tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post2502280984134890169..comments2024-03-29T10:48:06.521+00:00Comments on Nanny Knows Best: A Nation of Brain Dead Numpties - Marks and SpencersKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-82779888091600655042009-11-04T18:04:55.209+00:002009-11-04T18:04:55.209+00:00I blame IT.
With fast moving lines of hundreds of...I blame IT.<br /><br />With fast moving lines of hundreds of thousands of consumer products it would be impossible (at today's staffing levels) to check each item individually for 'correct' age related selling. So someone will have suggested trawling the codes and descriptions on the database and setting a flag to pop up the message if certain words or phases are discovered in the description or categorisation. Many times this will fail - it always does when using the English language - but that does not seem to stop people trying.<br /><br />What I suspect we are seeing is the result of dumbed down education over the last 30 years leading to dumbed down expectations for all the 'graduate recruitment' staff that have progressed through the company advancement streams and are now in charge of 'something'.<br /><br />And when the cry goes out that we should 'do something' to 'make a difference' and fix a perceived problem, they do - without considering the consequences.<br /><br />Today, supermarkets, tomorrow - the climate. Prepare for unmitigated chaos as the remaining sane members of society attempt to get into the asylum to seek refuge.Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-92005601439649950892009-11-04T13:51:25.492+00:002009-11-04T13:51:25.492+00:00so they finallly invented Cardboard Wine? Cardboa...so they finallly invented Cardboard Wine? Cardboard directly infused with the alcohol so that they can cut down on packaging??<br /><br />No? Then this is stupid.<br /><br />Next you'll have to have an under age and a 18+ section of card shops etc in order to proctect the kids "fragile minds".ENnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-54678210640088121922009-11-03T19:18:22.580+00:002009-11-03T19:18:22.580+00:00Whatever will these knobheads brew up next?
It ma...Whatever will these knobheads brew up next?<br /><br />It makes you wonder....David J Hiltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-58811107080659867642009-11-03T17:13:14.033+00:002009-11-03T17:13:14.033+00:00It just get's worse, doesn't it? Do ALL r...It just get's worse, doesn't it? Do ALL retailers now only employ (to use your very accurate description, Ken) 'brain dead numpties'? This country is not just going down the toilet, I fear it has not only gone but the chain has also been pulled.Lord of Atlantisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-91814075204823965142009-11-03T14:49:28.961+00:002009-11-03T14:49:28.961+00:00Not to worry. There won't be any Christmas ca...Not to worry. There won't be any Christmas cards for sale soon, only "Holiday Season" cards.<br /><br />Happy* Holidays! :)<br /><br />* - Disclaimer: it is not the author's responsibility if any person reading this hurts or offends themselves or another person whilst trying to be happy through what once previously known as the festive season. Should the person reading this be depressed or merely unhappy, and finds the instruction to be Happy unhelpful or offensive, then the author states that no states of well being or otherwise are favoured or not favoured. Therefore, no offence is intended. If by saying no offence is intended, offence is, indeed, still caused, then this is not the authors responsibility either. But in any case, sorry! This should not be taken as an admission of guilt in any legal sense. Your legal rights are not affected by this disclaimer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-64103484755749435452009-11-03T14:27:37.879+00:002009-11-03T14:27:37.879+00:00What if greeting cards have images of children on ...What if greeting cards have images of children on them! Peado alert, peado alert all cards must be screened at point of purchase from now on until we arrive at the talibean/muslim option of no human images/booze/flowers beauty allowed. <br /><br />Multi cultural nanny would like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-51602658774644203432009-11-03T10:50:05.168+00:002009-11-03T10:50:05.168+00:00Im not really all that surprised.
You know what bu...Im not really all that surprised.<br />You know what bugs me most about this? No one ever asks me for ID any longer!<br />I would love to spend Saturday afternoon attempting to buy "age restricted" products then kicking off with jobsworths. The wife would never insist I come shopping again!<br />"Come on Bucko, you're taking me to M&S".<br />"Excellent dear. I need spoons, lemons and a greetings card (giggle)".Buckonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-4132821109546771052009-11-03T10:12:07.584+00:002009-11-03T10:12:07.584+00:00This is beyond belief....I just wonder what kind o...This is beyond belief....I just wonder what kind of suit authorized such a crazy policy....I wonder if it had a beard and read the Guardian;-)<br /><br />It seems to me that many of the most successful retail businesses have developed a kind of lemming mentality and are determined to commit corporate suicide.....Can we really not handle success in this country? Does success embarrass us?....I know socialists don't like people to do well but hey, successful businesses provide jobs and tax revenues.<br /><br />Today age restrictions on greetings cards; tomorrow?..Burning books perhaps?<br /><br />Enjoy greetings cards responsibly.Tonk.noreply@blogger.com