Sainsbury's have weaponised Steam Achievements

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I received an email from Sainsbury’s. This supermarket is my local since I do not drive and I actually like them very much. Good range of stuff, large fresh section, friendly staff.
But THIS…They have emailed me to say I am rank #6 in July in the buying of their own brand diet Indian Tonic Water (with Lemon)! And apparently I championed tinned Irish Stew and the Casseroles and Stews team wish to thank me.
Seriously? Shopping now has an achievements system? Like Steam? And the horrible part is I began to wonder how much Sainsbury’s own brand diet Indian Tonic Water (with Lemon) I would have to buy to take 5th spot next month!!! I bet the next email will actually TELL me how much Sainsbury’s own brand diet Indian Tonic Water (with Lemon) I need to buy to gain this rank!! I bet it does!!!

This is horrible. And brilliant. Shopping now has an Achievement System. Oh god.

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It could be worse. Spare a thought for the poor sod who was number one in Tena Lady and had the congratulations of the Incontinence team.

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How do you know they didn’t just spam everybody on their list and told them ALL they were #6?

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Congratulations you are number one for Buckfast from the alcohol(ic) team would be pretty bad too.

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You are number 6.
I am not a number, I am a free man!

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Not a prisoner, I’m a free man
And my blood is my own now

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Golf clap…

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Or the guy who gets an email from his pharmacy saying he’s number one in Viagra sales and the erectile dysfunction team wants to thank him.

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“erectile dysfunction team” sounds like it belongs in the band names thread. :slight_smile:

Their first song, a slightly-modified cover of Van Halen’s “Jump”: “I don’t get it up - but that don’t get me down…”