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Stupid things customers ask on Xmas Eve Eve

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Mokel · 23/12/2025 06:52

I have done enough years in supermarkets at Christmas.

I remember one question raised by a few customers when putting out bread.
”do you have any bread dated after 28th”
I said if you go to a supermarket on any other 23rd, the latest date on loaves is 28th. As the bakeries always put the date as X days ahead, regardless of the time of year. I remember seeing one of these customers on Jan 23rd and asked them could they find a date longer than 28th. They couldn’t. Retail worker 1 customer 0.

”Is it possible to collect my turkey on Xmas Day?” Erm no.

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JudgeJ · 23/12/2025 17:11

VeterinaryCareAssistant · 23/12/2025 16:23

This is the same when I ask for suet

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Brillo pads have the same reaction!

VeterinaryCareAssistant · 23/12/2025 17:04

NotAnotherScarf · 23/12/2025 10:01

Christ stressing about Christmas mate?

Of course it's bloody stupid to be upset that you can't get Cadbury selection boxes on Christmas eve...it's not like the shop is going to have 200 spare out the back is it. It's even more stupid not to accept that at least there are Nestlé ones.

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Morrisons in Portsmouth have loads of Cadbury selection boxes reduced to £1 if anyone needs one!

BettysRoasties · 23/12/2025 16:59

Our Sainsbury’s is always moving the eggs.

Currently next to Christmas chocolate at the end of the fridges. Has been next to the toilet roll, originally across from the milk as the milk isle is one side refrigerator and one side ambient.

ToadRage · 23/12/2025 16:52

Why can't I order my Christmas food? Ordering opened in October, delivery slots fill up quickly, turkeys sell out, ordering closed on 15th Dec, that's why you can't order your Christmas food on Christmas Eve.

Purplebunnie · 23/12/2025 16:50

Kendodd · 23/12/2025 16:03

Oh come on! The bloke wanting his car serviced during the garage closed period was a stupid question. Plus the new TV delivered instantly at 5pm on Christmas eve.

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I do remember one Christmas Day and our then roughly 6 month old TV broke - refused to switch on..

DH phoned a local TV repair man who said he wasn't going to come out and fix it but he had a spare he could lend us. I'm a bit gob smacked that we phoned him now but DD was very young and we'd just bought a DVD player and DVDs for her. DH drove out to his house with the broken one and came back with the spare

He was a total legend that man and after he had fixed it that TV kept going for another 20 years

Yeah we were totally unreasonable but someone with a very kind heart made that Christmas special

Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:50

thats if im making sense with my posts

Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:49

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indeed, its usually the generic that they remember the prices being cheaper but now they dont reduce by the cheapest amount etc

Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:48

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it was some of the staff either already doing the next stage reductions or someone at that section its been a mix of times and different staff members

Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:47

ThatCyanCat · 23/12/2025 16:46

I guess they don't think they will sell them even at further reductions.

Waste from supermarkets is a serious issue though.

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thats the puzzlement because id presume that it would better to price early at the max discount eg 2pm in afternoon then 75% off etc

Thirstygherkin · 23/12/2025 16:46

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Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:38

true but if they are still going to have to waste some of the items because they have not sold due to the 1/2 price still but they could have sold at 75 % off etc then where is the logic in that ?

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I guess they don't think they will sell them even at further reductions.

Waste from supermarkets is a serious issue though.

Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:44

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its been a combination of the big supermarkets tescos, asda and co op and its been a few of the big superstores as i call them

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because when it is or gets a yellow label / reduced sticker it has to be sold that day, usually mid day the prices used to be 1/2 half of the original price then around 6pm or 7pm it was either 75% off or 90 % off etc and by then most items would have been sold.
yet not come 7/8pm with the prices only being 1/2 half off etc it gets wasted according to staff but the staff dont know why they dont do the 75% etc

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because when it is or gets a yellow label / reduced sticker it has to be sold that day, usually mid day the prices used to be 1/2 half of the original price then around 6pm or 7pm it was either 75% off or 90 % off etc and by then most items would have been sold.

yet not come 7/8pm with the prices only being 1/2 half off etc it gets wasted according to staff but the staff dont know why they dont do the 75% etc

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Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:38

ThatCyanCat · 23/12/2025 16:37

They're businesses.

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true but if they are still going to have to waste some of the items because they have not sold due to the 1/2 price still but they could have sold at 75 % off etc then where is the logic in that ?

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Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:37

RedToothBrush · 23/12/2025 16:35

Because they have less to shift. Their buying is better.

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which i understand but surly if it can be sold than wasted because they dont reduce further ?

ThatCyanCat · 23/12/2025 16:37

Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:35

fair points, so basically supermarkets tight arses

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They're businesses.

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fair points, so basically supermarkets tight arses

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Jonnyenglish · 23/12/2025 16:25

does anyone that works in the big supermarkets know why now they hardly reduce the reduced to the cheapest prices ? a year or so ago it used to be anything left after 6/7pm was eg 75% off or very cheap. now it seems even after 8pm its only 1/2 price at best

yes i asked the staff but no one seemed to know why it has altered

Because they have less to shift. Their buying is better.

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