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Supermarket triggers. Leave The Bananas Alone!!

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TrippingOverMyAssets · 21/11/2025 07:48

This really triggers me and drives me absolutely mad. I can’t stand people excessively touching and handling fruit they have no intention of buying. Every time I am in the supermarket and I go to buy some bananas, I always just pick up the first bunch that look almost ripe, are a nice colour and look undamaged, then put them in my basket and walk away. Even if one is a little damaged I just eat that one first. Job done.

But time and time again the display is being body blocked by one person and their trolley while a queue builds up behind them, usually by someone of a certain age demographic removing every single bunch from the stand and inspecting them individually, prodding and poking them then putting them back.

Are you buying them or making love to them? Stop prodding and poking them all ffs! Other people have to buy those and they don’t want your hands all over them squeezing them and poking them.

No other supermarket fruit goes through this undignified ritual of prodding and poking then being put back on the shelf. It’s so unhygienic and rude. Just leave the bananas alone if you don’t want them! Other people have to buy those after you’ve finished messing about with them!

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Soontobe60 · 21/11/2025 08:31

Excelnotexcellent · 21/11/2025 08:03

But I don't damage fruits. I am not a twat. I turn it, check it, see if I like the colour, mentally weight it for juicyness, occasionally sniff some to see if it's actually smelling of what it should be. Can be quite game changer for tomatoes btw.

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I too sniff the packs of tomatoes! When my DH came shopping with me once, he thought I was bonkers doing this until I explained why - now he gives them a good sniff too 😂

BringBackCatsEyes · 21/11/2025 08:29

Bananas - if the bunch is obviously a perfect yellow and looks medium firm then I'll just pick it up, but if there aren't many to choose from I'll give them a gentle squeeze to see if they are edible.

Oranges - is there anything more disappointing than taking ages to peel an orange only to find it's dehydrated. A squeeze is the only way to see if it's a good 'un.

Melons - squeeze to see if over ripe, or rock hard. I also smell it.

I'm not damaging them.

Soontobe60 · 21/11/2025 08:29

TrippingOverMyAssets · 21/11/2025 08:02

Go to my local Sainsbury’s. You’ll see the queue build up while the banana blocker remains completely oblivious.

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Has it been in the Daily Mail? Maybe you could give them a call?

Excelnotexcellent · 21/11/2025 08:29

MrsMitford3 · 21/11/2025 08:25

What age demographic is inclined to inspect the bananas?

Seriously?

EE millenials 😂
Judging by myself

LaMarschallin · 21/11/2025 08:28

12345abcdefg · 21/11/2025 08:25

Ooh. You would hate me at the Avocados!

No one wants to be held up by the avocados (fnarr, fnarr)

OvernightBloats · 21/11/2025 08:27

Feel this way when I see people firmly squeeze a bunch of avocados before they choose the one they want. Poor avocados! Squeezed to mush by overzealous squeezers!

You don't need to squeeze avocados in the middle to see if they are ripe, you can do this at the pointed end. It saves the avocado being unnecessarily bruised (injured!) for another poor person to buy.

Also makes me shudder when I see people shove their hand in the fruit and seem to be really heavy handed disregarding the ones they want. I have been so close to saying, "Please, be gentle!!" 😉

Don't get me started on the cashiers who grab your fruit, put it through the till and then throw it down for you to put it in your bag! Already bruised fruit before they have been brought home.

Soontobe60 · 21/11/2025 08:26

I can honestly say I have never seen anyone remove every bunch of bananas in any supermarket I’ve visited. In addition, if someone were blocking my access to the bananas, I’d wait a few seconds and then if they hadn’t moved I’d politely say ‘excuse me can I just get to the bananas’ and pick my bunch.
Furthermore, your sneaky dig at older people is pathetic.

schoolfriend · 21/11/2025 08:26

TrippingOverMyAssets · 21/11/2025 08:14

Again that’s the whole point. You may not damage the fruit but other people do and some fruits are easier to damage with excessive handling. Like bananas. Surely you can understand that?

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So your beef is with the people who damage fruit that they don’t buy? Perfectly reasonable. Leave us careful fruit handlers alone to carefully inspect before we make our choice.

SuckerForBread · 21/11/2025 08:25

My name is SuckerForBread and like @youalright I am a fruit feeler and a bread squisher.

