The shops yesterday and today are packed......how is this?

[SaffronQuoda]

I thought people were struggling with money yet yesterday and today the High Street where I live was swarming with people and both Sainsburys were packed. SE of England.

They actually were as were most of them having a pub lunch afterwards too. You know how people say pensioners are too well off - own their own house etc.

Maybe I read too much MN.

I am serious. Maybe having been away I had not realised how much the Christmas spending had started . TBH it doesn't affect me that much as I don't have a mortgage and I have a very good pension although I have reduced the heating hours and amount I use my tumble dryer.

Christmas spending has always started by now. And even if some people have less to spend, they will still be buying.

I bought a ' Black Friday ' bargain today on a Tuesday !

You do know some people are terrible with money and others make generally bad decisions at times.

Others just don't care any more - it's all just numbers.

Can you blame them? I'm not sure I can.

This ^^^

I had a lot of over 60s come and sit in the surrounding seats over the 30 mins we were there. Everyone one of them told me had either walked or used their bus pass to come and browse the shops to keep warm.

Every single one of them told you that? That's a coincidence isn't it?

They actually were as were most of them having a pub lunch afterwards too. You know how people say pensioners are too well off - own their own house etc.

well they are untouchable

I do know plenty of people not on the 'breadline '
The ones that are tend to be young :(
There is a divide there.

Sainsburys??? Literally where you go to get essentials! People were buying food!

Sainsburys sell masses of things more than groceries - they have an Argos, Habitat etc as well.

@SaffronQuoda yes but the vast majority of people go there to do their grocery shop.

Also you said most people had trolleys. That seems like people doing weekly shop to me, which thank god they are still able to do.

Sainsburys sell masses of things more than groceries - they have an Argos, Habitat etc as well.

Argos sells fairly basic essentials as well - and is reasonably cheap