Wife slips on spilt washing liquid on Tesco floor

mynameistallulah

miss_scrooge wrote: »

I slipped at old work place years ago on and never did anything about it hit my head etc.Have permanent damage to my legs found out couple of years later had whiplash trapped nerves tightened muscles etc.All because they couldn't be bothered to put a wet floor sign up.I would just go to doctor just in case there theres lasting damage might not just be a strain.Also I would shop somewhere else vote with your feet.

If the damage was not discovered until "couple of years later", how can you be certain it was due to that fall?

Macca83_2

Idiophreak wrote: »

If I'd slipped on a child, I'd obviously have made sure it was OK before I carried on...

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Haha that really made me laugh

miss_scrooge

mynameistallulah wrote: »

If the damage was not discovered until "couple of years later", how can you be certain it was due to that fall?

Because I had problems with my neck and legs straight away.The diagnosis was years later.

miss_scrooge

piglet25 wrote: »

This reminds me of the time I was in Morrisons and decided to munch on one of the bananas off the bunch I was having, I gave my little lad the second half and he sneaked the skin under the edge of the shelving instead of giving it back to me and I was shopping so didn't see where it went. That evening my sister went to Morrisons and rang me after her shopping trip to tell me she had gone on her backside on a banana skin and was fuming at the selfish pigs who couldn't be bothered to use the bins - and couldn't understand why was laughing my head off at her, needless to say that when she found out she was less than impressed!

Isn't that classed as theiveing

visidigi

miss_scrooge wrote: »

Isn't that classed as theiveing

Would only be thieving if the bunch was paid based on weight, if it was a fixed price for the bunch then you would have paid for the item consumed.

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A lot of Morrisons weigh the bananas and price up the bunches so it would cost the same whether you ate one or not as long as you keep the tag off the bunch. So if this was the case, I wouldnt class it as thieving, no.

piglet25

It was a pre priced bunch so the banana police can sleep easy tonight

somethingcorporate

I think it would be a bit of a grey area. A shop has no legal obligation to sell you anything and by eating the 'nana you have permanently deprived them of their property.

Still, not sure they would call the banana police for it!

mynameistallulah

miss_scrooge wrote: »

Because I had problems with my neck and legs straight away.The diagnosis was years later.

Pretty important point to miss in your original post! If anyone musculoskeletal problems they should of course seek medical advice, irrespective of the cause.

Jamie_Carter

arcon5 wrote: »

Do they?

Firstly I wish ops wife well in her recovery.

But not all accidents merit financial recompense. And whether tesco have an obligation to offer compensation would depend on other factors. Whether they had been negligent for example or whether they had reasonable opportunity to prevent it.
For example if I spill some juice on the floor and 30 seconds later somebody slips, unless tesco was aware of the hazard they wouldn't necessarily be held responsible for the accident.

First of all I would like to say that yours is an excellent post.

Unfortunately we seem to live in a claims culture, where people will put in claims for anything. sometimes genuine, and sometimes not. And this gives the genuine claims less credibility.

If Tesco had been notified about the spill, and had done nothing about it, then they would be at fault. I know in my local store that as soon as the staff are informed, they leave a member of staff standing next to the spill until it is cleaned up.

If the injury is just a minor temporary one, then the OP should be happy with an apology, and the vouchers that they will probably get. However if it was a serious or long lasting injury, then it would be worth a claim, and Tesco should support you in this. After all you are claiming of their insurance, and not the store. But you have the right to expect to do your shopping without receiving a serious injury.