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WITNESS "im 'In' J. W. SCOTT.
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SOLUBLE CONCENTRATED COFFEE. APPLlcArlNmED sEPT,24. 191s.
1,393,045. l Patented Oct. 11, 1921.
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APPLxcATloN FILED SEPT. 24. |918.
1,393,045, lPatented Oct. 11, 1921.
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lNvENToR WITNESS: 565W W- Cif UNITED STATES JOHNl w. scoTT, 0E ENGLEWOOD, NEW
PATENT ,o1-Fica `isEoTELEEs,l CATHERINE A. J'AMISON, AND CHRISTINA ARBUCKLE.
To allwhom t may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN W. SCOTT, a citi-A zen of the United States of America, residing in Englewood, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes for Producing Soluble Concentrated Coffee, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to a process for producing soluble concentrated coffee, and'has particular application to obtaining a coffee extract which can be used by merely dissolving within a liquid, and retains a large part of the aroma and desirable oils and products which are usually lost in the roasting and cooking processes.
It has been extremely difficult to secure an extract or concentrate of coffee, owing to the necessity of applying heat in the different stages of the operation, and the consequent loss of volatile oils which are an important.
factor in the desirable properties of the product when used, and a particular purpose of the invention has been to carry out the desiccating operation of the coffee liquor under conditions that will insure a retention of nearly all ofits original aroma.
Another purpose of the method is to subject the mass of ground coffee, to a diffusion process, under such conditions and steps as will result in imparting to the liquor a maximum strength for a given mass to start with, and holding within the liquor as much as possible of the highly desirable oils and aromatic properties, which are so likely to Vbe readily separated from the diffused liquid. Another purpose of the invention resides in enriching the final concentrate, and at the same time economizing in the amount of coffee required, by utilizing the by-products and heretofore wasted products of the coffee-roasting operation. When coffee is roasted, a considerable portion of the aroma and desirable oils are lost, and it is my purpose to save these, as far as possible, by bringing them into contact with the coffee liquor at the desiccating stage of the process.
Another object contemplated by the invention is to afford a manufactured food article, containing an extract or concentrate of coffee or similar product, and susceptible Specification of Letters Patent.
lpercolating either Patented Oct. 11, 1921.
Application fu'ed september 24, 191s. serial No. 255,509.
of immediate use by mixing it with a sui-table liquid, heated or otherwise.
A preferred way of carrying out the method consists first in the utilization of a series of vessels or tanks containing the ground coffee. The coffee liquor is made by supplying water to said vessels in succession, by upwardly or downwardly, the water preferably having an initial temperature at approximately, or very nearly, boiling point, and passing which contains the weakest, or spent, mass. While in the first vessel or vessels, the liquor is permitted to cool to a point considerably below boiling, preferably about 110o F., and is preferably maintained at such temperature during its progress through the succeedingvessels. The liquor finally percolates the strongest, freshest mass, at a temperature sufficiently reduced to retain the first to the tank v maximum aroma. The strong aromatic extract thus produced is carried to a concentrating apparatus or desiccator, where it is atomized by a jet of compressed air, or other fluid, and discharged into the path of a blastof highly heated air, which acts quickly to evaporate the liquid contents and to cause a partial or complete dryingiof the solids, as desired.
- The hot blast into which the liquor is atomized, is preferably at a high enough temperature to effect complete desiccation, in the case of coffee, with such suddenness as to prevent escape of the natural aroma, the volatile products of the coffee being held within the solidified product. This action is assisted, or supplemented, by introducing into the hot blast the desirable volatile products from a coffee roasting machine, the aromatic and other oils being taken from the latter and carried first through a purifying or washing apparatus, thence to a heater and thereafter mixed with the hot blast already mentioned. The larger part of the desiccated product is carried by gravity to the -the bottom of the desiccating apparatus.
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After separating the dust, the air,v which may still carry some concentrate, is carried to a washer, resulting in a more'or less weak solution of liquor, which is preferably'returned to the diffusion apparatus and 'there combined with the main body of liquor, by l being introduced into one or the other of the series of vessels,accordingtothe stren h of the returned solution, 4as it is desira le that it be mixed with the liquor in the diffusion system at a point where it will be of approximately the same strength as the solution with which it combines.
To these, and other ends, the invention consists incertain other details and steps as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.
In the drawings:
Figure l is a'dia rammatic side elevation illustrating a pre erred arrangement of units for carrying the improved method into practice; l
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the desiccating Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same, on a larger scale, on line 3-3 of Fig. l, and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the manufactured product.
