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The Shopping Day From HELL!

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43 minutes ago, MickyD said:

For info, morrisons are offering 10% discount to all NHS staff from tomorrow on production of a valid ID.

Nice gesture, that.

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I’ve been doing the shopping over the last 3 weeks to alleviate the boredom,  been to Tesco, Morrison’s, ALDI and normally we shop at Sainsbury’s, my preference is for ALDI, very efficient queues move quickly, sanitizer available outside and disinfectant available are the entrance and the selection of products has improved greatly  since I last shopped there. Boring post of the day. 😂

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1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

I’ve been doing the shopping over the last 3 weeks to alleviate the boredom,  been to Tesco, Morrison’s, ALDI and normally we shop at Sainsbury’s, my preference is for ALDI, very efficient queues move quickly, sanitizer available outside and disinfectant available are the entrance and the selection of products has improved greatly  since I last shopped there. Boring post of the day. 😂

I’ve fallen for that one.

she don’t mind letting me go shopping coz it’s me that picks up the tab, they’re not daft

3 hours ago, MickyD said:

For info, morrisons are offering 10% discount to all NHS staff from tomorrow on production of a valid ID.

 

2 hours ago, Steejay said:

Nice gesture, that.

Lovely gesture, but donning my cuntish hat for a moment...

Why? 
They're all working on full pay, they're doing overtime at agreed rates, they're not short of cash.

They're short on time to shop, short on quality family time and desperately short of correct equipment, but not money.

There are many, many people financially worse off right now and if Morrisons and any other retailers feel able to cut prices by 10%, it should be done elsewhere. 

PS My sister in law is a nurse and she agrees with me.

 

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7 minutes ago, Traf said:

 

Lovely gesture, but donning my cuntish hat for a moment...

Why? 
They're all working on full pay, they're doing overtime at agreed rates, they're not short of cash.

They're short on time to shop, short on quality family time and desperately short of correct equipment, but not money.

There are many, many people financially worse off right now and if Morrisons and any other retailers feel able to cut prices by 10%, it should be done elsewhere. 

PS My sister in law is a nurse and she agrees with me.

 

Perhaps a thank you for putting their health at risk. Shame that care home workers aren’t included. 

12 minutes ago, Traf said:

 

Lovely gesture, but donning my cuntish hat for a moment...

Why? 
They're all working on full pay, they're doing overtime at agreed rates, they're not short of cash.

They're short on time to shop, short on quality family time and desperately short of correct equipment, but not money.

There are many, many people financially worse off right now and if Morrisons and any other retailers feel able to cut prices by 10%, it should be done elsewhere. 

PS My sister in law is a nurse and she agrees with me.

 

I've spoken to a few nurses who won't queue jump and feel the same way.  A fireman friend wrote an interesting post on Facebook telling people to stop buying him and other firemen coffee and offers of food. He points out that there are members of society in much greater need than all of the emergency services who are, after all, still on a full wage. 

Have Morrisons sorted out one-way aisles yet, does anyone know? If not, I'm off to Tesco rather than risk bumping in to some dozy prick who has only gone shopping to get out of the house

36 minutes ago, Traf said:

 

Lovely gesture, but donning my cuntish hat for a moment...

Why? 
They're all working on full pay, they're doing overtime at agreed rates, they're not short of cash.

They're short on time to shop, short on quality family time and desperately short of correct equipment, but not money.

There are many, many people financially worse off right now and if Morrisons and any other retailers feel able to cut prices by 10%, it should be done elsewhere. 

PS My sister in law is a nurse and she agrees with me.

 

merely a marketing ploy. you know that.

3 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

I’ve been doing the shopping over the last 3 weeks to alleviate the boredom,  been to Tesco, Morrison’s, ALDI and normally we shop at Sainsbury’s, my preference is for ALDI, very efficient queues move quickly, sanitizer available outside and disinfectant available are the entrance and the selection of products has improved greatly  since I last shopped there. Boring post of the day. 😂

 

8 minutes ago, Carlos said:

Have Morrisons sorted out one-way aisles yet, does anyone know? If not, I'm off to Tesco rather than risk bumping in to some dozy prick who has only gone shopping to get out of the house

Thinly veiled 👀

8 minutes ago, HomerJay said:

merely a marketing ploy. you know that.

If they werent giving their staff bonuses, id possibly agree

1 hour ago, Traf said:

 

Lovely gesture, but donning my cuntish hat for a moment...

Why? 
They're all working on full pay, they're doing overtime at agreed rates, they're not short of cash.

They're short on time to shop, short on quality family time and desperately short of correct equipment, but not money.

There are many, many people financially worse off right now and if Morrisons and any other retailers feel able to cut prices by 10%, it should be done elsewhere. 

PS My sister in law is a nurse and she agrees with me.

 

Yep, I get that. And I know it's marketing blah, blah...

I served all the big supermarkets for 20 years so I know how they work - they're selfish fcukers.

BUT they've been the first ones to make the gesture.

Hopefully, others will follow.

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These one way aisles, if you get to the bottom of the aisle and realise you missed something, do you have to do another circuit to go back?

4 minutes ago, DazBob said:

These one way aisles, if you get to the bottom of the aisle and realise you missed something, do you have to do another circuit to go back?

Yep, add it to your daily exercise quota...

1 hour ago, Traf said:

 

Lovely gesture, but donning my cuntish hat for a moment...

Why? 
They're all working on full pay, they're doing overtime at agreed rates, they're not short of cash.

They're short on time to shop, short on quality family time and desperately short of correct equipment, but not money.

There are many, many people financially worse off right now and if Morrisons and any other retailers feel able to cut prices by 10%, it should be done elsewhere. 

PS My sister in law is a nurse and she agrees with me.

 

This did cross my mind.

Maybe an offer of free delivery for NHS staff grub as they are putting in big shifts etc. Might be more welcome that queueing up for a while to get discounted shopping.

Anyway, every little helps. :)

I'm going to stick my neck out and update Undies optimum time advice for Tesco Middlebrook to 4pm, once you accept that some folk can't understand the one way system it's actually a miles easier shop these days with less folk in.

Obviously I'd rather have a full supermarket and not a global pandemic and 1000s of deaths but you have to look for little positives to keep you going.

 

Went to Aldi Howfen this morning. Folk were still queuing to get in. One in, one out.

But once inside there was very few in there. It was a far more pleasanter shopping experience than previous visits.

No dickheads going within a metre of each other, most managing the 2 metre rule.

 

I drove up to bury Tesco for essentials

Fucked it off, I'm not queuing half an hour

Reverted to local Morrison's and they've got some of that hazy northern monk

 

What does fuck me off is parents in with kids - Morrisons today some lass was wandering round with a lad of about 10 year old who was meandering all over the place and a surly looking teen girl who was just following her about looking at her phone. Why? What don't they understand about limiting folk? Unless there was no way for anyone to be looking after them while she did a big shop...but even then it didn't look like she was loading up a week's worth of stuff or owt. More like a family day out.

Last week at Sainsburys I was in the queue and a couple in front were stopped going in and from what I could see/hear only one was allowed in. Makes sense.

 

On 15/04/2020 at 07:36, MickyD said:

For info, morrisons are offering 10% discount to all NHS staff from tomorrow on production of a valid ID.

Including booze?

More importantly Michael, can it be combined with other offers:)

12 hours ago, freds dad said:

Including booze?

Beer and wine but not spirits

12 hours ago, Casino said:

More importantly Michael, can it be combined with other offers:)

If you mean N's staff card then no. But that's gone up to 15%

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