Don't park your bike at Sainsbury's

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Permalink Reply by Takaokagiejin on April 14, 2011 at 17:51

Osbawn that's so annoying.  How about writing to the Director at Sainsbury's cc the Manager at the Arena Sainsbury telling him this and asking him to instruct the 20,000 parking attendants to also keep an eye on bikes as I and all our fellow cyclists will no longer be nipping in there on the way home for fear of theft.   

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on April 14, 2011 at 20:05

I don't like leaving my bike there (though usually do) for precisely this reason, that it is very out of the main view of the shop and staff. A couple of times I've not parked there because people have been hanging about in the area (not that they'd want my bike frankly, and I'd wish them all the luck in the world getting a wheel off it because it stumps me most of the time..). But thanks for the warning, and for the email suggestion - have just sent one off to customer.service@sainsburys.co.uk (but couldn't find a way of cc-ing to the store manager). 

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Permalink Reply by Adam on April 15, 2011 at 9:03

I've had many bikes stolen in the past and after the last one I did a very sensible thing and got...

!!! TWO GOOD BIKE LOCKS !!!

 

read / watch this http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/may/27...

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Permalink Reply by tigha on April 15, 2011 at 9:16

thanks for that, as I tend to be slack there and only use 1 lock, as always think its local and its quick  Despite having 2 good locks as I have had sooooooooooooo many bikes nicked over the years- will be more diligent in future

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Permalink Reply by David Deane on April 15, 2011 at 14:16

I woudl second getting two good bike locks.

I tend tyo lock mine to the railings that contain the trolleys by the entrance, rather than stick it all the way around the back. I imagine it gets in the way for some people, but I'd rather be annoying than a victim.

It's always struck me that the bike racks there don't really encourage cycling - I've never seen more than two other bikes there on the few occasion s I have used it.

 

in front of the shop would be a much better location, as far as I'm concerned, but then what do I know? I'm just a self interested cyclist, adn not a supermarket planner

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Permalink Reply by MaryW on April 15, 2011 at 13:09

Bummer. Thanks for the warning. Does beg the question though, if it happens all the time why don't they point their CCTV at it?

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on April 18, 2011 at 21:05

Yeah, I picked up on this years ago but just had a whinge on HoL. See here and here.

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