…with these videos made by Somerfield (for USanians, equivalent more or less to Kroger) employees while the boss wasn’t looking. There’s spoof ads ( see below), extreme floor cleaner surfing and daredevil toilet-roll jumps- something for all the family – and none of it sanctioned by the health and safety bods.
I once worked briefly for Somerfield in the deli when I was a student for a princely 3.60 an hour. Iin fact most of their staff are students (and guerilla filmakers too by the looks of it). It was one of the most dismal workplaces ever.
Well done these guys for cheering it up.
I really hope they don’t get fired. It would be a PR disaster for Somerfield and their products are a PR disaster enough already. In the hierarchy of UK food retailers it’s not ranked very high: even our supermarkets adhere to the class system. The list goes (and this is IMSHO) Marks and Sparks, Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsburys. Morrisons. Co-op, Spar, Asda, Aldi and Lidl, in descending order. Maybe this’ll bump Somerfield up the list, if they show a sense of humour about it. I’m not optimistic though.