There are, of course, various ways, and different types of apparatus, which enable practical use to be made of the invention, and the process is not confined to any one particular adaptation. As an illustration of one possible arrangement, have shown the mechanism intended for the preparation of a concentrated coffee, which may, as a final product, take the form of a powdered or granular mass, or that of a syrup or heavy liquid. In'carrying out the method the coffee is first ground and placed in a series of vessels ortanks A, which are supplied with water from a reservoir B, communicating through main pipe C, branch pipes D, and connectin plpes E, between the respective tanks, alt ough the water may percolate upl' Wardly. Water from the reservoir B preferj ably passes first to the end tank of the series, and then successively through the several tanks, and as the o eration proceeds, I prefer to have-the co ee of least strength, or
' that which is practically spent, in the first tank which the water reaches, and the ground coffee mass in the succeeding tanks of constantly increasing strength. The water may be heated 1n any usual way, and is preferably held initially at a temperature approximating the boiling point, or very nearly boiling, which degree of heat is `retalned as the water passes through one or ting the liquor to decrease in temperature to a point considerablybelow boiling, while in the first vessel of the series. Preferably, in cooling, it reaches a temperatu e of about 110 F., which continues during/its subsequent travel through the .different vessels.
After passing from the last Vessel in use, of the series of the diffusion apparatus, the liquor enters the desiccating apparatus,
through a pipe F, which is connected 1ndependently with each vessel by a branch f and is there discharged through a series o nozzles a, in the form of lfine spray, being atomized by means of jets of compressed air, or other fluid, from a suitable source of supply,'through the pipe G. The desiccating apparatus comprises, generally, a casing or housing H, having oppositely disposed inlets I, somewhat above the nozzles a, and preferably extending in a horizontal direction, while the said nozzles are directed vertically. The air inlets I may also be directed upwardly or downwardly, either vertically or at any angle of inclination. The nozzles a may also be directed horizontally or downwardly, and at any angle of inclination upwardly or downwardly, either with reference to the horizontal, or to the direction of the stream of air. with conduits J, containing a supply of highly heated air under pressure which is discharged through the inlets I, toward the center of the housing H. This arrangement affords a blast of hot air into which the coffee liquor is atomized, and by which it may be brought to a state of complete desiccation with great rapidity. It is not essential, however, that the product be entirely dried, as the extract may be a heavy syrup or liquid, depending upon the use to which it is to be put, and it will be understood that the degree of heat of the air blast may be varied to suit such different requirements.
If the air blast, into which the atomized liquor is discharged, is sufiiciently hot, desic cation of the solid contents of the liquorwill take place almost instantaneously, and with sufiicient rapidity to retain within the solid mass the aroma and desirable rich oils of the coffee. A well-recognized obstacle to the successful extraction of coffee, or any preparation of coffee for instant use, is the loss of its original aroma, and, while the method already described overcomes this in large measure, I` have discovered that the defect can be further remedied by having the hot blast, into which the liquor is atomized, surcharged with an abundance of the aroma and desirable oils of coffee. This can be accomplished in an extremely economical way The inlets l communicate such a way as to utilize what are ordinarily waste roducts of the roasting process.
In tlge present mechanism, a conventional type of roaster is designated byK, and from this leads a conduit L to a washer M. The hot air and volatile contents of the roaster are carried to the washer Mwhere they are purified and the volatile oils are thence introduced into the heater N, from which they are driven by a fan O into the conduit J aforementioned. The washer M serves to remove any undesirable or solid matters, such as chaff, smoke, and gross oily products, and the result is to rovide a drying air blast, which is heavily aden with a rich coffee aroma, and this is largely absorbed and retained by the desiccated or extracted product.
A large roportion -of the dried roduct falls to thelbottom of the housing into a hopper Rand is carried off through a trough c by a suitable screw-conveyer ai. The surplus air is forced out throu h conduits Q, which lead to dust collectors These may be of any conventional form and are intend-- ed to collect any of the desiccated product which is not heavy enough to find its way to the bottom of the casing H, or is otherwise carried off by the outgoing air. The air from which the powder is separated is then passed to a washer S, which will separate any remaining solid matter into a more or less weak coffee solution which can be re-introduced to the diffusion apparatus by returning it through pipee to one of the vessels A, preferably the one in which the solution is of approximately the same strength as that of the returned liquid. The air, after entering the washer S, may be carried through a pipe 'I to the heater N for utilizing further as part of the air blast.
