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Social distancing in supermarkets

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AtLastEarwax · 07/06/2020 21:25

Ok I get it, we need to social distance and I understand that BUT the aisles aren't wide enough?? How do people deal with that? Sometimes with a 2 year old that has just spotted his favourite book on a shelf and wants to run over pick it up and show me??

Social distancing is just not possible in aisles that are so small??

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ssd · 08/06/2020 22:15

Probably Grin

AmeliaTaylor · 09/06/2020 11:11

hussain bolt

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AhBallix · 09/06/2020 13:21

Arf at 'run a mock'! Sorry, but that made me giggleGrin

AtLastEarwax · 09/06/2020 20:01

It's true though, it's been blown totally out of proportion on here!

People who make out children to be nuisances shouldn't have them. Don't they see shopping as a learning opportunity too?? Life experience, money, choosing their own fruit and veg and all sorts of independent things. My son loves to choose a lolly or something and pay for it himself, the cashiers never see him as a nuisance doing that, they smile and give change etc and treat him like a special customer. That's interacting with adults, learning about money and change, how shopping works (you have your treat when you've paid for it) the list could go on seriously...

Obviously learning may not be on the top of their agenda but it is certainly for me!

For what it's worth I bought us face masks today, myself, hubs and my son. Just before prices go really silly. Combatting those teeny aisles too, win win

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TheCanterburyWhales · 09/06/2020 20:10

You forgot rule number one of children.
We all love our own unconditionally. It's a thing. Other people's are sometimes lovely, sometimes revolting. Because we aren't obliged by mother nature y'see.
But to infer that those of us objecting to people like you thinking Junior is the centre of everybody's universe while he runs round Asda and (probably) holds everybody up while he learns about aubergines, shouldn't have children is, frankly, fucking offensive.

AtLastEarwax · 09/06/2020 20:18

Whales - he doesn't run and he's not the centre of everyone universe but he's the centre of mine. He doesn't run, I've already said sorry, my bad on the wording. We don't hold people up. You get in and out the shop as you would and I'll stay in there doing my shopping, until they tag us like in a swimming pool and give us certain times we can be in their I'll learn him about whatever I want. Thanks for that much needed comment GrinGrinGrin

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JacobReesMogadishu · 09/06/2020 20:18

I was in Lidl today and the woman behind me crept forward and was a foot behind me. She was wearing a mask, I do worry they give people a false sense of security. I was really stressed.

AtLastEarwax · 09/06/2020 20:20

Jacob I think they are useful if you have the virus so you don't spread it but it's certainly not a 100% barrier

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