To not want to walk through a fug of cigarette smoke when I do my Tesco shop?

[WF]

The staff at my local Tesco store use the space by the trollies (immediately next to the main entrance) as a smoking park. The other day there were 6 staff there, puffing away, presumably on their break.

AIBU not to want to drag myself or children through that when I do my twice weekly shop? It's a large Tesco store and I know there is space around the side.

I would think its not just staff that smoke there?
Its outside, its where people are allowed to smoke.

So shop elsewhere.

How long does it take to grab a trolley?!

Some places wont let staff smoke on their premises (including outside spaces) so maybe just outside the main entrance is the only place they are allowed to smoke.

I am really surprised they allow their staff to hang around the front of the shop smoking. They should ask them to go to the rear area of the store where the public don't go.

Our store makes the staff smoke down the side of the building away from customers, maybe a complaint is in order in the hope the find them somewhere else to smoke. Either that or you can borrow my youngest who coughs like he is being choked as soon as someone walks past smoking .

They were in uniform, that's how I knew they were smokers. I'm not saying they shouldn't smoke on their break but why do it right next to the trolleys and right next to the main entrance? Why not walk 2 minutes around to the side? I was a bit surprised that they were allowed to do this too tbh.

tell the manager, no point in telling random people on the internet

Take gas masks.

Poor you, it must be awful.

Whatever! As a non smoker smokers still have a right to smoke without fear or prejudiced! Why should they have to hide ??? Tesco can't be that ashamed of smokers they bloody sell the things !!

WF As I have pointed out they may not be allowed to smoke on the premises and if the area on the 'side' is part of the premises then they cannot go there. However unless they forbid their staff to leave the premises on their breaks they cant stop them smoking outside the main entrance

They're probably not allowed to smoke anywhere else. I work for a supermarket and we have a designated smoking shelter just outside the staff entrance, but most places can't or won't provide that. They're allowed to smoke outside the store, the same as any member of the public.

Anyway, it only takes thirty seconds to grab a trolley.

Ashamed? Tesco knows no shame. I've got it! The cigarette booth is directly behind them (but inside the store obviously). The smoke is their advert! Like the 'fresh' bread smell wafted through the ventilation system or the sweets as the checkout.

YANBU It would put me off shopping there as I grew up with a dad who was a smoker (Capstan High Tar cigarettes and then a pipe) and hated the house being full of smoke.

If they were just smoking somewhere you could avoid going then I would say that you are unreasonable but you can't soTesco need to sort out a proper shelter for them so people don't have to inhale their smoke.

Unfortunately in the open air smoking
Is something
We can't avoid! No we don't like it but
It happens! If ur that arsed about it complain and get yourself a

It takes a few seconds to get a trolley. You are not scarred for life. Get over it.

Can I just say "coughing as if you're choking" (when you're not) when walking past a smoker will not help them quit! It doesn't serve any other purpose but to make you look a bit of a dick...

'It takes a few seconds to get a trolley'. Wouldn't take much more than that for them to go around to the side of the store... though of course, they probably don't want to do this as there is no shelter (they currently stand under the store canopy at the front) and Tesco wouldn't (presumably) pay out for a shelter

No harm in you having a word with customer service and making your views clear.They might get moved on.I agree it happens alot this outside different places .I like to call those places where they all smoke 'Lepers corner'

YABU to shop at Tesco. Shit quality and high prices.

As a reformed smoker I can't stand second hand smoke I feel you every right to complain

YANBU - our local sainsburys is just the same. I think it's disgusting and there should be a shelter built outside the back of the building for them.

The other issue is that when getti g your truly - and it does take a minute or two to put pound in and get baby in and settled - you have to listen to said smoking staff f-ing and blinding about their manager

I think there is something partucularly off putting about it when you are food shopping as well

Smokers used to have a smoking room in a lot of places where they went for their fag. This was stopped and they were moved outside where they get grief for smoking.

If only there was a way to get them out of sight. Hmmm

I'm sure I've read an identical thread to this before!