Supermarkets need to get real!

[Justa47]

When will supermarkets stop being a day out and only allow single parents in with kids and not families and couples?

Why doesn’t one parent wait in the car?

Maybe fine in the summer but not when it's -1 outside

Then the person waiting outside walks around a bit to keep warm, when the one who’s shopping is finished they call and arrange to meet outside.

Pre covid I never understood family trips to do the full shop. Why do that you yourself? Bonkers in my mind but then I won’t take dc into a shop right now at all. Working in a hospital is enough risk for us.

I agree, but would most women trust their DH to do the shopping and get everything correct?

Seriously?

DH has always done the bulk of the grocery shopping as he works for himself and can go in during a weekday when it’s quieter.

If only one person goes then they can only carry so much so will have to make more trips - especially if they don't have a car and have to walk a decent amount. There is also the scenario of someone waiting outside to help them with the bags but then you'd end up with lots of people standing around waiting, and there isn't always space.

Obviously, there are people who aren't following the rules but I don't think you should get angry at people trying their best. I haven't seen any signs saying only one person has to shop etc at my supermarkets, so I think a lot of people wouldn't think about it.

We can’t get a delivery slot and to be honest there are some weeks when we can’t afford the extra we would have to pay for delivery;we also don’t drive. However we walk to the shop together (me and DH) and he waits outside (out of the way) while I nip around and get what we need - he then helps me carry it home. Both of us don’t need to walk around the supermarket, if we can find a way around it I’m sure many others could- they just don’t want too.

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I agree it’s not up to shop staff to question customers.

It’s too late to be worrying about this now. We are at this point so we will just have to wait it out until infection rates decrease.

You only have to look at some of the responses on here to get your answer times have changed and people will not.
There will of course be a few genuine one but .

My favourite is where some say there DH is incapeable in that case do it yourself why bring him when he's not capable of shopping he will be no use to you .

Also, my DH is a ninja packer.
He packs with an eye to where each item is going to be put away.
Plus while he's packing the last few items I am paying the bill, so we're actually getting through the checkout faster too. We make a great team . The whole exercise takes as little time as possible.

We prefer to choose our own items in the shops, so we're not hogging an online slot that a vulnerable person could use.

But as I said, rant away if it makes you feel better.

I think this is really hard for the elderly and disabled and lone parents. My aunt is in her eighties and her daughter shops for her, but she gets fed up with her daughter buying the wrong thing. A lot of it is stocking problems, but she ends up with a lot of food she can't eat or doesn't like, so she would prefer her daughter drive her to the shops, so she can do her own shopping. It's very hard for her to be stuck at home all day every day. For a lot of elderly people, their daily trip to the local supermarket is the only human interaction they get all day.

My parents also find it very hard going. My mum doesn't have good eyesight and can't drive. She likes to go to the supermarket and see what is on offer before deciding what to buy. She got yelled at by a member of supermarket staff for trying to go in with my dad. It was very upsetting for them both.

I don't see why so much anger is directed at supermarket shopping, which is essential. I live abroad and we've had no clusters associated with supermarkets here. Everyone wears masks and keeps their distance.

I do agree that this thinking is very ableist. It's sad that people can't have more compassion.

@MadisonAvenue

Maybe fine in the summer but not when it's -1 outside

Then the person waiting outside walks around a bit to keep warm, when the one who’s shopping is finished they call and arrange to meet outside.

Are you being serious? I can never tell on here

I’m with my toddler twelve hours per day, six days a week, I need to go alone or if too tired and needing that extra help, I’m still suffering the effects of covid from March and have no other help, my Dp comes with me on his day off. Is that okay with you, op?
I think we need to mindful of people’s personal situations and how hard this is for many, in many different scenarios, we don’t really know, do we.

@ICouldHaveCheckedFirst

Also, my DH is a ninja packer. He packs with an eye to where each item is going to be put away. Plus while he's packing the last few items I am paying the bill, so we're actually getting through the checkout faster too. We make a great team . The whole exercise takes as little time as possible.

We prefer to choose our own items in the shops, so we're not hogging an online slot that a vulnerable person could use.

But as I said, rant away if it makes you feel better.

2 of you uneccesarily at the checkout. poor staff

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My parents, both in their eighties, go together. Is this OK?

An elderly couple may need to go together to help one another, a daughter/son may need to take their elderly parent.
It’s shocking to be the amount of self righteous and judgemental people coming out of the woodwork during this pandemic.

For a lot of elderly people, their daily trip to the local supermarket is the only human interaction they get all day.

I've not spoken to anyone in person since Christmas day (I don't think saying "thank you" to the Iceland delivery driver or getting my blood pressure checked by the nurse counts." I'm 42 and live alone so if I caught it I'd be stuck at home by myself.

@ICouldHaveCheckedFirstAlso,
my DH is a ninja packer.
He packs with an eye to where each item is going to be put away.
Plus while he's packing the last few items I am paying the bill, so we're actually getting through the checkout faster too. We make a great team grin. The whole exercise takes as little time as possible.

1 of you go put it back in the trolley after scanned and pack it in your car in the car park . There is a way round but you don't care about the checkout staff .

This whole thread is stupid anyway - people are gonna do what they want and shop staff won’t do anything about it ! So I don’t know what the point in all
You should do this and all arguing is gonna do. 😂😂

It would have to be an honour system, because how can you quickly and easily prove that you have no-one to watch your children while you shop? I pity the poor person whose job it would be to enforce any such rules.

Are you being serious? I can never tell on here

I’m wondering whether you are. What is so difficult to understand about the need to reduce the number of people unnecessarily walking around supermarkets?
I understand that you need help carrying your shopping home but you don’t need help picking a can of beans or whatever off the shelf and putting it in the trolley.

If it’s cold at the moment then just suck it up for now and one of you wait outside, it’s not going to be forever.

@MiddlesexGirl

My parents, both in their eighties, go together. Is this OK?

No because most of the older people dither about and are usually the worst at distancing !

Trouble with limiting numbers on entry is that people then spilt up and go in seperately. So you see a mum plus 1 DC...dad plus 1 dc...meet up inside and regroup..and so on

[quote rwalker]@ICouldHaveCheckedFirstAlso,
my DH is a ninja packer.
He packs with an eye to where each item is going to be put away.
Plus while he's packing the last few items I am paying the bill, so we're actually getting through the checkout faster too. We make a great team grin. The whole exercise takes as little time as possible.

1 of you go put it back in the trolley after scanned and pack it in your car in the car park . There is a way round but you don't care about the checkout staff .[/quote]
It's not about speed - it's about volume of people in the aisles.

Because unreasonable customers are assholes and the supermarket staff aren't bouncers.