The Campbells Catering Monopoly

ShayK1 · 07-03-2003 4:29pm

should there be a pic there cause i don't see one!

Don1 · 07-03-2003 4:35pm

God you're blind it's right there!

mada999 · 07-03-2003 4:39pm

NOTE: If you want a can of coke don't buy it in the college shop get it in the vending machines. The shop charge 85c and in the vending machines they only cost 80 so go for it !

They're ripping us off!

Who own's the vending machines in the college does ne1 know?

Stephen · 07-03-2003 4:42pm

He can't see it cos you can't access the intranet from lab303. (The image is hosted there)

I *think* campbells' also own the vending machines.

noah · 07-03-2003 4:45pm

cambells are brutal did anyone see where the refugees rerfused to eat their food in one of the hostels because it wasnt good enough and they were getting for free. Something has to be done about this monopoly in carlow it. ARE YOU LISTENING JP MCARDLE

Don1 · 07-03-2003 4:45pm

De fekkin beshteards bye!!!!

ShayK1 · 07-03-2003 4:46pm

thank you stephen!
i appreciate the whole clearing up thingy!
You Da MAN!

mada999 · 07-03-2003 4:48pm

yes yes, a good point noah. Bring in a new catering company for the bottom floor. Competition needed, not excuses!

Don1 · 07-03-2003 4:49pm

Unfortunately Noah I don't think the fantastic JP uses this site:rolleyes: And besides I doubt he can hear what you're typin!!!

Spacedog · 07-03-2003 4:57pm

Of course he doesn't read it, that would be keeping in touch with the students he represents and would be part of doing the job he is being paid for properly God Forbid!

The_B_Man · 07-03-2003 4:59pm

in all fairness though, i'd rather have JP as presdent than the other bloke that was runnin for it!!

Spacedog · 07-03-2003 5:02pm

I'd rather see a ficus plant run it that either of them. Like Micheal Moore did in the states lol.

TomTom · 07-03-2003 5:07pm

Originally posted by Spacedog23
I was also just think about what the SU president said to me about there being "no room" for another canteen. even if Campbells needed all the space they have (which they clearly don't) there's the whole area of the old canteen, it could be renivated easly and would have all the required plumbing and electric fittings necessary for a decient kitchen. The current Student Union management is rotten to the core and doesn't represent students in the college on small things like this because they are too busy lining their filthy little pockets whit the subsidity money they recieve with the management of the college who recieve money from the bribery of big business who screw us over daily. J.P Mc Ardle will do nothing but count his fat cash of corruption and laugh in our faces for being so stupid as to elect him in the first place! He must truly HATE us to screw us all over so bad.

This clearly goes to show that you don't have a clue what goes on in the students union.
JP is in court nearly every week representing students that are in more dire situations than we are.
The company that manages the college campus is threatning to bring him to court because he told the truth about him. Behind the scenes he does more for the students here than any other presedent. At the end of the day there is only a limited amount he can do in one year. He does not run the college he only represents the college students. If you have a valid case against campbells and can prove the viability of another canteen, why don't you get off your ass and approach the SU with a signed petition. They can't fight everyones little battles for them.

mada999 · 07-03-2003 5:08pm

I say someone should set up a sandwich stand somewhere in the college and sell the sambo's for less than in cambells. You'd make a fortune.

You could buy some aldi bread @ 46c and some cheap ham/turkey and lettuce and salad. And sell them. That'd be a great idea!

Paying for meesely sachets of ketchup and vinegar is wrong! (They're even free in mcdonalds)I think I'll bring in some ketchup/vinegar and put it on the counter for people to use! That would be a start!

A what about a cup of tea? 70 fúcking cent for a cup of hot water and a dribble of milk, oh and the tea bag(the whole box of tea-bags probably costs 70 fúckin cent)

What would happen if we took our own tea bags in ? How much would they charge ??

The_B_Man · 07-03-2003 5:09pm

YEAH!!! they may take our money but they'll never take our freedom, etc....

TomTom · 07-03-2003 5:18pm

OK here's a plan. Who here would be interested in help in set up a tea stand in the canteen next week? If I get help I will try get permission to do it.

mada999 · 07-03-2003 5:26pm

A tea stand what a great idea!!
Where are we going to get the hot water from ?? yeah we could buy the milk in aldi real cheap ? We need a fridge! and where would we get cups ?

I'd be in! but we'd need a rotation coz classes and shít!

Spacedog · 07-03-2003 5:28pm

Originally posted by TomTom
This clearly goes to show that you don't have a clue what goes on in the students union.
JP is in court nearly every week representing students that are in more dire situations than we are.
The company that manages the college campus is threatning to bring him to court because he told the truth about him. Behind the scenes he does more for the students here than any other presedent. At the end of the day there is only a limited amount he can do in one year. He does not run the college he only represents the college students. If you have a valid case against campbells and can prove the viability of another canteen, why don't you get off your ass and approach the SU with a signed petition. They can't fight everyones little battles for them.

