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my uncle was banned from ASDA a year ago for changing prices, advice?
Jennifer Jayne
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A year ago my uncle was banned from asda for changing price on an item of food (a chocolate bar) and was given a ban, he has stayed out of the store and territory around them, i.e car parks, and hasn't done anything like this since.
At the time he was on heavy antidepressants and they were affecting his judgement, having been on the same ones myself I know that at times it feels like you are in a dream world and dont feel 100% in control of your actions.
He has sent an appology letter to them today, well using their contact us form as there seems to be noway of contacting them through an email.
Is there anything else he can do to have the ban lifted? As he regrets his actions at the time and would love to shop in there again
At the time he was on heavy antidepressants and they were affecting his judgement, having been on the same ones myself I know that at times it feels like you are in a dream world and dont feel 100% in control of your actions.
He has sent an appology letter to them today, well using their contact us form as there seems to be noway of contacting them through an email.
Is there anything else he can do to have the ban lifted? As he regrets his actions at the time and would love to shop in there again
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Im not 100% sure on the details all i know is he was banned for changing prices which was all it stated on the file copy he was given at the time of the ban
My sister was banned from Morrisons when she was younger for anti-social behaviour (stealing - she was a right so-and-so) but that was about four years ago. She's shopped there since and never been stopped/questioned. So I imagine your uncle has nothing to worry about. The worst they'd do if they did recognise him is escort him out of the store - they can't arrest him or anything like that, since it's not an ASBO and the police haven't issued the ban. If that makes sense.
Ideally: either phone or go into the shop and ask for the name of the manager
When you have the name, write to the manager addressing him / her by name (and that would be Dear Mr (or Mrs / Ms) Shopmanager not Hi and not Dear Jimmy (or whatever). Briefly explain the medication situation as it was at the time and as it is now and apologise profusely.
Address the envelope to the manager's attention and mark it private and confidential. Either mail it or drop it off at customer services in the shop.
Or shop wherever else he has shopped for the last year, Or continue the arrangement for whoever has been doing his shopping for him
They will either accept the apology or they won't. Nothing more that you can do as they can refuse to allow him back if they wish
Just the thread title alone made me howl with laughter and this has just about finished me off 🙈😂😂😂😳
He could shop online.
i doubt they have WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE pictures
That reminds me of this great prank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIIRmIQVXrE
They won't recognise him, not in a place like Asda. Guaranteed. Unless he was a serious shoplifter or was a risk to anyone.
That said, he will have reservations about returning to the store. I would advise (similar to above) to write the Store Manager a letter stating it will never happen again, he's sorry, etc & that'll be it I imagine. Or go instore & see if he can have a chat about it.
Good luck!
the security would be the only likely person to recognise him, and in ASDA they would be arresting hundreds if not thousands over a year.
i very much doubt they would even remember him, especially for something as insignificant as ticket switching
Should he commit any further acts of theft there, then he would actually be guilty of burglary.