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[pitchfork]

Does anyone else not understand this?

I'll browse the odd boutique shop and what have you, you know, when a buying decision is worth debating over.

But it's in places like sainsburys or wilkinsons, when I go shopping for something, I know what I'm going to buy, I walk round quickly, collect it, pay and go.

But theres always these slow people who need to look at every bottle of ketchup on the shelf.
And then when they have picked something they walk off at the slowest pace possible, like a weekly shop should take 2 hours.

Which just ****es me off no end because it slows me down, it makes me think, have these people nowhere better to be than tescos?
Then when I squeeze past with me "excuse me" they tut, like I'm the problem.

Anyone else annoyed at slow shoppers?

Rant over.

 

[Theophany]

Nope.

These are the same people who think ATMs are a game of 20 questions and feel the need to use four different cards before deciding that they only want to withdraw a tenner.

 

[Bennie-Mac]

It annoys me so much I only do my shopping late in the evening to avoid the "cattle".

 

[ntg]

not everyone in the supermarket is on meth
























/post made purposefully to annoy the OP

 

[pitchfork]

not everyone in the supermarket is on meth
























/post made purposefully to annoy the OP

I used to work at a supermarket, one evening a guy was arrested in our store for smoking a crack pipe in the clothing section

I reckon he just wanted a warm cell for the night to enjoy his crack high.

 

[Cosimo]

I don’t get annoyed but then I don’t usually go shopping when the world and all of its brats are out shopping.

 

[div0]

I'll browse ... when a buying decision is worth debating over.

But it's in places like sainsburys or wilkinsons, when I go shopping for something, I know what I'm going to buy, I walk round quickly, collect it, pay and go.

But theres always these slow people who need to look at every bottle of ketchup on the shelf.

Maybe they're debating what they actually want for their weekly shop?

I'll quite often go into a supermarket with an idea of what I need for the week, but then start adjusting meals in my head and working out what else I need to complete the recipe.

I'll also often 'examine' an item and make sure that the 'Use By' date is long enough for it to still be in date by the time I plan on using it. Or I'll check that 2 pieces of meat are roughly the same size, so that I know they'll cook in the same time.

Don't get me wrong, if all I need is bread and milk, then I'll be in and out in no time. But I hate rushing through a supermarket when I'm doing a weekly shop. Would much rather take my time and have a think about what meals I fancy putting together.

 

[Porceliamone]

Nope.

These are the same people who think ATMs are a game of 20 questions and feel the need to use four different cards before deciding that they only want to withdraw a tenner.

+1

I am often in awe at just how slow some people are at the hole in the wall. It drives me absolutely bonkers.

How can some people take so long at a flippin' cash point? What are they doing? Having a game of chess or something!?

 

[Dis86]

The one that really boils my goat is when i'm trying to get around somewhere quickly and there's a couple pushing a pram/pushchair about with a child in or a couple with children just getting in the way.

Simple solution, why doesn't one of them stay at home with the kid(s) and the other do the shopping? It's not a social event or a day trip!

Also hate it when people wear PJs, slippers or dressing gowns. This is housewear, not out in public wear. You don't live in the supermarket so put some clothes on you tramps!

 

[Ice Globe]

There are plenty of things to check whilst normal grocery shopping.

Use by dates
Damaged goods or broken seals
Working out what's cheaper beyond the false offers.
Buying the best available ie. cuts of meat to avoid paying for fat.
Planning and changing meal plans depending on what's actually available.

 

[Zero Pope]

The one that really boils my goat is when i'm trying to get around somewhere quickly and there's a couple pushing a pram/pushchair about with a child in or a couple with children just getting in the way.

Simple solution, why doesn't one of them stay at home with the kid(s) and the other do the shopping? It's not a social event or a day trip!

Also hate it when people wear PJs, slippers or dressing gowns. This is housewear, not out in public wear. You don't live in the supermarket so put some clothes on you tramps!

Do you shop at Walmart?

 

[Dis86]

you see it in any of the big 4 over here, asda, tesco, morrisons or sainsburys.

