Slipped in supermarket

HPoirot

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that said supermarket has CCTV footage on the exit. And how exactly is it my fault that I fell over? If there was a wet floor and no signage and I slipped on that, it wouldn't be my fault. And hey, if I can get some vouchers then great. We do live in a culture of "where there's blame, there's a claim" and it was completely their fault. Say it happened when I was pregnant or to an elderly person? The consequences could have been a lot worse.

I'm emailing them.

Truly my heart bleeds for you OP. You weren't pregnant or elderly, the floor wasn't wet, you just foolishly stepped on some paper lying in plain view. And you have no injury to show for it! Talk about the depths you would plumb to grab some free vouchers.

Dimey

I was knocked over by a customer at Harrods some years ago. My injuries were and still are severe. I still have treatment.

The accident happened due to the other customer walking to a display positioned too close to the till so in the confined space she rammed her wheely bag into me while I was standing with my back to her, paying at the till. The customer ran off leaving me on the ground and Harrods staff didn't attempt to stop her.

I never expected any compensation from Harrods but I did think they might have the decency to write to see how I was or maybe apologise, maybe even send a bunch of flowers to me while I was in hospital for the first 2 months.

I felt slightly aggrieved when I hadn't heard from them, so to make them feel guilty at their lack of empathy, I wrote to tell them how I was doing. They sent my letter to their solicitor! And he told me to sod off in no uncertain terms.

There's no humanity in these companies. They are money making machines and we are an inconvenience.

Money-Saving-King

Dimey wrote: »

There's no humanity in these companies. They are money making machines and we are an inconvenience.

Definition of an over reaction above!

Money-Saving-King

Dimey wrote: »

There's no humanity in these companies. They are money making machines and we are an inconvenience.

You could say the same about some consumers. There a some consumers out there just just seem to be compensation claiming machines.

shaun_from_Africa

I just think that it's amazing that a regular poster would openly accuse another person of the criminal act of insurance fraud, and when it is pointed out to them that they made an error and no such fraud took place, they would prefer to simply forget about their accusations rather than come back and admit that they made a mistake.

visidigi

LouLou wrote: »

I won't mention the company but a friend of mine (I joined after the incident) claimed something like £2k compensation after a parcel of magazines/newspapers was accidently dropped on his foot, years ago.

His bare-faced cheek, as his colleagues saw it (I'm pretty sure he took as much time off as humanly possible), and return back to work was treated as workplace folklore and mentioned every time someone wanted to wind him up. Some were openly disdainful or joked about it, others secretly admired his approach.

Management weren't exactly pleased with him, however....

earthstorm wrote: »

I would say if management were aware what he did and the 2K come from insurance company then your friend has committed fraud. He fraudulent staged an accident to defraud his employer who in turn would of claimed from their insurance ( so it is indirect insurance fraud) This in my books would be instant dismissal

earthstorm wrote: »

referring to post #64 which i had quoted
he staged the accident to get money from employer ( what would you call that if not fraud). the company would then claim on their liability insurance to pay the employees compo for the accident he staged, therefore a fraudulent insurance claim.

Wow, even when questioned you didn't think it was worth a re-read? You got it really quite wrong...

In any case, a near neighbour, who I don't particularly like it has to be said 'tops up' their income (they both work for the same company) by suing said company for injuries at work, from slipping on frozen sweetcorn, to the tail lift on the HGV failing and hitting their leg - its an almost regular event - there's something annually that helps them make it through the difficult times of the year.

Seems to be a fact of life for them, I am aware of five claims in five years...the connection between suing and employment seems to be lack at their employer. Shame, as given this thread, its a supermarket chain!

geri1965_2

visidigi wrote: »

In any case, a near neighbour, who I don't particularly like it has to be said 'tops up' their income (they both work for the same company) by suing said company for injuries at work, from slipping on frozen sweetcorn, to the tail lift on the HGV failing and hitting their leg - its an almost regular event - there's something annually that helps them make it through the difficult times of the year.

Seems to be a fact of life for them, I am aware of five claims in five years...the connection between suing and employment seems to be lack at their employer. Shame, as given this thread, its a supermarket chain!

A person can only make a successful claim if the employer has been negligent. If he has been getting a payout every year then they need to look at their systems and improve their health & safety record!

Dave101t

if you push a trolley, you might not see the ground, but carrying a bag, you should be watching every step! they should sue you! asda or tesco was it?!

unholyangel

At a guess (for your original post anyway) because he reported it but no one reported his.

As for subsequent posts....likely either the above, because you're questioning staff decisions or both.

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perhaps email them at that address and they'll be able to give you a definite answer?

shegirl

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that said supermarket has CCTV footage on the exit. And how exactly is it my fault that I fell over? If there was a wet floor and no signage and I slipped on that, it wouldn't be my fault. And hey, if I can get some vouchers then great. We do live in a culture of "where there's blame, there's a claim" and it was completely their fault. Say it happened when I was pregnant or to an elderly person? The consequences could have been a lot worse.

I'm emailing them.

You said yourself that you don't watch where you are going.Well you should.End of.