Loud Background Music in shops

[Caribeing]

Why do we have to listen to loud irritating
background music in shops? Just been to
Marks and Spencer and the music was deafening, that with all the other general noise
I was glad to get out! Please don't say I'm
getting old, nothing to do with age as other
customers felt the same!!

[tiggerblue10]

Tesco have video screens in every isle advertising stuff very loudly. I can even hear it through my headphones.

[Caribeing]

TIggerblue,I do sympathise with staff who have
to put up with the noise!

[bensmum]

It surely must be counter-productive. If it's so loud then people would just leave, I have done this myself and left without buying. I hate loud background music and I know what tigger means about Tesco and their irritating advertising screens. They used one piece of music late last year and I felt like throwing something through the screen as they played it to death.

[Robinia]

yes, I know what you mean...I quite like some music in the background but no so loud that it's annoying

why not contact M&S? it would be interesting to see what they have to say (I'm not a fan of them, lol)

you can choose to send instore comments & experiences here...
https://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/contact/026-8830007-2032443?ie=UTF8&mnSBrand=core

[tiggerblue10]

I don't know why the staff don't complain about it. They could at least turn it down a bit. Next time I go in there I will complain and see what they say.

[smudge]

Hi Mary - I don't mind soft background music in some shops, but fully understand what you mean!

We've just been into Asda to buy some DVD's & it was deafening! We couldn't hear each other speak, so I complained to the counter assistant & was told they weren't allowed to turn it down!

I then spoke to the store manager, explaining that two different types of loud music competing with each other in the same department, sounded like a blinking fairgroud! He immediately turned it down, but I still made a comment in the complaints book - which will probably fall on 'deaf ears' - pardon the pun!

[smudge]

*fairground!