Few supermarket vents

gozaimasu

Dr_Cuckoo3 wrote: »

When shopping my aim is to complete the task in the shortest possible time - it is not a social activity

I am not interested in the needs of other shoppers re - the "shopping divider" I do not put the divder on the conveyor belt for the benefit of other shoppers and do not expect them to place it there for my benefit

Well then you won't mind if you pay for some of the shopping of the person behind you! Putting a divider is more to stop you from having to pay for the next person's shopping if they haven't left enough space.

So you're not putting it there for the benefit of other shoppers, it's for yourself.

What I don't like about the dividers situation is the people who put them there as if they are doing you the greatest favour in the world and then stare at your expectantly to thank them. No thanks, I'd rather get my own divider.

kajstring24

Went to Asda yesterday, and saw a couple that were too busy making sure they were joined at the hip to bother to push the trolley properly. The bloke had his arm over the girl and practically swung the trolley round with one hand. It was quite pathetic. They were 20-odd as well, yet they were acting like teenagers. I hate complete disregard for other AND public displays of affection.

nellytheelephant

gozaimasu wrote: »

Well then you won't mind if you pay for some of the shopping of the person behind you! Putting a divider is more to stop you from having to pay for the next person's shopping if they haven't left enough space.

So you're not putting it there for the benefit of other shoppers, it's for yourself.

What I don't like about the dividers situation is the people who put them there as if they are doing you the greatest favour in the world and then stare at your expectantly to thank them. No thanks, I'd rather get my own divider.

I always put the divider up before my shopping. I don't tend to put one up after as it makes sense to do it before.

I might pay for someone else's shopping if the first thing they have happens to be something I want.... Otherwise they can wait while the cashier voids it.

Hanky_Panky

Confession time !!

My kids (5 & 7) are an absolute nighmare in the supermarket running around like lunatics. I reason with them, tell them off warn them with dire consequences etc etc, all lasts about 1 minute before they start again. Most of the time though my wife goes on her own and I stay with the kids at home.

Oh and we let them eat the odd bag of crisps whilst still shopping (always pay though at the end).

I'm a shocking parent

williacg

Although I'm really grateful at the time when the checkout assistants pack my bags, I could commit murder when I get home to discover that they have put the eggs at the bottom of the bag, and heavy items such as bags of potatoes or a 2 litre bottles of fizzy water on top. Or worse still, they will have packed items such as dairy cream cakes,fruits or similar foods with raw meat - do some of them have no common sense whatsoever? I nowpack my own bags.

vyle

Hanky_Panky wrote: »

Confession time !!

My kids (5 & 7) are an absolute nighmare in the supermarket running around like lunatics. I reason with them, tell them off warn them with dire consequences etc etc, all lasts about 1 minute before they start again. Most of the time though my wife goes on her own and I stay with the kids at home.

Oh and we let them eat the odd bag of crisps whilst still shopping (always pay though at the end).

I'm a shocking parent

Ugh, I hope you at least clean any crumbs up off the floor and wipe their hands so they don't pollute other people's potential purchases with their greasy paws.

pulliptears

My OH has a bit of a thing for frozen Pukka Pies, sadly the only place you can get them in these parts is the dreaded Farm Foods...

OH pulls up outside and I run in, grab armful of pies and head to the checkout. In front of me is a woman with half a dozen kids (this is middle of the day on a school day). As her shopping goes through the assistant notices her 2 bottles of bleach are leaking and rings the bell. A lad appears, assistant asks him to get new bleach, off he goes. In the meantime, this "lady's" daughter had scuttled off up the aisle and returned with 2 more bottles which she puts in the shopping bags. Mum smiles at her, assistant doesn't witness this at all.

Back comes the lad with bad news, there is no more bleach. "Oh just refund them then!" says the "lady". Assistant is about to refund when my annoyance gets the better of me and I loudly point out to the assistant that she needn't refund as the new bottles are already in the bag. "Oh" says the lady "I didn't see her put those in".

She pays, shoots me the most evil glare and scuttles off. Assistant thanks me for intervening. No way was I going to stand back and watch her steal something.

Enfieldian

Hanky_Panky wrote: »

Oh and we let them eat the odd bag of crisps whilst still shopping (always pay though at the end).

So, you don't steal them then? Well done you... Gold star.

bobbitz

Enfieldian wrote: »

So, you don't steal them then? Well done you... Gold star.

Lol...

The joys of daring to venture into asda- a throng of waynettas with countless feral children who try to pacify their illegitimate offspring by feeding them unpaid for crisps before finally reaching the checkout with a few bottles of cheap cider to be paid with the benefit money...

greektony

kajstring24 wrote: »

Went to Asda yesterday, and saw a couple that were too busy making sure they were joined at the hip to bother to push the trolley properly. The bloke had his arm over the girl and practically swung the trolley round with one hand. It was quite pathetic. They were 20-odd as well, yet they were acting like teenagers. I hate complete disregard for other AND public displays of affection.

You must be quite the lonely bat. I can't put my finger on why...