Today we needed to do a supermarket shop - not my favourite task, and usually OH goes on his own, but I needed to go to the garden centre as well, so we both set off in torrential rain, driving through flooded roads. Not the best start to the day!
A large section of the car park was cordoned off - they're redesigning it and have changed the road layout. They have made the spaces a little bit bigger, which is great - or will be when it's all done. But meantime, chaos reigns and people try to follow the new layout - or don't notice there's a new layout!! The only thing that's driving as expected is the rain.
I wasn't particularly worried about coronavirus-covered trolley handles, but as the trolleys were out in the rain, they were probably ok anyway. But I do hate a wet trolley!!
It was busy. If people aren't panic-buying time must have slipped and it's the last big shop before Christmas. No, it's definitely panic-buying - or is it. OK, there was no hand sanitiser, but all the vitamins had disappeared completely! A great expanse of empty shelf where they should be. Things must be bad. No eggs at all! Eeek. People were rushing here, there and everywhere, looking anxious, stressed and bewildered. They really did need reindeer antlers to cheer them up.
Poor OH would have been tearing his hair out if that was an option!
He asked the lady on the Lloyds pharmacy counter, who is not known for her empathy, about the vit tabs - "Aisle 9" she growled. Ok, so that's where the doughnuts, and cookies usually live, but sure enough, that's where they were. This is now the "Well-being" aisle a lovely helpful member of staff explained. Along with those great huge tubs of powdery stuff body builders love, and 'free from' triple chocolate cookies. And a load of items I don't even recognise.
The eggs were somewhere else - I've no idea where as OH went in search - but the lady explained that the sign couldn't be moved without taking the ceiling tiles down which is why the egg place was occupied by pesto sauces etc.
It took two of us nearly 2 hours to do a shop that wasn't even large!
The lovely member of staff who helped us was wearing a bright orange t-shirt with "Can I help you" printed on the back. I dragged OH away before he asked her if she could put everything back in its proper place!!
Half of me was amused at the absurdity of the delusional people in Head Office who think it's a 'good idea' to put, say cooking oils where the cream used to be, and the other half of me was just plain fed up!
A large section of the car park was cordoned off - they're redesigning it and have changed the road layout. They have made the spaces a little bit bigger, which is great - or will be when it's all done. But meantime, chaos reigns and people try to follow the new layout - or don't notice there's a new layout!! The only thing that's driving as expected is the rain.
I wasn't particularly worried about coronavirus-covered trolley handles, but as the trolleys were out in the rain, they were probably ok anyway. But I do hate a wet trolley!!
It was busy. If people aren't panic-buying time must have slipped and it's the last big shop before Christmas. No, it's definitely panic-buying - or is it. OK, there was no hand sanitiser, but all the vitamins had disappeared completely! A great expanse of empty shelf where they should be. Things must be bad. No eggs at all! Eeek. People were rushing here, there and everywhere, looking anxious, stressed and bewildered. They really did need reindeer antlers to cheer them up.
Poor OH would have been tearing his hair out if that was an option!
He asked the lady on the Lloyds pharmacy counter, who is not known for her empathy, about the vit tabs - "Aisle 9" she growled. Ok, so that's where the doughnuts, and cookies usually live, but sure enough, that's where they were. This is now the "Well-being" aisle a lovely helpful member of staff explained. Along with those great huge tubs of powdery stuff body builders love, and 'free from' triple chocolate cookies. And a load of items I don't even recognise.
The eggs were somewhere else - I've no idea where as OH went in search - but the lady explained that the sign couldn't be moved without taking the ceiling tiles down which is why the egg place was occupied by pesto sauces etc.
It took two of us nearly 2 hours to do a shop that wasn't even large!
The lovely member of staff who helped us was wearing a bright orange t-shirt with "Can I help you" printed on the back. I dragged OH away before he asked her if she could put everything back in its proper place!!
Half of me was amused at the absurdity of the delusional people in Head Office who think it's a 'good idea' to put, say cooking oils where the cream used to be, and the other half of me was just plain fed up!
The Fish is now where the ready meals were , no logic in it all 
I went to get dried yeast, still on the baking shelf, and I did notice there was no wholemeal bread flour, or much flour of any sort actually.
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