Supermarket triggers. Leave The Bananas Alone!!

[TrippingOverMyAssets]

This really triggers me and drives me absolutely mad. I can’t stand people excessively touching and handling fruit they have no intention of buying. Every time I am in the supermarket and I go to buy some bananas, I always just pick up the first bunch that look almost ripe, are a nice colour and look undamaged, then put them in my basket and walk away. Even if one is a little damaged I just eat that one first. Job done.

But time and time again the display is being body blocked by one person and their trolley while a queue builds up behind them, usually by someone of a certain age demographic removing every single bunch from the stand and inspecting them individually, prodding and poking them then putting them back.

Are you buying them or making love to them? Stop prodding and poking them all ffs! Other people have to buy those and they don’t want your hands all over them squeezing them and poking them.

No other supermarket fruit goes through this undignified ritual of prodding and poking then being put back on the shelf. It’s so unhygienic and rude. Just leave the bananas alone if you don’t want them! Other people have to buy those after you’ve finished messing about with them!

I always shop in Sainsbury's and have never seen a banana queue in over 40 years

@TrippingOverMyAssets you do know that the banana skin is lined and not eaten right?
People touching the skin causes no harm or contamination to the fruit so what's your issue

Heathen 😉

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This sounds like my SiL. She'll wait, passive-aggressively rolling her eyes, while someone does this and only once they've left will she pick up the bloody bananas or whatever.
Just say "Excuse me, I'm just going to reach behind you/over your trolley to pick up some bananas" and do so.

No, I voted yabu because of the ageism.

But that wasn’t your question. Seems like the majority don’t mind people going through the fruit to take the one that suits them (I hate ripe bananas so will buy the green ones). You don’t ask about the people who damage fruit beyond usability (which I’ve personally never witnessed).

If I want a melon for a recipe in the next few days, I’m obviously going to pick a ripe one (yes I do smell it!). Why would I pay for something unsuitable. Picking up a melon doesn’t damage it.

A banana queue 🤣🤣🤣

Your bannanas probably get more handling from being packed and unpacked than shoppers checking them out on the shelf.

I pick from the back in UK. 😁
It's such a shame people bwhave badly around these. I grew up with pick your own bakery in supermarkets and love it. I don't need prepacked 6 rolls, I want 3 so I would love to just pick 3. Imho per weight and per piece should come back. Less waste and allows people to buy small amounts they need or can afford.
"Can I have 100g/15 slices thickly sliced of this please" is one of the sentences I greatly miss in my life.

YABU. Sometimes there are black marks underneath. I like pure yellow bananas!
Also my elderly mum isn't nearby so I can only do her shopping once a week so she has 4 bananas of varying colours, sometimes I have to break up a bunch to do that.

Oh it really annoys me seeing people just roughly throwing things back on to the display if they don't want to buy it.

The irony is these same people also just throw stuff into their own trolleys as well. So they obviously just don't give a damn about damaging and bruising their own fresh food, not just the stuff other people will be buying.

I know it sounds stupid but I feel food should be treated with respect.

Also, you can't tell by looking at an avocado whether it's so hard you could take someone out with it, or if it's mush.

Thank you! We have to throw things away when that happens as we have no idea how long it has been sat there for. People don't seem to realise if they don't put it back in a fridge (any fridge will do) we have to throw it out, it's such a waste

Again that’s the whole point. You may not damage the fruit but other people do and some fruits are easier to damage with excessive handling. Like bananas. Surely you can understand that?

Can you take us through what it feels like to be “triggered” when you see this Op?

usually by someone of a certain age demographic

Well don't you sound lovely, OP.

Banana rage who knew this was a thing !

I check all fruit to ensure its not damaged, why would you not? Dont poke and havent seen queues of others doing it. Sainsburys isnt near but i wouldnt shop in there, its the only supermarket i cant reach things,

Triggers you? Did you have some deep rooted fruit related trauma in your life that you are now triggered? It bothers you, sure, but why so dramatic?

Banas have thicker skin than half an MN. I am really not worried about bananas.

I examine my bananas carefully - so what? Get a grip OP.

I saw a bloke snapping the stalks off the broccoli once I presume it was so he could pay less when it was weighed. Likewise a woman removing the apple stalks.

I am a bread squeezer though I admit, I am not buying stale bread which they sneakily stick at the front.

I think your conflating two things here - obviously it’s unreasonable for someone to damage an item of food they don’t ultimately buy, however, I’m perfectly capable of picking up a bunch of bananas and putting them back on the shelf without damaging. Can’t really see how hygiene is an issue when you don’t eat the skin (and presumably everyone washes fruit where they do eat the skin anyway).