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?

Sorry you may not be old, but the same applies- someone with a disability.

I'm a single mum and have no choice but to take my kids with me on the shop. I'm not justifying my single parenthood, or why there's no one at hone to look after the kids, every time I want to get food in.

The Stasi wannabes terrify me.

The people getting impatient because you are cleaning tills and other touch points, instead of serving them, are also a pain.

Well having read so many posts from selfish arseholes on here I will happily stick to my click & collect shopping so I don't have to endure all the morons in the supermarket.

Click & collect available in my area every day, every hour of the day that the supermarket is open and completely free. Sainsbury's that is and, before any jumps in, no I don't find it more expensive than other supermarkets.

We never shop every week as there is no reason to. Sometimes every 2 weeks but can be every 3 or even 4 weeks. Just need to be organised.

So many pathetic excuses as to why people need to take their 6 children with them, why they can't wear a mask or, if they do, can't wear it properly. Oh and the most pathetic excuse of them all that their OH is not capable of doing a food shop. What utter idiots some of you are living with.

Yes I get SOME people need to go with another person and maybe with their children but nowhere near the amount that do

I am not old but I appreciate the sentiment. Not all war vets are elderly.

I use click and collect and deliveries regardless. I haven't set foot in a shop since November. DP has been in shops alone.

@yulelogc

I'm a single parent, do my shopping when kids are at their dads it's easier, however I always go with my mum, I drive, she doesn't, and I'm heavily pregnant with spd, I struggle to shop alone so she comes with and helps. Today, we were questioned at the door of the supermarket as to why we both needed to go in, we explained and they were fine with it. I think that's the way to do it really. This was Waitrose, they are only allowing 50 in now. I didn't see any families in there, one lady who was clearly helping another man, a couple of single adults with a child... didn't see any couples with kids though

You drive then wait in car,?

Me and DP often go together because he drives and I don’t and I know what we need and what to get if they don’t have it. DS is autistic so only eats certain brands of products. DP doesn’t know everything he eats because I’m the one that deals with mealtimes. He then gets what he needs for his work lunches. That’s only once a month though. Like we just went to Iceland last week. DP will pick bits and pieces up here and there after work if needed. But we won’t go shopping again for another 3 weeks.

I don’t agree with 7 members of the same family all coming shopping. But single parents definitely shouldn’t be ridiculed for taking there kids shopping. It’s a bit hard when you don’t have childcare and all the delivery slots are gone so what else are they supposed to do.

But single parents definitely shouldn’t be ridiculed for taking there kids shopping.

But how are people to know who the single parents are? Because they mostly just assume we are idiots or have stupid husbands. Short of wearing a sign how will people know and stop throwing me dirty looks?

I just do all the shopping completely alone and see so many family outings!! I try and just go once a week and we have an online delivery but with 5 of us near adults we eat a lot!!

Your partner goes on his own?

2 bags of cat litter, 2 bags of cat food and 2 bags of dog food, is one person, so fantastic, we have the animals sorted, now for the humans.

Which means partner goes back again and then probably a third time, when in the mean time, we could do one shop, for the month with the 3 of us (DS carries stuff as well)

maybe for some people who are on a low incomes those BOGOF bargains or reduced price chicken are essential for them to get through the week. They are looking around trying to get the most for their money. Maybe someone substituting more expensive cheese is really hard. I just feel that again it’s the more vulnerable people in society who will be screwed by this whereas the rich and able will do as they want, as usual. There’s a real lack of empathy out there.

@Sirzy

Problem is it’s the staff that end up getting the abuse when they ask people. Everyone has their reason why they “need” to shop in a group or whatever!

Because the rules are absolutely necessary but they never apply to Moi, because I'm 'special', a term thet I define.

I don't object to anyone elderly or with health needs shopping with another person for support.

I don't object to those with health issues ditto.

I don't judge one parent with DCs, they may have another adult at home but they may well not. I don't know.

