Next time you go to Spar Market in Koramangala beware.. its a protected location…
Impressed by the place, I decided to take a few snaps on my mobile only to be told “Sorry no photography allowed.. please delete your photos”…
Their reason “Competitors come here and click photos…” Ya right….
Hey Spar !!!! People have better methods of spying if they need to… Morons!!!!!
Am I missing something here? This is a frikkin deparmental store for crying out loud.. what will I spy on? Their secret product offering of Mysore Sandal Soap? or Maybe their Lays Potato Chips collection.
March 10, 2008 at 12:58 pm |
Just try taking photos of a crowd in Australia these days and see what happens Vijay. You’ll get paranoid parents and even cops coming up and accusing you of taking “pedophile” type snaps of kids to put on the internet. it’s happened to me and it’s really humiliating and insulting. It’s not worth it.
March 10, 2008 at 1:05 pm |
@Ray: I guess so… but a departmental store aisle?
March 11, 2008 at 8:58 am |
I can understand when they don’t let you take out ur camers in muliplexes, but here!
LOL
March 11, 2008 at 12:36 pm |
Maybe they’ve got “trade secrets” to protect, Vijay. Like “Andrew Symonds monkey brand boxer shorts”?
March 11, 2008 at 4:43 pm |
Raydixon, hahahah that was hilarious.
Vijay,
I guess the security guys are trying to bring in more security, while the truth is if you walk down with a bomb around your waist they wudnt care.
they just look at minor things while there is a greater threat out there.
March 11, 2008 at 11:21 pm |
Wow, security huh!
“Andrew Symonds monkey brand boxer shorts” OMGoodness!
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March 12, 2008 at 3:30 pm |
Heh Heh Heh
and decorate your own house with it?? Rama Rama. Swalpa adjust maadi 
What if you are trying to copy the way they put the oranges for sale
Ha Ha Ha.
April 27, 2008 at 3:36 pm |
I agree with the decision of SPAR authorities on “no photography”. If one keeps stating exceptions then that becomes the rule and soon SPAR will also become like anyother Mall where people get in to while away time or look at girls. I have seen people take photos of aisles esp when there is a good looking guy or girl around. Now if that good looking guy or girl were you how would you feel. SPAR is only trying to protect their own privacy and those of their customers. We need to be responsible bangaloreans and should understand the reason behind things like these.
April 27, 2008 at 5:40 pm |
Phoenix! I beg to differ. In a police state you can say no photography. But it is ridiculous to say no photographing the fruits and vegetables. We walk in Manhattan and Niagara Falls, should we also say no photography because instead of photographing the Falls you may surreptiously be photographing the gals and guys? This is just a petty minded way of showing control. Like the author said, anybody can walk in and copy their methodology. How is the shop going to stop that. Are you going to stop people photographing Malls and roads? Just check out flicrk.com and see how many pictures you get if you type in Mysore or Bangalore.
And as for the comment you made about a being a “good looking person”. I guess the easiest way to be NOT photographed is to stay home
heh heh heh.
April 28, 2008 at 2:22 am |
@Phoenix: Interesting angle you bring up.. I guess I am not used to thinking that way… However as My3 says you dont have to be in SPAR to get photographed… it can happen on the street… Subsequently I have had a chat with the senior management at SPAR.. their intent is not what you say.. its to prevent “competitors”.. so there goes your theory…
April 28, 2008 at 7:30 am |
Any need for you to take photos of s supermarket?.This maybe a free country but to take photos of a supermarket is quite weird.Guess you are one of those IT guys that have moved from the village to the city.
April 28, 2008 at 7:41 am |
@PAT: I guess you didnt read the post before making your statement… is it weird to write about a nicely organized market on MY blog… Yes I have moved from the Village to the city… Bangalore ->Chicago ->Boston -> Singapore and back to Bangalore.. thanks for asking !!!
April 28, 2008 at 10:43 am |
Sigh!!!!!!!!!!
Tsk Tsk Tsk! There is no need to be so elitist PAT. Glad to note that you are a true city-dweller eating fruits and vegetables grown in your backyard
http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=rec&w=all&q=supermarket+fruits&m=text
http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=rec&w=all&q=supermarket+vegetables&m=text
http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=rec&w=all&q=mysore+market&m=text
http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=rec&w=all&q=bangalore+market&m=text
March 20, 2009 at 3:15 am |
No premier supermarket chain in the world allows photography in its premises. This is nothing new and its a combination of reasons. Privacy, in retail the layout and display are IP,the readers here do not know but there is a large effort which goes into display which is known as a “plan o gram”. The way particular categories of SKU’s are stacked in important to a retailer. The pricing and promo’s of categories are also what make a retailer unique. Even the width of the aisle is specific to a format. Thus no organized retailer would allow photos in their store. This is standard across the world and not unique to SPAR.
July 6, 2009 at 10:06 am |
Why don’t you just photograph the cows and dogs on the road which might mean something in terms of traffic? BTW, SPAR prohibits Photography all over the world, if this is news to you.
July 8, 2009 at 7:15 am |
Do You Get the point??
July 7, 2009 at 12:42 am |
Sigh. Here we go again.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/90124154@N00/3157579955/
You can photograph any grocery store except in India for various reasons. It is quite contrary to say that photographing a store will give ideas to the competitors! Wot? They are not allowed to come into the other store and look around and jot down ideas?