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secretsquirrel08
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 Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: Marks & Spencers POI? |
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Does anyone have a link to a full set of M&S POI's?
These aren't just POI's, these are M&S POI's  . |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Well, with a quick Google.....
I found M&S petit POIs (85p for 210 grammes). Would they do? 
Couldn't find any full sized ones though.... |
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Anita
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M8TJT
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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secretsquirrel08.
Welcome to the forums 
Ignore these ungracious comments  and wait a while. I'm certain that someone who knows, or has the time to Google will give you the right answer. |
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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The Marks & Spencer Web Site currently quotes that there are 560 stores.
On our POI Download Page it lists 480. When I did it 2 years ago it only had 445. 
If I get time I'll give it a seeing to.
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253
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Are M&S including the motorway stores in this number as well. Quite a few of them have sprung up as well as small food outlets in shopping centers.
Going to be a lot of work to get all them listed as well I would have thought.
Missing about 70 stores then.l
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| 253 wrote: | | Going to be a lot of work to get all them listed as well I would have thought. |
POIs are always a lot of work.
It's just a question of time. 
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secretsquirrel08
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the welcome, and Oldboy I'd help out updating the list if I knew how ! Is it something I could lend a hand with, or would I to put it plainly, actually have to know what I'm doing  ? |
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secretsquirrel08
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Also I just emailed M&S to see if they'll be making a list themselves. Maybe they'll do the work for us . |
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Daggers
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Oldboy wrote: | The Marks & Spencer Web Site currently quotes that there are 560 stores.
On our POI Download Page it lists 480. |
Make that 481 - I've just added one of the new smaller stores in a local BP garage. |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| M8TJT wrote: |
Ignore these ungracious comments and wait a while. I'm certain that someone who knows, or has the time to Google will give you the right answer. |
Ungracious?
Flippant - guilty as charged, I'm too old to pass up a gag if I fall over one like Google presented me with here, but never ungracious...
Anyway, I DID Google it as a serious effort, but had no luck.
| secretsquirrel08 wrote: | | I'd help out updating the list if I knew how |
On the left is a link for "Submit POIs"
That takes you to a form where you can add POIs to an existing category or edit any that you know are wrong. There's a normal Google-Maps type display and you can also use the aerial photo setting if that helps with accuracy.
I believe the preferred technique is to mark the nearest entrance (for cars) that is on a public road e.g. the car park entrance if there is one, or the main front door if there isn't. |
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M8TJT
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| Andy_P2002 wrote: | | M8TJT wrote: |
Ignore these ungracious comments and wait a while. I'm certain that someone who knows, or has the time to Google will give you the right answer. |
Ungracious?
Flippant - guilty as charged, I'm too old to pass up a gag if I fall over one like Google presented me with here, but never ungracious...
Anyway, I DID Google it as a serious effort, but had no luck.
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I did of course appreciate your flippant comment, which of course was the reason for my flippant post.
There is a danger of OT here so I'm off.  |
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secretsquirrel08
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Got a reply from M&S...
| Quote: | Thank you for your suggestions.
We regularly review and update our website and we are grateful for the comments and suggestions of our customers. Wherever possible, we make changes based on what the feedback we receive. I will forward your email to our e-commerce team for their consideration.
Thank you again for taking the trouble to contact us.
Kind Regards |
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lola
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:16 am Post subject: |
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| Daggers wrote: | | Oldboy wrote: | The Marks & Spencer Web Site currently quotes that there are 560 stores.
On our POI Download Page it lists 480. |
Make that 481 - I've just added one of the new smaller stores in a local BP garage. |
Make that 482 - pending review of the one I submitted near Ashchurch. |
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