I do object to a group of three adults, two teenagers and two more DCs aged 7/8/9 - with only the adults, if any, wearing masks.

I object to a group of six young men going in together, no masks, and each buying a pack of beer cans.

Or a group of teenage girls mooching round the makeup together, also no masks.

I object to a smaller group of two women and two DCs between them, aged around 9/10, no masks on the DCs, when it was clear from their (loud) conversation that this was exactly a 'day out'. (They were looking at soft furnishings in Morrisons.)

If security have the power to question and eject the latter groups, I'm all for it.

As a retail worker ( clothing) I can tell you we do not get paid enough to police it, we do not get paid enough to take abuse from stupid assholes who can’t follow the rules. We started in our shop but everyday the amount of abuse we recieved, we decided it wasn’t worth it. I’ve been in my mums work, where I sometimes pick up a shift here or there to help them when it’s super busy and they way the staff get spoken to is disgusting.

@Heyahun

Meh I don’t really care tbh - I just go to the shops at 9pm and they are always empty so I have the place to myself. Sometimes go with my husband - also heavily pregnant so I struggle on my own and we don’t have a car - we need both of us to go sometimes to carry 2 bags home each or we’d never get the stuff back / he’d have to the shops again in the week to carry everything we need which is worse surely

Buy a trolley, the two wheeled, pull type. It will make life so much easier.

There’s lots of colours, a few designs now.

I hate carrying anything

Also has banned people for shop lifting. Been there when they've thrown someone out. the staff hunt in packs work as a team. Bloody impressive they were too.

I’m absolutely fine seeing a couple, from the same household, with masks shopping together. Rather see that than one person go in minus mask. Problem with people taking DCs is that they’re not always controlled and just tear around the place using the aisles like an athletic track. Not ideal with people trying to socially distance. Our supermarket has an announcement on loop asking parents to supervise their children, so it must be a problem.

peak2021

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

Seriously?! Have we time warped back about 50 years?

Aldi not also ffs.

My mum, when she was getting older, wouldn’t have a trolley, as her neighbours (nice), she though, would laugh at her.

Of course they had a car, and she didn’t, as she never learnt to drive.

We did buy her one, (a trolley, she refused to learn to drive) when she broke her wrist, wanted to get out to the shops, but couldn’t carry things

( we did do shopping for her, but she wanted to get out on her own, or couldnt remeber what she needed at the shops 😂😂)

@Feedingthebirds1 it's not about having the power to stop people entering. It's the aftermath we face when they complain, how do we know everyone's circumstances and who's telling the truth? It's down to the public to be responsible for their own actions and actually do the right thing. I won't be policing it and I hope our union step in and we are not put in that position. It's no joke working in retail at the moment and tempers are fraying already and it's only a matter of time before a staff member gets seriously assaulted and injured.

@UghNotThisSgain36 Can't you get a delivery as you are both clearly very old and would be able to get a priority slot? You're here using the internet.“

Again, seriously?!

Really? This again?

I totally agree with @Livelovebehappy.

Now that supermarkets are supposedly taking the pandemic a little more seriously - where are the reckless indifferent bored unmasked self declared exempt Covidiots household gatherings going to hang out each day? Are garden centres the next hub incubator and Covid transfer station?

Sadly I really doubt shop staff including so many countless “security Covid marshals” will be bothered with any PPE. They seemingly have Covid fatigue and therefore by example give carte blanc to the reckless selfish “invincible” unmasked unsocial distanced multi household gatherings in shops. The self defeating self declared exemption has been a home goal as if suddenly seemingly most are exempt but medically can not be possibly exempt from infection and transmission? Truly exempt should be allowed options including possibly click and collect priority or perhaps early opening so they can all do their shopping without interference from non exempt etc. We need to finally follow the rules of science a little more conscientiously than superficially as otherwise this will drag on forever despite the vaccines! The mask utility argument is post evident. How many more fatalities before people finally understand a bit of mutual civic duty of care as treat others how you wish to be treated etc etc.