Lancing pharmacy owner '˜speechless' after outpouring of support

The owner of a chemist in Lancing, who has worked at the shop for nearly 35 years, was left '˜overwhelmed' by an outpouring of support for his customer service.
Mr Jefferelly is presented with a thank you card by Clare Taylor, Neve Taylor and Councillor Carol AlburyMr Jefferelly is presented with a thank you card by Clare Taylor, Neve Taylor and Councillor Carol Albury
Mr Jefferelly is presented with a thank you card by Clare Taylor, Neve Taylor and Councillor Carol Albury

After a visit to Wilmshurst Pharmacy in Crabtree Lane, Lancing, run by Shabbir Jefferelly, customer Clare Talor from Sompting wrote a comment on Facebook about the ‘special’ service she had received. Within a few hours, hundreds of comments had appeared in praise of the service from Mr Jefferelly and his staff.

The 67-year-old, who lives with his wife, said he had ‘no words’ to express how it felt to read the comments, adding: “I was speechless, I never expected it.”

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The father of three and grandfather of two said he believed it was down to his ‘tradition’ of ‘looking after customers’ and ‘always putting customers first’.

He was presented with a thank you card hand-made by Clare’s daughter, Neve, which he said was ‘so sweet’.

Councillor Carol Albury said: “Small independent chemists are the salt of the earth for our communities and Mr Jefferelly and his team are a classic example of this.

“We are so lucky to have this dedicated man as our local pharmacist.

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“It is vitally important that we support our local chemists, as we do not want to see them disappear.”

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