Hi Barry Apparently I've heard that Asda has a very good reputation for looking after their staff and they have one of the lowest staff turnover rates. I used to do my online shopping with them and then they stopped delivering to my area, otherwise I'd still be with them today because I have found the quality of their goods to be high. Janet -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barry Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 12:13 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: tesco again Hi Carol I used to shop at Sainsbury's. I would go to the help desk and they would get a member of staff to go round with me. However, the staff they chose included the 'Meet and greet' girl, the 16 year old guy who collects the trolleys in the car-park and the newsagent staff who don't know the store. At the Tesco' Superstore I have had students who don't do shopping as they "live with their parents". The best service is at the smaller Tesco store where I have never had any complaints. If we work on the 'pay peanuts' principal, I don't think I will be shopping in store at Asda as the wages their are, I believe, pretty bad. However, I am waiting for my first delivery from them with on-line shopping. Barry H ----- Original Message ----- From: carol pearson To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 11:46 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: tesco again Wally, I can agree wholeheartedly with what you write and, although my husband does the bulk of the shopping, he is often given someone to help him who cannot read, never shops for themselves and doesn't know where anything is in the store. I have been thinking of trying Tesco again. (When we were in London we had a disastrous delivery . . . and I won't bore you all with the problems now.) Your comments have made me wonder if it's really worth having another go. If anyone therefore has some good, positive stories and has had good service for some time, please say so. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wally.Harding@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 09 August 2004 09:24 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: tesco again the pickers are often low paid youngsters, probably school kids who want to earn a few bob but don't either care, think or know about these issues. Most, probably never do the shopping, mum and dad always do it for them. They simply have to turn up at meal times and eat it, having first complained about what was on offer. further more, I sometimes get the impression that they can't or won't read, because the notes we've added to items seem to go ignored. Well perhaps that's a bit harsh, maybe they're just under pressure and they do have to pick at least two orders simultaneously! I know not all kids are like this but the ones with more up top see the pay and say that it's not for them. I guess if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. smile. We once ordered a bottle of mouth wash and had it substituted with steredent! apart from mouths what do the two have in common that would make the steredent a good substitute? also this week we had some bananas that had obviously been broken off a larger bunch, oops sorry bananas come in hands, but on doing so they have split the skins. don't they know that if you want to successfully break a number of bananas off a larger hand you should grip and separate them at the top, not grip the bananas themselves because it's easier to get hold of them. Sorry, having a bad day today, took a bottle of milk, yes a new full one, out of the fridge and half of it was solid ice and the other half went everywhere when the bottom of the bottle fell out.. chuckle. No! it didn't come from Tesco. smile. Wally Harding RNIB Hi-tech support -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of andrew shipp Sent: 06 August 2004 18:52 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: tesco again Hello Barry I would be very interested in any article you can send me on this, I spoke to there customer service and they tell me as long as they are sold by midnight of the date stated on the packet they are within there right to sell it to you. Ok I should of possible stated a longer date but haven't any of there pickers got any common sense or is this asking to much of them. I am really steaming over this one as this isn't the first time this has happened to me. If I have to I will start shopping some were else were they do take care of there customers. Regards Andrew Shipp Located Northamptonshire Home phone 01604-517007, Mobile )07773457805, Email andrew-shipp4@xxxxxxxxxxxx I am also the Manager and Moderator of blind-gardening. 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