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  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    If you were at Waitrose she was probably calling the butler rather than the husband.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I’m intrigued how you can tell a local from a tourist!
    Rutland, England
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    The problem with two is that one tends to stand with the trolley and the other then gets the stuff - so it becomes virtually impossible, with distancing restrictions,to get past 'a pair'. It's bad enough with those people who do the same with the trolley - ie leave it on one side of the aisle, whilst they get stuff on the other. But at least you can move the trolley out of the way.


    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    BenCotto said:
    I’m intrigued how you can tell a local from a tourist!
    we're a very small, local shop so it's easy to spot when "new" folk are around
    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I don't see a problem with SM's letting a couple in together - there's often a reason why a single person needs assistance whilst shopping. 

    If there's a reason: carers, disabled, parent and small children  etc, that's fine.
    We're only allowed 20 customers in the store at any one time. 
    Devon.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    Got it Hostafan. Makes sense.
    Rutland, England
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I've seen plenty of examples of singletons with trollies who make it impossible for others to get past, or to get anywhere near the shelves.  At times they achieve both at the same time!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Here you can tell from license plates whether someone is local or a tourist.   I've seen some prize eejit behaviour from non locals in the car parks, let alone what they then get up to in store.   Aisles are wider here - in the ones I use anyway - and the distance is only 1 metre but some still can't manage that and the ones in their best holiday clotehs are usually the ones not wearing a mask.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    The ones that annoy me are those who bump into friends that they haven't seen for a few weeks and clog up the aisles while they gossip. You have to either squeeze pass them or ask them to move or what i do is turn round and exit that aisle until they have finished, because usually they are standing right in front of the shelf that you need to get to.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Up until last week we had staff at the entrance controlling how many went in with one trolley and being strict but also disinfected trolleys going in and "used" ones being gathered up and sprayed.   At the start there were also reduced opening hours and a on in one out policy and cash desks reserved for medical and care staff with ID needed.

    Beaches and sea fronts were closed for many weeks but then opened again with one way systems and limited traffic to give more room for pedestrians.   It all worked fine till the beginning of July when the first tourist wave arrived.  It's amazing how many can't read!
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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