Locked in Migros: senior citizen stays in supermarket all night long

by BezugssystemCH1903

5 comments
  1. We already know tariffs for paper bags, how much will be for bed and breakfast?

  2. Migros apologizing for the idiocy of the shopper, amazing.

  3. Translation:

    >__An 82-year-old woman with a walking frame misses the closing time in Porrentruy – with unexpected consequences. Migros is now commenting on the incident for the first time and explaining why this shouldn’t happen.__

    >At night in Migros: what sounds like a Swiss remake of the US cinema hit “Night at the Museum” actually happened in Porrentruy in the canton of Jura. An 82-year-old woman, who was doing her shopping in the supermarket with her walking frame, missed closing time and had to spend the whole night in the Migros shop in the “Esplanade Centre” shopping centre. Metal bars were lowered to prevent the woman, who is from the region, from leaving the building. The woman from Jura was only freed at around 5 o’clock the next morning. It was at this time that the first employee started the new working day. This was reported this week by “Radio Fréquence Jura” (RFJ).

    >According to the report, the 82-year-old did not hear the loudspeaker announcements that the supermarket would soon be closing. And she was also unable to call for help by phone. Her mobile phone had been forgotten at home, the woman’s son told the local radio station. However, his mother had accepted her fate and looked for a place to spend the night with her walking frame.

    >__Migros speaks of unusual incident__

    >Migros has now commented on the curious incident to CH Media for the first time. The Federation of Migros Cooperatives said on enquiry that it was an unfortunate isolated incident. “We regret the inconvenience caused to the person concerned.”

    >Migros is not aware of any similar incidents of locked-in customers in the past. “It is very unusual for someone to be involuntarily left in one of our shops overnight.” In principle, various measures ensure that this cannot happen. In addition to “the regular loudspeaker announcements” that announce the imminent closure of a supermarket, a Migros spokesperson mentions in particular the inspection rounds carried out by staff before a shop is finally closed.

    >Migros is not commenting on why the 82-year-old woman in Porrentruy fell through the cracks. However, the company is convinced that the existing measures in its supermarkets in Switzerland are sufficient: “We currently see no need for fundamental adjustments to our existing arrangements.”

    >__Woman went to get something to eat and drink__

    >Incidentally, the elderly woman concerned did not suffer any damage from the night-time Migros adventure. Although her home care service noticed that she was very tired, the woman was quickly able to recover from the exhausting night.

    >It certainly didn’t hurt the 82-year-old that it was a Migros grocery shop and not a branch of Sport X, Obi or Do it + Garden. Accordingly, food and drink were provided. According to the radio station “RFJ”, the senior citizen helped herself to the food on offer. However, it is not known what the late-night snack consisted of. (aargauerzeitung.ch)

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