Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Cash..? Oh you mean those useless folded pieces of thin plastic in my wallet that nobody seems to want anymore ...
Stock piling , panic buying.
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SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
Cash..? Oh you mean those useless folded pieces of thin plastic in my wallet that nobody seems to want anymore ...
That's the stuff. Sainsbury's certainly seems a bit less than keen to take it.
Cash..? Oh you mean those useless folded pieces of thin plastic in my wallet that nobody seems to want anymore ...
My mattress is getting a bit too lumpy.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
I did not say he was drawing his cash I was just pointing out that shopping on Thursdays was habit for loads of pensioners.
Sad that Tesco etc did not look at the demographics before deciding on which days.
Me or HID a key worker. She works in a school but furloughed so not considered "key". I actually went this morning and as some have said "flashed the badge" at Sainsburys. No flour on the shelf at opening time. Had an option to go via Waitrose as it is on the direct route home. Again no flour. For those wondering gloved hands and FFP3 mask worn and social distancing observed. Apparently they are seeing the elderly in particular buying a lot of flour regularly (up to permitted limits) and some supply issuesI did think the same especially with the irony of being a key worker ??
Foxholer
Blackballed
Er...What card?
I'm supposedly also a 'key worker', but haven't heard hide nor hair of 'a card'! Though do have a letter from my employer to cover any 'query by authoritues' issue. Never thought to use it to jump queues - and woudn't consider doing so either.
Is it something you've taken advantage of?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Many shops operate a system of letting NHS staff jump queues or they provide specific times when they have priority. Just show your ID and you're in.
Foxholer
Blackballed
First I'd heard of it, but I'm all for it!
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Lots of shops do a similar thing for the old and infirm too.....maybe you could take advantage of that....
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State Pensions have not been paid in cash for 15 years now so any male pensioner who had been in the habit of collecting his in cash would, by now, be over 80.
I’m too busy, but like you, only have a letter from various sources to confirm my ‘key worker’ status, although it’s a bit more obvious with me and doubt I’d ever be stopped.
But it’s a good idea for the NHS & aged to have a time slot or be able to jump queues.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Great story coming out of Australia in the last few days
A chancer, with the help of a syndicate of around 20 people, stockpiled thousands of loo rolls and hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizer to sell for profit on Ebay.
Ebay moved quite quickly to shut down these kind of accounts so he had nowhere to sell it.
He tried to return his "stock" to the shop in question who, in no uncertain terms, told him where he could stick it.
Up Yours Mate
A chancer, with the help of a syndicate of around 20 people, stockpiled thousands of loo rolls and hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizer to sell for profit on Ebay.
Ebay moved quite quickly to shut down these kind of accounts so he had nowhere to sell it.
He tried to return his "stock" to the shop in question who, in no uncertain terms, told him where he could stick it.
Up Yours Mate
SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
State pensions are still paid in cash to those who request it using a Post Office Card Account.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
MiL delighted with her Tesco online shop. Next. How to sort out money
Robster59
Tour Rookie
After the Morrisons home delivery issues where we got less than half of what ordered, we decided to try Asda and pretty much everything we ordered was delivered so good to see. It was a bit tight for us considering the Morrisons order was so short but we don't want to take a chance at the moment. Also Asda was only about a week to deliver.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Herself, just back from Aldi, saying how impressed she is with all the new measures they've put in place... Lots of additional screening at the checkouts and strictly monitoring numbers in store... Also noted, if distancing measures are still in place come winter (which seems ever more likely) queuing in a wet and windy car park won't be a great gig...
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Did a Tesco shop this morning.
Its incredible how people can queue 2 or 3 metres apart but as soon as they get in the shop they seemingly forget what 2 metres looks like.
Add into that, they have a one way system to help keep spaces.
Why would customers bother to use it when the staff don't?
Why have "Team" meetings in the middle of an aisle with no prospect of getting past Managers and team leaders standing barely a foot or 2 away from each other..?
Complete waste of time introducing these measures for customers to follow if the staff cant be bothered......
Its incredible how people can queue 2 or 3 metres apart but as soon as they get in the shop they seemingly forget what 2 metres looks like.
Add into that, they have a one way system to help keep spaces.
Why would customers bother to use it when the staff don't?
Why have "Team" meetings in the middle of an aisle with no prospect of getting past Managers and team leaders standing barely a foot or 2 away from each other..?
Complete waste of time introducing these measures for customers to follow if the staff cant be bothered......
hovis
Tour Winner
i find it funny when you're walking up an isle and have a Mexican stand off with the chap coming the other way. I've also had people side step around me with their back against the shelf as if I have a bomb strapped to my chest
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User62651
Guest
Lidl trip earlier, v quiet but people still pass by you too close, no need. Having had this virus I don't have the same anxiety about it but still want to follow the rules.
Stock wise fairly good, just the fresh fruit juices that were out of stock today. Plenty flour, pasta etc.
Stock wise fairly good, just the fresh fruit juices that were out of stock today. Plenty flour, pasta etc.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
One advantage of Aldi/Lidl is the lack of staff to have time for staff gatherings...