By this method, the most desirable qualities of the coffee are Largely preserved and form a part of the soluble extract or concentrate, and this result is due, in large measure, to the fact that the liquor is diffused while at a comparatively low temperature, preventing vaporization and loss of the aroma,
and this result is further assisted bythe conditions under which thel liquor is finally con- Y centrated, the heated atmosphere serving to effect desiccation instantaneously.
In order to afford .a practical way of commercially distributing a coffee concentrate for convenient use, the product, either completel desiccate'd or in syrupy form, is
laced within a container that is preferably oth soluble and edible. A convenient substance for this purpose is found in gelatin which may be used in the form of a capsule to contain the coffee extract in granular or other form. When ready for use, the extract-containing capsule can be dropped into a body of liquid suitable for serving, such as sweetened or unsweetened milk, and it is also within the lpufpose of my invention to have the entire beverage in concentrated form by incorporating with the desiccated coffee a.
measured quantity of milk, suitabl cated, and with or without a desira le proportion of sugar vor other sweetening medium. f
The method may be modified in various ways, so as to differ from the specific ar'- rangement and details whichl I have described, but without departing, in any sense, from the essential or underlying purpose of my invention, or the intended scope of the following claims.
What I claim is f 1. The method 'of producing a coffee concentrate consisting in first producing a coffee extract by percolation under conditions whereby maximum aroma is obtained in the extract, and then atomizing such extract into a highly heated blast to effect instandesictaneous concentration and retain the aroma in the concentrate.
2. The method of producing a coffee concentrate consisting in supplying a liquid to successive vessels containing ground coffee, the liquid when at its highest temperature permeating the most spent mass of coffee, and passing at a lower temperature to masses of coffee of successively increasing strength, whereby to obtain an extract rich in aroma, and atomizing the liquor thus formed into a highly heated blast to accomplish instantaneous concentration and retain the aroma in the product.
3. The method of producing a coffee concentrate' consisting in supplying a liquid to successive vessels containing ground coffee, the liquid permeating initially the most spent coffee when at a temperature slightly below boiling point, andI passing at decreasing temperature to coffee of successively increasing strength, the final extraction bein at L temperature considerably below boiling point, whereby to retain the maximum aroma, and atomizing the liquor thus formed into a blast of highly heated air, with which concentration is effected instantaneously so as to retain the aroma in the product.
4. A method according to claim 1, characterized by impregnating said highly heated blast with the aromatic and volatile products obtained from coffee roasting.
5. A method according to claim 1, in which the aromatic and volatile products obtained from coffee roasting are first purified, then heated and combined with said highly heated blast.
6. The method according to claim 3, in which the aromatic and Volatile products obtained from coffee roasting are first purified, then heated and combined with said blast of highly heated air.
7. A method of producing a coffee concentrate consisting in first producing a coffee extract and then atomizing such extract into a highly heated blast containing aromatic and volatile products obtained from coffee roasting.
8. A method according to claim 2, in which the concentrate carried o' by the escaping air is separated, a solution is made therefrom, and such solution is returned to one of the coffee extracting vessels and commingled with the extractlng liquor, 1Whereby such otherwise waste concentrate is utilized.
9. A method according to claim 2, in which the desiccated concentrate carried olf by the escaping air is dissolved, and the solution thereof is returned to one of the coffee extracting vessels and /commingled with the extracting liquor, whereby such otherwise waste concentrate is utilized.
10. A method of producing a coffee concentrate consisting in first producing a coffee extract by percolation through successive vessels, the liquid of. successively increasing density permeating irst the most spent mass of coffee and successively masses of successively increasing strength, then concentrating such vextract by atomizing it' into a highly heated blast, recovering the concentrate carried ofi1 'by the escaping air, dissolvin the same, and returning it to that one o liquor of substantially similar density.
In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma Senate committee has approved a bill that would allow convicted criminals to request DNA testing of evidence in their cases.
Oklahoma is currently the only state with no such law on its books. The bill already passed the House in February and now heads to the full Senate.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 20-0 for the bill Wednesday. Rep. Lee Denney first introduced the measure.
The bill would apply to people convicted of violent felonies or who have received prison sentences of 25 years or more. It would allow them to request DNA testing of evidence and more testing if new technology becomes available.
Oklahoma County Chief Public Defender Bob Ravitz says 300 people have been exonerated nationally thanks to DNA testing, including about a dozen in Oklahoma.
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On November 28, Lin joins conductor John Nelson for Brahms's lush Violin Concerto presented as part of a special gala program. Brahms is heard once again two days later when Lin joins colleagues from the SSO for an afternoon of chamber music on November 30 which includes the composer's String Sextet No. 2 as well as Milone's arrangment of Mozart's Don Giovanni and Prokofiev's Sonata for Two Violins.
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Tonight, Cho-Liang Lin can be heard in Reno, NV as part of the Argenta Concert Series. Alongside horn player William VerMeulen, cellist Dmitri Atapine, and pianists Hyeyeon Park and James Winn, Lin can be heard in an intimate performance of works from the 19th, 20th, and 21st Centuries. The program is bookended by Brahms, beginning with Sonatensatz for Violin and Piano and ending with the Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano in E-flat Major. Lin also performs Ravel's Sonata for Violin.
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Fans of underground hip-hop will likely think of the Vinnie Paz (of Jedi Mind Tricks) formed group Army Of The Pharaohs when they see the latest cut from the hip-hop quartet, Village Of Pharaohs; however, don't expect the same style. Sure VOP has dope, quality bars, but their presentation is very different. On Highway 85 Village Of Pharaohs opt for a more smooth, laid-back style than their similarly named brethren; a vibe set off by the buttery, jazz inspired boardwork of group member Applewhite Music. Atop Applewhite's majorly awesome beat (props to anyone who gets that reference) VOP emcees SkyHigh The Great and MMA The Marvel take turns cruising down the highway, weaving in and out of lanes with their agile, yet reserved flows. Want to take another trip? If so, be sure to peep their upcoming album, Pharaodysseus (1996 A.D.), when it drops this fall.
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Ghimire, Dirgha, William Axinn, Scott T. Yabiku, and Arland Thornton. 2006. "Social change, premarital nonfamily experience, and spouse choice in an arranged marriage society." American Journal of Sociology, 111(4): 1181-1218.
This article examines the influences of nonfamily experiences on participation in the selection of a first spouse in an arranged marriage society. The authors developed a theoretical framework to explain how a broad array of nonfamily experiences may translate into greater participation in the choice of a spouse. Analyses show that premarital nonfamily experiences, in general, and media exposure and participation in youth clubs, in particular, have strong positive effects on individual participation in the choice of a spouse. These findings suggest new ways of thinking about the relationship between social change and the transition away from arranged marriage. Overall, changes in these nonfamily experiences can account for a substantial fraction of the historical increase of youth involvement in mate selection.
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Tullian TchividjianWilliam Graham Tullian Tchividjian (pronounced cha-vi-jin) is the Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A Florida native, Tullian is also the grandson of Billy and Ruth Graham, a visiting professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, and a contributing editor to Leadership Journal. A graduate of Columbia International University (philosophy) and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando (M.Div.), Tullian has authored a number of books including Jesus + Nothing = Everything (Crossway). He travels extensively, speaking at conferences throughout the U.S., and his sermons are broadcast daily on the radio program LIBERATE. As a respected pastor, author, and speaker, Tullian is singularly and passionately devoted to seeing people set free by the radical, amazing power of God's grace. When he is not reading, studying, preaching, or writing, Tullian enjoys being with people and relaxing with his wife, Kim, and their three children—Gabe, Nate, and Genna. He loves the beach, loves to exercise, and when he has time, he loves to surf.
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While working on my forthcoming book Unfashionable: Making a Difference in the World by being Different, I had a conversation about fundamentalism with a woman in her sixties. With tears in her eyes, she told me about her strict, cold Christian upbringing, which taught her that being different meant girls couldn't wear pants, makeup, or jewelry, and guys had to have short hair and be clean-shaven. Guys and girls couldn't swim together in the same pool; movies were strictly off-limits; alcohol was forbidden; and any music other than classical music and hymns was clearly "of the devil." And associating with anyone who broke those rules was a violation of Christian purity.
This woman grew up being told that the church was a tribe, not a mission, and its chief objective was self-preservation from the world, not self-sacrifice for the world. When I explained that this wasn't the kind of "difference" I was calling for in my book, she was understandably relieved.
The kind of self-righteous and radical withdrawal by Christians this woman described to me isn't nearly as prevalent today as it was in past decades. That's a good thing. But a less obvious form of cultural withdrawal and retreat is gaining momentum.
As I travel to churches around this country, I've noticed a growing trend: traditional places of worship are turning into sprawling campuses—cities within cities. Many churches now have their own restaurants, nightclubs, gymnasiums, bookstores, food courts, cafés, fitness centers, game rooms, and baseball fields. They provide their own sports leagues, exercise programs, and yellow pages. I understand the benefit of some of these things, but when churches provide a substitute activity site for everything under the sun—effectively setting up a parallel universe—we run the risk of abandoning contact with the very world God has commanded us and equipped us to change.
As Andy Crouch points out in his book Culture Making, "When we copy culture within our own private enclaves, the culture at large remains unchanged." Christians who retreat into a comfortable subculture are bad missionaries—it's that simple.
Remember, making contact is a key to salt's and light's effectiveness. That's why Jesus' command in Matthew 28:19 is that we "go."
His command reflects the impact of the new covenant on the mission of God's people. Under the old covenant, Israel was a nation blessed by God in order to be a blessing to other nations (Psalm 67), but Israel's function as a community of blessing was primarily (though not exclusively) centripetal; instead of Israel going to the nations to give blessing, the nations came to Israel to receive it. Think of the Gentile women Rahab and Ruth, both of whom received the blessing of God by coming into his covenant community.
Under the new covenant, while it's true that blessings await those who enter into the visible church, the church's function as a community of blessing is primarily (though not exclusively) centrifugal; the church goes out into the world to bring God's blessing of redemption and renewal to the whole earth.
My friend Trevin often makes the distinction between "sink Christians" and "faucet Christians." Sink Christians, he says, view salvation as something to soak up. It fills the sink and they soak in the benefits (heaven, peace, Jesus, etc.). Faucet Christians see salvation as something that comes to them in order to flow out through them to the rest of the world as a blessing to others, as a pipe carries water from its source to a parched land. I like that.
We're called to be "fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19), and we're to be Christ's witnesses "in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth" (Acts 1:8). We go out in order to give.
When we operate according to the idea "If we build it, they will come," we fail to take into account this distinct nature of new covenant ministry and mission. Instead we're called to operate with this mindset: "God is building; therefore we should go."
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Dixons Retail Reviews
Review Highlights
10% discount on most items, and you get the odd benefit from a supplier (in 6 reviews)
Worked with some really good people (staff), and they did pay on time (in 4 reviews)
Head office rather dated but that is being addressed (in 4 reviews)
Poor managers, low pay, stressful job, no motivation, most of the staff want to leave (in 4 reviews)
15 Employee Reviews Back to all reviewsSort: Popular Rating Date
"Curry's Sales colleague for just over 2 years. "
- Comp & Benefits
- Work/Life Balance
- Senior Management
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I worked at Dixons Retail part-time (more than an year)Pros
Other sales colleagues are friendly. 10% discount on most products. Paid few pence above min wage. Rare small bonus IF customers happen to say the right words "very happy" and "very good", not "great", "good" or "happy", on exit surveys.Cons
Most colleagues talk about trying to leave from 3 months in, if not less.
- The main and only care of the company seems to be PROFIT alone, despite them stating customer service is priority.
- Constantly being threatened and given stress over not meeting sales targets.
- Forced into hard selling, upsetting customers, just to try to reach sales target.
- NEVER A GOOD day, always being told to work harder on targets despite already working hardest.
- This causes upset customers when wait time to receive even a reserved laptop reaches an hour or so.
- puts even more stress on sales colleagues as they have to serve already agitated customers.
- Won't change your job role to relieve the pressure you feel under even when other suitable job roles are available in store.
- Asked to be moved from sales floor to available positions in warehouse, where I wouldn't have to constantly be told I'm failing to meet sales targets, however they still wanted to keep me on sales floor for some unknown reason - maybe because I'm actually one of the better sellers.
- Other employers are put off by lack of personal reference.
- Can't keep to your available hours even with a few months notice. I had regular doctors appointments for months and yet I ALWAYS had shifts clashing with those appointments despite telling then verbally and in writing telling them a month + in advance I was unavailable for those shifts.
- This means HR have me on record as regularly late and regularly skipping these shifts, and so my reference would be bad.
- There is a pay structure which means you get pay rises IF you go on training. So management try their best to stop you having any training at all.
- Despite asking for help to meet the targets I was being told off for not meeting, I never was given help.
- Even though I was always being told off for bad sales, I trained new colleagues.
- while I have been here the only colleagues not to move are ones who have been in the company many many years and so have VERY HIGH pay, some treble what I get for the same job.
The others who stay 1 to 3 years are students for whom this is just a few hours a week to pay for nights out. and people like me with no previous experience so the bad HR reference left me stuck for ages.
- Offers don't load automatically, so when there are large queues its easy to forget to check if those AAAs are on BOGOF again and then have a customer comeback very unhappy because I accidentally forgot to check in the rush.
- When checking what offers are on the tills can literally take up to 10 minutes to load the offers and then there is such a long list it is very hard to find the right offer and there is no search system, just scroll.
- the security detaggers are often broken meaning customers embarrassed over their paid for shopping going off at the exit.
