people who split their food shopping into 'batches' to pay for separately

[BooCanary]

How annoying is that?
Today I went to Asda and BOTH people in front of me at the till did this.

Person one paid THREE different times, one for the majority of the shop, one for a few essentials ( milk, bread etc) and a third time for an item of clothing.

Person two then proceeded to pay for their shopping in two sections.

I was waiting bloody ages, fuming and wondering why these people can't just pay once and then divide it up later based on the receipt if they happen to be buying for other people.

[notthefirstagainstthewall]

YANBU. I wouldn't mind 3 separate shops if people didn't faff so much. It's no surprise that you need vouchers,loyalty cad, car parking ticket and money . So have them ready.

Thank goodness cheques have gone.

It's the expectation. If you wait in the self serve queue you do expect to take hours because they are liable to fuck up. You expect the queue at the cashier to be quicker.

[BooCanary]

Ooops sorry Chipping, i did mean Sparkling!

[Sparklingbrook]

Right well if you can stay out of the Morrisons kiosks in the Worcestershire area that would be grand FreeWee.

[Binkyridesagain]

Shop at 2am then you won't have to deal with those that don't shop the way you want them to.

[NotYoMomma]

why bother posting here?

its not banking complexities really (seperating their own clothes/ food etc)

its three seperate people ahead of you in the queue. but 2 of them are
invisible.

go by the number of dividers or use the self serve

[TiredFeet]

My husband often does this as some stuff will be for work and some personal. What is he supposed to do, go round and queue again? It only takes the length of time of typing in one extra pin number really

I get far more annoyed by people who produce about 30 little voucher things! But I get that its the stores decision to issue them so I should be pissed off with the shop really

[FreeWee]

I'm on maternity leave till next year unless I win the Euromillions rollover all on my own bah hahaha so you're safe Sparkling

[NaturalBaby]

YABU. I do it sometimes and often have at least one, if not all 3 dc's (all under 6yrs old) with me.
They had as much right to do their shopping on the same day and time as you, it's not their fault you're child was not in the mood for a supermarket shop.

[HoneyDragon]

Last week I gave up in the world goods aisle sat on the floor and refused to go any further. Because of the incessant whining I had to endure.

[GemmaTeller]

Off to buy a grip, out of my treat account, which I shall pay for separately from the clothes which will be bought from my clothing account; the shopping for my mum which I will pay for in loose change; the reins for my DS which I will purchase from my separately held child benefit; not forgetting my food shopping which will be paid for based on food group

And whilst you're doing all that make sure you talk on your mobile the whole time and piss the cashier off as well.

[sparkle12mar08]

I will do two splits if I'm in Sainsburys to get the maximum value out of their Brand Match offer. Otherwise you can end up not getting the full value back.

[cooeeyonlyme]

I had someone do this to me in Tesco's when they had that spend £40 and get £5 off voucher.
They had about £200 of shopping. I wanted to kill them.

[pumpkinsweetie]

Yanbu, it's rather like waiting for those people who have loads of coupons or those that pay with pence. It takes a century, a special till should be made for these nuisences!

[LoopThePoop]

I know a couple who go to the supermarket with their DD in the trolley.
You will see one or the other of them with a separate basket for their own things.
I think they take turns to do a 'big' shop and then get their own things separately when it's not their turn.

Seems nuts! They are married FFS.

[Thatdidnotgowell]

I regularly do this to buy stuff for work. I do always apologise to anyone who is behind me for delaying them but it doesn't take that much longer really, I always have cards/cash ready to pay and try and get through as speedily as possible.

[FreeWee]

Oooh there was a thread a while back about people baggsying places in queues with trolleys, small children, auras Eddie Izzard I was in Arrrsdar today and the lovely pointy finger lady was pointing to a no queue. A lady sent her young daughter ahead to steal the space ahead of me. Fortunately for me her daughter has less front than her mother who clearly thought I was deaf and didn't hear her send her daughter to get in the queue ahead of me! and I calmly started placing my items on the conveyor belt while her daughter hung around the sweet display. Oooh if looks could kill from her mother

[LittleNoona]

YABU

Have some consideration for others.

It's not their fault you find it difficult to control your child.

[eatmydust]

YABU.

I do all the shopping for an elderly relative who is housebound. I always pay separately so I can give her a receipt. It would totally confuse her if I had to separate items on one receipt. She also likes to keep her receipts in case she forgets what she had bought and she can keep track of her spending.

I do always have my money ready though and let people go in front of me. Just spare a thought for the people who are doing their shopping in this way - you don't know the story behind it.

[sharond101]

More and more people are doing this now because of the price match policies. They split things up which they know are cheaper elsewhere and put them through together so the other items which may be cheaper in the host shop don't interfere with the difference they will get back in vouchers.

[HerrenaHarridan]

Boo canary, your last post was really ducking funny

but ya-still-bu

I am sorry for biting you head off, I have actually had a pretty hellish day.

But seriously though, reins for your 4 yo why not just stick him in the buggy

[GemmaTeller]

Maybe they should have an 'Awkward' till as well.

[HoneyDragon]

My MiL doesn't like to hold people up and has everything ready to pay. She had her money lifted whilst in the queue

[TSSDNCOP]

I do it in Sainsbury when they have petrol for a £50 shop so I get at least 2 vouchers.

I don't see why it gets you bent out of shape it's the same amount of stuff on the belt, and the payment takes seconds.

Why take kids to the supermarket when you could shop online if the queue bothers you that much.

[judgejudithjudy]

yabu & rather silly - they didnt do it on purpose & why is it there fault you cant control your dc? suggest you do online shopping in future as you sound as miserable as sin tbh.

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

Oh my children go feral in supermarkets. Which is why I never take them.