a good way to lose trade?
 

a friend of mine was up at winfields this morning at about 10-30, went in,selected what was required,went to the counter to pay to be told sorry we cannot serve you till 11-00 it was 10-45, sunday trading laws, with that he dumped the gear on the counter and left,never to return. i think this is nuts,i can understand the rules it would probably register the time on the till? but if the doors were closed until 11-00, people could accept this, but to be allowed in unaware to shop, this will surely lose the dummies trade?

Re: a good way to lose trade?
 

Well someone has there facts wrong check this link for sunday trading.

http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/Fact...page24703.html

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they dont expect people to only take an half an hour to find something they want, its a subtle plan to make you go back round the place and be tempted by other stuff as well...

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I think the point is that the tills are only open for 6 hours, the shop is open for 7

"Sunday - Opening for 6 continual hours only, between 10am and 6pm" from your link

"Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm" from the Winfields website

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I had my first job there when I left school.... errrrr some time ago: however:
before they had got all the cctv installed... and they only had the one big store: my job was to watch for people who may try to nick shoes... I was not allowed to talk to the customers , even if they asked for help: I was to walk up and down putting all the shoes back on the racks....
If you wanted the loo , you were to put up your hand and wait for someone to come and get you....

I only lasted half a day and have never been back since....and to this day, I will never buy shoes that are tied together with string:

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cheers for that mick,will print that off,go up to winfields next week and rip the SH*T out of the manager.:D youve made cashys day lol just an afterthought?the law states opening for 6 continual hours only,between 10 -6 if they open at 11, they can stay open till 5? but if they open at 10-00 and not trading is that a loophole?

Re: a good way to lose trade?
 

pfft i woulda grabbed the nearest wellington boot and used that ..

size 9 should do the job nicely :D

sidenote

do not use flipflops :o

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That you encouraging squat and squirt? :eek: To think the shop might have kids in browsing and they might be shocked at these antics. Terrible terrible terrible but nice thought. :D

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you may use the squat and squirt method spuggie but i certainly do not :)

although to be fair i am equiped with a ...

http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/u5/ab...3_032_cock.jpg

Re: a good way to lose trade?
 

I use a whiz when out hill walking :-) ladies only :-)

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Well I always thought that taking a single fish was meant to be natural so yes I am equipped as such. Still cant grasp why a place of employment treated empoyee's like school kids. :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Do they have a Thomas at Whinfields??

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We open at 10.00am on Sunday at Oswaldtwistle Mills, but arent allowed to process anything through the tills until 11.00am, due to the trading laws. Yesterday, a customer was waiting at the till from 10.55am and I was stood, waiting for the till clock to hit 11. I felt such an idiot, but suppose it has to be done..

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Agreed!!
If they cannot serve until 11:00am then they shouldn't open the bloody doors till then ;)