- the tills often freeze
- tils often break AFTER customer has entered pin meaning we have to take out the card and start again - no receipt is given to show that no money was taken the first time
- takes at least 5 minutes extra to process - and that's on a small transaction and on a fast day.
- Have to now sign customers up for it with telephone number and email.
- Customers very understandable don't see why it takes a ridiculously long time when pretty much every other store just does it at the click of a button.
- I am often told I have a great bottom (using worse language).
- Photos taken of my bottom.
- Lewd comments common
I could list more, but I feel my list is getting too long.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Treat your employees better.
Employ more staff - it will improve customer service, which will improve sales as customers will feel more inclined to buy, also staff will feel less stressed and so again sales will be more profitable.
To Head Office - GET NEW TILL SYSTEMS.
The majority of customers comment on how slow the tills are being and how strange this is for such a large company, especially one selling PCs.
GET AN INTEGRATED BUSINESS SYSTEM: half the business sales I put through are the last that customer wants to bother with, because it takes so long. Even just:
adding the ability to opt out of phone and email;
or ability to scan in products;
or pay on the same system would help.Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEO
1 person found this helpful
"Anybody offering a new job? "
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- Senior Management
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I have been working at Dixons Retail full-timePros
If you have next to no bills to pay then the wage is okCons
Where do I start:
For most people who actually do pay for things on a daily basis the wage is terrible for the amount of work put into every sale unless you're management so can get a nice bonus from it all which staff rarely see.
Training can be good if and when you might be lucky enough to do it once given 5 mins away from the shop floor to do it yet even then get asked to serve straight after.
The amazing bonus that's talked about during interviews the somehow the company seem to get out of paying.
Busiest time of the year Christmas where you work all day everyday with no breaks apart from to quickly grab a snack between customers bringing in massive amount of money to the company but seeing nothing for your hard work.
Getting expected to sell everything to every customer and even if the customer says no a million times there is obviously a way they will take it.
If you're not selling everything to every customer then apparently you're not doing your job... last I checked I could get paid more flipping burgers in McDonalds an don't see them forcing stuff at you.
The whole company I see these days as greedy money grabbing fat cats who need to learn how to treat customers and staff.
From what I've seen most new starters last about 4 maybe 5 months before seeing sense and leaving for good.
Poor management skills by all managers and like to pass the buck with any complaints.
I could go on but I don't think there would be enough space to type it allAdvice to ManagementAdvice
Sort it out now before you don't have a company to manage!Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEO
1 person found this helpful
"Once a giant slowly withering "
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- Senior Management
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I worked at Dixons Retail full-time (more than 3 years)Pros
Worked with some really good people (staff), and they did pay on time....10% discount on most items, and you get the odd benefit from a supplier. Would suit a 18 year old the job is quite easy to get, learn a few sales skills (not from the trainers, other sales guys), and use it on your CV and move on.Cons
Old fashioned mentality, some management think it is still 1998. Company speak, Micro Management, I had about 20 Managers in 3 years... Very poor pay and as many targets as you cant handle, I lost count off there SQ targets, (basically add ons like there what ever happens (insurance they never stop talking about it), HDMI cables for like £80 mental.
....poor product training, there only interested in the add ons and not the actual products. Very High staff turnover, after 6 months I was getting shadowed by NEW starts. Basically you are a number....and there expecting you to leave they have a poor attitude to workersAdvice to ManagementAdvice
You need your employees to actually want to be there, you have talked about improving things for the workforce for years now and never done anythingDoesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEO
"Awful company to work for "
- Comp & Benefits
- Work/Life Balance
- Senior Management
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I have been working at Dixons Retail part-time (more than an year)Pros
You get a 10% discount on products and 20% on staff promotions at Xmas. You learn about cool and exciting technology. In a sales or customer service role you can develop your confidence and social skills.Cons
Unrealistic expectations from customers whilst managers rarely (if ever) give you time to train.
Use of part time contracts as little as 8 hours for employees that work 30+ hours, meaning they miss out on proper holiday pay.
Staff leave all the time.
Stores regularly understaffed.
Shift patterns are not set in stone (or anywhere near it) so can change in a whim.
Management poor at organising shifts.
IT systems are ancient and ridiculously slow.
