One thing that really does my head in when shopping with the missus is her insistence on buying bottled water. This week's trip we ended up with double the amount she usually gets because it was buy one get one half price!
Bottle water = biggest waste of money ever.
What's even more annoying is that when she takes water to bed at night, it's from the tap. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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For me it depends who the 10 people are, if its the lovely from Countdown, I will drink it......
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Direct from source ideally!
There's people out there who'd pay hundreds for that
I'm with you on this - Ban Bottled Water! Apart from being a waste of money it's a waste of resources - all that plastic, transported about using all that diesel - it's criminal.
1) People of more 'advanced years', who it seems safe to assume don't go to work during the week, but choose to do their shopping during the Saturday morning rush.
2) Those who queue up for more than five minutes at the checkout and then seem totally surprised by the fact they've also got to pay, so spend more time fumbling around for their cards or money.
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The thing I used to hate about shopping until I got wise to it was bogof deals on vegetables. Never buy them now, 'cos I know they are on their last legs.
Me, I like full fat water and no substitute.
An effing playgroup or a place to dump your screaming brats with your mate while you burger off to do a bit a bit of shopping before coming back and watching the kids while she does the same. Yes ladies this means you! Drink your drink, use the loo and leave like the rest of us.
Equally, it's is not an extension of your office. Don't sit there for 30 freaking minutes after finishing your drink talking about your regional sales strategy or doing an appraisal or some other BS when the rest of the paying customers have to fight each other for the remaining bar stool and perch there clinging to the 3 inches of worktop left to balance your cup on listening to your Alan Sugar impression.
There, that feels better....
Me, I like full fat water and no substitute.[/quote]
also when its labeled certified organic!
Now unless I've been missing a trick all of these years and sainsbury's have introduced a new system allowing customers to transport their shopping from the conveyor belt back to their homes through means of telepathy I would say that question is somewhat redundant.
Not really, a lot of people take their owns bags to reduce plastic waste, the staff are just being helpfull ffs.....
Pipe down with the "ffs" treacle. It is a humourous thread and my post isn't somehting that is gonna have me scribbling into Sainsburys Head office trying to get you sacked from your saturday job.
Yes some noble folk do indeed take their own plastic bags but i think when i am stood in a tshirt and shorts at the til it is pretty obvious I am not equiped with an army of carrier bags. I will of course bear your sentiments in mind over the weekend should I pop into waitrose. ;-)
No they are not being helpful. Until the day that someone invents invisible bags they can see for themselves whether you need bags or not. I had exactly the opposite the other day though. I dutifully took my rucksack to the shop unzipped it and opened it as wide as possible just for the woman on the till to stuff everything into carriers. That was even more annoying.
Perlease, not even Lidl will employ me ;-(
I feel like saying "what did I just say ? JUST THAT THANKS!" , twats
I rarely use Burger King or MacDonalds or whatever but, if I have to, I always ask for "a Big Whopper Mac Wendy Cheeseburger, but only with onions ... no relish, no pickle etc ... just onions."
Invariably, on delivery, I will be asked if I want ketchup with that. Also, sometimes the cheeseburger will come with no cheese .. only onions ... "because that is what you asked for." I mean ... doesn't a cheeseburger, by definition, have to have cheese?
Second, at the supermarket checkout ... why is it that every item, even if you have 12 identical ... errm ... bottles of something, for example ... has to be scanned? Isn't there a button on the till which allows the operator to scan once and multiply by 12? And on that note, how come we have to empty the full and groaning basket or trolley to allow items to be scanned ... only to put the same items back into the same basket or trolley for onward transportation to the car?
I'd also introduce random 'double or quits' at the checkout. Imagine winning when you have £100 worth in the trolley? The occasional double-priced basket would be a hit worth taking.
Arrgghhh - trapped on a three hour route march just to buy a packet of tea lights.