Parking in mother and child space

janninew

Its probably very good business practice for a supermarket to put some parent and child spaces in their car parks as plenty of their shoppers will have young children with them. Cars have gotten bigger than years ago and getting a car seat out with a newborn in a regular space is impossible as the door can't be opened wide enough.

I have a blue badge for my Daughter, but I will always try to use a parent and child spot if its convenient, so I'm not taking up a disabled spot that an adult could use.

My local Tesco doesn't provide parent and child spaces, it does have disabled spots, but these are always full, so I don't shop there as I can never get parked. If they provided some parent and child spaces, I would shop there and give them my £120.00 per week spending money on food. My local Sainsbury's has many parent and child spots and I can always get parked up and be able to open my door - so because of that they do get my £120.00 per week food money! Keeping customers happy makes them more money!

Soapn

shoppers seem to be of the mindset that if they are spending money in a shop they can dictate the rules. Doesn't work like that. Nobody is forced at gunpoint to shop at any particular shop.
As a family of 4 we spend £80 per week of earned money on shopping

LadyMorticia

I don't have kids but has anyone here seen P&C spaces that are at the complete opposite end of the carpark?

I ask because our Tesco P&C spaces are right at the end of opposite end of the carpark to the shop entrance and from reading here, that doesn't seem to be the norm.

janninew

Soapn wrote: »

shoppers seem to be of the mindset that if they are spending money in a shop they can dictate the rules. Doesn't work like that. Nobody is forced at gunpoint to shop at any particular shop.
As a family of 4 we spend £80 per week of earned money on shopping

No they aren't forced at gunpoint, but its good business sense to provide what your customers want/need, otherwise they will go elsewhere and your business will suffer. Supermarkets don't have to provide a car park, toilets etc, but they do for customers convenience.

As a family of 3 we spend £120.00 of earned money at the supermarket, not sure what that has to do with anything though.

janninew

LadyMorticia wrote: »

I don't have kids but has anyone here seen P&C spaces that are at the complete opposite end of the carpark?

I ask because our Tesco P&C spaces are right at the end of opposite end of the carpark to the shop entrance and from reading here, that doesn't seem to be the norm.

Its the same at my local Asda, they are nowhere near the store and are in a separate enclosed area. There are walkways and zebra crossings to get safely to the store though. The disabled spaces at right at the front entrance.

Soapn

next thing we know we'll be having staff meeting customers at their cars and taking them round doing the shopping for them *rolly eyes*

LadyMorticia

janninew wrote: »

Its the same at my local Asda, they are nowhere near the store and are in a separate enclosed area. There are walkways and zebra crossings to get safely to the store though. The disabled spaces at right at the front entrance.

It's the same at our Tesco, except that you have to walk across the carpark to get to the safe walkway!

Our disabled spaces are near the entrance but we can never get one as they're always full up. I use a wheelchair (although I can walk a few metres) but I can't get out of the car without opening my door fully and normal spaces just don't have the space for that if someone has parked really close next to you.:(

janninew

Soapn wrote: »

next thing we know we'll be having staff meeting customers at their cars and taking them round doing the shopping for them *rolly eyes*

It happens in some very well known Department Stores, its called personal shopping. Also most supermarkets do home deliveries so you don't even need to drive to the store if you don't want.

Soapn

janninew wrote: »

It happens in some very well known Department Stores, its called personal shopping. Also most supermarkets do home deliveries so you don't even need to drive to the store if you don't want.

exactly. Novel concept innit?

janninew

LadyMorticia wrote: »

It's the same at our Tesco, except that you have to walk across the carpark to get to the safe walkway!

Our disabled spaces are near the entrance but we can never get one as they're always full up. I use a wheelchair (although I can walk a few metres) but I can't get out of the car without opening my door fully and normal spaces just don't have the space for that if someone has parked really close next to you.:(

The disabled spaces are always full at my local Asda due to the spaces being right next to the cash machines. Every time I go I see people park in the disabled spots and nip to the cash machines, they are forever putting messages on the tannoy not to use them for this purpose, but people don't listen. One day I even say a young man park across 3 disabled spaces and go to the cash machine!! :eek: