To want the woman in Waitrose today to keep her opinions to herslef?

[ComeOVeneer]

This woman practically followed me around the shop commenting on my shopping choices.

I bought a loaf of pre-sliced white bread (I usually bake my own, but this was to make sandwiches for the picnic after dd's sports day tomorrow) - "you know you are at greater risk of diabetes if you eat that".

I bought ham - "that has stuff in it that is carcinogenic you know"

I bought bleach - "that is harmful to the environment don't you know"

AAAARRRRGGGHH! I considered throwing in a crate of fruit shoots and a mahoosive bottle of vodka just to see her reaction

What on earth makes people think it is any of their business what other people buy????

No not SW, am in Surrey. Jura the ice cream was not for me (was for the school ice-cream sale - I am chair of the PTA don't you know! ) OK the gin however was for me - I am chair of the PTA don't you know! (nuf said )

Am strongly resisting the temptation to form tenuous link between wierdo stalking you in supermarket and decanting your washing up liquid...

Kew, the woman in Waitrose is the oddball not me. COV wanders off mubling about the sensible reasons for decanting washing up liquid. And yes there are sensible reasons

DS looks confised as to why I am laughing quite so hard

You decant your washing up liquid? Why?

How incredibly rude! But I tend to get people in shops/supermarkets asking me for advice!! I must have a kind face. Ladies at the till ask me if things I've bought are nice-tasting/ clean well, a pregnant mum in ToysRus asked me what steriliser she ought to buy (I was only there to get a new baby present), an older gent in Tesco asked me whether he could use hair gel, or was it just for youngsters; and in my DH favourite clothes shop, a chap asked me if the tie and shirt he had selected went well together! I'm thinking perhaps I am wasted, ought to be a personal shopper!!!!!

I love the fact that she just had plain yoghourt in her trolley..why is this thread making me laugh so much?

Erm, because I hate plastic bottles on the side and can't be arsed to get it out the cupboard every time I need it. I have a chrome pump bottle by the side of my sink, so it co-ordinates with the rest of my kitchen . But is does enable me to buy big economy bottles, so saves money and I can easily clean the spout if it gets clogged (see I told you there were sensible reasons).

CoV it's not that weird. I decant my shampoo and conditioner for the same reasons.

Just thought, I should have asked her if she had a bad case of thrush!

Ah a kindred spirit! I have this for shampoo etc in my shower.

ComeOVeneer, OMG I love that dispenser - did you get it from that site as not used them before and am always wary on new sites.

I hate plastic bottles in the kitchen to, hubby thinks i'm mad lol but nice to know its not just me.

Ooh, I like that. I might get one. See, you've converted me now.

Aha, I am not the only one!!! Yes I bought it from that site, no problems. I was fed up with all these half used bottles littering the shower compartment.

oooooooooooooh that is fabulous!

(shampoo thing, not nutter)

I don't know what's funnier - the ida of this mad woman commenting on someone else's shopping or the thought of people decanting washing up liquid so it looks nice!
I'm looking at my large bottle of gippo washing up liquid standing on my sink - in front of the window!!

I always wondered who bought those things to decant stuff that doesn't need decanting.

Maybe it's the old bat who accosted my mum, years ago, when we lived in England, for buying N. Irish butter. "They murdered Mountbatten, you know. Put it back!". Poor mum did, because she was scared to argue as she has a Belfast accent and the old git woman was waving her umberella at her.

Maybe she had a serious bout of thrush (hence all the yoghurt) and she was merely passing her irritation onto you!

You need a general response to nutter comment. Perhaps tell them that research shows a very strong link between giving unsolicited advice and some horrible fate like falling down stairs or thrush.

I think dispensers are weird though. That's possibly because I am a slattern who lives in a hard water area so I know that they would look manky after about a fortnight.

omg how weird and rude of her!

I should have taken the baseball cap off.