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After work decided to pop into the supermarket to get some shopping. Now I dont mind wandering around when its busy but there is a limit. The place was mobed with people 4/5 deep at the tills with several not even maned. Fair enough these things happen but I must draw a line at the moaning about how long it takes to progress through. A lady in here mid 30's no kids in tow was mouthing off about how long she was stuck in the queue and once at the till paid with chip and pin as well as cash. To add insult to injury she must have known the teller as she was chatting away while on a tea break. Some behind started to grumble and she had the cheek to ask if they were in a hurry to get somewere. THIS FROM SOMEONE WHO 5 MINS EARLIER WAS DOING AN IMPRESSION OF A AGITATOR!!

What is it with these kind of people. There were families, workers even pensioners trying to get in and out as quick as they can and all this this this ruddy women could do is have a social natter!! Never been so mad in a supermarket before. Is this a female thing along with blocking the ailse while they natter?

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Just digressing a little (lot really) >>> chip and pin. Have now left my credit card in the thingy machine twice, once I had to cancel, second time lucky noticed next day while shopping, hadn't got it when I came to pay for something and realised what I had done. Went to supermarket and they had it safe and sound.

You now put it in yerself and take out yerself, but between all the cash back, getting bags in the trolley, chatting to the cash teller (who was an interesting young man :rolleyes: ) forgot to take it out ! Before, of course, they always gave it back to you with your receipt; so you really have to concentrate more. Stress,stress, stress :D. Learn the supermarket code:-

1. Chat to teller continuously, seems to be new policy on behalf of Supermarkets.
2. Load up bags.
3. Put card in machine.
4. Ask for cash back.
5. Sign for cashback. (before they give it to you notice !). Forgotten this a few times, I can tell you.l
6. Sign for cashback.
7.Make sure you not left anything on the desk.
8. Take cashback and receipt.
9.TAKE OUT CREDIT CARD FROM MACHINE.

S'easy 'aint it :rolleyes:

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but but........why do women wait till the check out operator has finally tallied up...before they start fumbling in their bag for their purse.....us men have the money in our hand........:)

waits for hate replies..........:p

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Cos we is sensible and don't want to take purse out of bag only to lose sight of it during loading !!

Anyway, we do the biggest shop, and don't carry lot of cash like men who stupidly do in their back pockets.

Will do a survey on Sat. to see what men shopping on their own (hmph not that many, usually just for their holiday beer) do. :p

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why not go at 2am in the morning when its empty, or even shop online!!??

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If on backshift I hit the local 24 hour one at about midnight. I am lucky having a 24 hour one close but not everyone does.

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I stay on my own so have to shop. Also I do not carry large amounts of money around because it is daft. Any cash I carry in a crowded shop its in my front pocket.

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Years ago we knew how to queue and wait our turn patiently. Sadly today everything has to happen at the speed of light.

I become invisible when I walk into our local Asda. The number of times that a trolley (usually pushed by a woman whilst she is looking anywhere except where the trolley is going) tries to break my ankles and all I get is “I never saw you” and once in a while “sorry”. All I can say is that if they drive their cars like they drive the supermarket trolleys then heaven help us. From what I have seen of the manoeuvres on the car park I guess that some of them do.

Now I know that people just love to stop and have a chat for an hour or two but do they have to block the whole aisle whilst they are doing it. Then to add insult to injury they look straight at you and surely must realise that you want to get past and then totally ignore you and carry on nattering. Then have the cheek to glare at you when you say excuse me.

The Grimshaw Park Asda now have fast checkouts with ABOUT 10 items where it used to be up to 10 items. It used to be quite a sight watching people count each other’s goodies to see if there were ten and woe betide someone who had 11. No one ever said anything but the whispers started, the nudges and knowing looks. I wonder how many is ABOUT 10?

To be fair though, when I nip into Sainsbury’s in Darwen for just a loaf of bread and the Radio Times many times some kind soul will usher me to the front of the queue. So it’s not all bad.

