are giving all day free parking now to all spending more than 5 euro.

Ms.D. Galea

Dec 28th 2012, 23:04

@Mr Stafrace,

Listen , i tend to shop around for the best price. I can assure you that the prices at the supermarket there are NOT competitive.

Now, you can contradict me as much as you like but I know exactly what I am talking about. and I plan to carry on doing my shopping at my usual two venues where I get eccellent quality for the best price possible.

Carmelo Borg

Dec 29th 2012, 12:48

@Ms. D. Galea - I do not know what u bought Ms. Galea but we got french fries in very attractive packaging and good quality at 0.99c 1kg, the juice we bought 2L 50% nectar is 1.19 and the milk UHT semi skimmed 1L at 0.65c. Id-dove tat-750ml il kbir sibnieh 2.25. Jien mhux intis fuq il prezzijiet imma prezzijiet tajbin zgur dawn.

MARK FENECH

Dec 28th 2012, 16:20

get off your high horse! such areas are all over the island and you find triving business' in them!!!

C. Bartoli

Dec 28th 2012, 16:32

Well said Mark Fenech!

Anthony Scicluna

Dec 28th 2012, 17:04

Well said. Prosit to Steve

Joseph Sammut

Dec 28th 2012, 15:32

U mela ma rajniex; mela inti biss sifirt? Ghalhekk niehdu pjacir b'Daniel's u nawgurawlhom ir-risq, ghax ghamlu effort tajjeb ghal pajjizna specjalment il-Hamrun.

C. Bartoli

Dec 28th 2012, 15:51

Well said Joseph Sammut!

Aldo Chircop

Dec 28th 2012, 15:22

I'm pretty sure there's actually also a side door that takes you into the complex through a ramp, for easy access by wheel chairs and goods trolleys.

Duncan Tanti

Dec 28th 2012, 15:28

If I am not mistaken there is the lift on the left hand side of the entrance!!

Danielle van der Molen

Dec 28th 2012, 15:30

If I am not mistaken, around the corner there is the side entrance with a ramp that leads to the lifts.

John Grima

Dec 28th 2012, 15:41

@ A Chircop
Why should disabled persons and women pushing wheelchairs be relegated to using a side door. A simple ramp at the front would have been more appropriate. If you are in a wheelchair and you do not know that there is an appropriate side entrance you end up not using the complex all. Even so why should disabled people not be allowed to use the normal entrance like everyone else.

A. Attard

Dec 28th 2012, 16:13

why should someone who is disabled be directed to a side door to gain entrance to the shopping complex?

effie stafrace

Dec 28th 2012, 16:18

mr.grima there are the lifts which can take at all grounds.

Joseph Sammut

Dec 28th 2012, 19:17

To all and sundry: there is a ramp at the main entrance on the right hand side. Now you can all stop critisising blindly.

Peter Murray

Dec 28th 2012, 14:37

Since when has private enterprise ever been unconnected to a political party?

Mr Joe Micallef

Dec 28th 2012, 14:39

Sure it is - you see unlike what you are told by your masters to regurgitate private enterprise still feel they can invest in Malta

John Zammit

Dec 28th 2012, 16:34

Tank God No, but this is a purely private enterprise. So no need for a minister to cut the ribbon Just to be shown on TV a it looks like being another project by the Government

Edward Gatt

Dec 28th 2012, 17:06

@ John Zammit

And do you think that the Prime Minister gate-crashed the inauguration? Or was he there on the invitation of the owners?

BTW I congratulate the owners of this new complex and wish them all the success they deserve in their new venture.

Anthony Scicluna

Dec 28th 2012, 14:31

The joys of Veblenian thought

J Martinelli

Dec 28th 2012, 14:17

During the 'silent period' Dr. Gonzi is still prime minister and if invited to inaugurate a commercial complex employing dozens of new workers, then the silence is broken by an apt celebration.
On the Labour front, the 'silent period' was broken by the firing of its deputy leader and the 'election' of another, amid the wailing of many Labour supporters on the now former deputy leader's side.

A Bezzina

Dec 28th 2012, 14:19

Silent period? Shopping complexes? What on earth are you talking about?!

vincent a galea

Dec 28th 2012, 14:30

??????????

JOSEPH VELLA

Dec 28th 2012, 14:38

after March 9 you be silent for longer than you think. Happy New Year

C. Bartoli

Dec 28th 2012, 15:31

@JOSEPH VELLA. I believe most of us will have more time to vent our frustration since if MLP is in power we will be unemployed! I don't know how MLP is going to create or keep up jobs, since if an industrialist creates projects he is a PN benefactor and if it is a Public project the government is wasting money! Just one mistake and the economic wheel grinds to a halt!

C. Bartoli

Dec 28th 2012, 15:33

@JOSEPH VELLA. And since for the lejburisti running a country is like a match of football, just keep in mind that if the economy wheel grinds to a halt, both the lejburisti and the nazzjonalisti will suffer!

John Zammit

Dec 28th 2012, 16:30

No matter what the premises are the man gave his word that's going to be a silent Period. But Looking at NET 2 ( PBS) you can see what they meant by silent period
@ J Martinelli Why are you Blaming labour I personally voted for Dr. Farrugia but Understand the leaders decision and Hope Dr.Farrugia whom your party demonised for a long time will also understand that he is still welcomed by the PL

C. Bartoli

Dec 28th 2012, 16:57

@John Zammit Joseph Muscat inaugurated the Hamrun Car Park uninvited and against the will of MLP MP. The best part is that MLP had nothing to do with this project since the land had been passed on to the council in a devolution process, and the council also benefited from an €88,000 grant under a Malta Environment and Planning Authority scheme.