Scotmid-What's it like?

by **mr magnolia** » 25 Aug 2004, 22:14

16 bottles of lager for a tenner and milk and bread at 9:59pm - you cant beat them! (and its a COOP).!

by **Porty** » 25 Aug 2004, 22:16

by **Porty** » 25 Aug 2004, 22:18

by **Dadaist** » 25 Aug 2004, 22:20

by **Porty** » 25 Aug 2004, 22:24

by **bellybabe** » 25 Aug 2004, 22:26

by **Gemini** » 25 Aug 2004, 23:28

by **bellybabe** » 26 Aug 2004, 08:22

I know that <person> and I didn't mean <them> - quite a few times it's been one of the women normally on checkout and she just glares the whole time - makes you desperate to pack your own shopping!

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by **Gedge** » 26 Aug 2004, 14:08

Top thread!

Scotmid is a fantastic institution. I love the way they continue to ignore all advances made by other supermarkets regarding staff training, customer service, store design etc. Do they have a manager? Are the assistants trained? I love the way it's a lottery whether there will be staples such as bread, milk, tins of tomatoes etc. Makes shopping so exciting.

I needed some crumbly cheese the other day but could only find 10 different kinds of cheddar.

Someone once tried to pack my shopping for me but I accused her of stealing my stuff so they've probably withdrawn the service. Sorry everyone.

And they are tremendously friendly. One assistant once asked me all about my partner, hadn't seen her for a while, was she over the operation etc and then found out she had mistaken me for someone else.

Although behaviour sometimes borders on sullen/ rude/ uncooperative I think i prefer it to someone who has been trained to ask me how I am.

And if you think you're being given poor service get along to the Easter Road Scotmid, London Road end. Scarey scarey bunch of assisatnts there!

by **Epykat** » 26 Aug 2004, 15:57

Getting very slightly off topic ( :shock:

will I be shot at dawn?)
Some Porty shops have always had a reputation for awful staff. Greggs (who never, ever, ever want to change anything over a Ã‚Â£! coin and whose catchphrase is 'got anything smaller?'!) and the old R.S. McColls where quite franky you were afraid to shop for fear of interrupting their conversation! In defense of Scotmid staff - some of them work long hours!!

by **mr magnolia** » 26 Aug 2004, 16:27

whats going on here? I am living in fear.... if I'm going to be let down by Greggs too then life will be OVER. Where else can I get a high fat snack like a cheese savoury softie (on brown of course - think of your health) and a fudge doughnut for Ã‚Â£1.67?

by **Porty** » 26 Aug 2004, 16:37

I believe the worst Co-op manifestation was the former Manager at Piershill then Porty. He was a nice man but was a perpetual whistler. Used to drive me bomkers. His name was Stuart I think.

by **Epykat** » 26 Aug 2004, 18:53

by **Check-out_Chick** » 28 Aug 2004, 14:22

by **bellybabe** » 28 Aug 2004, 15:17

Welcome, check-out chick!

I think we're mostly not blaming the people who work in Scotmid - it's usually the way the store is managed. One of my friends worked there for a long time. She was always fed up because the customers were often fed up about things the floor staff have no control over.

But I have had my bags packed by four or five different people and have never had a smile out of any of them... LOL.

Bellybabe

by **Epykat** » 28 Aug 2004, 18:44

by **Porty** » 29 Aug 2004, 02:01

I guess there is no chance that COC will ever say "Mum, Im going to pack my bags and leave"

by **xxxx** » 29 Aug 2004, 08:41

I give scotmid 9 out of 10, the staff are pleasant, the location is handy and positively discourages car use.
I would put it in a list of things to like about Portobello

It is a shop however, if you don't like it , don't go there, Portobello does (still) have other options. Start a campaign for a 'proper' supermarket in the meantime.

One other reason to like it is that it is a mutual society, something of an endangered species, and one one which enrages its detractors delightfully, a good example being:

bear in mind that the hack had a serious financial interest in that particular crime being successfully perpetrated.

by **Check-out_Chick** » 29 Aug 2004, 10:40

Maybe it was me who served you

i dunno ....its hard to smile at EVERY person you serve in an 8 hour shift....and also PLEASE dont blame me if the cans of soup dont scan .....

.....supid soup :evil:

And yes mum im lazy n therefore dont spelll thing properly

by **Epykat** » 29 Aug 2004, 13:11

by **Epykat** » 29 Aug 2004, 13:15

by **bellybabe** » 29 Aug 2004, 20:45

Were you working today, COC? Spotted someone I thought might be you on the other checkout. I was served by a very nice young chap who did indeed smile, and helped me pack my bags too, of his own accord, for which I was extremely grateful.
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