Nancy rings up 50 years at checkout
Could this be Shropshire’s oldest employee?
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Check-out girl Nancy Ball has worked for the same supermarket in Shrewsbury for 47 years.
And despite an 18 month break due to illness – the long-serving employee, who is nearly 90, is planning to return to the Asda store in Old Potts Way this Christmas.
It was in 1966 that Nancy first went for a job at the Safeway supermarket in Abbey Foregate.
She was taken on as catering manager and in 1970, she moved onto the check-outs.
Over the years, she has become a well-known and well-loved face among the thousands of customers she serves.
Despite passing retirement age, she went with the store to its new location on Old Potts Way and was also there to see Asda takeover the Safeway franchise.
Now, the supermarket stalwart is getting ready to return to her beloved customers this Christmas.
She said: “I’ve got to be there to see all my customers. They are not really customers any more, they are friends.
“I’ve made that many friends, I’ve been to funerals, I’ve been to marriages, I’ve had letters and presents.”
Comments for: "Nancy rings up 50 years at checkout"
Colin Dodd.
Good for her. One or two of the local dole regulars could learn a thing or two from her. Hope she has her telegram from the palace there.
reg jones
i worked close by at the esso depot and remember nancy at the safeway store when it opened .
Phil
Fantastic Nancy, well done.
GB
"Nancy rings up 50 years at checkout"
"in 1970, she moved onto the check-outs."
Erm, 2012-1970=42.
Helen Smith
I have been a customer first at safeway now at Asda for nearly 30 years now, nancy is a lovely lady never to be seen without a smile, it will be great to see her beautiful smiling face as I walk through the door again. Welcome home Nancy.
Chris Evans
I remember back in 1980 in Safeway doing works Experience with the school and remember her very well it is fantastic to see Nancy still going strong and well, Well done Nancy.
robert williams
well done nancy for serving the public for so long,
but maybe its time to retire gracefully,
let another person have a chance of working for a top supermarket, after all you have your pension and your saving's? you cant be short of a bob or too, this is a stuggling world we live in as it is, give a school leaver a chance to earn some money,
stick to the forget me not clubs or knitting clubs if your looking for friends.