Metro centre in gateshead

selby_newcomer · 29 October 2011 11:35

place where i work is starting a new contract on monday and it involves delivering to a toy shop in the metro centre, anyone deliver in there at all■■? i can imagine at this time of year it will be a busy place, are there differents delivery areas or is it just 1 delivery area

any advice appreciated

specialbru · 29 October 2011 11:40

yes there are different areas if its your first time stop at one of the loading area gates and ask where you need to be.

blueiain · 29 October 2011 11:44

Which toy shop■■?, as it could be 1 of them on the retail park opposite,

selby_newcomer · 29 October 2011 11:49

specialbru:
yes there are different areas if its your first time stop at one of the loading area gates and ask where you need to be.

thanks, i thought there would be a few entrances, been past it on the a1, looks a big enough place

selby_newcomer · 29 October 2011 11:49

Blueiain:
Which toy shop■■?, as it could be 1 of them on the retail park opposite,

i think the toyshop is called entertainers

selby_newcomer · 29 October 2011 11:56

also delivering to the stores in wakefield and hull, not sure where they are yet

gazwrf · 29 October 2011 14:54

used to deliver to the pizza huts one on retail park the other inside metro centre best place to tip this was in the bus station saves pulling the pallets uphill

oldsid · 29 October 2011 15:09

Googled it and it looks to be in the main malls which are accessed from the north side, or on the blind side of the A1 as you drive past

selby_newcomer · 29 October 2011 15:34

oldsid:
Googled it and it looks to be in the main malls which are accessed from the north side, or on the blind side of the A1 as you drive past

thanks oldsid, much appreciated.

aint looking forward to it, shopping centre deliveries are generally a pain in the arse in my experience

pavaroti · 29 October 2011 16:40

I’ve delivered to Argos and Sainsbury i think it was at the metro they were easy to find. Clearly numbered with signs showing the right gate and bay. I don’t remember having any problems.

goldfinger · 29 October 2011 18:01

There’s plenty of hotties floating about having sly ciggie to keep you amused!!

Delivered plant etc there when the ‘Qube’ (said cube) was being done and so saw plenty when I was round at the back delivery entrance.

animal · 30 October 2011 12:21

Easy enough the hardest part will be the traffic

wheel_nut · 30 October 2011 12:36

thetoyshop.com/toyshop/store … stores.jsp

This may help

selby_newcomer · 30 October 2011 13:06

animal:
Easy enough the hardest part will be the traffic

i know what you mean, i do a collection in prudhoe a couple of times a week and have often sat in traffic from before washington services if coming along that way at the wrong time

selby_newcomer · 30 October 2011 13:07

Wheel Nut:
Find A Store | The Entertainer

This may help

sure did, got me the addresses i need, thanks

suedehead · 30 October 2011 14:09

selby newcomer:

Blueiain:
Which toy shop■■?, as it could be 1 of them on the retail park opposite,

i think the toyshop is called entertainers

I think they are in the old Early Learning Centre shops.
Delivered to many of them in the past,which usually involved pulling the pallets(with a pallet truck ) along a loading bay,into a goods lift then another long drag that always seemed like the furthest point from said lift!!
The older shops that didnt have a goods entrance,had their deliveries through the front door which meant driving down pedestrian precincts before 07:00 or after 17:00- used to moan about the job at the time but never spent any money on the kids xmas or birthday pressies for a few years

suedehead · 30 October 2011 14:17

selby newcomer:

Wheel Nut:
Find A Store | The Entertainer

This may help

sure did, got me the addresses i need, thanks

Be careful though as the delivery access could be in a totally different street/road.

selby_newcomer · 30 October 2011 19:39

Thanks suede head, I think I am gonna try and stay of the delivering side of this job and just try and trunk the stuff up to our place from Swindon, I don’t fancy dragging 26 pallets up in a lift 1 at a time, would take ages

suedehead · 30 October 2011 19:49

selby newcomer:
Thanks suede head, I think I am gonna try and stay of the delivering side of this job and just try and trunk the stuff up to our place from Swindon, I don’t fancy dragging 26 pallets up in a lift 1 at a time, would take ages

Cant recall any single shop having 26 pallets at any one time mate Maybe 20 in the run up to Xmas .
Is it out of Lutterworth nowadays ?

selby_newcomer · 30 October 2011 20:06

No mate, will be collecting from Swindon, i am doin 1st collection tomorrow when I am done at new B&Q RDC in Stratton st Margaret, it’s supposed to be just around the corner from there.

Even 20 pallets is still gonna take an hour or 2.