Top managers earning good money eventually are made redundant to cut costs.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Give staff time to train on a regular basis. Actually do something as opposed to being seen to be doing something. Be positive when motivating staff. Offer full time contracts for full time workers.RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEO
"Good for learning but management is appalling "
- Comp & Benefits
- Work/Life Balance
- Senior Management
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I have been working at Dixons Retail full-time (more than 5 years)Pros
There is a good scope of learning, co-workers are nice in general. You will learn across the business and different verticals (if working on head office).Cons
Senior management is appalling. They treat employees as liabilities! Following merger with Carphone Warehouse, they have made hundreds of people redundant (and hiring contractors instead to show a head-count reduction in accounts – to please city investors). In stores, staff turnover rate is very high (because they are paid minimum wage). The people who worked 15-20 years in head office were let go in favour of replacing them by fresh graduates in Czech Republic.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Treat your employees with respect rather than continuously trying appease city investors!Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEO
"Cool tech, but high staff turnaround due to unprofessionalism "
- Comp & Benefits
- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I have been working at Dixons Retail part-timePros
-Great people
-Pay increase opportunities are easily obtained
-Hands on with new techCons
-Low expectation of promotion
-Pay increases although frequent, are miniscule
-Huge pressure to sell warranties
-Huge pressure on "numbers" and fixing of customer sales
-Threat of termination of contract from managers at every level
-Culture of avoiding customers to fix numbers
-Snake oil merchants with products and policies
-After working with them for 6 months it is no wonder they are frequently on consumer advice shows
-The company is designed around trying to impress unseen and unheard shareholders, NOT the workers or public.
-Praise for good work is awful, the company has created a computer system where colleagues can send a "thank you" and "well done" message to each other.
There is no need for this and is seen by most staff as a replacement for basic human contact.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Pound note & margin sales are just as important (if not more) as playing the numbers game with Solution Quotient.
Improvement of customer service needed, colleagues are expected to be trained in customer service, this is not true of all staff however.
There is no need to threaten colleagues with dismissal after missing only small targets.Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEO
"Working as knowhow customer service in store "
- Comp & Benefits
- Work/Life Balance
- Senior Management
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I have been working at Dixons Retail full-time (more than 3 years)Pros
A job Nice store Freindly staffCons
Poor managers, low pay, stressful job, no motivation, most of the staff want to leaveAdvice to ManagementAdvice
Support your staff betterDoesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
1 person found this helpful
I worked at Dixons Retail full-time (more than 5 years)Pros
Dsg are a powerful company with certain categories often with over 50% market share. Former CEO was very strong implementing much needed change.Cons
An environment exists in Dixon where those who have the ability to put the best spin on a situation were likely to do well. This was improving but still not enough focus on wider performance.Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEO
"Getting Better, but a lot of work to do "
- Comp & Benefits
- Work/Life Balance
- Senior Management
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I worked at Dixons Retail full-time (more than 3 years)Pros
If you are in the right store, with the right management team then it can be enjoyable. Otherwise, head office don't care too much about those on the ground.Cons
Lots of mis-communication to the store staff from head office both from a sales target and merchandising point of view.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Trust the staff more, rather than worry about if they are going to do something bad.Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEO
"Not honest company "
- Comp & Benefits
- Work/Life Balance
- Senior Management
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I have been working at Dixons Retail part-time (more than 3 years)Pros
Good for students to get some experience, young environment, social events, decent salary for students.Cons
Promised benefits never paid, promised opportunities for further development never came true, some of the branches are purely recruiting only certain nationalitiesAdvice to ManagementAdvice
Improve! It doesn't matter that you are dealing mostly with students you should act as professionals.Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEO
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Good morning, Netizens…
Occasionally Spokesman-Review writer Jonathan Brunt hits a news story dead on, and in this morning's paper, his coverage of last night's City Council meeting just about got the job done. The Red Light scenario, of putting red light cameras on as many intersections as possible, has both its proponents and its detractors. What is unfortunate, however, is that the Spokesman was the only member of the news media to pay even a pittance of attention to last night's City Council meeting, and the resulting brouhaha between mouthpiece Council President Joe Shogun and George McGrath over new red light cameras.
What's at stake are red light cameras at four proposed new intersections, and statistics which George McGrath asserts the red light programs are actually cash cows, and that other cities involved in the program have pulled out for a variety of reasons. Sergeant Joe immediately called a recess to the meeting and returned armed with police statistics which he insists show otherwise.
"You're frickin' wrong," Shogan told McGrath after presenting the police statistics.
Wait a minute here. Who, besides a few members of the City Council and various heads of state in the Spokane Police Department actually trusts Spokane police statistics?
Suffice it to say that I doubt if venerable George McGrath, who seems to have this fetish to attend most City Council meetings where he keeps a sharp eye on proceedings, not to mention any expenses which strike his attention, trusts any statistics from City Hall, let alone the Police Department.
