Christmas- Is it just me?

yellowmonkey

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theunknownstuntman

lol, well, my mates misses wanted to go to MrT's and do the big Xmas/New Year shop, and as Phil (my mate) was in work he asked me to go with her to make sure she was ok in the mad rush.

It wasn't THAT bad when we got there, but it WAS busy, food was getting put back on the shelves as quick as it was being emptied... (I actually saw one woman with 20 loavesof bread...) Sharon (mates mrs) picked up the last pack of sprouts and put them in her trolley and wandered off to pick up something else, as I looked back at the trolley this woman picked the sprouts OUT of Sharons trolley and put them in hers! Sharon saw this and protested at the woman to put them back, the woman said "Here's my husband, argue with him then" and this oik turned up and started to get all shouty at the poor girl, so I stepped in and told this idiot that they could wait for the next batch of sprouts. He tried to get physical (I really didnt want a fight over sprouts for christs sake) and I ended up having to grapple him out of the store with the store security as he went totally nuts, screaming obsenities and threats. Over sprouts. Christmas is mental.

(Land_of)_Maz

omigod!!! that is shocking!! Good job you were there!

yellowmonkey

Good grief. Xmas has arrived. Dont even like sprouts myself i would have been putting them in someones trolley to save me having them. As for the 20 loaves of bread they should limit people to 2 max. Then again she may have had to buy for a home and the bread was for the residents on xmas evening. That is the problem you never know

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theunknownstuntman

Nah, I heard her saying to the misbehaving kid she was towing behind her that "We'll put most of them in the freezer, just in case" In case of what???? lol. i loathe sprouts, but i'll defend the honour of my mates mrs to buy the horrid things.....

nearlyrich

Should have come to our Tesco, there were loads of sprouts( and everything else we wanted) and we just walked straight up to a checkout when we were ready no queue, no car park rage etc fantastic LOL.

I can't imagine getting so worked up over a vegetable LOL

free4440273

The resilience of the British consumer never ceases to amaze me. Retail sales UP, as reported yesterday :eek:

tealady

nearlyrich wrote: »

Should have come to our Tesco, there were loads of sprouts( and everything else we wanted) and we just walked straight up to a checkout when we were ready no queue, no car park rage etc fantastic LOL.

I can't imagine getting so worked up over a vegetable LOL

Yeh does my swede that.

Spendless

I can't imagine anyone wanting to fall out over [STRIKE]the food of the devil[/STRIKE] sprouts.

Have a nice Christmas everyone. :beer:

misspixierocktastic

also regarding the selection boxes if you did it yourself at least you would have ones you liked and not chuck half away (not that i ever turn down chocolate) :-)