Supermarket Zombie experience

Morning all.

I thought I'd share a little tale with you about my experience earlier today.

Having been invited to my sisters for christmas dinner, and honouring a family ritual that the guests bring ingredients to the hosts, I had to nip to Tescos to pick up some 'pigs in blankets' and the ingredients for a trifle for desert. Seeing as I was going anyway, I thought I'd also collect a few tinnies for the wife and me.

I timed my visit for tea time, figuring it would be relatively quiet.

I'm no snob, but we all have standards (I hope). It was shocking today. I understand that its a stressful time of year, but still, I had to say excuse me to get past a woman who was literally having a meltdown on the phone, demanding that someone should 'get in ere now cos I'm <expletive> sick of <expletive>...'. This was in the 'home baking section.

Several similar encounters happened as I perused Tesco's wares.

Nothing prepared me for the alcohol section. Almost all the nasty stuff had gone. Fine by me. There were zombies wandering aimlessly in the isles, some were staring at empty shelves where the moonshine/hooch/meths usually is. Some were walking round in tight circles with their eyes twitching and having random muscle spasms. I had to negotiate my way through them to get to the quality cider (which is still in plentiful supply). Then, another meltdown happened right before me. One chap broke out of hos tight circling pace, and shrieked at the top of his voice to his nearby buddy, "quick! get some <expletive> strongbow cos its me faverit an nearly everyfings gone, QUICK!!! <expletive> QUICK man!!".

I made that shopping trip as short as possible. I'm hiding away now until the new year.

 

This is so familiar Clueless,I've been known to get to the end of my tether when shopping but i quietly rage to myself so that knowone notices,they may see steam coming out my ears though:DEven though the supermarkets are like battlefields at this time of the year i quite enjoy people watching.....many of them have faces like slapped A/bottomsbut i always put on my best smile and try to keep the christmas spirit alive.....Having said that i could have lost it yesterday when i was amongst the scrum for some lemons and limes there was a young chap comandiering the counter with his toddler having an indepth discussion about the difference between the two fruits,,very interesting i'm sure but i thought **** Not NOW,NOT TODAY....:wallbang:

 

I had steeled myself to do the Xmas shop yesterday. However, when I saw the queues going into the car park, I just couldn't do it. Call it three faults for a refusal, if you like. There was something about those angry but determined cars, most of which contained people who would benefit from eating as little as possible over the festive break, which made me want to run away. I ended up doing my shopping in a little village, which didn't have everything I had planned to buy but did have more than enough.

Lolimac, I dread keen parents who treat every trip as an opportunity to educate their children. Once, on a trip to a stately home, I got stuck behind a woman who was determined that her three year old would learn to distinguish between mahogany furniture and oak. Poor little ***. When Christmas shopping, it's best to stick behind the mum who only interacts with her toddler in order to say 'shut yer face, Darren, I ain't done yet. 'ave another f a g and a Diamond White and keep quiet.'

 

The thing that "tickles me" Is that yes it will be closed Tomorrow (Sunday) but it will be open again Monday, so why the need to "buy lots off stuff to last for a week" is beyond me.

 

I went to Tesco on Wednesday 2pm-ish. OH refused to go as she didn't want to be in a Rugby scrum.
:D:D. Its easier with me and a list anyway
Went in. No issues with queues - it was like a normal Sunday AM. In and out in less than an hour with a trolley full - including the tinnies Clueless.

Popped into Morrisons yesterday - for a pack of edible novelties for Grandson to stick onto the Cake.

It took 2 minutes. Walked in - saw 10+ at every till (including a mob at the self check tills) - said "Sod it" and turned round.

Memo to all:- You'll need Booze for New Year. DON'T leave it until 31st. Everybody else will be there as well.

 

Just BRILLIANT Clare:yess: