[Food] Bellcheeses In The Supermarket (Coronavirus Edition)

[Beach Hut]

Local Co-op today, queued up and got in waited patiently for the area I wanted as an old lady was being indecisive to say the least. Another old lady walked straight passed me to the area where the other lady was and decided to stand next to her handling virtually everything.

FFS

 

[The Wookiee]

but they might be checking use by date or ingredients?

Useless fact, whilst mentioning use by dates, did you know the use by date on a packet of crisps always falls on a Saturday ?

 

[marlowe]

I actually take it as a personal affront if someone stands more than the designated 2 metres behind me in the queue as we wait to enter the supermarket. The woman today was at least twice that. I was absolutely seething.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Local Co-op today, queued up and got in waited patiently for the area I wanted as an old lady was being indecisive to say the least. Another old lady walked straight passed me to the area where the other lady was and decided to stand next to her handling virtually everything.

FFS

I had the same the other day in a co-op. I think part of the problem is they are all so narrow and a lot of the old folk just don't understand the social distancing thing. I walked out in the end as people were not waiting, trying to push past others.

 

[jessiejames]

I had the misfortune to deliver to Morrison's in Croydon this morning, arrived and reversed lorry in at 9.15, when I left at 9.35 queuing to get in to store was around the car park and in front of the service yard. Shoppers moaning at me because they had to move out of the way to let me out.

 

[jakarta]

I had the misfortune to be in Croydon this morning.

Corrected for You...

 

[jessiejames]

Corrected for You...

Thank you.

 

[happypig]

Outside the bakers this morning, I was first in the queue with another feller a couple of metres away. Old woman comes up and says "Is this the queue ?". I confirmed it was and she says in a decidedly haughty tone "Well we usually queue the other way"

 

[Bozza]

I don't see that as necessary at this time. People should turn up with a clear idea of what they need / want. There is no excuse for unnecessary touching of produce. My view is, if you pick it up, you buy it.

To be honest I think we're all guilty of bellcheesery, in the eyes of others, in supermarkets right now.

I went to Tesco Durrington today to do our weekly big shop. We'd run down almost everything in the house to avoid the regular small top-up shops that we tend to do in normal times. This meant I had to buy a LOT. It was like I was shopping for Christmas, but with a little less cheese and no mince pies. I found the whole experience horrendous, although the queueing outside the store was absolutely fine.

Inside the store itself, it just felt as if there were too many people, many of whom seemed too impatient to leave sufficient space and many more who seemed unable to observe the one-way system.

Anyway, I digress. I was in the chilled meats section, looking for ham and beef. I found the ham I wanted immediately, but couldn't find the beef slices I'd been requested to get. Whilst scanning the shelves, I noticed a lady waiting 2-3 metres behind me. She was visibly getting impatient with the amount of time I was taking as if I thought I could take all day browsing the selection on offer. I turned and mouthed a "sorry" before continuing my hunt. I couldn't find what I wanted and got chicken instead (I know, I know, but as a veggie, it wasn't for me so why do I care?).

I could quite see the lady went home and posted on MumsNet, or similar, about how this one guy took an age to decide which ham to buy, which wasn't actually the case at all.

 

[dazzer6666]

To be honest I think we're all guilty of bellcheesery, in the eyes of others, in supermarkets right now.

I went to Tesco Durrington today to do our weekly big shop. We'd run down almost everything in the house to avoid the regular small top-up shops that we tend to do in normal times. This meant I had to buy a LOT. It was like I was shopping for Christmas, but with a little less cheese and no mince pies. I found the whole experience horrendous, although the queueing outside the store was absolutely fine.

Inside the store itself, it just felt as if there were too many people, many of whom seemed too impatient to leave sufficient space and many more who seemed unable to observe the one-way system.

Anyway, I digress. I was in the chilled meats section, looking for ham and beef. I found the ham I wanted immediately, but couldn't find the beef slices I'd been requested to get. Whilst scanning the shelves, I noticed a lady waiting 2-3 metres behind me. She was visibly getting impatient with the amount of time I was taking as if I thought I could take all day browsing the selection on offer. I turned and mouthed a "sorry" before continuing my hunt. I couldn't find what I wanted and got chicken instead (I know, I know, but as a veggie, it wasn't for me so why do I care?).

