Targeting the uninformed consumer will be far more effective than complaining to head office.
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Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Not to dissuade you, but a complaint to head office might yield better results.
Best case with your plan: you put one post-it note on one sodastream, and you cost sodastream one sale.
A complaint to Lidl’s head office that them selling this kind of product makes you uncomfortable shopping there, and why, might make Lidl decide not to buy their products again. Which would cost them many more sales.
CobraCommander@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Do you have a source for that claim? Because it seems counter-intuitive to me.
CobraCommander@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
Do you have a source for your claim? Because it seems to not match reality to me.
You are far more likely to find sympathetic ears out of the hundreds of shoppers passing than you are from a corporation who cares about profits over everything.
AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
But will Lidl actually listen? That’s the real question.
They might not care if one person tells them that, or even if many of them do, especially if they make the calculus that those people will probably still be buying other things at Lidl anyways.
If sales for the product drops because people are putting sticky notes on them, knocking them over or hiding them behind other products, etc, then Lidl has a reason to not bother with the hassle.
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
It can be very hit and miss. They might not care if a dozen people complain. Or they might make drastic, systemic changes based on a single complaint. That’s certainly how it goes in the supermarket I work in.
No reason not to give it a try, only costs a stamp.