Stupid things customers ask on Xmas Eve Eve

Tescos are by far the worst.

The things that make sense - snacks and anything premade.

I am convinced they no longer cater to people who actually cook and their priority is the ultra processed shoppers.

Ha They do mix it up sometimes, it’s a shopper thing to get people to spend more apparently.

It's not the 28th is it? Did someone say they throw it out? I didn't. Did you have a point?

I think the main two categories are:

'Ugly and entitled underbelly of humanity who don't see shop staff as human,'

and

'Perfectly nice and normal person like me who only heard today that Ellie's new boyfriend is vegan'.

I might not be organised either really i could just be anal 😂.

Maybe they didn’t arrive in her online shop?
I can think of loads of reasons for looking for crackers on December 23rd that doesn’t indicate lack of forward planning, ffs!

When I was working Christmas Eve in a ladies clothes shop as a youngster mid 00s,
did it 2 years and both times several men came in for last minute gifts for wives/girlfriends, and was asked a few times what size underwear to buy 🙄 “she’s about your size” while looking me up and down

And some move them around. A lot.

I should go on Mastermind with the specialist subject - in which aisle in a particular supermarket would you find this item.

I'd probably win.

Also - 'Thank goodness I got the lactose free milk so little Jimmy can enjoy his Christmas like everyone else!' Gets home... gone!

I don't know who was at the aisle-organising meeting for Tesco, but it's bonkers.

They've split the cereal, crisps/popcorn, and confectionary, so you have the 'unhealthy' cereal down the side of one aisle and the 'healthy' cereal down the side of the next aisle. Same with crisps and sweet.

Like this:
Aisle 1 : fancy chocolate and sweets - fancy crisps
Aisle 2: normal crisps - unhealthy cereal
Aisle 3: normal chocolate and sweets - healthy cereal

Oh and Aisle 9 or something = sugar, eggs, flour
Aisle 3 = the rest of the baking stuff like baking powder, cocoa, icing

I am familiar with it now, so I guess it'll change very soon.

Some of these are funny and bonkers but most are not stupid at all.. what's wrong with asking for something on Christmas eve? People have time and money constraints. Also circumstances change, suddenly MIL is coming for dinner when they weren't supposed to arrive til 30th etc... people may need last minute gifts or food items. Plus from what I'm reading here, retailers do very well from hassled stressed last minute shoppers, this is exactly what they are hoping will happen by opening Christmas eve.

I miss Past Times, it was a lovely shop

Did you tell them what had happened?

No. People are being criticised for simply asking. No strawman involved.

iwasfineandlight · Today 09:12
Terrytheweasel · Today 09:11
Literally none of the questions asked are stupid so far ..
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Asking if they have crackers at 3pm on Christmas Eve, when they’ve been on sale since sodding September, is stupidity.

It is with scanners, because you've put something on your list to pay for - someone is taking something that you've bought. Same as if they stood at the end of the conveyor belt and lifted your stuff.

Also - manners?!?! 🙀

Newspapers

Either right by the door (often tucked away) by the lunchtime grab me food aisles.

Or

Second aisle in by the wrapping paper

Or

Eight aisles in by the books.

Depending on which supermarket brand and which branch you use. Also see individual bottles of water (multi packs are in a different aisle).

Agree that it is OK to ask where things are.
Nearest Sainsbury's has packet bread sauce at end of an aisle against back wall. Not in table sauces or cooking sauces aisles.
Asda: cream isn't near the milk, cheese, butter, no it is at the far wall with the chilled deserts.
Unsalted natural peanuts could be anywhere and no where in both.
Home Bargains is my favoured discounter but the aisle labelling is completely wrong. Pet stuff in toys, veg in under home wears.

It does vary depending on the type of bread, they differ between 7 & 11 days. 95% have 7 days exactly from the moment it is put in a bag. Obviously once it’s shipped to a supermarket, that’s generally 5/6 days. Longer if preservatives are used, less for all natural ingredients.

I don't work in retail but my least favourites in healthcare are
'you must be so sad you have to work' 'bad luck' 'what have you done wrong to work'
Mainly because I'm a massive scrooge, hate Xmas and would rather work because the hospital is quite festive and no one wants to be unwell, I find caring over the holidays the only thing that soothes my hate of Xmas.
Can't say that though so I just smile.

I particularly enjoyed trying to book a clinic appointment with a gent who said 'my ghastly children will be here, they think they know everything so I would enjoy the break' 🤣

Customer asking where the vegetarian Brussel sprouts were...

Is that actually strealing though?

My dh runs the sorting office in the next town.
All of the the above have been said. One Christmas morning he had to get a sack and take the access mail out of the post box that was overflowing onto the street. Why would you shove a card in that will fall out?
His Christmas eve question is always 'will this get there tomorrow?'
I'm ex retail and I loved a Christmas Eve.

If ever you wonder about the zombie apocalypse happening or just generally what would happen if credit card systems went down for more than three days, remember that being polite won't save you because you are up against these fuckers.

Which might indicate that the shopper was disorganised. There is nothing wrong with a disorganised person going into a shop hoping that they might still have some crackers in stock. How is it a stupid question to ask? The shop may or may not have any and the shop assistant is the obvious person to ask.