I could quite see the lady went home and posted on MumsNet, or similar, about how this one guy took an age to decide which ham to buy, which wasn't actually the case at all.

‘I had to stand behind this bloke who had clearly been sent out to do the shopping by his wife. The dithering idiot was CLUELESS. Stood in front of the cold meats for ages, before picking up a standard pack of cooked chicken breast. I had to wait AGES to pick up the pepper-encrusted chorizo slices Tarquin so loves with his Aragula. FFS’

 

[Grassman]

I had the misfortune to deliver to Morrison's in Croydon this morning, arrived and reversed lorry in at 9.15, when I left at 9.35 queuing to get in to store was around the car park and in front of the service yard. Shoppers moaning at me because they had to move out of the way to let me out.

That’s just like Jessie James, they said.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Went to Lidl today for a top up important shop. While most were pretty good at distancing etc, this silly pair of old twats went to get garden furniture and plants. I was queuing in the car park so watched them unload into their car. Not a single bit of food. So a completely unnecessary visit plus they both came out so it was a real jolly. Boiled my piss as we are doing this in part for people of their age bracket.

Yes, why are shops still able to sell hardware and stuff , when the Gov. instructions are that we only shop for essential items?

Wilko’s are really taking the P### in my opinion. My brother in law sauntered downtown and bought from there a tin of paint, to decorate. Just because they also sell a few toilet rolls and over the counter medicines, it seems they can sell what they like, while competitors have to close.

 

[Stat Brother]

What gets me is people picking things up to look at them on the off-chance they might fancy eating them, and then putting them back. for me, THIS represents the biggest risk of the entire process. I buy stuff for elderly / at risk people in my street often, and it's a massive concern.

I didn't know I did this until shopping last night, with this post on my mind. (it had obviously struck a subliminal chord)


I now have a new 'foible' to add to my compendium which rolled together make the whole package of Weapons Grade F**kwit you see before you.

In a supermarket I now:-

- Reach for an item.
- Chastise myself for attempting to reach the item.
- Momentarily think.
- Then reach for the original item.


Thanks for that.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

To be honest I think we're all guilty of bellcheesery, in the eyes of others, in supermarkets right now.

I went to Tesco Durrington today to do our weekly big shop. We'd run down almost everything in the house to avoid the regular small top-up shops that we tend to do in normal times. This meant I had to buy a LOT. It was like I was shopping for Christmas, but with a little less cheese and no mince pies. I found the whole experience horrendous, although the queueing outside the store was absolutely fine.

Inside the store itself, it just felt as if there were too many people, many of whom seemed too impatient to leave sufficient space and many more who seemed unable to observe the one-way system.

Anyway, I digress. I was in the chilled meats section, looking for ham and beef. I found the ham I wanted immediately, but couldn't find the beef slices I'd been requested to get. Whilst scanning the shelves, I noticed a lady waiting 2-3 metres behind me. She was visibly getting impatient with the amount of time I was taking as if I thought I could take all day browsing the selection on offer. I turned and mouthed a "sorry" before continuing my hunt. I couldn't find what I wanted and got chicken instead (I know, I know, but as a veggie, it wasn't for me so why do I care?).

I could quite see the lady went home and posted on MumsNet, or similar, about how this one guy took an age to decide which ham to buy, which wasn't actually the case at all.

I didn't know I did this until shopping last night, with this post on my mind. (it had obviously struck a subliminal chord)


I now have a new 'foible' to add to my compendium which rolled together make the whole package of Weapons Grade F**kwit you see before you.

In a supermarket I now:-

- Reach for an item.
- Chastise myself for attempting to reach the item.
- Momentarily think.
- Then reach for the original item.


Thanks for that.

I must admit I fell into my own trap yesterday. I was asked to get a cabbage, to make coleslaw. The ones on the coop were wrapped in a LOT of plastic, so it was hard to see them clearly. I touched 2 of them in trying to see how large they were. I bought both, obviously.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Its not just in the supermarkets. I was at the checkout area in a cash and carry this morning. The company asks you to observe a 2m gap between checkout operator and also the person behind. I was suddenly aware of this woman literally pushing past me, about two feet from me, ( no protection ) to get to a vacant checkout. I shouted at her...." Whatever happened to social distancing and respect, can't you read the signs all round this place ? " No reply....just blanked me...." Well **** you too " I said....again....nothing....." This is what we have to put up with all day long " said the checkout lady.

 

[Igzilla]

Which is mad because it's essentially just the stuff the supermarket over ordered and wants rid of out of the warehouse. Another issue with "just in time" distribution.

My Mrs falls for it every time. She'll come back with the shopping list and then some random shit like some cheddar cheese that bends rather than crumbles, six bottles of shower gel and three bottles of Sauvignon Blanc that should only exist to clean the toilet. When I ask why the actual **** we need any of that shit the answer is always "well, it was on offer".

It's like she's pulled a fast one on Tesco by buying shit we don't need slightly cheaper.

In my professional experience, it's not actually the case. Most promotions are planned months in advance with the supplier. You do get occasions where the supplier overproduces, normally NPD which didn't sell well so they're sitting on a mountain of stock to shift. Usually though, it's a collaboration between supermarket (looking at YOY performance and what they need to do to lap) and supplier (Brand led or target driven - penetration, share or gross margin being the usual drivers). At the moment, things are up in the air, as different retailers are doing different things, but normally at this time of year, we're planning July/August in detail, sketching out plans for September and starting our Christmas planning (which I am doing at the moment - we've already had our first round of Christmas meetings.)

 

[ManOfSussex]

My local shop is 2 customers at any one time now. Screens have been put up at the counter and the staff are taking it seriously now, as most of the customers do and I think the shop is booming as a result. Anyway, I went in earlier to get some bits I needed and an old guy I know walks out, deliberately turns left rather than walk directly straight out and walks right through the queue as a result. He does have poor eyesight, but he just being a thoughtless idiot, he just couldn't care less. Government advice to stay in, will make him roll up his sleeves and go out as much as possible, because it's not going to stop him. Shame that attitude is '**** the rest of you' though when he thinks he's doing the Blitz spirit because he knows best.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

M&S food, Worthing this morning. Fairly short queues first thing, trolleys wiped down, all well and good. Inside though, people pushing past me, ignoring the signs of where to queue and to space people out. Twice I shouted at people to keep their distance and the idiots just looked as if I was speaking in a foreign language.

 

[AnotherArch]

I think that I am morphing involuntarily in to a supermarket bell cheese. I am still-working pensioner and am doing the shopping alone as the wife is more vulnerable.
My usual involvement up until now has been to chauffer the wife, push the trolley and pay. Once I have my own 2 or 3 vital items in the trolley, I spend the rest of the time in a semi-trance, thinking more about the next Saturday afternoon instead of menu alternatives. Any question can be answerd by those words of undying love: "Yes Dear".
In the last few weeks I have done the most successive solo 'big shops' in the whole of our marriage and I feel the pressure. As a choice between being verbally assaulted as ".....useless" or taking my time, I know the best option.
So I set off with 'The List' which is a high-specification list of items, where no alternatives are acceptable. I go slowly as I am paranoid about missing the specific shelves I need, and then having to return to re-join the one-way system. The location of said shelves vary from store to store, with Aldi for example keeping items over the chest freezers totally unrelated to the frozen contents below. Poppadums? - try the bread aisle in Aldi or the oriental food in Tesco. On, have I passed them? Go round again!
Then you arrive at the big wall of cereals needing Bran Flakes. Scan the wall once. Look a second time, but more carefully. Then, when still undiscovered, read the labels below the empty spaces to get a positive confirmation of their absence - and not that it was just a 'man look' (in the past I have taken a photo of the empty space and label to prove that I am not 'useless'). All the time whilst trying to keep the 2m space around me.
Arrive home
Her: "Why did you buy xxxxx?"
Me: "Because we always buy it and I thought we were low"
Her: "If I had needed it I would have put it on the list!"
or
Her: "Where's the yyyyy?"
Me: "It wasn't on the list"
Her: " Well we always buy it. You should have known to buy it "
or
Me: " The list only said Flowers"
Her: "These flowers are the wrong type/ wrong colour/ dead !"

So next time you are behind me I am even more nervous/uncertain/slow. A maturing bellcheese.

 

[TomandJerry]

Lots of people don't seem to understand the idea of a one way system in Tesco.

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