Music in Supervalu.

darkdubh

One of the most annoying things about shopping in my local Supervalu is their habit of constantly interupting the piped music in the store with advertising announcements.They have a fairly good enough playlist but it's impossible to enjoy them as they constantly get cut off by annoying recording's of some wan chirpley telling us about special offers.Could they at least do these announcements in between the songs?I was in there yesterday when Led Zep's Stairway to heaven was interupted about 5 times by bloody promos.

Shenshen

May I be the first to suggest an ipod?

BUBBLE WRAP

darkdubh wrote: »

One of the most annoying things about shopping in my local Supervalu is their habit of constantly interupting the piped music in the store with advertising announcements.They have a fairly good enough playlist but it's impossible to enjoy them as they constantly get cut off by annoying recording's of some wan chirpley telling us about special offers.Could they at least do these announcements in between the songs?I was in there yesterday when Led Zep's Stairway to heaven was interupted about 5 times by bloody promos.

It's not a fcuking concert.

phasers

My local Tesco plays cover versions of current pop songs. It's bizarre, the songs sound almost the same and then you realise someone else with a similar voice is singing them. Is it cheaper to play cover versions? Why not just play muzak or something?

homerjay2005

i go to supervalu/tesco/lidl/aldi or where ever for the purpose of buying food or whatever, nothing else. i try to get it done as quickly as possible, so that i can get the fook out of there.

if you actually are listening to the music, your spending far too much time in there.

Lando Griffin

No such problems for me.
In M&S they have delightful music and staff.

IceFjoem

If you listen very hard, the tune will come to you at last.

Birneybau

Lando Griffin wrote: »

No such problems for me.
In M&S they have delightful music and staff.

No recession there blah blah blah...

BUBBLE WRAP

Lando Griffin wrote: »

No such problems for me.
In M&S they have delightful music and staff.

I always wanted to shop in there. Looking in the window will have to do for now.

phasers

Lando Griffin wrote: »

No such problems for me.
In M&S they have delightful music and staff.

I'd love a pack of those chocolatey round biscuits they sell.

Fcuk it, I'm going to get a pack. I'll report back on the music.

Quazzie

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

I always wanted to shop in there. Loosing in the window will have to do for now.

That's what loosers do

ejmaztec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W25_jgiY51I

This is what they should play on a loop.

meoklmrk91

I shop in aldi, I don't think they play music or even do announcements which is fine by me. I don't really understand why shops feel the need to play music, especially bad covers of pop songs. I never worked in a shops but I would imagine listening to that **** all day would be soul crushing.

On that note I was in tesco to pick up a few small buts before Xmas, they were playing Xmas music, which is bad enough, but in the middle of it they played this church hymn that was so depressing that I felt like eating a few poinsettias before walking out under a car for good measure to ensure my untimely death.

sfwcork

supermarket in advertising shocker!

phasers

sfwcork wrote: »

supermarket in advertising shocker!

Why would you advertise for a supermarket in the actual supermarket? Is that not a bit like preaching to the converted?

sfwcork

wrote:

Why would you advertise for a supermarket in the actual supermarket? Is that not a bit like preaching to the converted?

who said anything about advertising the supermarket in the supermarket

Have you ever been to specsavers!

gobnaitolunacy

phasers wrote: »

My local Tesco plays cover versions of current pop songs. It's bizarre, the songs sound almost the same and then you realise someone else with a similar voice is singing them. Is it cheaper to play cover versions? Why not just play muzak or something?

I think it is actually if you have a lot of stores, just pay the cover bands once off for their recording and not IMRO/whoever does music rights in the uk for the original artists.

mconigol

OP have you tired out the thread on parents and if they have a favourite kid? I think you would enjoy it.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056855380




Now, continue...

phasers

sfwcork wrote: »

who said anything about advertising the supermarket in the supermarket

Have you ever been to specsavers!

The thread is about the supermarket making announcements over the music.

The announcements are advertising.

You then posted "Supermarket in advertising shocker"

I naturally assumed you were pointing out that the supermarket in the OP was merely advertising, like all supermarkets do.

I then responded, questioning the effectiveness of a supermarket playing advertisements to its own customers.

