Jumbo

[mike strand2]

The Brits are doing what they do best: WHINGE!! LOL

[WHL]

The Brits are doing what they do best: WHINGE!! LOL

Spot on, most that are moaning, are retired, yet their moaning about having to go round the store, whats the problem are you going to be late for work?, Jumbos aint my cup of tea, but its for family's not retired whingers, speaking to family's with children, its been a God sent to them, affordable shopping, especially now when they have to spend a fortune getting the kids ready for school.

[trevnhil]

Seems like we now have Whingers moaning about the Whingers. ha ha

[Uncle D]

Its a long walk even if your are young, so cant blame older people for moaning, Jumbo should have thought of this when designing this potential fire trap.

[WHL]

Its a long walk even if your are young, so cant blame older people for moaning, Jumbo should have thought of this when designing this potential fire trap.

Dont Doctors tell us all to go on long walks, as for the ''potential fire trap'' remark, are there no fire exits?

[Dominic]

Supermarkets are usually laid out with the checkouts near the exit doorway..

Yes, but when you go to a supermarket, you will notice that a lot of the stuff that you really want is on the far side. A classic example is milk. Plus, you go into a supermarket with the intent of buying lots of items, so will cover most of the aisles under your own steam. With a place like Sports Direct, you will only be going in with one or two items in mind. If they had the checkout by the entrance, you would only see one area of the shop. By hiding it away at the end, you see a lot more of it.

[WHL]

Re Sports Direct, I dont know how large the store is in Paphos, but in Larnaca from the front entrance to the tills at the rear of the store its no more then 50 /60 feet, hardly the trek of the century.

[trevnhil]

In S D. at Paphos is is more like 50 mts

[WHL]

In S D. at Paphos is is more like 50 mts

Trev, 150 feet is that really undo-able, how far do people walk around Lidls for example?

[Uncle D]

Its a long walk even if your are young, so cant blame older people for moaning, Jumbo should have thought of this when designing this potential fire trap.

Dont Doctors tell us all to go on long walks, as for the ''potential fire trap'' remark, are there no fire exits?

Yes, we all know about regular exercise, but as you probably know some older people have long term back and lower limb problems and it is in my opinion that it is unnecessary to have a maze of aisles to negotiate just to obtain a few items, they do have fire exits but getting to them depends on how far you are away from them in the maze.

[WHL]

Its a long walk even if your are young, so cant blame older people for moaning, Jumbo should have thought of this when designing this potential fire trap.

Dont Doctors tell us all to go on long walks, as for the ''potential fire trap'' remark, are there no fire exits?

Yes, we all know about regular exercise, but as you probably know some older people have long term back and lower limb problems and it is in my opinion that it is unnecessary to have a maze of aisles to negotiate just to obtain a few items, they do have fire exits but getting to them depends on how far you are away from them in the maze.

You make some good points, but at the end of the day, all retailers want you spend money in their stores, Jumbos main clientele are family's with children, not OAPs with dodgy knees and backs, by making you walk pass many isles, their thinking is little costa/maria will wear you down with their, mum can I have this, can I have that? and you will spend more then you wanted, happens all over the world, same with supermarkets.

[Lofos-5]

The first thing my family wants when visiting Paphos is to go to Jumbo - this is despite having several huge Dubai-style malls close-by our house here in Doha...

Maybe we are just weird?

A.

[PolemIan]

The Brits are doing what they do best: WHINGE!! LOL

To be 100% clear, I am not whinging! I’m very fit and agile, but a shortcut would be handy when I only want some stationery or when pushing Mum in her wheelchair.

Ian

[Tremigirl]

My husband hates Jumbo because of the loud music, especially waiting at the checkout where the music seems louder.
His favourite shop is Lidl as he says it is like walking into a church as it is so quiet. I agree with him.

[OhSusana]

The first thing my family wants when visiting Paphos is to go to Jumbo -...
A.

Absolutely. For families, people with children, it is fantastic. Just look at the toy section. Massive. Absolutely massive. The only thing I haven't found there are kites!
Look at the clientel. I would say 30% of the shoppers are Cypriot. And 40% are British. 10 Russian. Plus. A guess, obviously.
And almost all of the Russians, and most of the Brits are tourists. Loads of tourists buying bits and bobs. Blankets, toys for the kids, parasols for the beach, chess sets, etc. etc. etc.
As for the design, of course they want to send people on the journey - like in IKEA. People end up buying lots of things they didn't plan to buy.
I know several expats who use the shop quite regularly. Including one old marine guy. He goes in their for all sorts. Glue, screws, usb extension leads, you name it. He sees the walk as his exercise ) .
Their turnover must be massive. Jumbo was not designed, however, for British pensioners.

Oh - one word of caution. They have changed their return policy. Now, when they give you a voucher you have to spend it on the same day! So when you return something, have something else in mind to buy before you go.

[Uncle D]

Thanks for the info Susana