do you care what people think of your supermarket purchases?

[metalangel]

Do you put your stuff on the conveyor at the supermarket checkout in a specific order because you worry what the person in front will think of you based on your purchases?

:compress:

The other day I was in Asda and I was restocking the booze cupboard... I like to keep plenty on hand as opposed to have to go to the shop every other day, so:
-10x cans 1664
-6x bottles Miller
-12x cans Guinness
-bottle of Vladivar
-bottle of Jose Cuervo

The woman in front said something about how it should be 'a good party then?' or something. I just mumbled yes, I didn't want to say anything like 'it's all for me and the missus' or indeed 'nah, I decided I needed a hobby so I'm becoming an alcoholic' or something.

Now, last time I asked people (not here) this question they all said I was nuts and paranoid and they didn't care.

SO ORG, the question is to you now: Do you care and put your items down accordingly?

EDIT: And no discussion of 'oh I put the stuff in order because I am OCD about how I pack all my stuff' please. Thanks

[Bri w]

I've never given it much thought.

If you are uncomfortable with what you purchase, is there a deep rooted feeling you are doing something wrong?

Lie back on the couch and tell me of your childhood. ;)

[Dicky Ticker]

To be honest I have got this far in life not caring what other people think of me so as long as I am happy within myself I don't give a damm my dear

Its their problem not mine.

[slark01]

I've placed a large pack of condoms and plenty of booze to sink a battle ship, before now. Do I care what a stranger thinks of my purchases. Nope!
However if it was my parents weeeellllll!! :-)
Ste.

[metalangel]

I never understood the embarassment about buying condoms.

"Yes, condoms. I'm going to get laid. Are you?"

[GeneticBubble]

You cant just put the healthy stuff at the front otherwise the person behind will see that your an alcoholic, you need to develop a fruit to alcohol balance...

i like to balance an apple on top of every 4 pack :cool:

[PsychoCannon]

Lol I get a bit paranoid sometimes if I'm doing a top up shop and only have the unhealtyh stuff :)
Likewise in China town supermarkets I hate looking like a tourist and only getting DIm Sum etc =p

[Richie]

I couldn't give a flying **** to be perfectly honest.

[-Ralph-]

EDIT: And no discussion of 'oh I put the stuff in order because I am OCD about how I pack all my stuff' please. Thanks

Too right, these folk that put everything for the freezer in one bag, all the veg in another, everything for the fridge in another, everything for the cupboards in another.

Those kind of folk are so sad, you'd never catch me doing that :^o

:rolleyes:

As for caring what other folk think of the items on belt, now that REALLY is sad! I couldn't give a flying **** either.

[zachl]

if people didnt care what people thought then everyones basket would be full of tesco blue stripe food, we all know it mostly the same stuff....

[Paul1984]

Ha Ha I work for a supermarket and some people do make us laugh with their purchases,we do anything to keep ourselves entertained.

[The Basket]

I couldnt care what people thought!!!!

[CoolGirl]

sweeties, I shop in Watirose in Islington. It's all about what brand of champagne, smoked salmon and bottled water you have in your basket:king:

Actually, I rarely shop in there - I prefer to do mine online as I can see it better - but you'd be surprised at the number of people who pose at the checkout, making sure they thrust their Veuve Cliquot and organic, hand-fed baby artichokes under your nose just in case you hadn't clocked how chic they are :rolleyes:

[Paul1984]

I work for waitrose in barbican and they are not that snobbish,not like islington

[CoolGirl]

I work for waitrose in barbican and they are not that snobbish,not like islington

I like it in there even though it's small, plus you've got a more mixed clientele (there's a Sainsbury's next door to ours, which is where the less fortunate have to shop, and M&S the other side)

[Triv650]

I work at waitrose and it's not snobbish at all. We get a few people in that buy the most rediculously expensive things, but most of the time it's just average people.

[yorkie_chris]

i like to balance an apple on top of every 4 pack :cool:

Homebrewing some cider then?

[Bluefish]

Who the he'll thinks waitrose is posh?and no don't care what people think, we put all hard things first ie tins then soft bread etc at the end.

[Stingo]

Too right, these folk that put everything for the freezer in one bag, all the veg in another, everything for the fridge in another, everything for the cupboards in another.

Those kind of folk are so sad, you'd never catch me doing that :^o

:rolleyes:

As for caring what other folk think of the items on belt, now that REALLY is sad! I couldn't give a flying **** either.
I resemble this type mostly....which is nice.

[timwilky]

I did smirk the other day when the woman in front of me bought 4 weight watchers ready meals and 6 large bars of Cadburies dairy milk.

I also have the pitiful look for the poor sod stood with wife/girlfriend with a pack of Always on the belt and think your in for a severe ear bashing for no good reason other than she hates all men and aint even going to get a shag by way of compensation.