Please tell me where I have gone wrong on my timeline.

sfwcork

are you seriously asking why are supermarkets advertsing over the intercom?

BUBBLE WRAP

Quazzie wrote: »

That's what loosers do

FIXED...

shrewd

Shenshen wrote: »

May I be the first to suggest an ipod?

May I be the second to suggest an ipod?

RikkFlair

I believe Coldplays last album was recorded with getting supermarket airplay in mind.

WanabeOlympian

Always find aldi and lidl has an eery/ creepy silence as people shop. Feel like bringing in a sound system and playing some tunes while going around, liven up the place.

And what's the story with the two tills for the 30 odd customers waiting ? They're not THAT cheap to shop at, that's just greedy!

kneemos

sfwcork wrote: »

are you seriously asking why are supermarkets advertsing over the intercom?

Why are supervalue advertising supervalue when you are already in supervalue?

brummytom

kneemos wrote: »

Why are supervalue advertising supervalue when you are already in supervalue?

To make you buy extra shit you weren't planning to buy.

Scar Tissue

phasers wrote: »

My local Tesco plays cover versions of current pop songs. It's bizarre, the songs sound almost the same and then you realise someone else with a similar voice is singing them. Is it cheaper to play cover versions? Why not just play muzak or something?

Something to do with cheaper licensing fees if it's cover versions than the original artists I believe

rubadub

phasers wrote: »

Why would you advertise for a supermarket in the actual supermarket? Is that not a bit like preaching to the converted?

kneemos wrote: »

Why are supervalue advertising supervalue when you are already in supervalue?

It is usually advertising particular products for sale, which people browsing might not have seen. Just like lidl have booklets on the way in, I read them when I go in now -since I often missed stuff I read about later. Same in other shops sometimes I buy stuff I only knew about because of announcements.

kneemos

Supervalue is a bit of a misnomer in fairness,fairtoaveragevalue might be more accurate.

OneArt

WanabeOlympian wrote: »

And what's the story with the two tills for the 30 odd customers waiting ? They're not THAT cheap to shop at, that's just greedy!

I think that's just a German thing. Even big supermarkets here would only have one or two tills, and usually only one is open.

Drives me feckin' verruckt.

WanabeOlympian

ich auch!! :P

Truncheon Rouge

I hear they have the same craic going on in the supervalu's in Syria.

lertsnim

darkdubh wrote: »

One of the most annoying things about shopping in my local Supervalu is their habit of constantly interupting the piped music in the store with advertising announcements.They have a fairly good enough playlist but it's impossible to enjoy them as they constantly get cut off by annoying recording's of some wan chirpley telling us about special offers.Could they at least do these announcements in between the songs?I was in there yesterday when Led Zep's Stairway to heaven was interupted about 5 times by bloody promos.

Are they still playing that "i just came to say hello" song on the promos? I used to feel sorry for the poor people working in there having to listen to it every 5 minutes.

Dostoevsky

The music, while invariably annoying, is the last of my worries. The fact that the individual who owns the Super Valu I'm in is in an area free of competition (for 15km or so) and is charging ridiculous prices is what irks me. That. Everything else is insignificant.


There are far too many Super Valu entities like that. It seems, to be honest, a Super Valu policy to locate in such places and extract the highest prices.

Yes, I'm thinking specifically of Super Valu stores under the control of Tomás Garvey in An Daingean/Dingle and Paul Healy in Dún Seachlainn/Dunshaughlin.

donegal_road

'Supervalu.... Real food, real people'....... announced every 10 minutes are our local, whatever the hell its supposed to mean

Fox_In_Socks

donegal_road wrote: »

'Supervalu.... Real food, real people'....... announced every 10 minutes are our local, whatever the hell its supposed to mean

I used to work in a Supervalu and over the intercom, the muzak/music would cut off every 10 minutes and you'd have the jingle "Sup-er-valu...shopping as it should beeeeeeeeee!"

It was even in the canteen and staff toilets.


Plus, what does "Real food, real people" mean? I get the food part, but real people? What are we to expect? Westworld?:pac:

tin79

Truncheon Rouge wrote: »

I hear they have the same craic going on in the supervalu's in Syria.