That's ****e! JP and the SU were elected and paid to do this stuff, we are full time students with commitments and obligations. As I said before, I did bring up this topic with JP and he may as well have spit in my face! He is paid by the college to uphold and shelter the greed of the companies who steal from us on an ongoing basis.
 
"The company that manages the college campus is threatning to bring him to court because he told the truth about him. " - You'll have to clarify that. what truth? what's going on? why is it behind the scenes? why is it not in the blurb? why is it being hidden from us apart from a few abstract statments on a board? was the threat in writing from a lawyer? if so lets see it? quit trying to discredit me by saying I don't know what I'm talking about. read the trhead, this is not a "little battle", everyone sees the slop we are served for a fortune which could be spent more wisely if we had more consumer choice. Dunnes Stores employees are required to join the union which was set up and run by the management of Dunnes Stores. The SU IS THE SAME. What use is a union if it is not run by the people it serves

mada999 · 07-03-2003 5:30pm

good stuff there from spacedog i totally agree!

mada999 · 07-03-2003 5:35pm

Looks like galway had the same problem,

have a look here
http://www.sin.ie/article.php?sid=187

some good threads from it are :

The Students' Union fought very hard for the contact not to be awarded to Campbell's. However, the decision was made by a University Committee on which we only have one seat. They were going to award the new contract to Campbells outright, but because of the case the Students' Union put forward they decided to only give a one-year extension to Campbells and give them an opportunity to improve.
The Hub is only open one day. The manageress there is extremely competent and open to any ideas students may have for the place. Please do give them a chance to settle, and if after a month it is unsatisfactory then by all means voice your opinions.
And to the person who took part in the focus group, thanks. It was kind of you to give an hour of your time to constructive work. The input gained from that session has changed many of the operating procedures of Campbells as well as resulting in a change of the Head Manager. I hope you will continue to give time to being constructive in the future.

another:

one quick point to note; Cambell catering = waste of time. Having worked in many restaurants about the area it is extremely disturbing to see chefs in the canteen, who i know have been fired from previous posts for unhygenic practices (ie. hand in the pants-hand in the coleslaw kinda thing) haphazardly wandering bout the canteen. The only plus point for the hub is the cailin iontach that works there: the nicest person in the college.

And:

There is no way around it. It may seem like a bit of a cliche to complain about the campus food, food served being the subject of ridicule in institutions throughout the world, but campbells are really inflicting a truly horrendous service on the students of this college who simply do not have the time to run into town at lunch. Words fail me when it comes to the muck served up in the canteen, and if you mix and match with a few extra helpings of cheese or potatoes have you noticed that the same thing can cost totally different prices two days in a row.

http://www.sin.ie/article.php?sid=187

noah · 07-03-2003 5:38pm

a tea stand would be great . paying 70 cents for a cup of tea if a joke. how much does a tea bag a bit of milk cost ? i'd say closer to 7 cents than 70 that campbells charge. Is it not jp's full time job to represent the students and to air our views?

noah · 07-03-2003 5:41pm

campainging for someone to wash the clothes of those students who pay 80 a week is one thing but what about the ones who stuggle to afford to eat

Spacedog · 07-03-2003 5:43pm

From what I geather JP was threatened with lible action for calling the builders of the overpriced middle class college accomidatiion across the road for not providing free laundary service. Well I've got news for you. It may suprise you all that every student in carlow IT can't afford to pay €80 per week to live in beautifully furnished pallaces such as there palaces. Why is JP not fighting for MY laundary service? let the rich bastards wash their own clothes like the rest of us, or lug their laundry down town (no cars allowed). I'm glad you brought that up TomTom, you have just proved my point for me. I'm sure it's great to be in the corrupt SU raking a fortune of other students money and helping out your snobby middle class chums.

noah · 07-03-2003 5:44pm

Why are the same people in the SU every year . it is going stale we need fresh ideas and different input

mada999 · 07-03-2003 5:47pm

yeah, the same faces in the SU. Same mentality ! It's not all bad though! I think the usit office was a great idea though. . . well done!

I think the SU needs a website! I would be willing to make a website for them! They just need to ask!

noah · 07-03-2003 5:48pm

i agree the SU does a good job and are all very helpfull but i think a complete overhaul is required

Snowball · 07-03-2003 6:35pm

Originally posted by Spacedog23
That's ****e! JP and the SU were elected and paid to do this stuff, we are full time students with commitments and obligations. As I said before, I did bring up this topic with JP and he may as well have spit in my face! He is paid by the college to uphold and shelter the greed of the companies who steal from us on an ongoing basis.
 
