Kirsty Mckenzie
A GIBRALTAR supermarket chain is helping those struggling to get access to sanitary product by offering free tampons and pads to customers.
Morrisons has been praised by shoppers for there free ‘discreet’ service available in store.
Since the beginning of the pandemic the number of girls unable to afford or access period products has tripled and the grocery giant are doing their bit to help support those in need.
Customers are able to access the free period products thanks to the discreet service instore.
Shoppers can ‘Ask for Sandy’ at the customer service kiosk and receive a free discreet envelope.
A tweet promoting the service went viral and racked up thousands of likes and shares .
Many heaped praise on Morrison’s for the initiative, calling it ‘fantastic’ and ‘so thoughtful’.
The original tweet told those in need to’Ask for Sandy’.
It read: “Please don’t feel shy. If you are in need or struggling for sanitary products go to our customer service kiosk (Next to Timpsons) and ask for a package that SANDY has left for you.
“You will then be given a FREE discreet envelope with what you need no questions asked.”
Morrison’s in Gibraltar confirmed to the Olive Press that the megastore on the Rock that they were delighted to take part in the company wide initiative alongside stores in the UK.
Manager Dan Scott told us: “We are taking part. It is not just a local initiative but nationwide with lots of stores in the UK taking part too.”
A GIBRALTAR supermarket chain is helping those struggling to get access to sanitary products by offering free tampons and pads to customers.
Morrisons has been praised by shoppers for their free ‘discreet’ service available in store.
Since the beginning of the pandemic the number of girls unable to afford or access period products has tripled and the grocery giants are doing their bit to help support those in need.
Customers are able to access the free period products thanks to the discreet service in store.
Shoppers can ‘Ask for Sandy’ at the customer service kiosk and receive a free discreet envelope.
A tweet promoting the service went viral and racked up thousands of likes and shares .
Many heaped praise on Morrison’s for the initiative, calling it ‘fantastic’ and ‘so thoughtful’.
The original tweet told those in need to ‘Ask for Sandy’.
It read: “Please don’t feel shy. If you are in need or struggling for sanitary products go to our customer service kiosk (Next to Timpsons) and ask for a package that SANDY has left for you.
“You will then be given a FREE discreet envelope with what you need no questions asked.”
Morrisons in Gibraltar confirmed to the Olive Press that the megastore on the Rock that they were delighted to take part in the company wide initiative alongside stores in the UK.
Manager Dan Scott told us: “We are taking part. It is not just a local initiative but nationwide with lots of stores in the UK taking part too.”
A national spokesman from the chain told Olive Press: “Morrisons is helping to fight back against period poverty by rolling out ‘Package for Sandy’ – a service available for customers in need who can access a discreet package of sanitary protection products – across all its 497 stores after a store colleague in Bolton came up with the idea to help vulnerable customers.
“The ‘Package for Sandy’ initiative was created and launched by Community Champion, Emma Parkinson, who saw the need for the service in her local area. The initiative is now being rolled out nationwide across all Morrisons stores in a bid to beat period poverty.”
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