To go shopping tomorrow?

[somethinginyoureyes]

Anyone braving the shops tomorrow after lockdown?
Aibu to go on the first day ?
Do you think it's going to be manic

I’m not going tomorrow but will go one day next week with a list .I have a couple of things to return too . If I don’t get what I’m looking for then we will go without.

No way,we are due to have some snow here in two days. (Herts) But trudging around shops is my worst hate anyway.

I'll be going tomorrow. I've missed walking around the shops browsing

I know so many people who have never been online, don't have a smartphone and don't have debit/ credit cards and pay for everything with cash . I ordered something online yesterday (with wowcher admittedly) and I'll be lucky to get it before Christmas, I could have of course done my Christmas shopping before , but I just didn't have the money for all of it at the time.
Online shopping isn't for everyone, some just don't have the choice.

I'm going to west end not just for shopping but also to get out

No way will I be heading to the shops anytime soon shopping in December is a nightmare this year can only be worse. Most My the Christmas shopping is done need a few bits but will get them online

Can I put in a small request for people to pop into their local charity shop? I’m a volunteer for a small charity and they are on their knees financially.
We also have some lovely sparkly dresses at a very reasonable price just in case you want to dress up over Christmas without spending a fortune.

@nosswith

I think it will be more 'manic' on Saturday.

As for the person who wants to go to Primark, other better clothing retailers whose supply chain does not lead to deaths are available.

When I want your advice about where to go shopping I'll ask for it.

Yep. DH and I will be because we want to. We're moving in January so want to scour charity shops in case we lockdown again and can't get to them.

@Sparklingbrook @MrsJBaptiste

What you gonna,wear? Jeans and a nice top? Or more dressy? Let me know if you wanna have a few vodkas round mine before we go?!

I’m in tier three. Nothing I need is essential so I’m not going.

@Fairyliz

Can I put in a small request for people to pop into their local charity shop? I’m a volunteer for a small charity and they are on their knees financially. We also have some lovely sparkly dresses at a very reasonable price just in case you want to dress up over Christmas without spending a fortune.

Absolutely will be charity shopping! I've also volunteered in one before, and feel quite passionately about them.

To deal with queues, I plan on wrapping up warm , might even buy something hot and sweet to drink and watching a couple of things I'll download from Netflix.

Maybe my Christmas LBD as it's not getting an airing.

We can have vodkas but we must be in your garden 2 metres apart.

I am Tier 2 by the way before anyone starts...

I am going! Have done most of the big Xmas shopping online but have saved a load of smaller things to buy on our local High Street.

I will be doing my best to spend money in our independents and smaller chains that have been chomping at the bit to re open.

As someone at relatively low risk and in good health I feel like actually it's my job to go and help support these businesses so that we have a high street to go back to when this shit show is eventually over. I am pretty sure that the many, many retail staff would also like to make sure they have some chance of keeping their jobs and unless we visit the shops and spend money then that is going to become increasingly unlikely.

If you want to go to the shops then I say go for it!

@Brighterthansunflowers

I avoid the shops in December anyway

But this year you must be mad! Everyone in England hasn’t been able to go shopping for four weeks, there’s nothing much else open and it’s December, of course it’s going to be manic! I would expect either long queues or for it to be far too crowded to social distance or probably both

I avoid the shops in December too.

It'll be insane.

The Trafford Centre is just about the last place I'd consider going. They always have traffic problems but the new roundabout at the back by the Exhibition Centre is something else. It was taking 20 mins to get out, midweek at 11am in the Summer. No thank you.

I'd avoid the plague at Primark, er sorry I'd avoid Primark like the plague. The 24 hour opening is only going to add to the hype. People will go at 4am just because they can.

I REALLY need some shelves from IKEA. However its about the last place I intend to go. I've been a couple of times over the summer and that was bad enough. This week? Hell no. I've heard enough to put me off from staff.

And I would LOVE to go to the big garden centre with the amazing christmas displays. Its been open throughout lockdown but its been all over social media about how rammed its been.

Fortunately I usually do my Christmas shopping early and saw the 2nd lockdown coming a mile off so made sure I did all my shopping ages ago, so I don't have to go and I'll just have to wait for the fucking ikea shelves.

shudders

It will be manic tomorrow, next week hopefully will be less busy!

I wish I could and go for a coffee as well - enjoy it OP.

At least if you go to Primark at 4am it won't be as busy which is what we are supposed to be avoiding (large gatherings indoors). If it means that SD is easier then I am all for it.

I need to go to the opticians in town for a check up, I could do with a few bits but if it's manic I'll just keep my appointment & then go home!

I won’t be. My presents are are all sorted. I even have all the supermarket deliveries I need pre Christmas booked up. I do need to go and collect my new glasses on Thursday and have to brave the post office to post a parcel to my sister. But that’s it.

I live near a small market town and I happen to have a day off work tomorrow , so I’m going to go shopping and buy a few things. I don’t really need anything desperately but I want to support my local shops. I hate the fact that I’ve had to do most of my shopping online, inevitably at the big chain shops.

I’m going.

Not sorry.

I'm going shopping tomorrow. I need a few little bits that I could probably get on line, but I am trying to do my bit by saving the high street. After the news about Debenhams, Topshop etc, we need to save the shops while we can. It will be a very sad world if we have no shopping centres.