Supermarket Pet Hate

Chaos_Monkey

The person behind me in the queue standing so close when I'm about to pay that they could pay for me.....it irritates me on two levels, one, they're in my personal space, and two, they could see my PIN if I'm using my card/contents of my purse.

I've also been in the queue when someone has coughed behind me and not covered their mouth and with them being so close, I've felt it on the back of my neck! Gross!!!!

steveproxy

yes, you are right.

Macca83_2

My pet hate is not specific to supermarkets but to shops in general. You go to hold a door open for someone and they look at you as if you've just tried to steal their purse. Unfortunately, it always seems to be the older ladies that give me the most disgruntled of looks and they never say thank you.

mummyroysof3

i really hate seeing kids in trollies after seeing one tip over with a child in in when i worked for tesco

i went in tesco for about 5 items yesterday and hated being in there..i normally get my shopping delivered but didnt need enough to this time

amus

Person_one wrote: »

What about just having a bit of patience and waiting until they've looked at that section and moved on?

Its pretty annoying when people are so twitchy about getting 20p off something they're hovering around like a hungry puppy invading your personal space.

What about them just making sure their trollies are not in the way of other shoppers so that others can go about their business without having to wait 20 minutes for them to pick up and examine every whoopsie on the shelf?

If they have a problem with people standing next to them to the extent that they feel the need to put their trolley in the way then then they should really try to avoid supermarkets.

flippin36

Person_one wrote: »

What about just having a bit of patience and waiting until they've looked at that section and moved on?

Its pretty annoying when people are so twitchy about getting 20p off something they're hovering around like a hungry puppy invading your personal space.

What's wrong with having some manners like me? I said "excuse me". Wow! Sorry that bothered you. If you feel so tetchy over a polite person standing next to you in the supermarket perhaps you are the one that needs to develop a bit of patience. Bizzarre.

gunsandbanjos

You can 'hate' me all you like but I have been one of those mums who put their child in the trolley.

Not because she doesn't know how to behave, but because she has a serious spinal deformity and walking can be very painful sometimes.

She would sit nicely and not jump around. I've not done it for a few years if that makes you all happier.

wayne

old people blocking the isles having a chat with someone they haven,t seen since,oo atleast the fish counter,they block off the isles and are,nt to keen on moving when you ask politley to get by.also ,something thats been mentioned before,the lack of manners and common certisy,no idea how you spell it,when people have hold of a shopping trolley.something else that is starting to grate on my nerves is the pop ups for insurance i,ve started getting while i,m on this site since martin filled his pockets.

Grumpygit

One of my pet peeves is doing the shopping on a saturday and the shop is full of retired/elderly people shuffling along doing their shopping........they are not at work during weekdays so why not do it then?

We don't have huge supermarkets here with wide spaced isles so this is an issue and there is no online shopping either and they close at 8 or 9 (or earlier) by which time there is not a lot of food left either so going late can't always be done.

flippin36

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

You can 'hate' me all you like but I have been one of those mums who put their child in the trolley.

Not because she doesn't know how to behave, but because she has a serious spinal deformity and walking can be very painful sometimes.

She would sit nicely and not jump around. I've not done it for a few years if that makes you all happier.

I don't hate you. My son is autistic and was put into the trolley when he was too big to fit into the seat . I had too many hairy moments of him running away from me because something obscure had upset him, or him getting in the way of other shoppers because he is in a world of his own. He felt safe in the trolley, with a few fiddle toys he was happy and I could do my shopping in relative peace . It was just easier and I have learned (in all areas of life) not to worry about what people think - but it has taken years. He is my main concern now though I do my best not to allow him to annoy other people, sometimes we just have bad days . Problem is he looks like any other child so people look down on us without thinking and I have had to learn not to let it get me down. I go late in the evening on my own now when OH is at home - its bliss (I take my time ).