Seniors hour

[martinw-48]

Is 7am to 8am too early?

[rogespeed]

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@zanadoo_56 wrote:

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@imastawka wrote:

Woolworths Supermarkets will open to all customers from 8am. Access to the store prior to this time will require a relevant Government issued concession card*.

Better.

But there's a reason I shop on-line.

I can't walk very far, or be on my feet for very long.

So, being a registered Senior's card holder for Woolies deliveries, why can't I get priority delivery?

I can't get a delivery spot for at least a week!

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I also can't walk very much and standing in one place causes agony in no time.  I am housebound so a seniors shopping hour is useless to me.  It is also no good for my mother because although she is any early riser, for health reasons (time for medication to act etc) she is not comfortable about leaving the house until at least 10am.  At 7am she'd also have difficulty getting someone to take her.

Woolies in VIC have CANCELLED all online delivery and click and collect orders until further notice.  I got the message last night and confirmed it with Woolies customer service this morning.  No exceptions.

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Cancelled a helpful service ? upon what grounds ? 

[lyndal1838]

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@brerrabbit585 wrote:

One would hope that if an 80 yo walked in without a card they'd be sensible enough to let them in.

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How about 77 years old.

There are a lot of 70+ year olds who do not have government cards of any description but they still need to access the shops.

If age is going to be a criteria then accept any legitimate proof of age document otherwise it is discrimination.

[domino-710]

They really don't need 'grounds'.

[zanadoo_56]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

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Unfortunately severely arthritic knees and plain old age does not qualify.

I can hardly walk to the letterbox let alone to the end of the street to catch public transport.

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I'm in the same boat.  I can (on the very few rare good days) walk to the letterbox......but after I've stopped and struggled to get the mail out and into a carrybag while hanging on to my walking frame, my knees have locked, pain is shooting up my legs....and I can't walk back.

The only way I can get my mail (other than parcels left in my safe spot) is if I can get someone to collect it for me.  I have the same problem with putting the rubbish out.  Sometimes my letterbox is not checked for more than a week and rubbish is collected once a fortnight.

I don't have family nearby (and I have no children anyway) and my neighbours all work full time.  It's just the way it is.  My cleaner (once a fortnight) is an angel who does these things for me as well as cleaning and she has even helped me outside the normal bookings but from past experience with other well meaning people, I've told her if it becomes a burden she must let me know as it can become tedious. 

I was wondering if it was possible to get someone from Airtasker just to get the mail and take out the rubbish for bin day as required.  Carer organisations don't do such specific tasks that only take a few minutes.  You have to book them by hourly rates etc, no matter what is required.

[davidc4430]

i think an offer of free delivery to the people they are making this offer to

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@martinw-48 wrote:
Is 7am to 8am too early?

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[zanadoo_56]

zanadoo_56 wrote:

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Woolies in VIC have CANCELLED all online delivery and click and collect orders until further notice.  I got the message last night and confirmed it with Woolies customer service this morning.  No exceptions.

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Cancelled a helpful service ? upon what grounds ? 

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I've gathered it's because it's likely a lot of the items ordered will be out of stock. 

Woolies and Coles pack online orders from the local supermarkets, not warehouses. 

I've also read that demand for delivery has escalated to such an extent that they don't have enough vans to handle it.

[freddie*rooster]

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

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@freddie*rooster wrote:

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

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@freddie*rooster wrote:

I would hope the thought of starvation would prompt an early

rise for eligible seniors. 

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YOU obviously dont live an hour or more drive away from WW etc and are NOT dependant on others to drive you 'cause there is NO public transport whatsoever    ........ If you did you may have a different attitude ........

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I could only hope under certain circumstances as those you describe the aged person

has family or friends who care enough for them to offer to help those in difficult

circumstances. I would be the first to put my hand up to offer my help to anyone in need.

 I would hope my attitude toward any needy folk would be applauded and not ASSUMED

to be indifferent as you have done here.

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I havent ASSUMED anything

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Well you ASSUMED I had attitude issues. Which I don't. 

We purchased our home with our age and needs in mind so we

would remain independant and not need to rely on family or friends.

Shopping 2mins away Hospital 2mins away Doctor's 2mins away.

How fortunate that we don't live in the bush and need to complain

endlessly about the lack of services available.

[lyndal1838]

Do any of you friends or neighbours have teenagers who might like a few $$$ to do those little jobs.

I have a young man 2 doors away who is unemployed at the moment who I used to baby sit many years ago and I was thinking I would ask him to pick up some bread and fresh veges occasionally if it becomes necessary.

[imastawka]

@lyhargr_0 wrote:

Surely your daughter can pick those up for you  ..... Both bread and milk can be frozen and unsed when necessary or bought from another store

Daughter has very bad sciatica, and only shops for a few things at a time for her own family.  She will be shopping at my house if things get worse.

Besides, I have to keep some amount of independence.   I don't like asking people for help.

I'm just ticked off that I'm not allowed to do my shopping on-line.

I'll find some somewhere.  It was just not a good year for illnesss getting in the way of planting that vegie patch.  Dammit.

Zanadoo, I have not received that notification from Woolies....yet, so was unaware that they had cancelled delieries.

[zanadoo_56]

My immediate neighbours have no children, and both partners work full time.  The people across the road also work and their children have grown up and left.  As for the other neighbours, I never see them so who knows.

I don't know their names or have any phone details and because of my arthritis I can't walk to their houses to ask.  I did call out to my neighbour across the road once for help and I got the feeling she would rather have pretended she didn't hear me.  Can't say i blame her. 🙂

I've also co-opted complete strangers walking by, mothers waiting to collect their kids from school, promised an extra tip from a food delivery driver, asked the guy who delivers my medication, asked salesmen I'm not interested in buying anything from, asked the guy that mows my lawn....and I even persuaded someone from a home improvement mob I'd called fn for quotes (I did place an order BTW). 

But actually I think it would work better to have this kind of help handled on a financial footing but it has to be on a casual basis, but there's nothing like 'small quick tasks' offered by carer companies....and they are expensive.  I am tired of asking strangers, and being a drain on the few people I know.

Ah, the mowing guy has just turned up - that's today covered!