 

[Veco]

A righteous rant.

ATMs
Self checkouts
Train ticket machines

All of the above should be limited in use to competent human beings.

At Waterloo on Friday I was stood behind a man who had somehow got onto the staff log in for the ticket machine and was entering his card number into the ID field. He had pressed reset 5 times. He only wanted a single to Farnham.

 

[Haggisman]

And then when they have picked something they walk off at the slowest pace possible, like a weekly shop should take 2 hours.

My girlfriend does this

I always try to arrange so I can do the shop on my own, as it literally takes 3 times longer when she comes - in part because it means we have to take the baby, but mostly because she dawdles! Unfortunately for some bizarre reason she takes it really personally when I say I'd prefer to go on my own.

Simple solution, why doesn't one of them stay at home with the kid(s) and the other do the shopping? It's not a social event or a day trip!

See above

There are plenty of things to check whilst normal grocery shopping.

Use by dates - takes seconds
Damaged goods or broken seals - takes seconds
Working out what's cheaper beyond the false offers. - mysupermarket.co.uk in advance for the win
Buying the best available ie. cuts of meat to avoid paying for fat. - ok, this can take a couple of minutes...
Planning and changing meal plans depending on what's actually available. - again, mysupermarket is great for this

The only thing I take a while over doing, is getting packs of chicken with 4 breasts roughly the same size. It's a pain when they're in packs of 3 or 5, as it makes splitting them for the freezer a real chore!

A righteous rant.

ATMs
Self checkouts
Train ticket machines

All of the above should be limited in use to competent human beings.

Haha, yes, I can generally put my shop through the self-checkout in less time than it takes at one of the manned tills, so I find it hard to believe how long some people can take to put through 2 or 3 items.

What's even worse is when people use them for a whole trolley full of shopping, or the worst one - when it's an old man/woman who are so un-technical, they end up getting the 1 staff member monitoring the 8 odd self checkouts basically doing the whole shop for them, resulting in the other 7 checkouts stood waiting for 5 minutes for their alcohol etc. to be approved... If you're not comfortable using technology, then go to one of the manned tills!

 

[Ahleckz]

There are plenty of things to check whilst normal grocery shopping.

Working out what's cheaper beyond the false offers.

This. I'm a bit of a dilly'dally'er, but I don't get in peoples way. I like to look at the stuff for sale, and see if there are any new things that are interesting. Plus, I'm a total whore for checking price per 100g/litre and things like that to make sure I'm getting the best deal.

Seems a very pathetic thing to get angry about, OP.

 

[DanTheMan]

Working in a supermarket, what really annoys me are people who queue for 5 minutes, pack their shopping and then proceed to get out the handbag, delve to the bottom for their purse and then faff around getting the correct change/card out. Why oh why couldn't you have done this in the queue?

 

[Zero Pope]

I forgot to add the one that annoys me, self checkout where the person can't follow the on screen instructions and has to have their hand held by the assistant for the duration of them putting their items through the scanner, which means I have to wait 5 minutes to get ok'd for a bottle of whiskey.

 

[Conscript]

It annoys me so much I only do my shopping late in the evening to avoid the "cattle".

This.

I hate people, so I much prefer going to do the shopping later in the evening when its quiet and I have the place mostly to myself.

 

[Pookie Bear]

I take my time when I'm doing a big shop. I often decide on my meals while I'm walking around and I can take a while to sort out what I want. If you don't like that, then tough

For a quick shop, I'm like you - in, out, shake it all about.

That said, I agree with the ATM and train ticket machines comments

 

[Theophany]

Working in a supermarket, what really annoys me are people who queue for 5 minutes, pack their shopping and then proceed to get out the handbag, delve to the bottom for their purse and then faff around getting the correct change/card out. Why oh why couldn't you have done this in the queue?

Even worse, the bloody blue rinse brigade who put four items through, then proceed to check if they have the EXACT ****ING CHANGE IN COPPER COINS only to realise that they'll have to forgo the Rich Tea biscuits because they're seven pence and half a button short.

PUT THEM IN A HOME.