When shopping...

[CHAPPERS]

And you're only buying a 'few bits' do you opt for a basket knowing that you probably won't buy too much to make it heavy and therefore struggle, or do you get one of those small trolley that old dears like using?

I normally get a basket but that's because I'm quite strong. I make sure I go to the bread section last though.

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Basket definitely.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Basket - I spend less that way!! Not strong so I end up struggling once I get to the wine section!!

Bored today MAX?

 

[Hiney]

If i'm on my own I will use a basket.

If I'm with Mrs Hiney I will get a trolley because 'a few things' invariably means 'lots of things'

 

[Mackenzie]

Trolley, because I'm a right lazy bastard.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Basket - I spend less that way!! Not strong so I end up struggling once I get to the wine section!!

Bored today MAX?

This is not a thread for general conversation. Please stick to topic.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Oddly in the new Aldi in London Road, there ARE no baskets. So most customers just walk about with armfuls of stuff rather than pay the deposit for a trolley.

 

[Titanic]

I guess it depends on what sort of mood I'm in... I have been known to foolishly try the basketless approach to keep purchases to an absolute minimum, although I am quite impulsive when drifting around a supermarket... so would usually go for the trolley option, just in case I end up with a case of wine or something heavy. Interesting question, thank you for asking.

The point about visiting the bread section is well made, but rendered unnecessary if you go for the trolley option as you have plenty of space available to prevent unwanted crushing accidents.

So, in summary, the trolley option is an all round winner.

 

[Mendoza]

Basket, but the supermarket puts veg and stuff first as you walk in, so they normally get squashed!

No matter how little I buy for just a few bits, its always £16-£20, which is so annoying!!

 

[Skint Gull]

No matter how little I buy for just a few bits, its always £16-£20, which is so annoying!!

Indeed, i'm always delighted when I go into a Supermarket and spend less than a tenner!

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

This is not a thread for general conversation. Please stick to topic.

Sorry

 

[MattBackHome]

Basket - but leave the fruit till last. I hook it by my ELBOW sometimes if I'm feeling particularly buff.

 

[Lush]

Basket. On a side note, if you have brought a bag, because you don't want to waste/pay for carrier bags, is it done to put things in it while you shop, but take them out at the checkout and pay? And if not, why walk around with a basket and a bag?

 

[captainmorganrum]

This is not a thread for general conversation. Please stick to topic.

Sorry

Tell him he SMELLS Laura!

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Tell him he SMELLS Laura!

You know what, I WILL!!

Oi MAX, you SMELL!!

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Basket. On a side note, if you have brought a bag, because you don't want to waste/pay for carrier bags, is it done to put things in it while you shop, but take them out at the checkout and pay? And if not, why walk around with a basket and a bag?

I've tried that, but i worry that it looks like I'm pinching stuff

 

[CHAPPERS]

Basket. On a side note, if you have brought a bag, because you don't want to waste/pay for carrier bags, is it done to put things in it while you shop, but take them out at the checkout and pay? And if not, why walk around with a basket and a bag?

I think you'd have to ask a supervisor.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

If i'm on my own I will use a basket.

If I'm with Mrs Hiney I will get a trolley because 'a few things' invariably means 'lots of things'

So true and my mrs also has no concept of the stuff she piles into the trolly then has to be carried. . . and paid for.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Cramming loads into a basket enables you to use the baskets only checkout which, in our Morrisons, is always faster .....

Need to get the route map right so that soft stuff goes on top/last - carry the six-pints/milk (or box of beers) in your free hand.

 

[ali jenkins]

I usually go for the 'in the hands' option unless im with the missus, then I just tell them to leave it on the lorry and drop it round later!