Cordwainer
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Survived a brief foray to Waitrose earlier..fairly civilised..did make me yearn for the 2m social distance thing though..was a good way to keep the people with no sense of personal space at bay.
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[Politics] Elderly people in supermarkets
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- May 8, 2018
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Well the turkey, stuffing, pigs in blanket, yorkshires and veg (with exception of potatoes) were ordered a few weeks back factoring in the chance that some items may not be available (we got everything over two shops)
Potato wise for some reason king Edward’s are not available online so I got these on Tuesday evening knowing it wouldn’t be busy
brighton_dave
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I think it's just habit of weekend shopping and everyone hitting the shops at the weekend causes the overcrowding, particularly now aisles have shrunk too. If there is an opportunity to do it when others can't it would certainly help. Don't get me wrong, I love the older generation. We would check in and drop a dinner off to our live only elderly neighbour next door and sat with her when she had a few bad falls, the last leading to her passing unfortubately. To get that in, just in case I come across as an elderly hater! We wouldn't be here without them & their bravery, but Monday - Friday shopping pleaseHow do you know that they are not also doing a shop during the week? In all the years of supermarket shopping, I don’t think I recall that many really elderly/infirm people doing a large trolley shop - shopping habits change a lot when pensioners get older - smaller homes, less storage, unable to carry a large weekly shop, perishables not lasting as long as they used to? Family only visiting weekends so needs fresh items? Perhaps elderly people just want to enjoy the rights others have and go out on a Saturday morning when it’s busy because that’s when they meet people? That generation is also used to high street shopping where you just popped down to your local butchers, bakers and candlestick makers several days a week and where everything fitted into a shopping bag - Supermarkets have literally been the death of that option.
Interestingly, I met a very elderly person just before the Pandemic in a supermarket who was struggling to get a taxi home - I called my own regular taxi driver and pulled in a favour to get her one but I asked her why she didn’t shop online. She said she wasn’t on the internet. My elderly Mum is on the internet but she refuses to buy anything online. It honestly still surprises me how many elderly people don’t do online grocery shopping or are even online at all.
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- Oct 17, 2008
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So, considering that, would it be better to let down the family you’re cooking for when the potatoes and stuffing haven’t arrived in the shopping delivery, or go out and buy them?
- Oct 17, 2008
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See! A lot of people here think you’re a bit thick, but I personally think you’re quite witty. You keep proving them wrong mate!!!Excuse me waiter, you’ve forgotten the potatoes and stuffing?
A mex eyecan
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- Nov 3, 2011
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what about those who may rely on a relative/friend to take them as they no longer can drive?I think it's just habit of weekend shopping and everyone hitting the shops at the weekend causes the overcrowding, particularly now aisles have shrunk too. If there is an opportunity to do it when others can't it would certainly help. Don't get me wrong, I love the older generation. We would check in and drop a dinner off to our live only elderly neighbour next door and sat with her when she had a few bad falls, the last leading to her passing unfortubately. To get that in, just in case I come across as an elderly hater! We wouldn't be here without them & their bravery, but Monday - Friday shopping please
BBassic
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- Jul 28, 2011
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Not for me. They can bring me whatever they've got just as long as I don't have to haul a poxy trolley around.
- May 8, 2018
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I haven’t let anyone down simply by planning ahead.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Planning ahead how?
- May 8, 2018
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By ordering early and factoring in that would still have time to order online any items that were not initially available.
If you'd planted your potatoes in spring, they would've been ready to harvest. Likewise, a Christmas-ready man would've grown some sage and onion, reared a pig, and made his own stuffing.
I have absolutely loved this thread. Felt a little nostalgic for the M&S mad shop but that’s OK.
I’m now a retiree and yesterday, Saturday, I drove up to my Tesco equivalent at around 09.30 and parked in the half-empty car park. I grabbed a trolley, strolled around the fruit and veg and selected everything I needed. Wandered around the store for anything else I’d forgotten, chatted with a couple of people, went straight to a checkout, paid up (with my phone which was in my back pocket) loaded the car and drove home. Not once did my trolley come within 10 feet of another one!
In the afternoon, a quick trip to the GP to get a prescription, chatted with him for a while about our respective Christmas plans and all the time the sun shone in a bright blue sky
I’m now a retiree and yesterday, Saturday, I drove up to my Tesco equivalent at around 09.30 and parked in the half-empty car park. I grabbed a trolley, strolled around the fruit and veg and selected everything I needed. Wandered around the store for anything else I’d forgotten, chatted with a couple of people, went straight to a checkout, paid up (with my phone which was in my back pocket) loaded the car and drove home. Not once did my trolley come within 10 feet of another one!
In the afternoon, a quick trip to the GP to get a prescription, chatted with him for a while about our respective Christmas plans and all the time the sun shone in a bright blue sky
Their’sI mostly do home deliveries now but had to brave the craziness today as couldn't get a slot.
I'm terrible with scan as you go as forget to scan every item or the kids insist on scanning & mess it up too.I'm too used to just chucking it on the trolley.
Re elderly people, I really don't get them doing the shop on a weekend when most working folk need to do there's. There's 5 week days when the shops are a lot less busy. Never quite worked that out?
BBassic
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- Jul 28, 2011
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Theirs
Colonel Mustard
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I'm with you, but my wife likes to choose her own fruit and veg, and reckons they get rid of short-dated dairy products on home deliveries.
Not sure about the pig but certainly, if people here have only one new year resolution, make it to grow some veg in 2024. Buy some seed potatoes and plant around April/May. Our first and second earlies gave us lovely salad potatoes through late summer and autumn, and our main crop spuds (stored in a cool dark place like a garage or shed if you have one) will last you through the winter. Our King Edwards and Sarpo Miros will feed us for months, just as I fed them for months! Very easily grown in pots on a balcony or patio or sunny doorstep. Tomatoes too. Do it! You won’t necessarily save money but they taste delicious.
ManOfSussex
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It's been a busy few days, what better way to unwind than at Tandy's. I've got a special arrangement with their Norwich branch who let me into their store after they're closed to the general public. If you're a well known celebrity, Christmas shopping can be an absolute nightmare. So it's always nice to mooch around without fear of being threatened or pickpocketed.
Fair point, I was unsure
"There's 5 week days when the shops are a lot less busy. Never quite worked that out?"
Took me about five readings to work out what you two were on about - I couldn't see anything wrong with the above!
- Oct 17, 2008
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Right, let me tell you something you may not know, t
need any help packing there love?