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If you realised you had run out of something, how long ...

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BertrandRussell · 26/08/2018 14:02

.......would it take you, kitchen to kitchen to go and get some by the fastest means possible.Something ordinary but not everyday-not cow's milk and a white sliced loaf, but not ewe's milk and an artisanal spelt loaf either. it took me 18 minutes 35
seconds to go for ground coffee this morning.

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daisychain01 · 26/08/2018 17:17

We are in a rural village, but it has reasonable amenity now we have a village shop down the hill about 400 metres from ours. Kitchen to kitchen 14 mins including a few pleasantries to the lovely shop keeper.

But if we didn't have the shop, it would be at least 40 mins to the next village and back on my bike with my rucksack. I wouldn't want to get the car out just for milk and bread.

RitaMills · 26/08/2018 17:23

Around 10 mins, probably not even that. I have two shops, a butchers and a little cafe around the corner from me. I can get to 3 major supermarkets within 10 mins (by car) so anything the shops didn’t have I’d go there which would be 25- 30 mins round trip at most for pretty much anything I need.

ragged · 26/08/2018 17:26

7-10, 7 days a week? Wow. Nowhere around here has hours that long (small town with 3 supermarkets, rural East Anglia). I would always cycle so almost 30 minutes for us. In reality I'd run into half the town to gossip with in Sainsbury's, so never really just 30 minutes.

Crunchymum · 26/08/2018 17:29

I live within a 5 minute walk to a Sainsbury's, a Waitrose and an M&S

stegosauruslady · 26/08/2018 17:34

Five ish minute walk to Tesco, couple of minutes to grab the thing...half an hour because I know about four people who work there so someone is bound to be in and fancy a chat, five minute walk home!

StrumpersPlunkett · 26/08/2018 17:34

5 min walk to village shop 5 mins shopping 5 mins back
Or
20 min drive to Tesco
So depends really

DisplayPurposesOnly · 26/08/2018 17:36

It'd wait until my next online order because I really couldn't be arsed Grin

If I could be arsed, it would take me approx 4 hours to decide that, 45 mins to shower, dry my hair etc, then either 10 mins to the corner shop or 30 mins to Tesco.

MiddlingMum · 26/08/2018 17:37

Less than a minute to walk to Waitrose. Although I invariably see people I know so allowing stopping for a chat or three, about an hour Grin

MiddlingMum · 26/08/2018 17:39

anyone live near a waitrose as their local?

See above. It's so close I went twice while baking a cake on one occasion. Once for caster sugar, once for sprinkles.

grannycake · 26/08/2018 17:43

I live next door to a small coop so 5 mins there and back - if their stupid self service till actually manages to work

sadeyedladyofthelowlands63 · 26/08/2018 17:51

anyone live near a waitrose as their local?
There's one at the top of my road, four minutes at a brisk walk. If I run out of something after it shuts (8 pm) there's a small Sainsbury's and a Tesco Express within ten minutes walk.

Viewofhedges · 26/08/2018 18:04

About an hour, so I wouldn't bother!

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