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elyl
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:18 pm    Post subject: Boots the chemist POIs? Reply with quote

I'm surprised there isn't already a Boots the Chemist POI, as I'm sure loads of people would find this handy when they're on the road and get a headache or whatever! I've already tried e-mailing Boots asking for a list of addresses for their stores so I could derive the POIs, but they declined to give me it Confused

Does anyone have such a POI set, or can direct me to a list of addresses?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For TomTom look HERE and type Chemists - Dispensing.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Apologies. I just downloaded and checked the file in Excel and no Boot's. Crying or Very sad Embarassed
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like it may need compiling from scratch - a pity Boots themselves are not more helpful.

I have submitted Newbury, Hungerford ones in West Berkshire now.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Boots the chemist POIs? Reply with quote

elyl wrote:
I've already tried e-mailing Boots asking for a list of addresses for their stores so I could derive the POIs, but they declined to give me it


did they actively refuse to give you it or just not respond to you?

if they didn't respond then it may be worth tryng to get a phone number to actually speak to someone. tell them the pro's of having their stores listed on every single satnav in britain - tell them that if they don't do it then moss chemists will and people will find them much easier...

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What they said was they couldn't provide that information but that I was "free" to use their online store locator. To be honest, I think the person who answered the query either couldn't be bothered finding out, didn't know what I was talking about, or thought I was going to start a mailbomb campaign against them. I did point out how useful/profitable it would be to have all the POIs handy for their store, but I guess they weren't convinced.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I noticed the new list of Boots with about 4 locations so added a few that I know off around Leeds (not all) and Stratford Upon Avon. Looks like a few have as it's reached 28 in just a couple of days. Hopefully more will be added and as with all the POI's it'll grow to be a good reliable source.

I've sort of got the POI's bug!! I've tried to add POI's that I know of. I've also noticed a few new POI's with only a few locations. Looks like a few have got a new Sat Nav for Christmas and are trying to find new POI's to add. Can only be a good thing!

Got to say it's easier when you have a decent satellite image to help you and not just the map.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi there couple of postcodes for boots here but you will have to look at them they are not all boots this is just around my area i live

http://www.accessplace.com/chemist/dyfed/tenby.htm
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:40 pm    Post subject: Full List of Boots Stores Reply with quote

Hi All - if you click the link below, but don't put in a postcode - just click go, it gives a list of all the Boots stores

http://www.boots.com/services/index.jsp

I also found the following site which supplies a disk with Boots POI's already on there for £6

http://www.tomtomfree.com/index.htm

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm confused...
The PGPSW POI list already has:
Boots Dispensing (2007-01-26 : 1248)
Boots Non-dispensing (2007-01-23 : 122)

as well as an extra:
Boots (2007-01-26 : 6) which could do with being merged in with the others.

They are all under "Pharmacies"
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Boots postcode list is new to the website, previously it didn't allow you to do a general search - it would appear some industrious geocoder has created a POI list from this info, as the Boots POIs were previously not on this site, great work!

The tomtomfree POI list only contains a handful of Boots stores, it is not anywhere near a complete list.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andy_P2002 wrote:
I'm confused...
The PGPSW POI list already has:
Boots Dispensing (2007-01-26 : 1248)
Boots Non-dispensing (2007-01-23 : 122)

as well as an extra:
Boots (2007-01-26 : 6) which could do with being merged in with the others.

They are all under "Pharmacies"


Boots provided the data for their Dispensing and Non-dispensing outlets and I have retained them as separate POI as it is a useful distinction. I hope that users will send in reports so that those entries that are in the Boots general subcategory can be moved to one of the others. As it is so easy for you to merge subcategories when downloading I do not intend to delete the third subcategory.

The data for the Alliance subcategory also came from Boots Smile

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How did you get them to send you the POIs? I e-mailed the address on the website and they politely dinghied me! Perhaps PocketGPS has some more sway!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

elyl wrote:
How did you get them to send you the POIs? I e-mailed the address on the website and they politely dinghied me! Perhaps PocketGPS has some more sway!


The request came from Boots to Pocket GPS World via the POI submissions email address asking "Please can you add these lists of Boots the Chemist stores to your POI files". So perhaps your request did trigger off a reaction unknown to you Smile

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Richard, You might need a third Boots "The Doctors" section if they expand the idea, Poole Dorset Wink Mike
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