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TrulyMadly

Turkey worked:T

A v M

1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection Turkey Breast Steaks (340... £3.00 £1.69
1 x ASDA Smartprice Red Kidney Beans in Water (400g) £0.23 £0.23
1 x New Covent Garden Food Co. Skinny Tomato & Vegetab... £1.00 £1.00

Savvybuyer

"As a loyal Sainsbury's shopper, I am very disappointed by this."

It's good to cause disappointment to your customers, isn't it? Especially loyal ones! Not to mention all the sharing on social media (could probably include this site) and the old marketing proverb - do something your customers don't like and they each tell about another 20 people (probably exponentially increased nowadays with the internet). It's not gone down well for Sains. has it?:think:

zippydooda

Savvybuyer wrote: »

Doesn't matter - I don't buy much with Sains. and won't be shopping much there, if at all. I don't pay to collect points from Sains., I collect them from Ad points, Nectie search and the HB survey once a month.

I notice how they phrase it: as "changing the way", rather than slashing the points and not rewarding you much. Well, if they don't think I'm worth 'rewarding', then I'm not rewarding them:p.

Also no receiving points for bag re-use. Then I'm not going to take my own bag, as there's no benefit doing so! (I'm being a bit flippant here of course:o.)

But..so much for Sains. having environmental credentials. Hardly encouraging bag re-use are they, it could be argued?

"While this means..., you'll still..."

Yes, another noting of the terminology! The use of the word "While" to preface something - gosh I'm so cynical!:D - as to acknowledge the 'bad' side (for us, customers) but then put a "but" to it to try to downplay it.

You'll still get a point per litre of fuel... (...until we remove it?!?:question::think:)

But, let's do my usual rewording of anything that comes from a company. Where "pay less" becomes "pay more..." etc.

"This means you'll get fewer points on your shopping."

Full stop.
(I've changed the word "earn" as well, as not fond of the promotional aspect behind that word.)

Not that points on my shopping encourages any spending. With this slashing of points, they go up so much less now. But then they never went up quickly with having to spend pounds!:eek::eek: And not even able to take a bag, buy a loose shave of a parsnip for a penny, collect a point (1p spend for what, in spend on groceries would have been costing you £1:eek:) then return and another bit of veg. for a penny, in a bag. Sadly every loophole closed:(:rotfl:.

I'm not sure what they are planning or what the thinking behind the "change" is. It won't encourage me to shop there - indeed may be the final straw but, for the vast majority people, it will make no difference to their shopping habits I suspect. People don't really pay much attention to points - they just shop where it is convenient.
If they do, then the cutting of points by T several years back - didn't help increase customers did it? Sains going down the same road? (Why would they?)

Anyway, I don't collect points from spending at Sains.

your own bags in 1 year though

Savvybuyer

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Turkey worked:T

A v M

1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection Turkey Breast Steaks (340... £3.00 £1.69
1 x ASDA Smartprice Red Kidney Beans in Water (400g) £0.23 £0.23
1 x New Covent Garden Food Co. Skinny Tomato & Vegetab... £1.00 £1.00

What's this one I've missed?:eek: Is this is a glitch? Where is OP?
TIA!

Savvybuyer

zippydooda wrote: »

your own bags in 1 year though

Yes, I was aware of that underneath!

zippydooda

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Turkey worked:T

A v M

1 x ASDA Butcher's Selection Turkey Breast Steaks (340... £3.00 £1.69
1 x ASDA Smartprice Red Kidney Beans in Water (400g) £0.23 £0.23
1 x New Covent Garden Food Co. Skinny Tomato & Vegetab... £1.00 £1.00

so why did you not add the hoops to this shop like you said you were going to? :rotfl:

oops I see why now lol

fairclaire

vanilla_twist wrote: »

Nanny I know you can get a deferment once. This will at least get you past xmas.
If you have a disability you can get yourself taken off the call up register.

My second call up I was working at sea so wrote and deferred. When I got home I wrote and explained I had already done it once before and was disabled and was removed from register.

If you are happy to do the service then a deferment might suit you.
There is loads of in the pack. Have a good read.

Am not totally sure but I think it is voluntary if your second service.

It can be a fascinating thing to do. I made the judge laugh every time I walked in as needed a large book to put my feet on as benches were high and my feet did not touch the floor.


Update on Dad
Funding in place for respite care and pallative care lady spent a long time talking to both my dad and sister today. Sister visited one home but totally not suitable as room was in the eves of an old building and dad would not have been able to get out of bed without banging his head.
The Home we prefer funding told us had no space.
I phoned the Home and they do have space and sister going to look tomorrow. Reason we were told it was full was funding will not fully cover it but shortfall is not an amount worth worrying about.

We also have an extended family member who works at this home which is nice. Fingers crossed I will know decision tomorrow.

Sister upset me a bit as asked me to stay away until sorted as I unsettle dads routine. I told her I will work with whatever routine was in place and couldn't tell me to stay away.
She apologized. I know I normally visit at lunch or tea but saturday it just was not possible and did tired dad more as really wanted a
nap.

It is a case of working together. She again is not keen on dgc bringing a picture over but I promised dd will arrange a time with her within dads routine.

To be honest she must have had one hell of a day today.

I must thank everyone for their messages and stories of their own journeys. It was comforting to know not everyone finds the support easy to get and many things mentioned were things we were not aware of.
We are on the right road. Next hurdle is when dad realises he is due a transfusion that he will not be getting.
Not baby steps but one giant hurdle after another.

I am happy dad will be getting 24 hour nursing. I know he doesn't really need it as nothing can be done but he thinks he does and it makes him feel safer. Also whenever he gets distressed, which to be honest has been since july, he can be given a little sedation if required. Also takes the fear out of the end of life drugs as we had images of him being in difficulties and the district nurse not turning up on time.

V x

You are posting earlier and earlier :eek: had to go back ages to find your post.

Interesting point about you and your sis. I have often wondered what things would have been like if Id had siblings? I think I'd be very grateful for it now then again I sort of liked having my Dad to myself too. Swings and roundabouts I guess?

I am reading your last paragraph with interest and thinking that if your Dad feels he needs it, then he does and he should have it. He is probably very frightened, practicalities aside, and if that's what he wants to lean on...........?

My thoughts and much love are with you as ever :heart2:

zippydooda

Savvybuyer wrote: »

"As a loyal Sainsbury's shopper, I am very disappointed by this."

It's good to cause disappointment to your customers, isn't it? Especially loyal ones! Not to mention all the sharing on social media (could probably include this site) and the old marketing proverb - do something your customers don't like and they each tell about another 20 people (probably exponentially increased nowadays with the internet). It's not gone down well for Sains. has it?:think:

they'll be trying to get you to spend an extra 50p next

Savvybuyer

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Back from A

Bought some of the turkey steaks to try, CG soups and mission wraps.

The hoopla hoops were the wrong flavours....only Variety left and it didn't look as if these would compare against M.

Thank you to bubbs and anon for pointing out the Cadburys choc. It's ages since I did some snapping and saving but I feel I need to get my finger out. The receipt has been duly photographed and submitted:T

The humongously large Walkers 26 bags of crisps were reduced to £1.95 with a December date so got one of those too.

For 3 massive carrier bags of shopping including a few whoopsies I paid 47p .....wombles covered the rest.

We are nearly living on fresh air:T:)

You're doing well!:T Far better than £3 for 32 pack.

Everyone here always beats me:rotfl:.

Savvybuyer

zippydooda wrote: »

they'll be trying to get you to spend an extra 50p next

Yes. And collect no points for it as it doesn't advance you to the next pound:(:rotfl:.