LETTER: Help vulnerable to do their shopping
A reader believes Sainsbury's should be following the example of other leading supermarkets during lockdown.
Like most of their competitors, Sainsbury’s is reserving certain times in the week for ‘more mature’ citizens, like me, three days a week. Very commendable.
Now let me tell you a short, non-fiction, story. Last week I visited a shop in Sedgley, that was operating the same system. But separated OAPs and the like so that they could enter the shop, purchase their items and carry on. Younger customers were in a separate queue. Well done Asda.
Today, I tried to shop at the large Sainsbury’s in Wombourne. One queue stretching back about 100 yards, all mixed up. I didn’t stop. Perhaps Sainsbury’s could take the example set by their competitors and maybe learn something about practising what they preach?
M Gough, Wombourne
A spokesperson from Sainsbury’s said: “Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, all our supermarkets dedicate 8am to 9pm to serving elderly customers, disabled customers and their carers.
Our Wombourne store has set-up a queuing system which keeps customers a safe distance from our busy car park.”