"The company that manages the college campus is threatning to bring him to court because he told the truth about him. " - You'll have to clarify that. what truth? what's going on? why is it behind the scenes? why is it not in the blurb? why is it being hidden from us apart from a few abstract statments on a board? was the threat in writing from a lawyer? if so lets see it? quit trying to discredit me by saying I don't know what I'm talking about. read the trhead, this is not a "little battle", everyone sees the slop we are served for a fortune which could be spent more wisely if we had more consumer choice. Dunnes Stores employees are required to join the union which was set up and run by the management of Dunnes Stores. The SU IS THE SAME. What use is a union if it is not run by the people it serves

Tom is right Spacedog23, u dont realy know what goes on in the SU. I spend a bit of time there because of "Carlow it Anti-War Society" and from what I see they (including and especialy JP) work their ass off.
eg: On the day of the student march in Dublin about fees JP and Tom (SU Vice pres) spent all day in court trying to get the drink licences extended, which he did in the end, and after an entire day of sitting infront of a judge who is an absolute bitch he traveled up to Dublin to join the end of the march (something which he did not have to do). As tomtom said there is only so much one man can do in a year. If you were that interested you could write something in the blurb ur self and get ppl behind you (I would back u all the way) and get something going. JP would help you where he could but he can not do it all.
Also the food is not as bad as ppl go on. ppl r always moaning all the time and will find any excuse to give out (my sig a prime example)

Anyways there are people in the SU that will go out of their way for you.
eg: When the "ITC Anti-war soc" went up to the march in dublin (the Anti-war one) JP gave up free tickets to and back and also let us use the photocopiers (as a once off) to spread the word. He does do a lot.

Snowball · 07-03-2003 6:37pm

Originally posted by noah
a tea stand would be great . paying 70 cents for a cup of tea if a joke. how much does a tea bag a bit of milk cost ? i'd say closer to 7 cents than 70 that campbells charge. Is it not jp's full time job to represent the students and to air our views?

With that I totaly agree, they are really expensive. They are suposed to be subcidised (are they? does anyone actualy know??) so they should be a lot cheaper

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 07-03-2003 6:42pm

aaah, this explains a lot. the pic that was in that post (that wouldn't display for me, or alot of you) was doing some weird **** to me. it kep asking me to accept this security certificate... prob why the pic wouldn't load, but I removed it anyway.

Spacedog · 07-03-2003 7:08pm

Originally posted by Snowball
Tom is right Spacedog23, u dont realy know what goes on in the SU. I spend a bit of time there because of "Carlow it Anti-War Society" and from what I see they (including and especialy JP) work their ass off.
eg: On the day of the student march in Dublin about fees JP and Tom (SU Vice pres) spent all day in court trying to get the drink licences extended, which he did in the end, and after an entire day of sitting infront of a judge who is an absolute bitch he traveled up to Dublin to join the end of the march (something which he did not have to do). As tomtom said there is only so much one man can do in a year. If you were that interested you could write something in the blurb ur self and get ppl behind you (I would back u all the way) and get something going. JP would help you where he could but he can not do it all.
Also the food is not as bad as ppl go on. ppl r always moaning all the time and will find any excuse to give out (my sig a prime example) Anyways there are people in the SU that will go out of their way for you.
eg: When the "ITC Anti-war soc" went up to the march in dublin (the Anti-war one) JP gave up free tickets to and back and also let us use the photocopiers (as a once off) to spread the word. He does do a lot.

If I don't know what's going on in the students union, it's because the truth is being kept from me. The blurb should be about this stuss instead of ****in dawson pissing on electric fences. The only way to know the true extent of the corruption of the SU is to be part of it. 

As for the "carlow it anti War society", you are luky you can even use "Carlow IT". From what I hear JP is pro-War. It took you guys the best part of a day convincing him to even let you march behind the Carlow IT banner and still you defend him. 

You say he let you copy banners and joined the march against fees from the goodness of his heart. That his job! If he didn't show at the march, he'd show how crappy a SU pres' he is. as for the banner copying, in true politician style he buys loyalty with a few peices of paper. 

You Snowball defend JP for the same reason TomTom (who I assume is "vice-pres Tom" correct my if I'm wrong) does. You are all a little click of middle class students who who are all best friends and keep an eye out for eachother while ignoring the needs of the students and club members who elected you to represent them. You Snowball are cappuccino sacialist, you did the anti war society thing to stimulate you're over-inflated ego and to get chummy with the SU gang. All of you're motives are clear to be seen and you don't fool anyone! 

You say the food is great and we are complaining un-necessarly. Maybe you can afford to throw you're money away. we cannot. show me a post on this thread that says the food here is great and value for money who doesn't have their own agenda. 

at least you agree with the tea. see, no-one's all bad

The Campbells Catering Monopoly

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