R D Gia News

This is quite a small newsagents, which as the other reviews have stated is quite a surprise considering the large exterior. As it is so small inside, the shelves are completely overloaded with stock, I guess in an attempt to get all their produce on display. However, this is a good thing as you are bound to find what you are looking for as I found what I was looking for, which was a magazine, a soft drink and last but by no means least, some chocolate! The man who served me seemed really quiet and I think he may have been half asleep as he did look quite tired, but he was friendly enough for me. The prices seemed a little too expensive for a general newagents though. It is good for people who live nearby as otherwise there is limited parking on the road.

R. D Gia very much fits in to the great tradition of news agents and corner stores, reminding me of shops I’d visit with my parents as a child, before larger shops with bright strip lighting and aesthetic values came into fashion. We’re talking a fairly small shop (much smaller than the deceptively large store front would have you believe), crammed full of all manner of day to day goods, from cereal to spam, toiletries and cleaning products to newspapers, magazines, and in the digital age, what seems like an especially large selection of pornographic magazines. Oh, and there’s a fair bit of booze as well, all in an area smaller than an average office.
It’s not particularly special a newsagents and doesn’t arose any particular emotion in me, but then again, do any newsagents arouse passion? Answers on a postcard please…

R.D. Gia is supremely well located on the Pershore Road just opposite Fitness First. So you can guess exactly what happens after you’ve put in your virtuous hour or so on the treadmill…
This newsagents is deceptively small. It has a large frontage but inside it seems to be the opposite of a tardis. An anti-​tardis, if you will. It can be a bit difficult to walk down the aisles (although that’s a generous term) if there are any more than one of you heading for the same area in the shop. They seem to be very well stocked with magazines and small bottles of spirits. And slightly less well-​stocked with a decent selection of sandwiches.
It’s pretty much a standard corner shop/​newsagents really. Except that their chewing gum seems to be vastly expensive. Or maybe it’s just that I haven’t bought any chewing gum for the past 15 years and the price has gone up considerably…