Bad supermarket behaviour

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Young boys kicking balls about. Tell him to leave it in the car FFS, and don't be surprised and blame him when he knocks stuff off shelves

People putting stuff on different shelves when they change their mind.

People standing so close behind you in the queue you wonder if they're going to start fingering your bum (certain areas of France especially bad for this).

People who probably can't count to ten attempting to use the self service checkout and spending two thirds of their time making lemon faces at the screen. It's supposed to be a FAST lane!

Did I mention: lighthearted

Parents who let their kids ride round the store on scooters, and the staff/security who ignore them doing it, even though there's a massive sign by the door saying "No Scooters"

Heelies just heelies fucking why?

People who think it's there lifes mission to stand in front of the yoghurts I want looking elsewhere they get pissy when I ask them to move there trolley so I can get them

People who bump into an old friend and decide to catch up, with both leaving trolleys sitting across the aisle completely blocking it for anyone trying to get past.

Those who rush to get through the entrance door before you, then stop suddenly. Same for those who decide to stop to find their purse or car keys or whatever, while standing in the exit doorway instead of moving just a couple of steps forward where there would be space for everyone to get past easily.

People who park their trolley in the way of the shelf and then go walking down the aisle alone looking for something specific. Guaranteed every time to be right in the way of the thing I need so I have to move their trolley out the way first.

Any time the supermarket allows sales type people to have a stall which you have to walk past on your way out. Almost always an energy supplier trying to get people to switch.

This isn't going to be popular, but parents who let their kids sit in the main body of the trolley. It's so dangerous. I've taken details of accidents where parents have done this, the trolley has tipped over and the kid has badly hurt themselves. Supermarket floors are hard, a little one could easily fracture their skull.

Not just the customers. Staff who huddle together in a group, with one of those tall trolleys alongside and completely block an aisle instead of finding a space where shoppers are not trying to shop.

People who dump non frozen items in the freezers. What a waste!

Customers who speak to shop staff like they’re stupid but then cannot operate a self scan machine unassisted.

People who stand in a group, chatting, with their trolleys out behind them, somehow blocking 3 whole aisles. Yes, I appreciate you might not have spoken to Val and Ken, next door but one, since the day before yesterday, so you have a lot of catching up to do, but now is not the time or place to be discussing the ins and outs of Liz at number 3's auntie's dog's vet's loft extension.

Agree @fantababy but even more annoying is finding frozen stuff dumped and warm in ambient!

People who stand in front of the reduced section and block it so no one else can get a look in. Or the people that hover round waiting for the staff to reducing stock then stand there and practically snatch it all out of their hands before they have even finished. Take the bloody lot and don't let anyone else get a look in. Massive generalisation but it's usually old people.

One from my visit today - people who stop to look at something on the shelves right opposite the parked cage that you have just clearly waited behind to let them through the gap. Either grab what you wanted off the shelf quickly on your way through or come through the small gap, let me past and then go back and study all the bars of chocolate FFS.

Spring you've been our co-op. They abandon those cages everywhere. I once got to the end of an aisle with my wheelchair using son to find the way blocked by a full cage (there's not much room); we turned round to go back the way we came and the assistant was just manoeuvring one into place at the other end of the aisle. He was not pleased when I called him back to move one of them!!

Children actually dancing in the aisles like the Kids from Fame. l don't know if this is just a Yorkshire thing, but l've seen it in three supermarkets here. And by dancing l mean pirouetting, high kicks, and anything else dance based. With not a parent in sight. Not little children, either, usually pre-teens.

I was shocked to see a child aged about 8yrs cycling around Lidl!

When the staff pushing the shipping containers that they use to do the click and collect or delivery orders stop and have a conversation blocking the whole aisle! Arghh!!! Or worse..... when you are standing looking at a shelf deciding what to get and someone comes and stands right in front of where you are looking! There is a special place in hell for those bastards!

The supermarket I’m referring to is open 24hrs.... do the click and collect when there is no other bugger in store!

I can't stand the people who eat and drink the food before paying.

Retired people in supermarkets on Saturday mornings

Whole families doing the weekly shop (mum, dad 3 kids)

People with c 40 items at the self scan.

People talking on mobile phones with no acknowledgment of the checkout person serving them. So bloody rude!

Staff who race to push past you with cages or click and collect trolleys. I'm the customer, thanks, you can wait a moment

Tedious old farts who feel empowered to comment on the food or wine I'm buying

Creepy checkout staff who think asking for ID is flattering

Deli counter staff who give you the dryest piece of chicken or the dullest piece of fish

Performance parenting in the veg section

Anyone singing out loud. It's Asda, not X factor.

Couples sharing a brain and a trolley

People who are surprised at the end of the checkout process by the idea they have to pay and spend 10 minutes looking for their purse

People who don't say excuse me, but just reach over you to get something from the shelf.

I agree on the kids in the main part of the trolley. It's really dangerous. Also it's pretty gross. I don't want to put my food where your child shoes have been.

People who use self scan machines but can't cope with them and get really annoyed. Don't use them if you've got no chill.

Thing is those tall cages are generally full of stuff that needs putting on the shelves, otherwise the customers will complain about there being no stock so staff can't win.

Children who repeatedly touch the weighted bagging area on the self service till, therefore setting off the "unexpected item in bagging area" alarm I'm looking at you DS

Couples with a pfb newborn, one pushing the baby in a pram and one pushing the trolley blocking the aisles because they have to walk next to each other and they keep stopping to moon over the baby.

Retirement age couples where the man walks meekly behind the woman and gets told off for wanting cheese or some other item.

Parents who let all their kids get one of those mini trolleys.

People who refuse to put their shopping on the conveyor belt unless theres a separator there.