General Chat

I was in a newsagents in town the other week
walks in to get my lottery and my saturday paper
two men standing there reading the papers
i couldnt even get round them , so i said excuse me please ,
one looked at me and moved 2inches .... so i said to
him if you buy that paper you can take it home and read it ....then other people can get in to buy their papers ... they both looked at me ..
and went and paid for their papers...lol
Hazelx

Well done Hazel!!

Be there in a tick then Mac

Ann
Glos

My pet hate are those in the supermarket (usually women over 57) who park their trolleys across the aisle crossing and stare vacantly at the shelf, as if looking for some divine inspiration. They always seem to have forgotten their shopping list too.

Close behind are those (usually women over 57) who insist on gossiping either with the cashier, or anyone else they happen to meet who is prepared to lend an ear.

If this happens at the till I usually interupt the conversation asking if we are expecting a lovely sunset today, as we will all still be here to watch it.

Gossiping in the aisles requires a more subtle approach as it usually means you can neither reach the shelf that you want or navigate your trolley past the two parked at angles to each other. A "beep beep" noise sometimes works, or an "a'herm" otherwise it is necessary to point out that an obstruction is being caused, to the detriment of the health and safety of other shoppers.

Oh, and what about clothes shops? Why is it that women (of all ages) have to touch and feel everything on the rack, only to tut tut and complain they would never been seen dead wearing it?

ooh shopping, what about the men who, having trailed to the shops with their wives, decide to stand still and wait for her to collect all the shopping, only problem is they make this decision suddenly so we all cannon into each other, then they look surprised at the commotion.

Or.... the man who has obviously been despatched to get the shopping and has only two minutes to get it all done. He hurtles round the shop with his trolley changing direction at whim not caring who he 'removes' on his journey.

Or.... the family that goes to the supermarket en mass and just have to all move around together, Mum, Dad and three children, try getting your trolley past that lot.

Or.... (and this is a true one seen with our own eyes).. The woman who wants about five bananas and looks at each bunch of them minutely then picks off five she wants from different bunches, walks away, then goes back and changes them for five more.

Good one Ed, you must shop in my town.

Love this thread !!!!!!!! My grumble is when l go into a supermarket and l forget to take my bags with me (come on we all forget sometimes) l have a pile of shopping and cashier says "do you need any bags" ,yes please l say and they give me one or two then when l have to ask for another one she glares at me as if to say, well next time bring your own bags. Must also tell you the time l was in Asda's a women was taking the stalks off the tomato's when she saw me looking she said well l only throw them away so l'm not paying for them, had to laugh.