Major pet peeve, just me?

[DaisyChain505]

It really bugs me when I see whole families doing the weekly food shop in supermarkets.

The aisle are jam packed with whole families doing the food shop. Why is it necessary for both parents and the kids to all be there to do it?

They take up more space, the kids are ultimately in other shoppers way as they don’t have any spacial or situational awareness and are just wondering around aimlessly and it must be a more stressful trip for the parents compared to if one parent stayed home with the kids and the other went and did the food shop solo.

You’re being ridiculous OP.
People can shop as a family if they want to. It’s their decision, nothing to do with you.
It it annoys you then work around it. Shop later in the day or do an online shop.

Retired people are also entitled to shop when they so choose.
It’s really very entitled of people to think otherwise.

What do you expect to change about human nutrition and cooking in 15 years?

Exactly this! People taking their kids to the supermarkets is very VERY rarely anything to do with teaching kids to 'shop' and 'budget' and 'cook!'

The scenario you described that you DO see is what usually happens when people take 2 or more children 'food shopping!'

Of course, some people will claim they they 'never see such things' in their verreh naice area! 😂

You've honestly never seen unruly kids in supermarkets? And you think this is an area thing. What, like only scummy council estate supermarkets or something? C'mon.

Exactly this.

The people on here trying to police who can go to the weekly shop and when they can go is hilarious.

When I retire I’m going to go to the Post Office between noon and 1.30pm all the time just to spite you all 😂

This is giving….. entitled. I’m a single parent to SEN twins, I rarely leave my house (because I have severe anxiety and have been diagnosed with agoraphobia) but the rare occasions I do go, I have to take my kids (because there’s nobody else to have them) and I take my aunt with me who is sort of like a carer (for me. Without offishally being one) because of my panic and anxiety, she helps. I can’t leave the house without the support. You could argue “why doesn’t she just do your shopping for you” to which i say, she usually does. But occasionally, they’ll be a reason I need to go myself and so that’s the arrangement.

Adults taking elderly parents food shopping (with the elderly parent going around on a mobility scooter,) is NOTHING like people taking their children food shopping - and allowing their children to run around, getting in peoples way, and causing havoc and obstruction.

And I really can't see how going food shopping with the parents is important for 'childrens physical and social development.' Nope. Not seeing it.

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I have never seen a child on a scooter in a supermarket. Not once. A teenager with no parent with them yes, not a young child with their family. I have never seen children smearing snot on stuff. I have seen some poor behaviour/silliness/tantrums, but the behaviour is always corrected by their parent/carer. I’ve never seen children just be allowed to run riot while ignored by their parents.
I have no idea of demographics. Just that I haven’t seen what you describe in any of the (multiple) areas I’ve lived in.

Nope, I'm not seeing it either. But according to @ThiagoJones "it's an area thing".

Knock yourself out. I always go around 11am anyway - on a day off work. When I am off work, I go out during OFF PEAK times. Because like, why would I not?! Why put myself through waiting in bigger queues with 100s more people around, much bigger queues, much bigger waiting times, and 100s more cars on the road, when I can pick a quieter time, and have more quality time to myself?

You do you though.

Maybe they don't need to go as a whole family but they just want to? Maybe it's something they enjoy? They have as much right to shop there as you! Do an online shop if it bothers you that much 🤷‍♀️

I said ‘maybe’. Just trying to come up with an explanation as to why you see the behaviours you listed every time you go into a supermarket, and I have never seen them. Could just as likely be another reason, it was just a suggestion 🤷🏻‍♀️

😂

My town is a shithole. I can’t think I’ve ever seen this happening in any of the supermarkets I go to. Lidl, Aldi, Asda, Tesco.

Why shouldn't shopping be a family thing?!? I think it's really lovely that they decide together what to eat.

If you don't like it then go shopping at 9pm. My local Sainsburys is sooooo quiet at that time.

(I don’t live in a nice area by the way. I live in a shit hole small town in the midlands).

Maybe some retired people like to retain a sense of separation between the work week and the weekend, and so continue doing their chores at the weekend. I can imagine that that's helpful in terms of structure. The days might feel a bit shapeless for some, otherwise. I can imagine still using the weekend for chores in order to be able to fill the week with fun!

When I was going to the local Morrisons the only day worth going was on a Saturday because any other day the shelves were often almost empty, especially the fruit, veg, and dairy ones.

I used to do my supermarket shop in the evening on my own after DS was in bed. The supermarket was emptier and I enjoyed the time to myself. The cafe was open late some evenings so if I timed it right I could get a coffee and a cookie in peace and read some of my book before starting the shop. Bliss 🤣

By the same token, you don't really need to go at all if you don't want to be around people. Just shop online!

When DS was small, one or the other of us usually went and took him with us. It was something to do and there is a lot to be learned from a trip to the shops. We rarely all went unless we were on our way back from somewhere or on holiday. DS has always been interested in food and a good eater. I wonder if getting him involved with shopping and preparing food helped with this (along with a dose of luck).

I haven't done a 'big shop' in person since before covid!

Tbh we sometimes shop as a family (of 3), but not because it's a family day out, rather that it is because we have a lot on at the weekend (and have no time in the week), and rarely make a trip from home to the supermarket and back again. Is far more likely that we'll do it on the way to our from somewhere. So making it a separate trip would involve driving all the way home and then taking the car out again for another (completely unnecessary) journey, which would also be frowned on by MN.

I'm not sure why the above probably fairly common situation is so hard for people to imagine.

My Morrisons has fresh food every weekday. Saturday is quite empty of new/fresh stuff, as it's crazy busy and some stuff isn't delivered on a Saturday. I would rather stick pins in my eyes than do my weekly shop on a Saturday. WHEN I AM ABLE TO DO IT IN THE WEEK!.

But why put yourself through doing shopping on a Saturday, when it's crazy busy and packed? Far better to do it in the week! (If you don't work there is LOADS of time in the week to do it!) No retired person is sooooo busy in the week that they haven't got an hour or two to do their food shop in the week.

Or maybe they could do it online?!

Well I haven’t been food shopping for many years.

You don't buy food? You have someone else do it?

Because if you are saying you get a home delivery then how exactly do you get that delivered, if you don't do a food shop? Have you got access to some mind reading technology the rest of us don't?