Shopping today

[peachy]

Today they should have relaxed the Sunday trading hours. Two days before Christmas, and the shopping has to be done in six hours.

Went to one of the biggest supermarkets in south London, ( yes stupid me) should have gone to a smaller one. The car park was nigh on full, the shop had 50% of the shop floor covered with queues. Couldn't even shop in the aisles near the tills as all had queues with thirty odd or more.

Funnily enough everybody seemed pretty sanguine and the great British ability to queue was in full evidence.

Took an hour in the queue, but some were probably longer.

 

[Napoleon Dynamite]

It’s an unhealthy marriage if you dread encounters with your Mrs. Or indeed if you call her ‘the fucker’ and not ‘dear’ or ‘petal’.

How the fuck did you get voted for funniest poster

I mean, Christmas is the same day every year so I’d argue you have known the date for quite a while.

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[Deleted User 11453]

How the fuck did you get voted for funniest poster

You are deffo grumpy bum of the day.

 

[CatRyan]

Today they should have relaxed the Sunday trading hours. Two days before Christmas, and the shopping has to be done in six hours.

Went to one of the biggest supermarkets in south London, ( yes stupid me) should have gone to a smaller one. The car park was nigh on full, the shop had 50% of the shop floor covered with queues. Couldn't even shop in the aisles near the tills as all had queues with thirty odd or more.

Funnily enough everybody seemed pretty sanguine and the great British ability to queue was in full evidence.

Took an hour in the queue, but some were probably longer.

My local shops were open today. It made me so very very happy. Even the fishmonger was open! Everyone was being super lovely too. I got the last bunch of dill in the fishmonger and a woman said she had wanted some, in a nice way, so I offered her half the bunch but she said it was ok she'd need more.

 

[Deleted User 11453]

Today they should have relaxed the Sunday trading hours. Two days before Christmas, and the shopping has to be done in six hours.

Went to one of the biggest supermarkets in south London, ( yes stupid me) should have gone to a smaller one. The car park was nigh on full, the shop had 50% of the shop floor covered with queues. Couldn't even shop in the aisles near the tills as all had queues with thirty odd or more.

Funnily enough everybody seemed pretty sanguine and the great British ability to queue was in full evidence.

Took an hour in the queue, but some were probably longer.

It’s more a case of poor planning and preparation unless people were forced to go today.

Old people could have gone at any time over the past few weeks, I would place restrictions based on the ability to shop at certain times.

 

[joemcdokes]

It’s stupid like. People are idiots.

The OP?

 

[jackynutmeg]

I did my Aldi trip on Friday so I have done all of the chores. Off for a run at 4ish.

Enjoy your sesh!

Wear something reflective mate....its dark out there x

 

[CatRyan]

It’s more a case of poor planning and preparation unless people were forced to go today.

Old people could have gone at any time over the past few weeks, I would place restrictions based on the ability to shop at certain times.

Here is the issue for me... I needed fresh food and specific items so I couldn't do it too much before hand and nor could I trust an online shop to get all the ingredients and not do some spectacular substituting.

 

[Butcher's Coat]

Funny how people managed BEFORE shops were open on a Sunday.

 

[MackemBob]

Funny how people managed BEFORE shops were open on a Sunday.

They broke in?

 

[Butcher's Coat]

They broke in?

A possibility.
But more often than not, people planned better with their shopping and still they enjoyed their Christmas dinner and Boxing day eating.
My old lady would laugh at the panic that ensues this day and age.

 

[Nookie Bear]

That’s just bollocks though.

A large meal for a lot of people. That just means that all those guests you have coming round aren’t cooking themselves and therefore don’t need to go shopping.

It’s a one off though , it’s not as busy on an average Saturday or Sunday as not everyone has a roast dinner these days - different scenario for Christmas. A lot of things we wanted on Friday had use by dates of Christmas Eve , wouldn’t bother me for a lot of things but at Christmas need a longer shelf life for various things which get consumed over a few days

 

[MackemBob]

A possibility.
But more often than not, people planned better with their shopping and still they enjoyed their Christmas dinner and Boxing day eating.
My old lady would laugh at the panic that ensues this day and age.

It’s canny having the 24hr Tesco up here so, there’s very rarely a “too busy” time. Very relaxed.

 

[matt228]

Old people could have gone at any time over the past few weeks, I would place restrictions based on the ability to shop at certain times.

I feel the same way every time I’m stuck behind a line of old biddies on a Saturday. You’re off every f***ing day, shop during the week! I’m self-employed and apply the same rule to myself.

 

[sima-hebburn]

should have done it fri/sat

only got to get greggs in morning (mile long queue ), like most the presents, bought em on black friday.

 

[bobpc30]

Closed for one day.

This. One day. Garages are still open. You get couples with one trolley each.

 

[Nero the dog]

Here is the issue for me... I needed fresh food and specific items so I couldn't do it too much before hand and nor could I trust an online shop to get all the ingredients and not do some spectacular substituting.

Here's a tip. All the stuff on the shelves today was exactly the same use by date as all the stuff on the shelves on Friday.
The supermarkets had very low availability at the beginning of last week as they held off getting anything in that wouldn't last until Boxing Day. Believe it or not, they know people won't touch anything that might say use by 24th.

 

[Slow joe]

Been to morrisons. You would think theres nee food left in the world fuck me..

Well you're one of them so can't complain.

 

[JAZZMANB]

Went to m&a food hall
Half the shop was the queue
Stewards controlling it right round the store

 

[CatRyan]

Here's a tip. All the stuff on the shelves today was exactly the same use by date as all the stuff on the shelves on Friday.
The supermarkets had very low availability at the beginning of last week as they held off getting anything in that wouldn't last until Boxing Day. Believe it or not, they know people won't touch anything that might say use by 24th.

No it wasn't as the salmon was caught this morning.

I was getting fresh food, the only thing I bought that had a best before date was some milk I picked up and the horseradish in jars and creme fraiche which I wouldn't have bought if I couldn't get the salmon.