when moneysaving becomes dangerous!!

rolo1_2

Do people actually buy things in "bricks & Mortar" shops these days?

All my shopping for xmas has been via internet with help from hotukdeals etc

Witless

rolo1 wrote: »

Do people actually buy things in "bricks & Mortar" shops these days?

All my shopping for xmas has been via internet with help from hotukdeals etc

Very much so; especially footwear (would never buy without trying both!), car parts etc.

Of all our present shopping only two have been bought online, with the possibility of a further one.

donnac2558

Asda is owned by Walmart the US company. They have had deaths in their stores over there on Black Friday in the crush.

Would I do it, no.

Looked on Amazon, dithered over a coffee maker down from £99 to £34.99, it sold out before I made my mind up. Thought, oh well it would have sat on the kitchen counter taking up room. Moved on.

GlynD

I saw more about this on the news last night. The problem occurred nationwide it seems. It certainly doesn't appear to be a sensible way of organising a promotion. Nobody wants to be hurt when going shopping, even if it is for a bargain. I see one woman from Belfast actually had her arm badly broken and will require an operation. That alone should be a message to ASDA-Walmart to stop any future plans for a similar sale. In fact I'd go as far as to say that local councils should ban them from doing so unless strict controls are put in place. I mean what if your mother was there and got hurt?

warmhands.coldheart

rolo1 wrote: »

.............. All my shopping for xmas has been via internet with help from hotukdeals etc....

......... Other internet shopping website are available !! ..........

motorguy

Witless wrote: »

Very much so; especially footwear (would never buy without trying both!), car parts etc.

Of all our present shopping only two have been bought online, with the possibility of a further one.

As a motor trader, where possible i get my parts online. Usually ebay and its bits of missing trim, door mirrors, wheel trims, engine parts, etc. Usually they're significantly cheaper.

Shoes - i wear the same brands, so know i need a size 11, and i just order online.

The exception would be clothes - i would currently still go to a bricks and mortar shop for jeans, shirts, t shirts, etc.

motorguy

GlynD wrote: »

I saw more about this on the news last night. The problem occurred nationwide it seems. It certainly doesn't appear to be a sensible way of organising a promotion. Nobody wants to be hurt when going shopping, even if it is for a bargain. I see one woman from Belfast actually had her arm badly broken and will require an operation. That alone should be a message to ASDA-Walmart to stop any future plans for a similar sale. In fact I'd go as far as to say that local councils should ban them from doing so unless strict controls are put in place. I mean what if your mother was there and got hurt?

I suspect ASDA / Walmart really dont care - the publicity they get over something like this is phenomenal - "our prices are that low that people fight over them"

GlynD

motorguy wrote: »

I suspect ASDA / Walmart really dont care - the publicity they get over something like this is phenomenal - "our prices are that low that people fight over them"

I agree they don't care but they might find to their cost that the PSNI and local councils do. Both have the power to prevent such promotions in the future due to the danger they pose to the public.

mezza101

GlynD wrote: »

I agree they don't care but they might find to their cost that the PSNI and local councils do. Both have the power to prevent such promotions in the future due to the danger they pose to the public.

theres bound to be some who will put in claim against asda for getting injured on their premises..........that aside people were assaulted and with the cctv in shops these days there could be a knock on the door from psni for some

GlynD

mezza101 wrote: »

theres bound to be some who will put in claim against asda for getting injured on their premises..........that aside people were assaulted and with the cctv in shops these days there could be a knock on the door from psni for some

Good point. I'd forgotten about the claims culture we have here although in fairness I'd have to say that Asda deserve all they get if people claim against them. That woman who was on the news with her arm in a stuckie will get a packet.

You're dead right about the PSNI getting involved too. That's why I said they could put the mockers on future promotions. If the police say a planned event is a threat to public safety then it won't be allowed to happen.

And quite right too. If my mammy was hurt in Asda because she went there to take advantage of a promotion I'd be furious and I'd want the manager's throat in my hands. With the foreknowledge of what has happened in the USA my opinion is that senior UK management of Asda were reckless in allowing it to happen here. I can see prosecutions at senior level.