Lockdown is ending and we are off to the shops!!!!!! :)))))))))

[pigeon999]

Yes we can book hair appointments, nail appointments and banish the roots in a matter of weeks. We can shop today!! We are counting down the days to hotels, restaurants and bars opening. We are breaking out.

We have turned a corner in England people!!

The lockdown is ending at long last - so what are you doing today?

Staying home ! Working ! I do need to get some clothes for DC
But sticking with online
I hate queues and crowds

I'm so jealous of those south of the border. Nicola has us all locked up still

Stop exaggerating. We are not "locked up" in Scotland just because Primark etc hasn't opened yet. Im certainly not jealous of that when it's Boris in charge either.

Lockdown has made me realise that I don't actually like shopping that much and I've been wasting a lot of money on rubbish and things I've spent lockdown trying to get rid of as I declutter!

I also don't enjoy queueing and would only do it for essentials at the moment.

If you want to stand in a queue for hours its up to you, you're not breaking any laws (whatever I think about the complete idiocy of the governments decision and yes, I do understand how hard it is for businesses).

Our shops are still closed in Wales unfortunately. Dc 1 needs some new clothes. He's grown a lot through lock down and some of his clothes are like ankle bitters on him!! OP I can't see the problem really. As long as you socially distance as I imagine you're planning then what's the issue. I'm meeting my friend today and her Dc we're taking the children on a bike ride along our local coastal path. I haven't seen any friends since this began. Fingers crossed the ice cream van is there!

Going to my baby girls growth scan, alone, again. Apparently Primark and Matalan are higher priority than the mental health of those with serious illnesses or are pregnant.

Will never understand how I can queue with 100s of people for a £1 primark thong, yet I can't go to an empty clean hospital and share any scans of our baby with her father and one masked sonographer but hey, at least we can go to the zoo together in a few weeks?

Go Pigeon! I hope you and your family have a lovely day :)

There is nothing I need apart from a haircut and have my clothes altered. I can buy everything else online.

Still working. I did have a big smile on my face as i drove past the retail park, the world is waking up :)

Staying at home shielding. Those packed queues outside shops are nothing to celebrate, squashed up against other people to get a new pair of trainers.

We are leaving now, and will report back.
If anyone is heading out as well, please update wherever you are. We have hear home bargains is reasonably quiet this morning. We don't have a primark in our market town, but I am sure other places will be busy. Or there may be no one there at all. Who knows?

I am feeling strangely nervous, but here we go! I hope I can get a parking space.

What an insensitive post , enjoy your shopping

You need the anti-dementors threads OP, including the one linked to above.

During the period of lockdown, I haven't seen a shop open without a huge queue outside it. Even supermarkets. It's rare that you can just walk into a food shop (unless I just time it wrong every time!). Drive through food places have queues. That's because social distancing is still in place - it's possible to go out and still social distance. Which is what people are doing - going out and social distancing.

I've pointed out to my teen that the shops are opening and (if I can get her away from her schoolwork) I'd love to go out in a few days time!

Enjoy your day OP.

@Waxonwaxoff0
There is social distancing in place.
Is there?

Same as I've been doing right the way through since before the lockdown. Trying the best I can to look after my DDs and get through each day whilst still being very unwell. My DH has had to cope with most of it whilst WFH.

So forgive me if I'm not excited about shops opening.

@mrsbyers

What an insensitive post , enjoy your shopping

Why is it insensitive?

What with the wfh full time, combined with 2 x primary age dc homeschooling, I don’t really have time for shopping!!

Nothing today. Housework and general bits and Bob's around the house.
Booked an appointment for next week to have my very dark roots done on my very blonde hair. I'm so excited!!

So kind of this new OP to take time off teacher bashing.

Not shopping today but I'm going next week to buy a new bed! V excited about having a comfy sleep soooon

WFH - and hoping to book a holiday for September later today. Have had 3 trips cancelled due to the Virus so far ... we need something to look forward to

but all essentials can be bought online? I have managed to sort a new wardrobe and two pairs of shoes for my toddler during lockdown without standing in a queue to satisfy a need to touch a load of stuff I’m not going to buy or to support our capitalist culture.

But you've expected people to deliver your order, what you mean is that you don't want to take the risk, and a wardrobe isn't essential so you are also supporting the capitalist culture.

Tested positive on Friday so staying in for now. Lucky me.

Celebrating my DDs 18th birthday today, having a cake delivered this afternoon.

@pigeon999 hope you are having a fabulous time and enjoying your freedom! I'm going to hold off a few more days because I can't face crowds and can't go in the day with the kids but they all need clothes - the children have shot up like weeds in lockdown! Have a lovely day :)

Enjoy your shopping OP, nice to get some of the ‘old normal’ back isn’t it? Must be a very scary time for those determined to keep us locked down ‘until it’s safe’ (ie forever).

But you've expected people to deliver your order, what you mean is that you don't want to take the risk, and a wardrobe isn't essential so you are also supporting the capitalist culture.

100% this, it's ok for me to put others at risk, they don't really count. I don't see them picking my items, transporting them etc. If I don't see them it doesn't count!