To be annoyed at people shopping in families/couples?

[Nicknamegoeshere]

So I went to the supermarket to do my weekly shop today. Left the baby and my OH at home as I understand the current rules re Covid to be shop alone where possible.

Now I totally respect that in certain circumstances there has to be exceptions to this rule e.g. for lone parents, shopping with a vulnerable person etc.

However, there were a huge number of large families (with both parents) shopping today, lots and lots of couples (young/middle-aged) etc.

Why are so many people blatantly ignoring the guidance?

I've never seen so many selfish people on one thread. Yes they are only guidelines, it isn't about following whatever the government tell you to do like sheep. Its about using your common sense and realising that bringing your little darlings to run round a supermarket without a mask on is putting other people at risk. Try thinking about other people more than your 'I'll go shopping with whoever I want, thank you' self-centred bullshit.

Please don’t tag me. I’m on the thread there is no need. Thank you.

Winterwoollies

Everyone fed up with the sanctimonious, ranting CoVID-19 threads, say aye.

Aye!!

Can someone provide a link where the Govt guidelines say that you should shop alone please? I've just read through and cannot find this. Have I overlooked it or is it not in the guidelines?

@burnoutbabe

if there is a strict one in one out, i'd not go in with partner and just hang around the street waiting. Fun! but i have not yet seen that in this lockdown.

That's definitely happened here. People go back to wait in the car. Not seen it this lockdown but all the time during the last one.

I think the going shopping alone guidance is one of the easier ones to understand TBH.

If I was to go shopping I would have either my partner or older teen with me as I have health issues. There are many reasons why people shop with another

@Calmandmeasured1

Can someone provide a link where the Govt guidelines say that you should shop alone please? I've just read through and cannot find this. Have I overlooked it or is it not in the guidelines?

A lot of the supermarkets have brought this in for themselves as a sort of crowd control. This will be in order to get more customers in quicker and out faster while they are restricted to numbers v floor space..

I go shopping with DS if I went on my own would have to go more often for smaller amount shops
Judge all you like - my disabilities aren’t obvious

YANBU I can't work out why couples/families shop together at any other time

This is really sad as you seem to be talking about normal times! I like DH a lot (Hence we got married) so why wouldn’t I want to spend time with him at the weekend, part of this time has to be doing the shopping so we go together

Why do assume that people who use trolleys have a car? I used to do a trolley shop and then carry my shopping home with some in a rucksack and the rest in shopping bags in my hands.

DH usually does the shopping as I can't be arsed tbh but we went in together today as we happened to be out. I didn't really give it any thought and will happily continue doing so.

Just an example-from Sainsburys info-

Where possible, we ask that you only send one adult per household when you shop with us. This will help us manage the number of people in our stores and make your shop quicker and smoother.

Where possible.

Is not always possible.

Shopping has been identified as relatively low risk. These posts make me laugh. Everyone identifies something others do that break the rules or go against the guidance yet they excuse their own rule breaks in another area. SAGE has behavioural scientists as well and they must advise on the percentage of people who follow the rules to the letter and the likely departure from rules. They make the guidance based on this.

Oh god really?

Here's Waitrose-

We’re asking customers to help us manage the number of people in our shops, by sending only one member of the household to do their shopping, if they possibly can. While this won’t be possible for everybody, we are very grateful for our customers’ support during this time of uncertainty

YANBU.

I have found this a particular issue at M&S. My local foodhall is always overcrowded because it’s always full of retired couples shopping together for no obvious reason. It’s on a retail park, so goodness knows why one of them can’t just wait in the car.

@Sparklingbrook

Here's Waitrose-

We’re asking customers to help us manage the number of people in our shops, by sending only one member of the household to do their shopping, if they possibly can. While this won’t be possible for everybody, we are very grateful for our customers’ support during this time of uncertainty

It isn’t always possible.

@Kcar

Where possible.

Is not always possible.

Obviously. Sometimes not possible for very important reasons, but other times not so much...

I suspect the reason the supermarkets do it is so they look to be doing all the right things (see also trolley cleaning etc) but mainly so they can get more spending people into the store and therefore more transactions at the checkouts. A family of three will only do one shop, but three individual adults will spend three times.

I suspect it’s not really anything to do with keeping people safe and more to do with maximising those profits when they’re capped at a head count at any one time.

It’s guidance. Not law.

Sorry if someone has already had that thought. I was just pondering.

I think judging by this thread there's a lot of instances where it would be very possible indeed TBF.

@Kcar

It’s guidance. Not law.

I don't see your point. Supermarkets are trying to manage the flow of customers which benefits everyone. The guidance is there for a reason, it doesn't matter if it's not law.

If I was allowed to meet my partner under the guidance and we meet in the supermarket and go round it together with him helping me. And I don’t touch him or kiss him or have him in my house.

Damn right I would.

[quote Nishky]@Lilac95 I think the issue is lack of space in the aisles, some people are very anxious about the virus and like to keep 2 metres away from others and can’t do so with people wandering about in couples or groups[/quote]
Well tbh people should be social distancing. If me and my partner are stood together and not wondering it’s no difference if there’s 1 or two of us you shouldn’t be in my space. Tesco still have two meter lines marked in our store and we abide by these.