Supermarket Pet Hate

mrcow

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

My daughter was the smallest in her class and there is no way her legs enabled her to get into a supermarket trolley seat after about 3 years old, as they were just too long to get in.

My daughter is average for her age and fits in a trolley when needed at age 5.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

mrcow wrote: »

My daughter is average for her age and fits in a trolley when needed at age 5.

What can I say? Mine has ridiculously long legs that wouldn't fold up enough. In any case, at 5 years old, she was busy getting things off shelves for me, so wasn't in any position to be hanging out of trolleys or being too much of a nuisance.

mrcow

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

What can I say? Mine has ridiculously long legs that wouldn't fold up enough. In any case, at 5 years old, she was busy getting things off shelves for me, so wasn't in any position to be hanging out of trolleys or being too much of a nuisance.

Well the poster who I replied to hasn't mentioned that their four year old also has ridiculously long legs, so maybe her son will be fine?

GobbledyGook

I find it depends on the supermarket. My 6 year old can fit quite comfortably in the seat at one, but at the other (I can't remember which way round atm, but we have a Mr T's and an Asda) it would be a real squash and getting her back out the trolley was really awkward so could also depend on your supermarket.

I_luv_cats

Whenever I go in to Morrisons early in the morning I have to annoyingly put up with scraps of the previous days trading!

i.e. Fruit, Veg, salad n Bread. (including fresh bread) Meat hit n miss.

Some items don't get filled up (or ordered) when the space is already occupied with a gap fill.

If I go to any other store they have everything filled up ready when they open!

sheilavw

The people who instead of standing up straight and pushing their trolley lean over and push it along with their belly, or at least that's what it looks like. Also, if you have a query at customer service, the family in front all go, they all lean on the counter, elbows on the counter all 6 of them!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

sheilavw wrote: »

The people who instead of standing up straight and pushing their trolley lean over and push it along with their belly, or at least that's what it looks like.

I do that. It's because I can't push a shopping trolley and use a walking stick at the same time during RA flares. Often, I can't use a stick at all because my hands are too swollen. But I still need to get shopping - and I don't often need the minimum amount for a delivery.

Mrs.W_2

I really feel for the checkout staff when a customer stands before them and chats nonstop on a mobile phone. The staff member smiles, says, 'Hello, sorry for the wait,' or similar, and is grunted at. The shopping is scanned, card payment processed, and the best the phone user can offer is an muffled, 'Cheers.' as they carry on with their phone conversation. And those conversations are always drivel.

I've witnessed this behaviour in supermarkets, petrol stations, even the library.

And for anyone who's ever done that; It's RUDE. Get over yourselves. Those conversations are not so important as to excuse you treating a hard working man or woman with a complete lack of manners!

tori.k

angelil wrote: »

You obviously don't go to the same supermarket I do (thank goodness ). At the one I go to they have the nice habit of shoving the cages up against the side of a shelf...so firstly you can't see what's on the shelf in the first place...then they are in the way...then a load-bearing column is in the way...making the whole thing into a complete obstacle course. The staff also have a tendency to talk loud and fast to their colleagues while working slowly and ignoring customers. Typically, sod's law also dictates that the items they tend to have in stock that I need are also the heaviest (milk, juice etc)

Makes me wonder why I shop there really when I put it like that

And you'd be pretty impatient too if you had to leave for work at 7.20a.m., get back at 7pm and still have to do the weekly shop and get the dinner on...

:rotfl:your not the only one I start work at 5.30 am like many people.....well someone got to make sure your produce get's out on the shop floor :rotfl:we all have lives and things to do even us surly shop workers...it's a necessary evil im afraid...I must just be a virtuous woman after all :rotfl:

fashionlover10

pinky83 wrote: »

What bugs me is when you go to the supermarket later on in the evening in the hope it may be a bit quieter and it is still full of kids. Why aren't they in bed?????!! I have a daughter myself and would never dream of taking her on the weekly shop at 9 at night!!

I work in a supermarket, usually until 9/10pm during the week, and every shift I am left bewildered as to why there are parents dragging their brood around the shop so late. The bit that gets me most however is when they wonder why an earth their 4 year old is in such a foul mood.