French Lidl door attendants

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We have shopped at numerous French Lidl supermarkets during our circumnavigation. We feel it offers the most for your Euros followed by E Leclerc with others way down the list.

Without exception every Lidl visited has a doorman sitting next to the entrance welcoming you to the store and with a cup into which money may be deposited. No other French supermarket offers this service.

What is it that is unique about Lidl that they can offer such a service?
 
We went into a Lidl in France three or four years ago, Maggy had forgotten something so went back to the van but she is hopeless at switching the alarm off so off it went off as she unlocked the door, within seconds the security/other staff and the manager had run outside to check the van, four staff members in total, I recognised the alarm sound (I know they all sound the same but I had a mad woman going to the van so I was ready), they had surrounded the van and until I arrived and switched the alarm off Maggy was told to stay there, I was very impressed to be honest but also thinking it must be a rough area for that response, couldn't ever imagine it would happen here
 
My wife worked for lidl in Glengormley, she was not given time of the till to go for a wee, they were also locked and had to go ask for a key, there were many other things which they did and were not in line with working conditions, after a few weeks she told them to stick the job where the sun dont shine.
 
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We have them in Glasgow. I stoped putting money in there wee cup when the guy standing with the cup had a £150 pair of Nikes on and a £200 timberland jacket and was talking goblde gook on a top of the range I phone worth more than a £1000 they more or less block you from entering the shop. Think I broke his shoulder with mine on the way past as he wasn’t for moving Shoving his cup in my face. I don’t mind sticking the odd quid or two for someone I think is genuine but I’m not gonna be intimidated into giving.
 
Morning,
Is this a northern thing?
Something that happens in the dark satanic Mills area somewhere in
the wilds above Swindon.
Here in sunny Bournemouth I have never seen anybody near the door
holding a tin.

Dezi
 
Moped said:
We have shopped at numerous French Lidl supermarkets during our circumnavigation. We feel it offers the most for your Euros followed by E Leclerc with others way down the list.

Without exception every Lidl visited has a doorman sitting next to the entrance welcoming you to the store and with a cup into which money may be deposited. No other French supermarket offers this service.

What is it that is unique about Lidl that they can offer such a service?
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Not sure it is a service, sounds more like an imposition to me.
 
Moped said:
We have shopped at numerous French Lidl supermarkets during our circumnavigation. We feel it offers the most for your Euros followed by E Leclerc with others way down the list.

Without exception every Lidl visited has a doorman sitting next to the entrance welcoming you to the store and with a cup into which money may be deposited. No other French supermarket offers this service.

What is it that is unique about Lidl that they can offer such a service?
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I am a little confused. What exactly IS the service they are offering? Someone to say hello to you in exchange for payment?
 
DO KEEP UP , They are beggars
 

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Italy 2018.
Some kind gentlemen would offer to take your trolley back.
But usually forgot the 1 euro coin.
Look forward to seeing similar in UK with prices soaring.
Shocking that it might come to this or similar !
I have a hernia so am looking for a new TRUSS !
 
The service they offer is to relieve you of your cash, tell them to piss off in any language you know and tell them to get a job.
We have one lives the next village who goes begging in York, he openly brags in the pub, on poor days he can average £80 per day and if its raining £120 PLUS.
If you want to give to them more fool you, they make you sick 🤮🤮
 
This is common practice in larger Italian towns, usually a dishevelled lady at the front door of churches who holds out a cup to those entering and leaving and says a few incoherent words. I didn't contribute and was given a few, I think unsavoury words from one so I gave her a blessing in good old English. Later that day I saw her walk to quite a nice car and be driven away by a young man, perhaps someone had taken pity on her.
 
We have them locally on most of the supermarkets...
And more recently petrol stations...
The one I fill up at daily has some heroin or spice ridden specimen that is usually incoherent or comatose...
Chap I work with was going to put something in her Costa cup,
Until she got up and wandered off into, her house on a local side street.

I've little or no time for the local ones as we have 2 or 3 very good local charities that do an awful lot to help the homeless including finding them accommodation etc....
So the ones begging are basically begging for drug/drink money unfortunately.
 
mistericeman said:
We have them locally on most of the supermarkets...
And more recently petrol stations...
The one I fill up at daily has some heroin or spice ridden specimen that is usually incoherent or comatose...
Chap I work with was going to put something in her Costa cup,
Until she got up and wandered off into, her house on a local side street.

I've little or no time for the local ones as we have 2 or 3 very good local charities that do an awful lot to help the homeless including finding them accommodation etc....
So the ones begging are basically begging for drug/drink money unfortunately.
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I'm sure we can all recount similar examples.
Living in central Edinburgh I also know there are people sleeping on the streets in all weathers
 
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