To want to go to Markies for picky bits

[Agirlnamedsam]

I’ve not been in a shop since the beginning of December. Been wfh and only been out to go to the park with DS or go for a walk.

We have been using Tesco click and collect, but I want to go to Markies and get some picky bits / afternoon tea for lunch tomorrow.

DH thinks I’m being a bit silly as it’s not necessary travel: and that we should be avoiding shops. He’s happy for us to get something delivered or to collect something. But I’m just a bit fed up and want to go and select some nice bits and pieces.

@DimidDavilby

Leaving aside your gross vocabulary that is obviously not essential travel. Selfish and irresponsible.

This give your head a wobble OP

@FirewomanSam

All the people saying they feel physically ill at the thought of ‘picky bits’, why the fuck would you open and read a thread with that in the title then?

Aaaand I think it’s time for me to put the phone down because for some reason this thread is making me so angry.

I think everyone is misunderstanding each other’s tone TBH.

Never heard Markies before, heard it called Marksies (marksees).

YABU.

Stay the fuck at home and put cheese in your coffee if you run out of milk.

You granny murdering scumbag.

(Oh sorry - I had a flashback to MN last March there. As you were).

@YoniAndGuy

It is the most horrible expression though

I picture Vera just back from the bingo sitting with a dried vol-au-vent in one hand and a fag in the other, licking her fingers before moving on to hover over the rancid mini-pizza-bites.

Hahaha vom.

Thats more asda isn't it?

I mean this to me just being an image of generic people eating some antipasti in the afternoon.

Where as everyone getting excited by the dialect just makes me sad, how many people on here have never so much as left their Town?

I knew what you meant. 'Picky tea' is normally what we have boxing day (or basically any day between xmas and new year), it descends into 'freezer lottery' around Jan 15 whilst waiting for payday when it becomes random mixes of 6 mini sausages rolls, 1 onion Bhaji and a potato waffle .

I'm avoiding shopping more than necessary but if we had an M&S close to us I'd be nipping in. Around here a lot of the local coffee shops are offering afternoon tea type things for delivery, mostly advertised on FB, that might be worth checking out if you want to treat yourself but aren't fancying heading out and about.

Is ‘markies’ a regional thing too? Have never heard it called that ever.

Will it be enough to deal all the 🤮 comments and emojis being posted by those with such exorbitant sensibilities on this thread

No - your hand will get too sore.

As was my scrolling thumb.

I take your point that you support OP's right to use whatever words she likes for food and a shop, but, imo, so much repetition got a bit tedious.

Wear a mask, try to go at a quiet time so you can distance and stock the freezer so you can have some next weekend as well.
I think it’s important to have things to look forward to. If “picky bits” is yours go ahead- at least it is within the guidelines to go food shopping.

I think everyone is misunderstanding each other’s tone TBH.

Of course, because this was surely said in a spirit of bonhomie and lightheartedness:

Leaving aside your gross vocabulary that is obviously not essential travel. Selfish and irresponsible.

@MysweetAudrina LTB

@TJ17

I have copied the op for you as your memory has let you down by page 7 of the thread. The op has food from Tesco click and collect. She is not starving. It is not essential. The rules and guidelines are not there to be government party poopers. The more people go out unnecessarily the more people will die it’s that simple. How can anyone justify 20 minutes of pleasure eating nice food over someone’s life?
We have been using Tesco click and collect, but I want to go to Markies and get some picky bits / afternoon tea for lunch tomorrow.

DH thinks I’m being a bit silly as it’s not necessary travel: and that we should be avoiding shops. He’s happy for us to get something delivered or to collect something. But I’m just a bit fed up and want to go and select some nice bits and pieces.

And we call them “bitings” for some obscure reason to do with my parents ex pat past.

Oh lord, only on Mumsnet - my children say smorgasbord not picky bits.

We just say bits and a picnic tea is a plate. We've lived in lots of places and M&S is Marksies where I live now, it was Marks and Sparks or just Sparks where I grew up and Markies in another place. Why does it matter, I can't believe people didn't understand? Maybe it's because I'm common and grew up on a council estate🤷

Personally I find the word ‘gross’ more vomit inducing than picky bits or Markies. 💁🏻‍♀️

I take your point that you support OP's right to use whatever words she likes for food and a shop, but, imo, so much repetition got a bit tedious.

Oh no, I managed to make a post that was TEDIOUS. That was so obviously the opposite effect to what I intended, I'm only grateful you were around to point that out.

I genuinely had no idea what Markies meant until I scanned through the post.
No, I wouldn't always say Marks and Spencers - the only abbreviations I think I use are M&S or Marks'.

Central Scotland here, and it’s Markies. I’ll sometimes say M&S if I’m trying to be less common.

OP, you go get yourself down to Markies and get those picky bits for your lunch tomorrow! Absolutely reasonable to me, and it’s a treat.

@WankPuffins

YABU.

Stay the fuck at home and put cheese in your coffee if you run out of milk.

You granny murdering scumbag.

(Oh sorry - I had a flashback to MN last March there. As you were).

SKY

Watch this, then you tell me what you think.

I’d also call it a ‘buffet’ or ‘finger food’.

Why is there so much disdain towards regional variations on here? Not all of live in South East and shop in Waitrose.

PleasantVille

Yes - I'd already realised about the inverted commas.
It's a fast moving thread so you probably hadn't seen my penny-drop moment post above yours.

No idea about the inverted commas; I'm fairly sure it's in English dictionaries now

Surely picky bits of healthy food is better than caving shite fast food from a McDonalds? Those places give me the boak. Shiny plastic tables and plastic food. I don’t mind a decent quality fast food diner but surely McDonalds is no better than the old Wimpey bars?

Personally, I do think you’re better off staying home and not making any unnecessary trips out due to the huge surge in numbers. I rely on my once a week/10 days shop to see us through and if I run out of stuff in between, then so be it, we manage.

Well OP, I've enjoyed your use of Markies. It reminded me of my now deceased grandparents and aunties who called it Markies (from Aberdeen and surrounding areas), not something I ever hear now as I'm Glasgow born and bred.

I clicked on the thread purely for the outrage I knew would be waiting. It did not disappoint. Thanks @Agirlnamedsam!

Fwiw, it's food shopping. Just go.