This first world problem sh*te annoys me. Oh lets not discuss anything unless its as bad as Syria.

Did you see that two footed tackle in the city match at the weekend? Ssssssh heathen there is much worse going on in Syria.

Irish Guitarist

Aren't all the screaming children and people shoving trolleys into you and shouting on their mobiles a bit of a distraction anyway?

phasers

phasers wrote: »

My local Tesco plays cover versions of current pop songs. It's bizarre, the songs sound almost the same and then you realise someone else with a similar voice is singing them. Is it cheaper to play cover versions? Why not just play muzak or something?

I remember for a while that the SuperValu in Listowel started playing royalty free music to save money. I don't think they still do but from what I heard, it was terrible.

bradlente

It actually means "real food(made from)real people".

Eathrin

bradlente wrote: »

It actually means "real food(made from)real people".

As opposed to fake people

im invisible

phasers wrote: »

I'd love a pack of those chocolatey round biscuits they sell.

Fcuk it, I'm going to get a pack. I'll report back on the music.

i dont know what buscuits you're on about, but IMO Supervalu own brand chocolate digestives are some of the nicest around...

Thread reminds me of those sunday afternoons a few years ago now, after an all night clubbing/ house party session, when id wander around Tesco with an empty trolly for hours, chill out in the frozen food section for a bit, head back to the warmth of the fresh fruit and veg, check out cleaning products for a while, i'd eventually make my way to the biscuit aisle, at maybe my third or fourth pass i'd pick up a couple of packets chocolate digestives, head to the tills, grab a big bottle of coke on the way... Manys a sundays afternoon wasted like this

mikemac1

SV Aston Quay constantly have their manager coming on the internal TV telling people to talk to him about their problems and he'll help

Though I've never seen a manager on the floor in there, must be hiding away in the office

Where are ya?

The Gnome

Eathrin wrote: »

As opposed to fake people

As opposed to horses.

osarusan

Play music that people know,and when the chorus comes along (the bit that everybody knows and will thus be listening to), advertise some products/sales shoppers might otherwise have missed.

Pretty simple to understand.

I studied supermarket sales techniques briefly once. Two off the top of my head:

- put the more 'luxury' items at the end of the aisle, as shoppers need to go around the end of the aisle into the next aisle, so they are looking at the products for longer.
- the average height is xxx.xx (can't remember) and the average shopper looks down at the shelves an angle of 30-45 degrees, so the best place to put a product is xxx centimetres off the ground (can't remember again).

stevek93

Use to work in dunnes can say don't think the tapes have been changed since the mid 90s most annoying thing ever.

efb

<Bing bong>Great better value in out Deli dept, a selection of items on our hot food counter are now selling two for the price of one</bing bong>

stevek93

osarusan wrote: »

Play music that people know,and when the chorus comes along (the bit that everybody knows and will thus be listening to), advertise some products/sales shoppers might otherwise have missed.

Pretty simple to understand.

I studied supermarket sales techniques briefly once. Two off the top of my head:

- put the more 'luxury' items at the end of the aisle, as shoppers need to go around the end of the aisle into the next aisle, so they are looking at the products for longer.
- the average height is xxx.xx (can't remember) and the average shopper looks down at the shelves an angle of 30-45 degrees, so the best place to put a product is xxx centimetres off the ground (can't remember again).

You sure we used to just slap them every which way.

kneemos

osarusan wrote: »

Play music that people know,and when the chorus comes along (the bit that everybody knows and will thus be listening to), advertise some products/sales shoppers might otherwise have missed.

Pretty simple to understand.

I studied supermarket sales techniques briefly once. Two off the top of my head:

- put the more 'luxury' items at the end of the aisle, as shoppers need to go around the end of the aisle into the next aisle, so they are looking at the products for longer.
- the average height is xxx.xx (can't remember) and the average shopper looks down at the shelves an angle of 30-45 degrees, so the best place to put a product is xxx centimetres off the ground (can't remember again).

Don't they put the bargains at the end of the aisle?

xxlauraxxox

try working there and putting up with it 50hours a week

Duggy747

One thing I liked about working in Lidl was that there was no music, didn't hear the same shìt being played over & over again.

The sound of my will to live sinking away was enough :pac: