Finally supermarkets are being stricter!

Nicknamegoeshere · 2021-01-22T15:01:29+00:00

Re the Shop Alone rule. It felt safer shopping in-store yesterday. They should have toughened up earlier but st least they are now!

TheGreatWave · 22/01/2021 15:59

Well as long as you are good with it. My Mum's world is now that little bit smaller after being shouted at for being with my Dad.

I know it is pointless saying anything like that on here as no one really cares about others and their struggles, all that matters is them and how safe they feel.

WTAFIhavelosttheferret · 22/01/2021 16:03

You are in the wrong place

I believe that you can apply for a job via Guardian Jobs for either

The Covid Police
Trainee Divine Being Status. This is an apprenticeship that recognises your total superiority to all other humans. You get to be a deity of your choosing on graduation.

PoppiesinOctober · 22/01/2021 16:04

Since when? I went to Tesco the other day and it was couples galore.

ilovesooty · 22/01/2021 16:06

@TheGreatWave

Well as long as you are good with it. My Mum's world is now that little bit smaller after being shouted at for being with my Dad.

I know it is pointless saying anything like that on here as no one really cares about others and their struggles, all that matters is them and how safe they feel.

There's no need to shout at anyone, but people's safety does matter, and it is better imo if people shop alone unless it's absolutely necessary to be accompanied.

lovemirage · 22/01/2021 16:08

I went shopping yesterday and only couples were elderly. Shop was surprisingly busy and no queues to get in.

Passthebubbly · 22/01/2021 16:11

You can’t have been in Asda 😂 was awful in there today. So many people in family groups/young couples and staff standing watching people coming in not as much as sanitising hands. Won’t be back. Have found Tesco much better

Souther · 22/01/2021 16:13

And what are single parents without support supposed to do?
Get shouted at in front of their kids?
As long as it works for you I guess it must be ok.

ilovesooty · 22/01/2021 16:16

@Souther

And what are single parents without support supposed to do? Get shouted at in front of their kids? As long as it works for you I guess it must be ok.

For goodness sake. Where did anyone suggest that shouting at people was acceptable? Of course there are some circumstances where people can't shop alone. The problem lies with people who are shopping in couples and groups who don't need to.

victoriaspongecake · 22/01/2021 16:21

Here’s the thing op.
YOU don’t know why people need to shop in couples.
Unless of course you are psychic.
I shop alone as I can.
Not everyone can.
So keep your beak out and stop being so judgemental over things you know absolutely nothing about.

nettytree · 22/01/2021 16:26

As a cashier my heart sinks when a single person comes to my till with an overflowing trolley. It takes ages for them to unload it and then repack it the other end. It is so much quicker if there was 2 people. One at each end.

EatingAllTheCookies · 22/01/2021 16:29

I did tesco today
Traffic lights. 5 people walked in, in front of me and was on Red!

Someone stood sanitising customers hands. 2 just said no thanks but in a rude tone.

Now even though numbers are reduced there's nothing to stop 20 people down 1 aisle.?
The veg section was rammed as was the tins aisle.. I needed kidney beans but didn't bother in the end as each time I went back there was about 10 trolleys.

Still a fair few shopping in couples but may have valid reason.

1 set of friends blocking an end chatting for quite a while.

Littlefluffyclouds13 · 22/01/2021 16:32

I'm taking my 20 yr old dd with me every time.
Guess what? She's had covid in October and in the period since then, has developed acute anxiety and is currently medicated and living at home instead of living the life she should be at uni.

Op, I bloody can't wait to win the argument when you start on me in the supermarket or are you more of a keyboard 'warrior' and only keen to share your shit hidden away?

Unanananana · 22/01/2021 16:33

Some people NEED to shop in pairs, I think an elderly couple should be included in that. Some people NEED a carer with them and single parents NEED to take their children.

Big difference between these situations and taking the whole family because they WANT a day/trip out or WANT to accompany a neurotypical spouse/partner that apparently can't be trusted to read a list properly.

Littlefluffyclouds13 · 22/01/2021 16:33

@victoriaspongecake

Here’s the thing op. YOU don’t know why people need to shop in couples. Unless of course you are psychic. I shop alone as I can. Not everyone can. So keep your beak out and stop being so judgemental over things you know absolutely nothing about.

You're fantastic, sensible and with a decent dose of empathy. Op could do with a healthy dose of your attitude towards strangers!

TonMoulin · 22/01/2021 16:34

Yay, so now people who need support to have their shopping done will have to 'prove' to whoever is at the doort that they need help or be told that NO they can do their shopping. They have to strictystay at home 'to save life'.

except its not saving any life at all. Its making the life of those who are more disadvantaged harder (Im thinking people with mobility issues, single parents with young children etc ).
In the mean time, the biggest issue is people not self isoltaing BECAUSE THEY CANT AFFORD IT TO DO IT and loose their job, have no income etc... But that's OK. They onl;ydo it becaue they are rule breakers.
The rules et BY THE GOVERNMENT allow more shops to be opened, more people to be at work rather than at home
Same government took ages to actually put some restrictions in place so we are now facing very high umber of deaths and a very long lockdown.
And the same governent managed to to fuck up all hos decisions so much that the UK 1- has the worst record on deaths (see the number of deaths per million) and 2- one the worst record for its ipact on the conomy (see the impact on the GPD)

But yes the issue is all down to people not shopping alone.....

TonMoulin · 22/01/2021 16:36

@nettytree

As a cashier my heart sinks when a single person comes to my till with an overflowing trolley. It takes ages for them to unload it and then repack it the other end. It is so much quicker if there was 2 people. One at each end.

And the worst thing is that they are probably trying their best by doing one big shop for the week (or even two weeks) so they don't have to go the shop too often....

OliveTree75 · 22/01/2021 16:40

@nettytree

As a cashier my heart sinks when a single person comes to my till with an overflowing trolley. It takes ages for them to unload it and then repack it the other end. It is so much quicker if there was 2 people. One at each end.

This!! I went to Lidl today alone. I have 3 kids so need a trolley full. By the time I got my shopping loaded on, the cashier had already scanned it and it was in a massive pile waiting for me at the other end! I got tutted at at the man behind when he saw I had a full trolley. (Ihad already started unloading or would have let him infront). I was so stressed! I do go alone but it isn't always easy when you need a big shop!

Kottbullar · 22/01/2021 16:45

@nettytree

As a cashier my heart sinks when a single person comes to my till with an overflowing trolley. It takes ages for them to unload it and then repack it the other end. It is so much quicker if there was 2 people. One at each end.

It doesn't always work with one at each end because you need the trolley to put bagged items into. Also as a customer you frequently get told to move to an empty till rather than have a bit of time while the person in front has their items scanned and pays. I always get bemused looks when I refuse to move.

faerin · 22/01/2021 16:46

Zero change where I live. Thank goodness. Shopping with my partner is one of the only things keeping me sane. I've not yet witnessed any hysteria or shouting.

ilovesooty · 22/01/2021 16:49

@Unanananana

Some people NEED to shop in pairs, I think an elderly couple should be included in that. Some people NEED a carer with them and single parents NEED to take their children.

Big difference between these situations and taking the whole family because they WANT a day/trip out or WANT to accompany a neurotypical spouse/partner that apparently can't be trusted to read a list properly.

Exactly. There have been plenty of people even on here justifying a want, not a need.

Daisyhoney · 22/01/2021 16:50

The amount of people on here who think it is ok for them to tell other people what they can and can't do is beyond staggering. Why is it any of your business how other people shop. Fyi this is guidance only, not law and nobody has to justify their reasons for shopping with somebody else to people like you.
Who the hell do you think you are ?

Rainb0wDrops · 22/01/2021 16:53

Went to Sainsbury's today and there were loads of couples shopping and plenty of adults with kids of all ages including older teens. I'm not bothered as I'm sure they all have their own reasons.

I did get a little frustrated by one couple who were constantly blocking the aisles by each standing on opposite sides with trolley in middle ( but that would annoy me covid or not)
Also one woman actually leaned over me to reach some yoghurt rather than waiting or saying excuse me. Again this sort of thing annoys me pre-covid too.

ilovesooty · 22/01/2021 16:56

@Daisyhoney

The amount of people on here who think it is ok for them to tell other people what they can and can't do is beyond staggering. Why is it any of your business how other people shop. Fyi this is guidance only, not law and nobody has to justify their reasons for shopping with somebody else to people like you. Who the hell do you think you are ?

People can't all operate with an individual focus. There's such a thing as societal responsibility. Of course it's guidance and no one has to justify themselves to others. I find it disappointing though when people say that they don't make an effort to shop alone simply because they like shopping with other people. It's surely helpful to reduce transmission ss much as we reasonably can.

TonMoulin · 22/01/2021 16:56

@ilovesooty,
and how are yu going to see of someone has a genuine NEED rather than a want??

Are you expecting every single parent to explain how they are on their own and no they don't have someone else in their childcare bubble to look after the dcs (which might well defy the point too but hey ho)?
Are you expecting the elderly couple to explain how their life is restricted by arthritis/dementia/whatever other illness?
Are you expecting all the people with mobility issues to give their full diagnosis etc... and hope that the person at the door has a clue?

Or are you thinking that people should be able to just say 'Im sorry but no I can't' and take that as an answer? You do realise that then anyone and everyone can claim they need support and you are back to square one?

Pumpertrumper · 22/01/2021 16:58

Not sure why people are trying to ‘shame’ others for prioritising their safety over other people’s right to pop to the shops with company. of course safety outweighs ‘but my mum wants to go to the supermarket too’ Jesus what absolute numpties this pandemic has unearthed

Kids too young to be left home alone obviously shouldn’t count, neither should those with an actual disability or exemption. But yes anyone wanting to put others in an extra bit of danger should have to be willing to explain why!

I was fuming in Asda the other day at all the bloody families shopping together. Fwiw I’m pregnant and struggling with my leg/back currently having physio. Shopping is hard and often painful but If I want to go instead of sending DH (useless at food shopping) then I accept I have to manage alone as the world doesn’t revolve around me and I don’t have the right to endanger others!