To think if you behave like a twat in the supermarket...

[SachaStark]

... then you kind of deserve to be treated like a twat in the supermarket?

I went into our local 24 hour Asda yesterday (NEVER usually brave this on a Saturday. DH and I either shop extremely early or extremely late, so it’s only shelf stackers around. Plus, we live in a tourist area, so it’s particularly overrun at the moment) because I hadn’t realised I’d run out of hair conditioner, and I didn’t want to wash my hair without it.

Run in, run out. A couple of minutes maximum.

Fuck me, but there are some twats in the world.

People stopping at the top of the travelator- you have an extremely slow journey to make up your mind, with a very clear view of what’s at the top. And there are only two options, clothing or toiletries! Make up your damn mind, and move out of the way!

People gathering their ENTIRE family to have a reunion with another ENTIRE family in the middle of an aisle. What the fuck? This is not a social outing, and your combined mass of 20 people are blocking everything.

And grown-ass adults with their mates having a ride. On. The. Fucking. Trolley. Oh my word, grow up and get on with your shopping! One of these guys was having a slow whizz ride right in front of the aisle I needed to get to. I’m not waiting for his twattery to finish, I grabbed the front of the trolley to stop him, and carried on with my day.

AIBU to think this sort of behaviour just isn’t on in the supermarket?

I just don’t understand how they can cope with THEMSELVES

Still flying the flag for Weymouth here! #gottacrapasda

I had to venture into our local sainsburys this afternoon for an emergency .
I got my item and thought I would check out the rest of the aisles in case I missed a fantastic bargain or two. As I walked round the store I realised there was a lot of noise coming from a couple of aisles. As I was relatively unencumbered I thought I would see what the commotion was about.
It was 2 separate families who seemed to be treating a mundane visit to sainsburys as some sort of fantastic life enhancing treat. The younger members were doing that high excited talking and dancing around the older members. The whole lot took up the entire width of the aisle and strung out about a third of it. All the while shouting to each other about the fantastic things they found.This was 2 separate families by the way and similar activities were happening in both.
I was fascinated as if I was in a zoo and the animals were putting on a show.
Im glad I usually frequent aldi and the co-op.

Try Waitrose next time. A far nicer shopping experience.

I went in tescos yesterday

It’s a small normal store but not an express or metro

They have placed the self scan handsets quite in the right hands side away from the door, past the huge flower section, newspapers and kiosk, near the Costa. You have to walk towards the people leaving the shop to get to the handsets is annoying - 2 trolly widths side by side

I was on the phone briefly as one of my DD’s called (and I wasn’t sure why) and I decided not stop the trolley dead in the aisle like everyone else does to take it as I would have clogged up the small exit/handset area so I answered and pushed my empty trolley one handed, past a man

I didn’t veer into him or anything of the sort but he decided to shout in my face GET OFF YOUR PHONE

I may or may not have yelled back at him WHY?

And my supermarket is full of ladies over 59 who have taken their husbands shopping, husband is pushing the trolley with a blank look on his face then meets his friends/colleague/neighbour and there are usually 3 men with trolleys gabbing on in front of the potatoes absolutely no self awareness that you need to get to that section while their wives stand looking at the fat content of muller lights

Pookie my experience is more ladies with newly retired husbands who have been taken shopping with their wives. They are being shouted at and told no to all treats. ‘No! put those chocolate biscuits back at once, we only have rich tea’. ‘Cedric, put that Stilton down’. ‘Get a move on, I want to get home for Bargain Hunt/Escape To The Country/Pointless’.

There's always one who parks their trolley in front of the grapes, like it's a precious baby and wonder off looking at other stuff? Well I want grapes and I'm not waiting so I yank the trolley out if the way and get a dirty look for my trouble

YANBU, not everyone has more than a brain cell.

They should list the rules. No socialising, no smiling, no talking, no spending more than 2 seconds thinking, Make sure you are out of everyone’s way all the time, no laughing. In fact the only speed is fast and you must do so like a mindless zombie trudging up the isles, except fast- not too fast though, just enough not to get in other people’s way.

God love MN when someone points out that a weekend shop aisle is not the best place for a party; and someone still manages to justify it and berate the OP for not understanding!

It really is quite a special skill to spin this well.

Oh the stories I could tell...

The family reunions in the middle of the aisle. The one person who cannot look at a shelf without placing the trolley at a 90 degree angle from their body so the aisle is blocked. The half feral children who treat the place as a playground and the self righteous parents who blame the store/staff/random people nearby when said child knocks something over/ hurts themselves.

The list is endless

It is impressive, Buzz.

But if it really is acceptable to use the supermarket as a social gathering hotspot, and I am in the wrong, then DH will be delighted, as the cereal aisle will likely be a much cheaper venue for my 30th birthday party.

Waitrose, Waitrose?! That’s the bloody worse.
Every aisle is full of people saying hello and having a chat. Very politely but way more social than the local ASDA.
I had to get something on the end of the aisle meal deal bit and said excuse me with a smile to two ladies in the way chatting. No enthusiastic apology, just entitled death states.
An the checkouts are sooooo slow. I swear everyone in Waitrose is surprised when they remember they have to pay. And yet no one else in the queue feels the need to find their wallets even though they’ve seen the last two customers have to had over payment.

the ones who go as an entire family complete with sullen teenagers standing around in the way, glued to their phones.

to be fair, the teenagers would have gladly stayed home glued to their phones. none of this was their idea.

ditto the screaming toddlers.

the kids in between though they totally came along in case of being able to talk their parents into treats. they know how to play the game.

It's not just supermarkets. It's all shops and most streets.
My most common thought when out anywhere in public is 'Mother of God get out of the motherfucking way!!!'

Yes. Why is it that when people need to stop to rifle through their bags/fiddle with something on the pram/answer their phone/chat to a friend, they do it just at the point where the footpath is narrowest? Just move up a bit to where it's wider and you can fiddle and faff as much as you like.

Yes. Why is it that when people need to stop to rifle through their bags/fiddle with something on the pram/answer their phone/chat to a friend, they do it just at the point where the footpath is narrowest? Just move up a bit to where it's wider and you can fiddle and faff as much as you like.

Whats extremely annoying and seems to be getting more and more common, is people purposely speeding up to get past others (fine) but then stopping right infront of them with no bloody warning (not fine). Why speed up to get infront of someone if you are going to stop dead literally seconds later once you managed to overtake?! Bafflinf.

Let me just add one thing to the mix... People who allow their small children to push the trolleys...

Carry on.

Well, we treated ourselves to Sainsbury’s instead this evening. We’d run out of “posh snacks” (the Kettle chips made out of vegetables- Asda doesn’t do them).

It was just as bad. Less crowded, but still, I have never nearly fallen over so many static people just stood in the middle of the aisles before! I reckon they were holidaymakers, nobody seemed to have a clue why they were there.

Tonight’s major annoyance- clearly, around 50% had come straight off the beach. Which is lovely, it’s been a nice day. But you really should get DRESSED before you come to the supermarket. I’m trying to get my posh snacks in, I don’t need to see your arse cheeks flapping about!

Maybe we really will give Waitrose a go. Do people put their bums away in Waitrose?

Do people put their bums away in Waitrose?

Unofficial dress code at our Waitrose is muddy riding gear all year round. Def no arse cheeks on display

A Waitrose Sunday shop is an experience. Some fellow customers are so rude!