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Car park problems at Sainsbury's again

Sounds like things have gone wrong with the traffic at Sainsbury's again. Tweets today:

 Sainsburys harringay
, anyone else had problems in  car park. We were stuck for 1hour. The Manager refused to do anything, too busy.
 discussing service at Harringay 2day! Vicky the Manager needs to be sacked. Will not be wasting my money with you anymore!
 the manager refused to help & threatened to sack the carpark guys if they left  carpark! Running feud with HBase


Anyone else affected?

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Madeline on October 12, 2011 at 15:12

That's very helpful, John D.

Where do you suggest I shop? And don't say the internet, I tried that and it's not suitable for me.

09mffin8ul89rPermalink Reply by 09mffin8ul89r on October 12, 2011 at 16:28

I don't know if anyone else uses the shops near sainsburys on Green Lanes but since I moved here a year ago from Norfolk I have barely stepped foot in sainburys, only a few times to buy specialist items or to use there click and collect service.

 

Iceland have a home delivery serivce which is free if you spend £25 or more so it would mean not worrying about using your car, also whilst there you could get some fruit  and veg and the place next door or at Yamin Halim the turkish supermarket, the prices tend to be cheaper than Sainsburys in experience. Theres also Lidl in Wood Green or Finsbury Park as well.

 

I was a big supermarket shopper before moving here but it just seems so nice to buy locally and I find it so much cheaper. Also buying fruit and veg in Wood Green on the market stalls on the High Road after 3.30pm - you can so much for your money, one time they were selling 14 cucumbers for a pound (I had cucumbers in everything I ate that week!!)

Permalink Reply by John D on October 12, 2011 at 17:16

Tesco Tottenham has a good car park, as do Morrisons Wood Green and Stamford Hill. If you're already in a car, what's another couple of miles? It's good for the car too to have a longer run.

By the way, the question of taxicards was elequently raised at the recent Transport Forum But Nilgun was a bit evasive about what could be done about it, saying it was a financial problem. I don't see the problem, myself. You have a set amount of travel available per year - why don't they let you use it as and when you want to?

Permalink Reply by pamish on October 12, 2011 at 19:27

And a Sainsburys at Stamford Hill - the old Safeways - if you're stuck on their colour scheme. 

Avoiding weekends seems to be the key. As it's open 24/7 except sundays, why go there when it's likely to be jammed? Or is this a huge surge of cars coming from Costa Coffee?

Permalink Reply by Takaokagiejin on October 12, 2011 at 15:02
Didn't someone earlier in this thread say that Sainsbury's had offered to pay for her cab?  Try that, or maybe they can treat you to tea and cakes in the cafe while you wait for the hell to disappear.  Either way you should definately let Sainsbury's know how it is effecting customers in your situation.
Permalink Reply by Maddy on October 12, 2011 at 15:43
Why does driving to another supermarket further away not sound like a solution to London's traffic woes?
Permalink Reply by Anette on October 12, 2011 at 16:56

@ Maddy, it's not in the grand scheme of things, but it helps in this particular case.

Permalink Reply by Gerry Platt on October 12, 2011 at 18:23

I just cycled North from Manor House; was stopped at the said junction, a bendy bus stopped at the bus stop ahead (not unusual, perhaps the bus stop should be moved). A massive Sainsbury's Articulated lorry pulls out and is stuck behind the bus!!! = gridlock (except for cyclists) until the bus moves.

Solution: Sainsbury's buy a crane & deliveries arrive by train at night.

PS. The Govt want to allow larger lorries on the road!

Permalink Reply by Ruth on October 14, 2011 at 9:46

Christmas is coming

The goose is getting fat

Ye olde arguments about Sainsburys traffic 

Are already coming back

Please put in your ha'penny's worth

A view or two will do

It won't make very much difference

Every year it's just the same old stew...

 

 

 

10pb34tdwo7ljPermalink Reply by 10pb34tdwo7lj on October 14, 2011 at 10:11
the villian of the peace here is LBH, who when they granted planing permission for the retail part next to sainsburys (which had been there for many years with no problems on this scale) they conducted atraffic impact assement which concluded all everything woudl be OK. Or at least that was the statement about the traffic that i read in the local paper at the time.  I don't go there in my car anymore and have not done for severeal years
Marian LeatherbyPermalink Reply by Marian Leatherby on October 15, 2011 at 19:33

Whilst travelling yesterday I read the Times.  There was a big article about the head of Sainsburys and how clever and brilliant he is etc etc, he's from the East End etc etc.

I wonder if these discussions about the car park and the bikes issue on Harringay Online can be sent to him?  So that he reads them and not an underling?

 

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