Kudos to Mr. Brunt for covering a story which apparently no one else in the Spokane news media either wanted to cover or felt worthwhile.
Good morning Netizens…
Opening salvos this morning before things get too hectic.
Well, it does appear that the election runoffs have completed and no real surprises took place, although I thought Steve Eugster might have drawn a bigger percentage of the total. Perhaps it is because this year, instead of appearing at Unity in the Community's slam-bang gathering in Riverfront Park this year, Eugster neglected to wear the outrageous shorts he wore the first year he ran for City Council position. Maybe the shorts scared people into voting for him, perhaps not. Did you vote for Eugster?
The real race to watch come the election will be Nancy McLaughlin who, it appears, will face community agitator and gracious lady Karen Kearny. Don't underestimate Kearney's power base, for there are a lot of people who remember her fondly for her stands on "uncomfortable" issues in the past. Given proper handling, this could be a truly fascinating election between these two.
Get ready for the heat today. There are still a few last days of real summer left, and it seems they are all arriving in the next week and one-half. There is nothing like the heat to warm up a good election I say.
Good morning, Netizens…
You have to always give credit to the elder spokespersons in our Fair City, because their sense of right and wrong nearly always are spot-on when it comes to recommending clinically good decisions. No, I am not bespeaking the lackluster members of the Spokane City Council. Bob Apple aside, the City Council 's lack of decisiveness and acumen is only equalled by their ability to hold decent public meetings where the public can speak to issues without fear of being escorted from the premises. There are other elders in our community who speak well, have cogent thought processes and aren't afraid to speak their piece, even in front of the august City Council members.
Now take last night's City Council meeting, for example, where they ratified the lackluster Police Ombudsman who-has-no-authority. As I have stated in the recent past, having a Police Ombudsman without full investigatory powers similar to those held by the Ombudsman in Boise, Idaho, is a waste of taxpayer's money. Apparently most of the elder spokespersons in our community agree with that.
Marianne Torres perhaps coined the description best when she described hiring Tim "Hippie" Burns as Police Ombudsman like "a fox watching the chicken coop".
Now you might not like Marianne Torres, because of some of her political stances. You might want to ask her why, if she is as sage as she appears, why she never ran for City Council. Maybe it is because she is too savvy to do something crazy like run for a City Council position. On the other hand, Mz. Torres aptly speaks for the disenfranchised, the downtrodden in our midst, most of whom question just about everything passed into law in our fair city. You take away the Ombudsman's authority and what do you have? Nuttin' baby. Everyone except the members of the City Council and the Mayor seem to agree with that.
Of course, if you have attended and/or watched City Council meetings past and present, you would know George McGrath. I am told there is even a George McGrath fan club, given the length of time he has appeared in the Citizens Forum pointing out the inequities of our city government. Typically armed with a sheaf of public documents, and loaded for bear, George can be counted upon to point out gross stupidity in our midst, and has done so for decades. George was escorted from last night's City Council session for muttering deprecations from the audience about the ombudsman position. He is right when he says there is nothing being accomplished for the citizens.
That's the problem, in my eyes. We have a Police Ombudsman bereft of any real powers, and a City Council and Mayor who do not know when to shut up and listen to our village elders.
However, we have a Police Ombudsman now. Sort of. Our City is still married to the Police Guild, a quasi-secret society of police that make their own rules as they go along. Can you agree with them or the Village Elders? It's a choice, you know.
Good evening, Netizens…
Reference http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/16/spokanes-first-police-ombudsman-selected/
We have a candidate for police ombudsman. His name is Timothy Burns of Visalia, California, a retired police officer now working as a neighborhood preservation advocate.
"I am excited to be able to move this process closer to conclusion," Verner said in a prepared statement. "I believe Mr. Burns is the right selection for our community."
Did you notice something was missing? There was no explanation why she chose Burns over the other two candidates, the FBI official and Texas A&M instructor, or Greg Weber, a Spokane attorney and former deputy director of the Washington State Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, Tony Betz.
I gave Queen Mary her moniker because of her yakkety-yak-don't-talk-back attitude, with the exception of when she is singing "Proud Mary" with Doug Clark for grins and giggles. Did we have a snow emergency? Her immediate response took fifteen lines of print to deny it. Most anytime she has something to say she is chattier than a Chatty Cathy doll stuck in overdrive.
Who muzzled Queen Mary on her choice of ombudsman and why? Is there an unseen hand keeping her from explaining why she chose Burns?
Now it goes before the City Council for ratification. Maybe we'll learn the reason(s) for her choice, but probably not.


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