I keeping getting money off or extra points vouchers for women's deodorant with my till receipts (they also sell a men's deodorant, but it isn't included)
The question is, is it assumed that I am a woman as I mainly buy cat stuff?
Supermarket profiling.
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MarkB
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Supermarket profiling.
I don't use Sainsbury's a great deal. Until recently, I used it to stock up on AGAIL if it was on offer and I sometimes go there for convenience. Our local store isn't huge.
I keeping getting money off or extra points vouchers for women's deodorant with my till receipts (they also sell a men's deodorant, but it isn't included)
The question is, is it assumed that I am a woman as I mainly buy cat stuff?
I keeping getting money off or extra points vouchers for women's deodorant with my till receipts (they also sell a men's deodorant, but it isn't included)
The question is, is it assumed that I am a woman as I mainly buy cat stuff?
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bobbys girl
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Re: Supermarket profiling.
Yes I think you are right. Irritating isn't it? I hate being pigeon-holed. 
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Crewella
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Re: Supermarket profiling.
They'll make a 'mad cat lady' of you yet! 
That is irritating.
That is irritating.
Re: Supermarket profiling.
Worse, the assumption that all mad cat women have a body odour problem! 
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LOL!
I think Sainsburys stereotype everyone.
In an age of single parents and families where partners may not be the biological parents, they assume all their customers are a mummy/daddy unit with two kiddies...all smiling. Everyone is one big happy family with grandma and grandad in the background. Some time ago, if you spent a certain sum you'd be entitled to...free nappies...single people or people without families don't exist.
As for their own brand products which all taste like babyfood...don't get me started lol.
I only use them because I like their ultra-clumping cat litter, which I get delivered.
I find this stereotyping in Pets At Home too, with blown up photos of an angelic kid cuddling the 'family pet'. Very cute but the reality may be very different. Not all animals want to be around a child, however gentle, but how many customers fall for this brainwashing?
However, off-topic here.
Errm, Mark, you could always buy one of those scentless deodorants and nobody would know?
I think Sainsburys stereotype everyone.
In an age of single parents and families where partners may not be the biological parents, they assume all their customers are a mummy/daddy unit with two kiddies...all smiling. Everyone is one big happy family with grandma and grandad in the background. Some time ago, if you spent a certain sum you'd be entitled to...free nappies...single people or people without families don't exist.
As for their own brand products which all taste like babyfood...don't get me started lol.
I only use them because I like their ultra-clumping cat litter, which I get delivered.
I find this stereotyping in Pets At Home too, with blown up photos of an angelic kid cuddling the 'family pet'. Very cute but the reality may be very different. Not all animals want to be around a child, however gentle, but how many customers fall for this brainwashing?
However, off-topic here.
Errm, Mark, you could always buy one of those scentless deodorants and nobody would know?
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bobbys girl
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Re: Supermarket profiling.
lilynmitz wrote:Worse, the assumption that all mad cat women have a body odour problem!
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Crewella
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bobbys girl wrote:lilynmitz wrote:Worse, the assumption that all mad cat women have a body odour problem!
That akmost made me choke on my coffee!! They always get that pigeonholing wrong with us, I don't much like 'girly' stuff and OH is the cook in the household ..... I do wonder how many people they actually get it 'right' for!