...to think it uncouth for an adult to be swigging from a large carton of Tropicana at the checkout.

[LIZS]

Woman in queue behind us (very short queue by most people's standards, just one in front and her behind me) was unloading her trolley and had opened one of her several 1 1/2 or 2l cartons of Tropicana and was swigging away, replaced cap and placed it on the conveyor. There is a coffee shop in the store so she could have stopped for a drink before shopping or once through the checkout.

I've done this before, so don't have a problem

however, I once splurged and bought 2L of tropicana a while back.....got it home......went to open it, and it had already been opened iwth a good slug gone took it back and lady at desk said was common problem with cleaners in during the night yuck yuck yuck

You obviously have very sensitive and level headed kids, nailpolish. Maybe she was in that situation but can assure you I would have let her go ahead of me if I'd suspected so.

Before I was visibly pregnant I suffered terribly with fainting and had to do this at the checkout to avoid cracking my head open for the Nth time.

I think in the Grand Scheme Of Things it does not matter a sausage.

I remember doing exactly this when pg with Gecko, I wasn't showing yet but I had an incredible thirst constantly and morning sickness that was constant and draining.

I was so in desperate need for a drink I think I would have taken someone elses drink if it was all that was near

i remember as a student needing something quickly. i went into the shared kitchen to pinch something as i hadnt a bean

found a carton of tropicana in the shared fridge, took a swig, it tasted disgusting so i immediately spat it out in the sink. it was green mould. it was about 4 months out of date

I was brought up not to eat or drink in the street. So yes, I think it is unreasonable to witness such an event!

If caught short (never happened) I would mention the fact laughingly to those around me so that they would know I wasnt a slob!

yes, and then there would be a thread on here asking - why did the lady in front of me in the supermarket queue have to explain to everyone just why she needed to drink some juice?

Bah! you just cant win

I see no problem, she was probably just thirsty. I wouldnt think twice about it.
If she had stopped to take a swig of it and then put it back on the shelf then that would be a different story

I frequently have to do odd things in public. I no longer explain (used to) as I figure its no-one else's business. Also it get's tiring to constantly have to explain.

nailpolish, that is awful.

I don't think LIZS deserves to be insulted since she obviously didn't realise there might be other reasons for the woman to do this.

I did this all the time when I was pregnant and before my bump showed.

I just reckoned both the cashier and customers behind me in the queue would rather witness me having a gulp of OJ or water, then watch me faint to the ground and all that hassel of waiting for me to come around before I could pay for my shopping and the next person can be served.

I never thought for a moment that anyone would be judging me

tena she wasnt in the street
she was in a dreel at the shops

shudder< at the thought of someone drinking out of a 2l carton.

Ha Ha my God, so what? Have often been parched and done it myseld - especially to get the old Prozac down which tend to stick in the ole' throad. Jeeeez.

yes....very uncouth (unless she was diabetic or pg)

just as bad as parents opening crisps and suchlike off the shelves for the kids to eat in the trolley....makes me cringe

is dreel Scottish for queue?

oh fgs blondelle

life is too short to be tut tutty

what harm does it do

because those are the kids who then end up hanging round the park drinking and ripping off my wing mirror on the way home

i hope yuou are kidding

Thank you lionheart . If the carton hadn't been so huge I'd probably not have even been aware .

ok maybe not crisps

punnet of plums?