Music in Supervalu.

Truncheon Rouge · 15-01-2013 03:28PM

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

lertsnim · 15-01-2013 08:39PM

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 · 15-01-2013 08:58PM

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 · 15-01-2013 09:51PM

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

Fox_In_Socks · 15-01-2013 10:08PM

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 · 15-01-2013 11:01PM

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 · 15-01-2013 11:41PM

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

15-01-2013 11:44PM

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 · 16-01-2013 03:20AM

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

Eathrin · 16-01-2013 03:27AM

bradlente wrote: »

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

As opposed to fake people

im invisible · 16-01-2013 05:15AM

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 · 16-01-2013 05:36AM

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 · 16-01-2013 05:57AM

Eathrin wrote: »

As opposed to fake people

As opposed to horses.

osarusan · 16-01-2013 06:04AM

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 · 16-01-2013 06:05AM

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

efb · 16-01-2013 06:08AM

<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 · 16-01-2013 06:08AM

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 · 16-01-2013 07:39AM

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 · 16-01-2013 10:28AM

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

Duggy747 · 16-01-2013 10:35AM

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:

kneemos · 16-01-2013 11:03AM

I must be the only one who never hears the music,I'm normally trying to remember what I need,must be short on brain capacity or something.

DM_Punk · 18-02-2013 03:15PM

I work in a SuperValu. We have royalty free music. The songs are terrible! And they are interrupted every two minutes with the special offer announcements. It is awful!

Music in Supervalu.

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