Popping to the shop - which makes more sense?

[aperolspritzbasicbitch]

Am I going insane??

Two adults.

One is cycling in to the local high street for a coffee with child. Coffee spot literally across the street from M&S.

One is driving in to the same town centre to drop off a child at the library, will not be getting out of the car, but because of the layout of the road will have to drive past the back of the same M&S.

one adult suggests to the other that they pop in and pick up some rolls and cold cuts for lunch, as they will be feet away from the shop, bikes already chained up.

the cycling adult says they think the other adult should do it, they are driving right past it. Driving adult explains they have no intention of getting out of the car, so it would add on a car parking space faff/fee.

they’ve reached an impasse, as both adults think it makes more sense for the other to go.

thoughts please?

The one out and about on foot/bike should pick up the bits obvs.

Cycling one pops

Is the bike made out of disposable BBQ's?

in this scenario? cycling one.

But is the cycling one always getting little extra tasks to do because the other one "isn't getting out of the car"?

🤣🤣 that would be quite the drip feed

Cycling

Cyclist.

The person cycling should go to the shop in this situation. Why make the driver go to the hassle of parking the car.

Cyclist. Obviously.

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Driving. They are child free and will be easier to carry whatever shopping is needed.

The other is out spending time with the child, why drag the child through the shop.

Going against the grain here but the car driver should get the shopping as its easier for them to get the shopping home

Combine forces cyclist pops in driving one pulls up grabs bag drives away no parking needed

Seems like a pointless argument, either could easily get the shopping. Might just about be easier for the driver, as the cyclist will have a child in tow, and food could get warm on a bike depending how long the cycle is, but it really shouldn't be a big issue for either. Do you often have such pointless arguments?

shopping to carry would be minimal, and light, and cyclist has previously popped a lot more shopping in a bag and cycled home with it, so that’s not really a huge issue.

driver manages to both spend time with the children and pick up supplies just fine.

other child will call when finished in town, and will be collected, by driver, no doubt.

'Cold cuts' from M&S? I've never heard anyone in the UK calling deli meat/sandwich fillings that. Are you American?

Sorry it matters not much! I think maybe the cycler should get the stuff. The driver isn't getting out of the car and parking would be extra faff/cost but the cyclist is already going to the high street to actually use it. And M&S is kind of part of that trip. Before or after the coffee.

And the child might like to go too? Or at least they might like treat from there. But I guess that goes for either child.

An argument isn’t occurring?

No one has fallen out.

Why not just have something else for lunch?

You can then both enjoy your day without squabbling.

The cyclist unless the driver is a lazy arse in which case it's their turn.

No, not American 🤣 but currently perimenopausal and ‘deli meat’ could not be found anywhere in my brain.

Cold cuts is fine!

Car person if it's as hot there as it is here. Unless cycling person has a cool bag.

Cyclist. But it very much sounds like you're the driver.

Driver

Sounds like cyclist has a lovely activity planned with child and having to carry shopping back on the bike is a bit of a faff and extra weight

Car can park up, nip in and easily transport shopping back.

If car driver had no intention of leaving the house and driving to where M and S is, I'd say cyclist should do it, but driver has to just add a little inconvenience, feels like the inconvenience is more for cyclist

Don't warm your cold cuts up on a disposable bbq