Tesco stop putting cages out before closing time

pawsies

My local Tesco has a little habit of blocking aisles and products using cages.

It's really annoying, it starts at about 7:30-8ish but the store doesn't close till 10! They restock each aisle so there can be 2 or 3 cages out in an aisle. I don't know if they are trying to test my coordination or what

Staff seem totally unsympathetic as well that they are blocking a product that I need, I am polite about it though.

battleborn

No offence, but this is a ridiculous whinge, it really is.

Its a super market, they stock shelves all day, and you can still get round the cages.

I am sorry but i feel sad that you feel the need to have to complain on this board about that!

pulliptears

Shelves need stacking 24/7 in stores. Your local store may not have a night shift to fill either.
It's part and parcel of visiting a supermarket to expect cages in aisles. Staff are trained how to handle cages safely amongst shoppers and how to park them so as not to cause disruption.

If your store isn't huge and they do have a night shift team then usually cages are brought onto the shop floor before the evening delivery, the first of which will usually occur at 10pm. The warehouse needs to be clear before his arrival so cages in there will go out onto the shop floor so as filling can start and the warehouse is still accessible. Night Staff work 10pm - 7am or thereabouts so cages will have to be put out by the day staff before the night staff arrive.

The solutions are usually shop online or build Tesco a bigger warehouse

MamaMoo_2

I have the same issue with my local Asda. They close at 11pm, and if you go any time after 8, half of the aisles are blocked, and pallets and cages left unattended. In the fridge aisles they do a line down the middle of cages, so you have to go down the aisle twice. In other aisles there's usually a wall of pallets etc in the way, often meaning that half if the items on my list are inaccessible. The cages I can move, but the pallets are just plonked there and then the pump truck is moved. Seems stupid.

apesxx

I'm sorry, but when exactly would you like them to fill the shelves? People whinge when the shelves are empty yet they also whinge when staff are replenishing shelves when they are trying to shop.
In our local cages and pallets are not allowed on the shop between 9am (10 Sunday) and 8pm.
From 8pm all the cages and pallets are dragged out onto the shop for the night shift to work. They drag out at this time as that is when it generally gets quieter. I do my shopping at 10pm sometimes and dodging the cages etc is just one if those things that comes with doing your shopping at that time!

apesxx

MamaMoo wrote: »

I have the same issue with my local Asda. They close at 11pm, and if you go any time after 8, half of the aisles are blocked, and pallets and cages left unattended. In the fridge aisles they do a line down the middle of cages, so you have to go down the aisle twice. In other aisles there's usually a wall of pallets etc in the way, often meaning that half if the items on my list are inaccessible. The cages I can move, but the pallets are just plonked there and then the pump truck is moved. Seems stupid.

I'm sure if you ask for assistance then a colleague would be more than happy to retrieve the items for you x

MamaMoo_2

apesxx wrote: »

I'm sure if you ask for assistance then a colleague would be more than happy to retrieve the items for you x

Unfortunately, I don't want to have to go and find a member of staff every 30 seconds to get them to move something. It's common sense not to leave crap unattended all over the shop, obstructing products, whilst people are still shopping. I just tend to go to the 24 hour Asda. It's an extra 15 minute drive away, but they're more intelligent with their cage placements.
I have no issue with them replenishing during the day. 1 cage per person would be sensible. I often see 15-20 cages down an aisle with 1 staff member replenishing. When I worked at Sainsbury's, you loaded a cage with what you needed, replenished, then reloaded your cage. Not rocket science and it minimises disruption.

DCFC79

I admit it is annoying, popped into an Asda store last week and there were cages, palletts down most of the aisles, blocking the shelves.When I worked late nights years ago the policy in place there was to only drag out 1 roll cage per aisle from say 8pm till 10pm when the store closed, this was so the aisles didnt get blocked for customers. Looked a mess with the empty palletts and cages around.

Although Tesco is the same as well with the cages everywhere but they are placed in the middle of the aisles.

missesther

Whenever I visit Tesco at three in the morning, I also have to negotiate the cages. How inconsiderate of them.

:P

Helix

MamaMoo wrote: »

Unfortunately, I don't want to have to go and find a member of staff every 30 seconds to get them to move something. It's common sense not to leave crap unattended all over the shop, obstructing products, whilst people are still shopping. I just tend to go to the 24 hour Asda. It's an extra 15 minute drive away, but they're more intelligent with their cage placements.
I have no issue with them replenishing during the day. 1 cage per person would be sensible. I often see 15-20 cages down an aisle with 1 staff member replenishing. When I worked at Sainsbury's, you loaded a cage with what you needed, replenished, then reloaded your cage. Not rocket science and it minimises disruption.

I worked at Sainsburys and we stared getting all the cages out of the warehouse at 7pm for a 8pm close.

pulliptears

Helix wrote: »

I worked at Sainsburys and we stared getting all the cages out of the warehouse at 7pm for a 8pm close.

Was it mostly because the warehouse didn't have room for the new delivery AND the existing cages as well?

Add to that the filling time lost in bringing out the cages and unpacking them in the right aisle.