"I will boycott Sainsburys and Woolworths for 6 months due to their banning of DVDs due to religious pressure. but only if 10 other people will do the same."
— Steve Chaloner
Deadline to sign up by: 25th December 2005
129 people signed up (119 over target)
Country: United Kingdom
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Sainsburys and Woolworths have banned the sale of a comedy DVD due to pressure by a religious group - details are at http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=300
Sainsburys has admitted it received 10 complaints before banning the DVD, therefore 11 people should override that by becoming the new majority. Sainsburys have said that "ultimately, the most important factor is what our customers want" - if they want to end the boycott of the pledgees early, they can reinstate sales immediately.
There is at least one other pledge related to this, but it doesn't have financial implications for the stores.
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http://www.pledgebank.com/JerrySpringer
Two suggestions for you:-
-- if writing to head office has got you nowhere, ask for the manager of your local store. Plan carefully what you're going to say and how you're going to say it, and turn up with a written copy as well that you can leave for him/her if they're not available. This should clearly state what your grievance is, *and* what you expect the manager to do, *and* that you expect a written response with 14 days of receipt saying what action they will take, or what reasons they have for not taking any action.
-- put at the bottom of the written letter "cc The Evening Standard" or "The Stratford Herald" or whatever your local paper is, and send a copy to the editor too.
If none of that gets you anywhere, and if you've got the guts for it, phone the newspaper and ask them to send along a photographer to accompany you for your next visit to see the manager. You will at least be guaranteed their full attention that way.