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flis21

I must admit this is why I bought a phil and teds double buggy, so it is not much bigger than a single buggy and slightly easier to get round shops (although I still have problems in my local co-op with the extra stands they put up). I don't always have someone else with me when I go shopping, so leaving buggy outside is not an option. There are certain shops (like poundland and card factory) that I only go in if I have someone who can wait with the buggy outside, it's just too hard otherwise.

My sister was in a wheelchair for 2 years and I know she just ended up boycotting certain shops that she couldn't get round. Under the DDA they are supposed to be accessible thses days, but in practice it doesn't really happen.

jdturk

flis21 wrote: »

My sister was in a wheelchair for 2 years and I know she just ended up boycotting certain shops that she couldn't get round. Under the DDA they are supposed to be accessible thses days, but in practice it doesn't really happen.

Actually don't they have to make attempts to be accessible if reasonable, for example if there is a shop on a second floor where the only way up is via stairs then its unreasonable to ask the company to install a lift

Rolandtheroadie

UK2010 wrote: »

I bet it isn't a case of you can't get somewhere you probably just have to go to it the other entrance of the aisle.

I actually hope one day pointless complaints will be taxed. The staff time of dealing with this should be passed on to other consumers as a saving which you should have to pay!

To the two that had to post twice to get their point across (quoted above and drivel8), do you get the concept of praise VENT and warnings?

System

my local poundstretcer is a nightmare ! just wandering around is a health + safety issue they have rows of loo rolls piled over 5ft tall in the centre of the aisle which means you cant actually see half the goods , its the 1st time ivebeen there for a while but it will be the last !

Kavanne

I too hate Sports Direct. I went there today and got a badminton racquet on the cheap, I had a quick survey for a till but couldn't see one on the first floor. I went downstairs to pay where I knew there was a till.. quite a long queue and I had the bloke tell me when I got to the front 'oh didn't you know there was a checkout upstairs?'... well, no genius, how was I meant to see it through all the mess??

Only had to shop there as I needed a badminton racquet quick

OrkneyStar

If you think aisles are narrow in big mainland stores you should try shopping in some of our shops up here!
I had to leave DJ's standard single buggy outside on most occasions, even the push chair was a struggle!
That's life though!

Mupette

KimYeovil wrote: »

A culling by fire of the low-life who shop in Sports World/Direct would be greeted with pleasure, not dismay.

charmed, perhaps the cheapness is why people can afford to shop there

bubblegumcola

Mupette wrote: »

I'm a wheelchair user when out and about in shops... those i can navigate around.

M & S already destroyed a display because the aisle was too narrow to turn the corner.

M&S are usually pretty good about space between aisles/displays. The store I used to work in I was told to always make sure there was space for a double buggy to get past them as it was a health and safety issue. Was sometimes tricky at Xmas time making sure we still had the space, there's always extra displays of stock especially in the food hall.

Some stores care but an awful lot don't. Some people need to take their children out in buggies when they are shopping, some people have no option. I think when my youngest was still in a buggy there were alot of shops I wouldn't attempt to go in. I think its terrible for someone in a wheelchair to try and negotiate some of the aisles in shops which are crammed full of stock.

KimYeovil

Mupette wrote: »

charmed, perhaps the cheapness is why people can afford to shop there

There is a world of difference between 'cheap' and 'inexpensive'. Sports* are not inexpensive. There is plenty of high-priced tat in such shops. I assume. I confess to prejudice from a distance. Last time I considered entering one I was driven back by the BO fumes of the nylon and polyester clad horde.

savemoney

I think part of the problem is most shops want to maximise shop space, and they also dont carry much stock like the old days in back room