To be annoyed by shopping as a family outing?

[Sweetbabycheezits]

I normally do the food shop on Saturday or Sunday morning. It's not rammed, but it's fairly busy, and one of the things that makes it so busy is entire families grocery shopping together. Yesterday, it was mum, dad and 3 kids maybe 5/6 and under...why?? The kids were bored and whingy, in the way, touching everything on the shelves. Surely one parent can stay home with kids, and one can do the shopping? I totally understand lone parents who work in the week having to take the kids along, but can't for the life of me understand why on earth the whole family needs to go? I'm probably just grumpy lol, so it could be that IABU...

that should be an and not and

My “poor people” comment has truth in it whether you like it or not! Where I live (in a wealthy middle class area) I pretty much never see whole families shopping (also should point out our local supermarkets are waitrose and sainsburys) but when I visit my dm and we go to her local Morrison’s it’s packed and full of families squabbling over the weekly shop. They’ve nothing better to do!

Totally agree ,
And why do they feel the need to block the aisle all walking together ? . The kids hate it the parents argue what's the point? .
I remember as a child I hated it so I always go alone. I don't even bring my dh he's so bloody annoying get this get that and I couldn't cope with the kids .
If I didn't drive then I'd get a taxi or online delivery.

I don't get it either. It's a needs must exercise and to take the whole family I can't understand.

You get toddlers licking trolley handles etc- goodness knows what germs/ viruses etc they carry.
Kids bored/ screaming / whining etc

I don't see the point.

YANBU

Personally I prefer my kids have an opportunity to offer input into the grocery shop

God, that's the last thing I used to want, we sent them into the swimming pool, did the shop then gave them a Morrisons tea!

Poor people? Nothing better to do? It can’t be just me that thinks that sounds pretty rude?!

I don't drive yet,dh does.We bring ds with us as it would be daft to get a sitter for something that only takes half an hour.

Oh and I wouldn't want dh to do the shopping alone because..I'm a control freak and actually like food shopping

I get my shopping delivered, as a trip to the supermarket is hell on earth. However, if I need an odd thing at the weekend, I'll likely do it with the whole family on the way to/from somewhere else. The nearest supermarket is 5 miles from home, so it makes no sense to do a trip for just that if we are heading out elsewhere anyway.

I'm still gobsmacked at that 'poor people' comment. First I knew that people who shop in Morrisons don't have lives outside shopping,

Seriously, WTF?

DH and I take turns now. When I couldn’t drive and I wanted to go, DH and DC would wait in the cafe or just pick me up at the end and go somewhere else in-between.

There are always posters who say you need to teach DC how to shop.
I NEVER went food shopping as a child. I’m from a big family so there was always someone at home so parents didn’t have to take us. Im quick and good at doing the shopping.
DH went shopping with MIL/FIL every single week until he was about 16 (it took him a while to realise he didn’t have to go!). He hated it. He’s absolutely useless at shopping. Guess he didn’t learn anything being dragged around by MIL.

I often think this. There was a family of 5 in Aldi today when I did the shopping. All they did was shout 'No!' at the kids every time they asked for something possibly because they were asking for ready meals and sweets so what was the point?

I often take my kids if I'm doing a top up shop of just a few items/They know what a supermarket is and how to shop. There are plenty of ways to teach your kids about money without dragging them screaming and whiling round the supermarket every weekend.

Some people might not be able to carry all the shopping on their own so need their partner with them.

Is it maybe poorer folk who don’t have the money to go and do things so see the supermarket weekend shop as an “outing”?

Oh bless your heart. No, Some of us just like spending time with our families, and stop our children from running around in supermarkets (because that's embarrassing) and most importantly because not every activity we do as a family is "child centred", sometimes it's totally mundane and that's ok.

Oh bless your heart. No, Some of us just like spending time with our families

So do I - but not it the supermarket - can’t think of anything worse!

@ShesGotBetteDavisEyes

Soft play.

In @ShesGotBetteDavisEyes area, the rich kids stay at home playing on their tablets while middle class mum shops.

When the go to uni they'll be helpless, while poor deprived Morrisons kid is sussing out when it's yellow label time and picking up all the best bargains so they can stay within budget.

They won’t be without food though as il have a weekly ocado shop sent to them

Personally I prefer my kids have an opportunity to offer input into the grocery shop

😂😂😂

As a child this was the only thing we ever did together bar a crappy holiday to the seaside every year. Now with online shopping it is ever more ridiculous to take the whole family grocery shopping.

YANBU. I usually do a click and collect order so I spend 5 mins getting my shop done rather than an hour. I don't mind scooting into Asda with my 1 year old DD for a few things when DP is at work, but the entire weekly shop would bore me out of my mind.

Ah we hate spending time with each other so that's why we never go. True enough.

Yanbu but seeing families having an outing together in a mall is worse.

I take my dc to lidl if I have to mind

I agree MuchBetterNow - I wouldn't send my DH shipping for similar reasons to what you state, similarly I wouldn't send him to B&Q as I do all the DIY in the house also. Nothing to do with having a penis 🙄😂!

We go together because although I'm fine driving to Aldi, we then go on to Tesco and I hate the big roundabout we have to go round to get there. Also DH likes to pick out snacks and stuff for himself. We don't have sneak children but I can't get too worked up about those I see at the shops. I used to love going as a kid and am sure I got in people's way so now it's others' turn to do the same to me!

Small not sneak!