Supermarket shopping

Now, I'm normally a placid kind of chap (just ask my therapist  ) but it seems to me that the attitude and behaviour of some supermarket customers leaves a lot to be desired. I was out the other day with my minder wife, picking up a few things in a well known discount store that was not Aldi, and it was very quiet with about a dozen other shoppers in the whole store. We were stopped at the cheese, trying to decide what to buy, when I spot a young woman behind us making faces and theatrical gestures to her friend because we were in her way. I did explain that we were in for some shopping (just in case she thought she was competing in a game show) and the concept of using the phrase, "excuse me" to get to an elusive pack of Mozzarella 

I'm also considering whether it would be worth investing in some kind of body armour as protection from those who think their trolley is some new kind of battering ram. Once, I had to advise a fellow customer, that no matter how much they tried, they were never going to get the trolley to fit into the place where they were pushing it 

Anyway, we're just to off to Tesco.............wish me luck 

At least your young woman was dressed for shopping. Some mornings our local Iceland is frequented by zombies wearing jim jams, dressing gown and slippers. Usually a small child is screaming away in their trolley. Shopping done they call a taxi to take them back to bed...
Al.

Why go shopping ? it's a throw back to the dark ages and an affront to dignity to mix with the hoi poloi. Simply guide ones mouse over the pages of Waitrose's interweb catalogue thingy and an awfully nice minion type chappie/ess will decant the chosen goods into ones kitchen.

bikeralw wrote:At least your young woman was dressed for shopping. Some mornings our local Iceland is frequented by zombies wearing jim jams, dressing gown and slippers. Usually a small child is screaming away in their trolley. Shopping done they call a taxi to take them back to bed...
Al.

Didn't know you can buy kids at Iceland!!!
So that's where all the obnoxious little swine come from, and I always blamed the poor old stork! 

Gromit wrote:

bikeralw wrote:At least your young woman was dressed for shopping. Some mornings our local Iceland is frequented by zombies wearing jim jams, dressing gown and slippers. Usually a small child is screaming away in their trolley. Shopping done they call a taxi to take them back to bed...
Al.

Didn't know you can buy kids at Iceland!!!

And the frozen kids are just as fresh and contain as many vitamins as fresh kids

My missus (sorry, Carol) recently retired after 30 years with Iceland. Our freezer in the garage was always full of discontinued or short-dated frozen food reduced in price to clear. I'm sure there are a couple of kids down at the bottom somewhere. I love kids but couldn't eat a whole one, someone once said.

Kids = young goats are quite tasty actually, but like Paul, I couldn't eat a whole one.

Frank

Was always amused by the sign in my childhood village chip shop:

Fish & Chips:5/-
Children: 6d

bikeralw wrote:At least your young woman was dressed for shopping. Some mornings our local Iceland is frequented by zombies wearing jim jams, dressing gown and slippers. Usually a small child is screaming away in their trolley. Shopping done they call a taxi to take them back to bed...
Al.

Has anyone seen the ad for the new Vauxhall Crossland Scutterwagen which actively appears to support the army of the great unwashed in their sartorial endeavours. I am so far resisting the urge to rush to the showroom and purchase said vehicle.

On tour,I'm a lover of Mac Dees  breakfast bun (egg,bacon bun) , I would love to turn up at 9a.m in my Onesy and see would looks I will get.          My wife won't join me.    
Boaby

Boaby - you've swopped avatar back to one of the van instead of you. Don't know which is more handsome - yes I do!   

Paulmold wrote:Boaby - you've swopped avatar back to one of the van instead of you. Don't know which is more handsome - yes I do!   

Fed up looking at all the ugly mugs so took one oot.    
Boaby

Askit wrote:.........

The woman was so impressed with how the mother had reacted that she stopped her outside the store and said, "I just loved the way you spoke to young Emma in the store" and the mother replied " sorry, that's Janey, I'm Emma"

I might just have to borrow that.

NORGIL wrote:Why go shopping ? it's a throw back to the dark ages and an affront to dignity to mix with the hoi poloi. Simply guide ones mouse over the pages of Waitrose's interweb catalogue thingy and an awfully nice minion type chappie/ess will decant the chosen goods into ones kitchen.

Brilliant wind up, you've mentioned Waitrose so you're clearly posh. 

I only go to Waitrose so I can use their carrier bags in the Lidll really.

Sorry, what's a carrier bag?

groundhog wrote:Sorry, what's a carrier bag?

Wouldn't expect a Merc driver to know because Ermes and Lewis Vwiton don't mek em.

I think the latest advice from several washing powder manufacturers is worth following

"Always keep away from children"

The only sensible advert I can remember seeing

crisp wrote:I think the latest advice from several washing powder manufacturers is worth following

"Always keep away from children"

The only sensible advert I can remember seeing

I have been following that advice since I first heard the recommendation.

burlingtonboaby wrote:On tour,I'm a lover of Mac Dees  breakfast bun (egg,bacon bun) , I would love to turn up at 9a.m in my Onesy and see would looks I will get.          My wife won't join me.    
Boaby

I'm trying hard not to imagine you in a onesy Boaby.  I like to wait outside the baby changing rooms on the motorways to see what people come out with

willy eckerslike wrote:

burlingtonboaby wrote:On tour,I'm a lover of Mac Dees  breakfast bun (egg,bacon bun) , I would love to turn up at 9a.m in my Onesy and see would looks I will get.          My wife won't join me.    
Boaby

I'm trying hard not to imagine you in a onesy Boaby.  I like to wait outside the baby changing rooms on the motorways to see what people come out with

I'm guessing it's usually a baby  

Yes but a different one from the one they took in. Few times when I had wished I could do that !!!