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To believe I shouldn't be accosted about where I leave my shopping trolley?

213 replies

ExquisiteCake · 12/11/2011 12:24

Has just returned from the hell hole that is Tesco. I parked in Parent & Baby as I am a parent, with a baby (20 mo) and am due another in 2 weeks. In this particular Tesco, the P&B spaces are no where near the entry door but are near the shelter, so you can get out and walk under the shelter to the door, retrieve a trolley and go shopping. However on your way out, you can use the exit door right next to the P&B parking, so you don't have to wheel a heavy trolley the 2 mile stretch across the car park. However, you have to put the trolley back near the front door, as there is no trolley park within 50 yards of the P&B section. Not happy leaving my son strapped in the car alone, nor loving the idea of lugging him on my hip in the pouring rain, I pushed my trolley (once emptied) near to the exit door, under the shelter as the woman next to me had parked and was getting out, and I figured she could retrieve it as the seat was dry etc.

Some absolute knob head walked past with his trolley in his fucking cheese cloth suit and said;

"Oh just going to LEAVE it there are you?".

I was half in the car, and I said,

"Excuse me?"

Him: "You. Leaving that there."

Me: "It is not my fault that Tesco do not provide a trolley park near enough the parenting spaces so I don't have to leave my baby in the car alone while I dance across the car park".

Him: "You have legs, you CAN walk, don't just leave it there".

Me: "It isn't upside down in the sea, is it? I don't see it has anything to do with you, if it offends you so much, get a job here and see if they'll let you collect the trollies".

Got in my car and drove off doing the wanker gesture as I went past him.

I'd like to add, he was parked 2 spaces over from me WITHOUT A CHILD. Which I know is not a legal right blah blah, but he had the bloody audacity to quiz me on supermarket etiquette. What a dick.

Don't tell me he was right, I may hang myself.

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southeastastra · 12/11/2011 12:50

in our tesco you have to pay to use the effing trolleys, so you have to take them back, leaving kids in the car etc.

tesco's parking is stupidly laid out - the bloke does sound like a complete tosser.

Thumbwitch · 12/11/2011 12:52

Gwendoline - where I am now, the shallow trolleys are all coin-slot ones, but the deep trolleys are all loose still - which means if I need slightly more than a basket, I will take a deep trolley rather than bother myself with the shallow trolley, because I am not going to go all the way back to the supermarket-within-a-shopping-centre to retrieve my coin, as there are NO coin-slot trolley dumps in the carpark, they are ALL outside the main door of the supermarket. Don't quite know how I'll cope if they go to ALL being coin-slot ones! I have sciatica and back problems so can't carry that much shopping without the aid of a trolley.

iscream · 12/11/2011 13:03

I remember a shopping cart thread on another site...it got crazy. A lot of people re thought just leaving their carts/trolley's in the wrong spots after that.
I think people should never leave it in the parking lot, as it can damage a car if it rolls, but it sounds like it couldn't roll away from where you parked it. The guy sounds like an hot head, could he not see you are about to pop any second, and you did put it somewhere that it would not roll away? I do not agree with people leaving them in the parking lot at all, but you didn't do that!

ExquisiteCake · 12/11/2011 13:05

No. I should have pinned his head to the floor and parked my trolley there. I just can't lift my leg high enough at the moment...!

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ZZZenAgain · 12/11/2011 13:08

can't stand self-important prigs like that who go around telling other people off for trivialities. So what if you are not doing something exactly right fgs. The world won't grind to a stop

blackeyedsusan · 12/11/2011 13:09

i really appreciate it when someone has kindly left a trolley where you can get it easily without having to wrestle small chuildren to the trolley shed;.
you were doing me and quite a few others a favour really! Smile

poorbuthappy · 12/11/2011 13:10

Yes but this is the supermarket who didn't supply double seat trollies. As if anyone could have 2 (or more) babies at once Hmm. We should nothing less than complete stupidity from them.

MollyTheMole · 12/11/2011 13:12

YANBU

He sounds a bit uptight, I bet his arse whistles when he farts

iscream · 12/11/2011 13:12

He probably tattled on everyone as a kid.

