Asda....parking Fine..

Murphy_The_Cat

chorlton wrote:

Personally as long as there was a safe route to the store I wouldn't mind if they put the parent and child spaces further away and left the close spaces to fought over by those with the mentality that they have to park as close as possible.
The worst thing about the parent spaces at my local Sainsburys is that they are miles away from the trolley return point, so once the shopping is in the boot you either have to leave little ones unattended in the car or traipse accross the car park and back with them.

Me as well.

& why don't they have the trolley return ponts closer ?

MTC

Weggy

Murphy_The_Cat wrote:

Me as well.

& why don't they have the trolley return ponts closer ?

MTC

Errrrm bit confused by this comment..... P&C and disabled spaces are generally near the entrance of the store - where the biggest trolley return /pickup point is !!!

Murphy_The_Cat

Weggy wrote:

Errrrm bit confused by this comment..... P&C and disabled spaces are generally near the entrance of the store - where the biggest trolley return /pickup point is !!!

Hi Weggy

Often, but not always.

At the weekend I parked in a P&T space which was on a slope (thanks Asda, that really helps !), & took a circuitous route to the trolleys which took me across 2 of Asda's internal Car Park roads.

Not a problem for me, but I could imagine it being a pain in the bum for others.

MTC

chorlton

I'm sure some supermarkets have a better design, but at my local sainsbury's to get to the trolley point in front of the store from P+C space involves crossing 2 'roads' in car park - including the main exit route - and also involves being out of sight of the car because of a big shrubbery.

kirkie_2

Fantastic!!! I wish my local Asda would do the same, some people have no idea how hard it is to get a car seat or pram out of a small bay.... Well Done Asda....

hammy_the_hammer

people using the parent and toddlers bays need to be close to the child in car when returning the trolley....safety , security and all ....the nearest return bay can be in excess of 100 yds away .

burbs_2

before_hollywood wrote:

1. Thats your cars, if you are trying to discredit by post you haven't managed it
2. My point was that a lot of people would be turned away by major insurers (e.g if they wanted to transfer insurance from a uk car or wanted a new policy)
3. main agents? as in if i buy an evo of you i can take it to mitsubishi to get it serviced??? ok then i will hold my hands up and say times may have changed
4. on your cars or on all the imports that come over?
5. all that proves is that you know what your cars that you sell need.

Don't know what i am talking about??? charming.

I wasnt trying to discredit your post just merely stating that it was completly untrue, and it was. This post is also untrue as well and we are just going over the same ground.

1. Go to any dealer who deals in imports and they will be able to show you the same as what i can. The rules with regard to imported cars does not just apply to me, it applies to all dealers and will be implemented.

2. A lot of people will be turned away from insurers for many reasons, not only because they drive an import, as i said there are now companies that specialise in imported vehicles. Your argument is what?

3. If you buy an Evo off me today and want to get it services from a main Mitsi dealer tommorrow then they will work on it, that does now happen. Granted it hasnt always been the case but as the import market has risen over past few years so have the oppurtunites for dealers over here.

4. The dealer who is importing the cars into the country is given the option of translating the papers for a fee. It costs me £5 a page. Any dealer who does not translate this is either skint or worried that you wont like what it says. It is the case for all imports.

5. I dont understand your argument. You said has it been converted to UK Spec. I said every import has to be converted before being granted the papers to MOT etc. Therefore if it isnt converted then it isnt road legal and wont be on the road. It is a small job and easy to do.

This is very much off topic but i am just putting these rumours about the dreaded car imports to bed as many people who comment on the situation do not have a clue what they are talking about and this obviously affects my business in the long run. It is no offence meant to you though. Im just stating that some of your "facts" are not true.

kittykat100

This is a great thread, and have spent an amusing 10 mins reading it.

Just a question to parents..... Why take your children to Supermarkets, its not fun for anyone! Why not have someone babysit them.
Sorry but I get a bit fed up with the 'poor me I have children syndrome' and I as a childless person who works full time has to pay for the perks, is the last in line for any assistance.grrrrrr

awaits the barrage of abuse.....:)

Rachie_B

kittykat100 wrote:

This is a great thread, and have spent an amusing 10 mins reading it.

Just a question to parents..... Why take your children to Supermarkets, its not fun for anyone! Why not have someone babysit them.
Sorry but I get a bit fed up with the 'poor me I have children syndrome' and I as a childless person who works full time has to pay for the perks, is the last in line for any assistance.grrrrrr

awaits the barrage of abuse.....:)

or order online we have been doing this since our youngest son now 4.5 yrs was a baby,last thing we wanted to do on hubbys only day off was to traipse round the supermarket with 2 kids in tow ! lol

Murphy_The_Cat

kittykat100 wrote:

This is a great thread, and have spent an amusing 10 mins reading it.

Just a question to parents..... Why take your children to Supermarkets, its not fun for anyone! Why not have someone babysit them.
Sorry but I get a bit fed up with the 'poor me I have children syndrome' and I as a childless person who works full time has to pay for the perks, is the last in line for any assistance.grrrrrr

awaits the barrage of abuse.....:)

Hi kittykat100
No abuse from me - but mabye because my son should be with me (or his Mum) while we go shopping is probably as good an answer as any.
There is no 'poor me, I have children attitude from me', but I'm a bit confused by 'work full time to pay for the perks' bit. For me, the perks that I get from my son are big smiles & cuddles - but my wife gets these as well and she doesn't work full time.

MTC