Who will be heading to non essential shops/shopping centres tomorrow?

[simdd]

I'm thinking of avoiding for a little bit
Aibu to think it will be manic

[Franticbutterfly]

@forrandomposts Well done! I hope you find some nice stuff!

[Isleepinahedgefund]

I'd love a mooch round the shops but I don't think that's going to be the experience for a good long while. I'll be giving it a miss for now.

[MummytoCSJH]

@Mawbags late to the party but Primark have said that setting up an online store, including running the webpage, staffing warehouses, paying for packaging and delivery etc would mean they'd have to raise their prices so much they'd no longer be the cheap high street brand they aim to be seen as. I've often wished they did online but then I might not even shop there as I wouldn't able to afford most of their things! So I can see why they don't.

[LakieLady]

I live in a small town, so even if everyone turned out at once, it still wouldn't be packed. I fully intend to pop into my favourite independent clothes shop and try and part with a big chunk of money. They sell really nice, well-made clothes and the lady who owns it is lovely. She will always tell you, in a very tactful way, if you look shite in something you're thinking of buying.

Then Jigsaw for a nosey, White Stuff (need jeans as I've dropped a size), into the independent shoe store where I've been a good customer for so long that they give me a discount, pop into Sea Salt to see if they have any dresses I fancy, all rounded off with a browse in Waterstones followed by a coffee outside a little Italian place that's open for take-aways, while I read my book.

It will be such a joy just to have somewhere different to go.

[Endless11]

No I won’t be because it would make me too anxious and I don’t need anything. I yearn for companionship and shops opening doesn’t resolve how difficult lockdown is IMO - a lonely anxious trip to a shop would make me feel worse I think (though I know they have to re-open).

[TSSDNCOP]

@purpleme12

Look no further!

Best shorts ever!!!!

[HermioneWeasley]

All the joy will be gone - no leisurely browsing, no having a coffee. Won’t be going back to physical shops until restaurants and cafes are open again

[stickerqueen]

I'm staying home there are a few things we could do with but will order online instead. food shopping has been bad enough I can't stand in long queues so will be avoiding non-essential shops.

[zingally]

I would like to support my local shops, but I'm currently furloughed on a pittance, and it's as much as I can to pay my bills right now. Nothing spare to support anyone else unfortunately!

Not even had a takeaway during lockdown!

[bridgetreilly]

Literally never occurred to me to do so. Shopping is really far down the list of things I want to be able to do again.

[purpleme12]

I can't see rules that say you have to wear masks?

[purpleme12]

I'm desperate for some shorts that fit (that aren't stupidly short but also aren't long either) I have never been able to find any. The shorts I've got keep falling down even though the length is ok. So annoying and not right. I've no idea which ones to get though
And now one of my favourite t-shirts is ruined cos my child pulled it and pulled it andv stretched it cos she's so angry nowadays
But even when I do go I often don't find something
I really need some though

[OhMyDarling]

Not a chance!!!!
And I have dd’s bday to shop for!
Online all the way.

[WhereYouLeftIt]

Marellaspirit "I don't think I will be, and this is coming from someone who used to love a mooch around the shops! Over the last few months I've realised that I don't actually NEED anything that badly. Going to the shops won't be the same experience for a long time, so unless there's something I'm desparate for and can't wait for it to be delivered online, or can't buy it at the supermarket I'll be staying away."

My feelings exactly. Where's the fun in browsing now? Physical shopping, being in a shop with a face mask on and reluctant to pick stuff up to have a closer look in case I contaminate it and it has to be quarantined out the back for three days. Doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me. Similarly, anything I've needed has been bought online - nothing really to shop for!

[Igtg]

Oh yes the toilets! I forgot about that. That puts me off even more.

[Jimdandy]

I am on Tuesday out of necessity.

My children have both had growth spurts. I’ve shopped online at Next but every size and all the summer stuff seems to be out of stock.

At Sainsbury's they had none of the sizes I needed left and when I went online to was sold out! Same happened at Asda.

I have to go. I’m down to 2 pairs of shorts for my boy and 3 summer dresses that fit my daughter!!

[Marellaspirit]

I don't think I will be, and this is coming from someone who used to love a mooch around the shops! Over the last few months I've realised that I don't actually NEED anything that badly. Going to the shops won't be the same experience for a long time, so unless there's something I'm desparate for and can't wait for it to be delivered online, or can't buy it at the supermarket I'll be staying away. I'd rather be allowed to meet up with my fiance and stay over (we live too far apart for a day trip and can't form a bubble as we both live in mixed households).

[mum2jakie]

I won't be going to the big Intu shopping centre as it has announced that it now has unisex toilets! Eww.

I will be visiting my local high street and some of the independent shops that have opened as I have some gifts to get this week.

[IcedPurple]

I'm in Ireland at the moment. Most shops reopened here on Monday, and other than the fact that there are queues outside some shops and changing rooms are shut, there's not much difference. There are no rules about not touching the merchandise, and even if there were, it's hard to see how they could be enforced unless the shop pays extra staff to patrol every aisle. People have been touching stuff in supermarkets all along with no apparent ill effects so I don't think it's such a big deal anyway. I expect things will be similar in Britain too.

[shartsi]

Yes I will. I need new running shoes. I have been running daily since lockdown begun and my shoes are worn out.

[BarbedBloom]

Nope. Will stick to online

[Wauden]

@maddiemookins16mum. Alas, Boswell's department store closed down, shortly before covid-19 was known about in the UK. Did they know something? The basement held 101 different things for the home and yes, it still had the toy shop. I felt that the ground floor did not change with the times, though.
Where will I buy my sparklers 5th November now?

A potter round Blackwell's bookshop is one of life's joys. It is monumentally difficult to leave without buying anything.

[simdd]

I want to look in H&M and I'm assuming that won't be crazy like Primark will be.
What's people's opinions on when things will go back to normal with no social distancing etc ?
How will it work for Xmas shopping if it's like this

[thatgingergirl]

I will probably go tomorrow. Small town with a few independent shops. I need some trimming from a small haberdashery and a gift for neice's birthday. The gift shop says it has removed some of its mid-aisle display units so there is more room - sounds fine to me.

I've been supermarket/farm shop/chemist etc. shopping throughout lockdown for myself and my parents anyway.