WhoseGotMyEyebrows · 12/11/2011 13:12

I leave my dc in the trolley while I unload the shopping into the car and then wheel dc over to the trolley park, take out and carry dc back to car. Works fine.

If the trolley is under the shelter there is no need to unload into the car along with the shopping before returning the trolley.

Saying that, man was a hypocrite!

squeakytoy · 12/11/2011 13:14

thumbwitch... do what I do... take a shallow trolley round the shop, and then after you have paid and bagged up, swap coin trolley for a big trolley transfer bags, and take that to your car ... :)

ExquisiteCake · 12/11/2011 13:15

Whosegot- Yes but I didn't want to have to leave ds in the car alone, and to be honest manoeuvring him and being pregnant in torrential rain is a nightmare enough...carrying ds is not an option I can barely carry myself.

But yes, and his clothes were made of cheese cloth.

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 12/11/2011 13:16

I sometimes take a bigger, 'free' trolley if desperate but I'm too short and my pg tum won't let me get to the things at the bottom :o

My life is a pile of poo :o

Ooh, good move Squeaky!

Thumbwitch · 12/11/2011 13:16

that's an idea, squeaky toy - might give it a go. Thanks!

ZZZenAgain · 12/11/2011 13:17

well everything else aside, if he is daft enough to wear a cheese cloth suit in the driving rain, he seems to have a certain lack of common sense

CogitoErgoSometimes · 12/11/2011 13:19

And what exactly do you think would happen to a baby in a car if you walked 50 yards to a trolley park and back? Hmm .... What happens you buy petrol?

edam · 12/11/2011 13:21

Supermarkets seem to attract nutters who think they have to police the rules. I had a run in with one last Friday night - was in Sainsbury's, buying six things, but had heavy bags so used one of the small trolleys. Guy ahead of me at the 'basket only' till turned round and had a go about me using a trolley. I wasn't holding him up, he was in front, and I only had six items FFS! He would not stop ranting. The woman at the till told him off, another customer came over to help, the security guard came over, but he still wouldn't shut up, finish paying and sod off. After he'd finally given up, the security guard apologised to me for not doing more - fat lot of ruddy use, should have thrown the man out.

I did ask the stupid git whether he worked for Sainsbury's and suggest that if he wanted to police the rules, he should apply for a job like everyone else...

troisgarcons · 12/11/2011 13:22

I cant believe no one has picked the OP up for making wanker signs infron t of her toddler Grin

diddl · 12/11/2011 13:22

I´m wondering why you engaged with him tbh.

When I did this-once-because I was feeling shit, & was asked if I was leaving the trolley where it was, I just replied "yes".

ExquisiteCake · 12/11/2011 13:22

Cogito, a car could hit my car, the car could blow up, he could be distressed if I am held up for whatever reason. I could trip and fall resulting in pregnancy problems. Lots of things.

It isn't a decision I'm willing to make because of some jumped up toss head.

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 12/11/2011 13:25

It would take you about 30 seconds tops to walk 50 yards and back. What would possibly hold you up? And why would your car blow up? People shouldn't be rude to you but I think you need to get a little perspective and stop seeing danger where none exists.

HugosGoatee · 12/11/2011 13:25

YABU for posting in AIBU when hormonal. It will end in tears, I tell ya Grin

HugosGoatee · 12/11/2011 13:28

I guess what we all have to remember is that men don't go Shock and Hmm when judging someone then go home and rant on MN. He had no outlet other than to rant at you, the poor gent.

I suppose his wife might turn up though. 'AIBU to be enraged at a hormonal cow who made a wanker sign at my DH for pointing out the trolley guidelines at Tesco?'

Thumbwitch · 12/11/2011 13:30

Cake - I couldn't leave DS unattended in the car for that length of time now without him having a serious crying fit, and he's nearly 4 - so I sympathise. And I couldn't have walked that fast when heavily pregnant either...

ExquisiteCake · 12/11/2011 13:32

There is no bloody trolley guidelines that's the point!

He was an arsehole. So there.

Cars catch fire for no reason, I might've fallen a million things could happen but if there is a risk of my son getting hurt and some little wanker knob head feeling smug that he shouted at a pregnant woman to get his own way then I guess which I'd rather Grin

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