Tips for how to avoid queuing at supermarkets?

LittleVoice

MACKEM99 said:

The Tesco store near me used to have arrows on the floor for a one way system.  This week it has gone.  Asked a member of staff who said did not know why and said it makes them feel less safe?

I think I may have had an email from Tesco last week saying they had "listened" to their customers and were not applying the one-way system in the future.  I'm sure that's because we often want to go back in our journey through a supermarket for whatever reason (eg not finding one item and going back in the aisle to pick up a replacement or remembering something one had wanted but not put on a list).

JGB1955

I've not come across a queue in my local Sainsbury's for the last month - it's far better than before Covid-19! As for my local Tesco Superstore - SO glad to see they've got rid of those annoying arrows.  Only go there for my weekly wine fix.... in and out in 10 minutes.

od244051

LittleVoice said:

MACKEM99 said:

The Tesco store near me used to have arrows on the floor for a one way system.  This week it has gone.  Asked a member of staff who said did not know why and said it makes them feel less safe?

I think I may have had an email from Tesco last week saying they had "listened" to their customers and were not applying the one-way system in the future.  I'm sure that's because we often want to go back in our journey through a supermarket for whatever reason (eg not finding one item and going back in the aisle to pick up a replacement or remembering something one had wanted but not put on a list).

Or do something which I have done countless of times. Picked up something in the reductions and think "I could make (dish) with this for tonight but need some (other food product) and go back to get the extra item.

Also my mum has noticed since the one way route at Asda, more food being dumped. 

Bacman

Good tip is to go to supermarkets really early, they are opening now 6am. Bear in mind, people who are not working or still furlonged will still be in bed that early, people going to work will be getting ready for work; so the supermarkets are quiet 6-8am however after that will be busy. So, good time to shop is early in the day (or for that matter after 7pm when people are home from work and want to just eat and watch TV).

RobM99

Agree with Bacman about going late in the evening, as said about 7 pm, especially on Saturday when (I guess) people are having a Saturday night out but in (if you see what I mean!)

od244051

One time not to go is Sunday mornings between 10-11am. My friend who works for a supermarket and say there's at least 30 customers queuing at both entrances (store has a underground car park with lift access as well as street entrance). The colleagues operate walkie talkies to see how many customers they have at each entrance

DCFC79

Go early or late but yesterday in the afternoon about 1pm there was hardly any queuing.

DCFC79

JGB1955 said:

I've not come across a queue in my local Sainsbury's for the last month - it's far better than before Covid-19! As for my local Tesco Superstore - SO glad to see they've got rid of those annoying arrows.  Only go there for my weekly wine fix.... in and out in 10 minutes.

Maybe that's because the limit on customers has been increased.

od244051

DCFC79 said:

JGB1955 said:

I've not come across a queue in my local Sainsbury's for the last month - it's far better than before Covid-19! As for my local Tesco Superstore - SO glad to see they've got rid of those annoying arrows.  Only go there for my weekly wine fix.... in and out in 10 minutes.

Maybe that's because the limit on customers has been increased.

The Sainsburys where I shop for a few items allows 30 customers (couples count as 1). It used to be 24.

molerat

MACKEM99 said:

The Tesco store near me used to have arrows on the floor for a one way system.  This week it has gone.  Asked a member of staff who said did not know why and said it makes them feel less safe?

Asda have removed the one way system as well.