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Rupert_Bear

Rupert_Bear Posts: 1,303 Forumite

30 October 2010 at 10:45PM in Food shopping & groceries

In the above supermarket today they announced over the tannoy
passion for service. Were they asking the staff to show passion
or were they advising customers.

Any idea what thats about!

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DCFC79 Posts: 40,635 Forumite

31 October 2010 at 1:00AM

Rupert_Bear wrote: »

In the above supermarket today they announced over the tannoy
passion for service. Were they asking the staff to show passion
or were they advising customers.

Any idea what thats about!

maybe they were saying they show passion in the service they give

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LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite

31 October 2010 at 1:04AM

Maybe it's a new sideline and some of the staff are offering passion as a service?

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tealady Posts: 3,850 Forumite

31 October 2010 at 6:38AM

Perhaps its a new reality show
Snog, serve or avoid?

Find out who you are and do that on purpose (thanks to Owain Wyn Jones quoting Dolly Parton)
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custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite

31 October 2010 at 6:56AM

tealady wrote: »

Perhaps its a new reality show
Snog, serve or avoid?

makes choosing your checkout far more interesting

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jezebel Posts: 283 Forumite

3 November 2010 at 11:14PM

LandyAndy wrote: »

Maybe it's a new sideline and some of the staff are offering passion as a service?

I'm pretty sure that type of servicing is illegal, even in Asda

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