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

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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.

well, it has nothing to do with jealousy, what a bizarre thought. I don't want to look common and gross and am not jealous of those who do.....

Spidermama don't pretend to flounce again please it unnerved a lot of posters.

And accept CAT so I stalk you.

Thanks

Ahh bring back the days of pinewood studios type britishness - nowt wrong with that - since when has being "British" been something to apologise for LOL

200 [posts! htis beats my what cplour shoes thread

It must be my longest ever { puffed up emoticon}.

exactly contentious - can you imagine 'brief encounter' set not in the cafe with longing stares over the tea and cakes, but on the platform with the two leads swigging out of cartons and wiping their mouths with their arms?

"There is a coffee shop in the store so she could have stopped for a drink before shopping or once through the checkout."

Why in the name of f*ck would she stop and waste time in an overpriced, soulless supermarket coffee shop and shell out for a glass of something she was buying large quantities of at a fraction of the price?

I don't understand how this offends you. It seems like common sense to me. Thirst can be very urgent sometimes. I certainly wouldn't be putting myself through unnecessary discomfort and anguish just to protect your sensibilities. How did this affect you, or anyone else?

Weird.

Where is your 's'????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

People walking along the street eating & drinking doesn't bother me, but for some reason eating in the supermarket does.

Just don't see why people NEED to? Surely they can eat/drink before they go? Fair enough for medical reasons but I'm sure that not everyone who does it need it for medical / fainting prevention reasons.

I wouldn't say it was common though because where I live just as many "posher" people do it as well.

Ha ha Greeny. Yes, I'm dying for a drink, but no, wait till I pack my bags, pay, walk to the grim cafe - oh yes, I have more money than sense, wait, whilst miss non interested waitress serves, then pay £3.29 for a juice.

Makes sense to me.

I have already asked her where her 's' is, on a previous thread trinity.

Oh well, one born every minute

WHO ARE YOU?

ooop didn't mean to shout

Tropicana no, opening a screw top bottle of wine is a bit on the OTT side of things.

PMSL Batters. Feel better for that do you?

I'm just catching up with this thread.

Nailpolish have you got diabetes?

I dont think its that bad, I'm always running through open packets of crisps, rusks, bread you name it, my dd loves to try before we buy Its not like she's drinking it & puting it back on the shelf.

I think it's uncouth, yes

If I had an urgent need for a drink I would do the same (illness etc) but I would know perfectly well it was not good manners to do so

if she did it just because she was thirsty then I think it is a bit, well, uncouth seems a good word for it really

I've bought a horse blanket from Lidl! (and damn good quality it was too...) Should I be ashamed?

Oh dear, there's me feeding dd cheese fingers (organic, natch) in Sainsburys, I had no idea there were so many Judgey VonHolierthanThous about just waiting to tut...

I only clicked on this to see why 205 people had posted about someone drinking OJ...

"I've bought a horse blanket from Lidl! (and damn good quality it was too...) Should I be ashamed? "

dunno, what you going to do with it?

did you wrap yourself up in it, lovecat, while waiting at the checkout?

OI SPIDY!!!!!!!!

How rude, as if I would lie!!!

I tried CATing you via the envelope thingymajiggy next to your name and it wouldn't let me.

Will try again though to reassure myself I'm not going crazy

did you furtively wipe your nose on it?