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I did exactly the same thing last week at morrisons, luckily it was handed in straight away!!! :o

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did the weekly shop on weds afternoon tesco was like a lunatic aslum! also was in a hurry as i had a medical appointment so i never checked the dates (usually do) a lot of the perishables were out of date that day or the day after, i have noticed before around holiday times this happens, has anyone else noticed this? being me! i think they do this deliberatly at these times cos they are packed out and the kids are off, lot of people in a hurry etc, on saying this i would add i bloody HATE supermarkets.:D

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i don't think supermarket rage has anything to do with it, quite often women are on auto pilot by the time they get to the supermarket! its just another task on a womens never ending daily to do list! many women not only work, they have children, cooking, cleaning, ironing,ect ect ect tea to get on the table, taxi driver, genaral maid and sex slave!! haha so sometimes its just nice to get lost in your own world for a few minutes whilst perusing over the fruit and veg and whilst standing still waiting to be served its sometimes the first time of the day that we've had a moment to ourselves !and before i get slaughtered from all of the men i know you all do your bit as well, its consideration and politeness needed from one and all but at the end of the day multi tasking is what women have done since time began!!

ps sorry if ive wandered off the thread a bit. :)

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the only nice thing you can do at that point spuggie was to tell her to pee off whilst you dropped your shopping basket on her foot :D

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My biggest gripe about supermarkets in general is that quite often their own product is contained in a container that is very similar to the branded goods. And to make matters worse is usually alongside and carefully mixed in with the branded goods. Also their own product is inferior to the branded product. The only exception to this that I have come across is Marks and Sparks.

Yes indeed! Women are good at multitasking carolef. A bit like Jack-of-all-trades and master of none.

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your right jambutty, but its jack of all trades and master of all of them..haha:)

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yes i know the phrase jambutty, i was being sarcastic :)

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i nipped to morrisons at half eight this morning ,and believe me it was heaving....WHY??????????/

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The worst offender is Boots. The Warrington branch is close to my office and I sometimes pop in at lunchtime. There are never more than 2 tills open, with about 8 people at each of them, and the people on the tills regularly have a nice chat to customers who are counting out gift vouchers, money-off coupons etc., at the speed of light, and if they're going to change cashiers they always do it just when it's my turn to be served. It's infuriating when you have to get back to work.

I shop for groceries at Sainsburys and they're not too bad, though as I hate shopping I do the very large orders online. Their own-brand goods are very good quality and their checkouts are reasonable. It annoys me, though, that they always say, "Would you like help with your packing?" and then send all the awkward stuff down the conveyor-belt to me while they do the easy things.

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The joys of a bank holiday. I nipped in the Tesco Metro on Argyle Street yesterday afternoon and it was like a night club there were that many bodies in. Its as though people think opening times will be short because of a holiday weekend. Most only seem to close for 2 days at Christmas and 2 at New Year. Wollies is getting a bad now as well for few tills big queues.

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Yes, but as you probably are aware butty, we only use a small part of our brain and therefore we could become 'Master of all'. Looks like 'cause we women multi-task have developed a little faster than you men .. will also change the saying I think as per Carolef, but 'Jill of All Trades, Mistress of All'
will now take a run >>>>>>>>>>>>> :s_whizz:

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Mistress eh! Isn’t a mistress someone between a master and a mattress?:rolleyes:

Ooo! Heck! A sex war has developed!

Go for it ladies. You are only proving that women cannot stand criticism and will have the last word come what may.:engsmil:

Now back to topic.

Supermarket packers haven’t a clue on how to pack a shopping bag so I always decline their offer. Is it too much to expect that tins and things go AT THE BOTTOM and soft things like cream cakes go at the top or in a bag of their own not the other way around? Biscuits are delicate and break easily – so handle them with care. Mind you broken biscuits in custard is quite a treat. Don’t ram a bag of sugar next to a box with sharp corners. I prefer to use the sugar to sweeten my tea or coffee, corn flakes etc not a carrier bag.

Please don’t squeeze a nice fresh loaf into a space that isn’t big enough. In fact don’t squeeze my fresh loaf with one hand. I don’t want sandwiches with an hourglass figure. Use both hands to pick the loaf up and offer it to the scanner.

Finally, you may not have seen the customer in front of me for weeks but now is not the time to exchange gossip. Do it on your own time.

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Nice one JB. :)

Been back to get the rest of my messages and dispite a BIG Opening Hours Sign Friday Saturday Sunday Open As Normal Monday 9am - 5pm the place is full of mad women on a "christmas shop" style mission. The bag packing left a lot to be desired. Glad I didnt need bread as it would have come of worse than my Almond Slices!!! :(

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No intention of getting into a sex war Butty .. love the opposite sex, but have long come to realise that we are entirely different so no battle intended.

I always think of a mistress as in Mistress of the House anyway :p

Well, I'm off to Supermarket. will probably still be chatty at til whilst loading up my own bags because usually finish up with a mountain when they pack it ... i just whizz everything in. Must NOT forget to take out credit card this time.

Glad to see that you live up to your name and partaking of the bread. Don't forget the jam though :)

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So what you are saying is that you overshop and hold up queue's? I like to get my goods and exit as quick as possible if its busy but can be held up by shoppaholics and natterboxes that aint right. ;)