I won’t be changing. I have been caught out too many times by ‘ripe’ plums that are anything but ripe. Or bread that claims to be freshly baked but you could break your teeth on the crust. I mostly bake my own now so I do less squishing.

But I do always wash my fruit and vegetables.

12345abcdefg · 21/11/2025 08:25

Ooh. You would hate me at the Avocados!

PersephoneParlormaid · 21/11/2025 08:25

I’m wondering what the age demographic is, so I’m can watch out for it 🤔

MrsMitford3 · 21/11/2025 08:25

What age demographic is inclined to inspect the bananas?

Seriously?

schoolfriend · 21/11/2025 08:24

I think your conflating two things here - obviously it’s unreasonable for someone to damage an item of food they don’t ultimately buy, however, I’m perfectly capable of picking up a bunch of bananas and putting them back on the shelf without damaging. Can’t really see how hygiene is an issue when you don’t eat the skin (and presumably everyone washes fruit where they do eat the skin anyway).

TangoWhiskeyAlphaTango1 · 21/11/2025 08:23

I saw a bloke snapping the stalks off the broccoli once I presume it was so he could pay less when it was weighed. Likewise a woman removing the apple stalks.

I am a bread squeezer though I admit, I am not buying stale bread which they sneakily stick at the front.

Twiglets1 · 21/11/2025 08:21

I examine my bananas carefully - so what? Get a grip OP.

Excelnotexcellent · 21/11/2025 08:21

TrippingOverMyAssets · 21/11/2025 08:14

Again that’s the whole point. You may not damage the fruit but other people do and some fruits are easier to damage with excessive handling. Like bananas. Surely you can understand that?

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Banas have thicker skin than half an MN. I am really not worried about bananas.

LoveWine123 · 21/11/2025 08:21

Triggers you? Did you have some deep rooted fruit related trauma in your life that you are now triggered? It bothers you, sure, but why so dramatic?

Justchillinhere · 21/11/2025 08:20

I check all fruit to ensure its not damaged, why would you not? Dont poke and havent seen queues of others doing it. Sainsburys isnt near but i wouldnt shop in there, its the only supermarket i cant reach things,

Coffeeishot · 21/11/2025 08:17

TrippingOverMyAssets · 21/11/2025 08:14

Again that’s the whole point. You may not damage the fruit but other people do and some fruits are easier to damage with excessive handling. Like bananas. Surely you can understand that?

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Banana rage who knew this was a thing !

WhatATimeToBeAlive · 21/11/2025 08:15

usually by someone of a certain age demographic

Well don't you sound lovely, OP.

guesscorrect · 21/11/2025 08:15

Can you take us through what it feels like to be “triggered” when you see this Op?

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TrippingOverMyAssets · 21/11/2025 08:14

Excelnotexcellent · 21/11/2025 08:03

But I don't damage fruits. I am not a twat. I turn it, check it, see if I like the colour, mentally weight it for juicyness, occasionally sniff some to see if it's actually smelling of what it should be. Can be quite game changer for tomatoes btw.

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Again that’s the whole point. You may not damage the fruit but other people do and some fruits are easier to damage with excessive handling. Like bananas. Surely you can understand that?

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Mightymooo · 21/11/2025 08:14

Crambino · 21/11/2025 07:57

Last week I saw somebody just plonk an enormous steak from the fridge section onto a normal shelf of food and walk off, obviously just decided they didn’t want it and didn’t care that it would spoil and go to waste there. I was so angry (and put it back in the fridge)

Thank you! We have to throw things away when that happens as we have no idea how long it has been sat there for. People don't seem to realise if they don't put it back in a fridge (any fridge will do) we have to throw it out, it's such a waste

DiscoBeat · 21/11/2025 08:12

Also, you can't tell by looking at an avocado whether it's so hard you could take someone out with it, or if it's mush.

IvedoneitagainhaventI · 21/11/2025 08:11

Screamingabdabz · 21/11/2025 07:52

I don’t mind people turning over a few bunches to check whether they meet their requirements but it’s when they decide they don’t and just throw them down roughly. Same with bargain stuff, just rifle through and then just sling them back into the fridge with no care.

Oh it really annoys me seeing people just roughly throwing things back on to the display if they don't want to buy it.

The irony is these same people also just throw stuff into their own trolleys as well. So they obviously just don't give a damn about damaging and bruising their own fresh food, not just the stuff other people will be buying.

I know it sounds stupid but I feel food should be treated with respect.