[Sephiroth]

What happened at John Lewis Reading 02-December @10:00?

As some of you might know, I railed against the JL advanced book to shop system. This is what happened.

In my family, I refused to book a slot for myself though I wanted to go to JL when it opened. My wife and daughter wanted the assurance of a slot at 10:00 which, to my surprise, was booked on the evening of 01-December.

On the day, we all turned up at the front entrance to JL Reading at 10:00. Wife and daughter went in first closely followed by me - nobody else queuing for JL. I sailed past them while they were checked in by the clipboard person.

It's JL for whom I feel sorry.

Btw - it took an hour to get through the queuing system late yesterday evening for the Debenhams web site. I did buy three items. motivated by reductions which didn't actually reflect a "must sell" situation but nevertheless seemed good value for money.