Aldi obstacle course.

General_Grant

Teapot55 said:

oldagetraveller1 said:

"This means that only one customer and their trolley will fit either side, and so the other customers are prevented from (arrogantly) striding down the middle. "

Just curious as to why someone is arrogant for walking/striding down the middle of an aisle?

Arrogant is “I can walk along in the middle of the aisle if I want to. I’m not keeping left. If you don’t like it, tough”. 

If I can't get past someone - or quite likely a couple who are shopping together (because they are taking 6 minutes to decide whether they want a pork chop or diced pork and have their trolley at an angle across the aisle, then I wait or turn back (if that's allowed in a "keep left" traffic regime).  But that means I'm in the shop for longer spreading/collecting germs.

If I can get past, I do so.  Less time to be laden with viruses along with my shopping.  Not arrogant, actually considerate of other shoppers.

Abbafan1972

I do a big weekly shop at our local Asda on a Saturday morning and there's always pallets everywhere and cages full of cardboard.  Not to mention staff standing around chatting when you're trying to shop.  I got really peed off one week when there were 3 home shoppers with their 3 deep trollies blocking one of the entire frozen aisles, they were just standing around chatting.  I try to have nothing against the home shoppers, as I used to have a home delivery every week, but got so fed up of receiving short-dated food, that I started doing it myself, but they are annoying and constantly block mine and others' way. 

sheramber

General_Grant said:

  If I can't get past someone - or quite likely a couple who are shopping together (because they are taking 6 minutes to decide whether they want a pork chop or diced pork and have their trolley at an angle across the aisle, then I wait or turn back (if that's allowed in a "keep left" traffic regime).  But that means I'm in the shop for longer spreading/collecting germs.

If I can get past, I do so.  Less time to be laden with viruses along with my shopping.  Not arrogant, actually considerate of other shoppers.

What happened to 'excuse me'. Usually works a treat.

Teapot55

General_Grant said:

Teapot55 said:

oldagetraveller1 said:

"This means that only one customer and their trolley will fit either side, and so the other customers are prevented from (arrogantly) striding down the middle. "

Just curious as to why someone is arrogant for walking/striding down the middle of an aisle?

Arrogant is “I can walk along in the middle of the aisle if I want to. I’m not keeping left. If you don’t like it, tough”. 

If I can't get past someone - or quite likely a couple who are shopping together (because they are taking 6 minutes to decide whether they want a pork chop or diced pork and have their trolley at an angle across the aisle, then I wait or turn back (if that's allowed in a "keep left" traffic regime).  But that means I'm in the shop for longer spreading/collecting germs.

If I can get past, I do so.  Less time to be laden with viruses along with my shopping.  Not arrogant, actually considerate of other shoppers.

No, you are definitely not being arrogant, you are being polite. You are keeping to one side, and not pushing past too close. I do understand the frustration at couples shopping. It is much better to shop on your own - in and out, no fussing & faffing.

Teapot55

oldagetraveller1 said:

"This means that only one customer and their trolley will fit either side, and so the other customers are prevented from (arrogantly) striding down the middle. "

Just curious as to why someone is arrogant for walking/striding down the middle of an aisle?

What would be the reason for a person not keeping their distance from other shoppers when there is plenty of room to do so?

(I'm not talking about harassed parents or frightened old people or people clearly in pain but still having to shop or flollopy teenagers on their phones but well-dressed adults with their noses slightly up in the air).

Teapot55

oldagetraveller1 said:

"This means that only one customer and their trolley will fit either side, and so the other customers are prevented from (arrogantly) striding down the middle. "

Anyway, that is good, and why I feel safer in Aldi, because people are forced to keep to one side of the aisle by the cages being placed in the middle of the aisles, so can't come too near me. If the original poster finds that their Aldi doesn't do that, I would not be surprised they find it a problem.

cattom

Abbafan1972 said:

I do a big weekly shop at our local Asda on a Saturday morning and there's always pallets everywhere and cages full of cardboard.  Not to mention staff standing around chatting when you're trying to shop.  I got really peed off one week when there were 3 home shoppers with their 3 deep trollies blocking one of the entire frozen aisles, they were just standing around chatting.  I try to have nothing against the home shoppers, as I used to have a home delivery every week, but got so fed up of receiving short-dated food, that I started doing it myself, but they are annoying and constantly block mine and others' way. 

When I was furloughed last year,(lockdown stage 1) I applied for a job in the wharehouse at sainsburys. went for the interview and was told the job was picking the home deliveries for the drivers to take out. ok, all seemed fine. then I asked what the hours of work were. answer- 2am to 8am. answer- thanks but no thanks! .

Teapot55

cattom said:

Abbafan1972 said:

I do a big weekly shop at our local Asda on a Saturday morning and there's always pallets everywhere and cages full of cardboard.  Not to mention staff standing around chatting when you're trying to shop.  I got really peed off one week when there were 3 home shoppers with their 3 deep trollies blocking one of the entire frozen aisles, they were just standing around chatting.  I try to have nothing against the home shoppers, as I used to have a home delivery every week, but got so fed up of receiving short-dated food, that I started doing it myself, but they are annoying and constantly block mine and others' way. 

When I was furloughed last year,(lockdown stage 1) I applied for a job in the wharehouse at sainsburys. went for the interview and was told the job was picking the home deliveries for the drivers to take out. ok, all seemed fine. then I asked what the hours of work were. answer- 2am to 8am. answer- thanks but no thanks! .

Horrendous hours! Not surprised you didn't want to take the job. I guess though you wouldn't have had to get past all the customers to get to the stuff!

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I used to enjoy my 4pm to 10pm shift on a Sunday. I used to do the price changes. So much easier with no customers. 

pattycake

The Aldi I use has a sign at the entrance saying shop alone if at all possible.  The first time I saw the sign my husband was with me and we shopped as normal.  When we got to checkout we were told very politely but firmly not to shop as a couple in future.  So, being the rule obeying citizens that we are, I have gone alone ever since.
I shop once a week, well before 9am on a Thursday.  In and out in thirty minutes.  Job done.