“I don't know what this Wayne dude said, but I agree with Andrea, the staff at any Bargain Booze seem to be intelagent and hardworking, witch is more then can be said for some of the custermers. Maybe Wayne is one of these custermers and is confused on the fact that a person can hold down a job.”

“wayne, or should that say mr. ignoant !! i work at the bargain booze and two of my close friends are extremely traumatised, i really dont know why you slate us, we are all intelligent hardworking people, have you actually ever met anyone who works for bargain booze,,, obviously not, bugs me what right you have to judge”

“Andrew of Weston Coyney is on the case.
We are constantly advised by the Police not to leave valuables in sight -such as on the back seat of a car etc etc
Yet these retail outlets employ young women who work with a couple of grand in the drawer....

I don't get it? More security is the responsibility of the Proprietors to protect their minimum wage slaves.”

“all this for minimum wage its so wrong”

“christopher, Common Sense Land - exactly a point I made, but unfortunately it is the sort of thing that will put customers off and hence dent profits. Ultimately business is blind to the welfare of expendable, unskilled staff unless they are forced via either legislation or labour market forces.

Like it or not, instances such as this are rare enough that it simply doesn't pay to implement expensive technology solutions to a problem that is thankfully relatively rare in this country.”

“Wayne, those comments about the Bargain booze staff are frankly offensive, these people mostly woman are mothers, young girls or people who just want a part time position etc, you have absolutely no right to slate them when you know nothing about them, my mother for instance; worked in a chip shop, she had a degree, was an accountant for a number of years and when she died left a little under 1/4 million pounds... I'm sure she was in a better position both in intelligence and finances than you find yourself in sunny Jim!... stones in glass houses fella...

Steven, unlike others on this thread, you make a good point, the technology is available out there as long as the shop owners are willing to invest in it, the end result is we the customer pays for it, but if its a few pence on a bottle of wine I would quite happily pay a premium for the safety of the staff who serve me.

Like the USA violence seems expediential with each passing year, there is a Thresher store in Kings Norton Birmingham that has an entry system, you ring the bell and they let you in.. that is effective, safe and cheap, perhaps the way to go..”

“Steven, Tunstall - "...leaving a unique DNA code under the skin for up to a month after washing."

Purrrlease! Finding marvel superheroes on the international space station is still a more realistic bet than some of the rubbish you come out with. Keep it coming! It's making my day laughing at this sort of guff! :)”

“lol @Smyon, The Bush (a smokey by any other name would smell just as sweet?)

Malc - you're absolutely right, thats why I added a serious sentence at the end of my comment. I've heard enough of the problems encountered by a couple of former posties who had their van robbed at gunpoint to know how horrific the aftermath of an armed robbery can be for the people at the sharp end of a weapon.

Whilst Steven of Tunstall might THINK he's full of good ideas he seems to live in some sort of fantasy world given the sort of comments he seems to insist on making on any story relating to an armed robbery or burglary. If he can't stand the heat he should stay out of the kitchen!

The fact remains that in the eyes of any faceless business all staff are expendable and losses can be insured against. It just isn't economically viable to introduce expensive technological anti theft measures that won't pay for themselves in a relatively peaceful country like ours.

For example, one of the most effective anti theft measures I have seen was at an off licence in Runcorn where all items had to be passed through a security screen similar to what you might encounter at your local post office. Cheap and effective but not desirable to customers so businesses don't use them for fear of losing money. QED.”

“its alright for u lot to take the micky out of each other but spare a thought for the staff in this shop or any shop u would not like a gun shoved in your face and told not to move or else my heart goes out to these girls”

“@Rustinho, Silverdale. You might know where Superman and Spiderman live, but I'm pleased to point out that everybody now knows that Pantsman lives in Silverdale.”