[beabert]

I use the self service things, even with a trolley full :D

[keith_d]

I generally put my stuff on the belt in the order I want to pack it - so all the fridge stuff will come through together, then all the fruit and veg, etc. Booze often goes through first because it's heavy and I don't want it crushing my bread.

As far as what people think of my shopping, I don't give a monkeys.

[Messie]

Sorry, life's too short for that type of worry. Who cares??

[metalmonkey]

I like it in there even though it's small, plus you've got a more mixed clientele (there's a Sainsbury's next door to ours, which is where the less fortunate have to shop, and M&S the other side)

lol yeah, a guy that was caught stealing waitrose took 2 things it was like $70! More than I spend in a week...where I work is far more posh! I live in cheap end of town:D We have a sainbury's and lidl though, the waitrose is too far (casue it in the nice bit of town)

[carternd]

I do, it's pathetic. I don't know any of these people, but care that they might think I'm an alky, because tonight (for once) I'm having pizza and beer, rather than cooking.

I feel especially scummy if I'm skint and drinking strong dry cider (again), or want to stock up but have limited space, so 1 ltr of scotch.

GET OVER IT! WHO CARES WHAT THEY THINK!

But I can't!

[Amanda]

I put my stuff down in the order that Im going to pack it if Im doing a big shop, thats all. Couldn't care less what people thought I was buying. The only time I get embarrassed is when Im buying "Feminine products" and there is a guy on the till, for obvious reasons.

[ChrisSV]

Im only 18 so all i ever buy at supermarkets is alcohol and condoms and the such like, and i dunt care what people think, regardless of how many funny looks i get.

[Crazy Dave]

Internet shop is the way forward, the other half does the shop, i have to carry it in from the door step. The price of petrol these days well worth the extra £3.

[Ed]

No, not at all. I buy tea and coffee for work in Netto, the white cider in there flies off the shelves:p

It's much more interesting to see what's in peoples' recycling bins. Here you have to separate out the bottles and the tins, and most houses have far more than we do:grin:

[yorkie_chris]

Bottle bin in our house is hilarious, we should really request an extra bin.

[Bluefish]

Bottle bin in our house is hilarious, we should really request an extra bin.


haha

[Lozzo]

I rarely do a big shop at the supermarket, so it's generally topping up on stuff I'm running low on, so the conveyor may have 2 or three pizzas, lots of fruit, big box of condoms (I hate running out so buy bulk), coffee, a toothbrush, some socks, some deodorant and obscure stuff like olives and capers. I don't drink booze, so they must think I'm having a right weird party at my gaff

[beabert]

Does no one else use the self service things then?

[lukemillar]

A girl is standing in a supermarket checkout queue and puts the following items onto the conveyor belt:

1 Toothbrush
1 Tube of toothpaste
1 loaf of bread
1 pint of milk
1 apple
1 baking potato
1 muesli bar
1 frozen pizza
1 single frozen dinner

The bloke behind her in the queue taps her on the shoulder. As she turns he smiles at her and says:

"Single, eh?"

The girl smiles sheepishly and replies

"How did you guess?"

He looks into her eyes and says














"Because you're a minger"

:lol:

[Ed]

Women never have their purse/card ready and always look surprised when they have to pay:rolleyes:

Men always have their card ready but always balls up the payment cos they put the card in the machine before the clerk has finished;)

[Sally]

Tonights shop...

4 bottle of poof juice, bottle of vodka, 8 pack of tennants, 2 bottles of jauques cider, bottle of sours and 2 packs of fags...

Was a very weird shop... Most of it was for the sister thankfully!

[Lozzo]

Does no one else use the self service things then?

I'd have to ride to the other side of town to use Tesco that has them, our Sainsos about a mile away just has normal checkouts

[kellyjo]

Interesting that you guys buy large boxes of condoms rather than boxes of large condoms...;-)

I always put the heaviest items on the conveyor first so they go back in the trolley first and then the lighter stuff goes last, on top to stop it getting squashed :-)

[beabert]

I'd have to ride to the other side of town to use Tesco that has them, our Sainsos about a mile away just has normal checkouts

Everywhere here, even in b&q now.

[seedy100]

I always make sure that my box of extra large condoms is on top.

Other than that - who cares.

[BoltonSte]

Don't really give a monkey's, only bother so that the heavy stuff get's packed together.

I once went to the local Co-op with one of the lads before we went out, had to get a cucumber for the plec and had chapped lips so also bought a tin of vasline, wasn't until we'd been through the till whilst talking about what a great night it should be that we both clicked what it may have looked like. Would have been better if I'd picked up some durex as well.

Ste

[Quedos]

Don't care what they think. though i did get some starnge looks buying 3 bottles of night nurse, tissues and condoms, but this is the place that always ID's me for buying snowballs or babycham.
I need to stock up the booze cupboard and thats going to be interesting - Absoulte x3, JD, Chambord, Bacardi, Jager, Cointreau, Schnapps, red wine and a few btls of cider. I leave the beer to the men!

[Triv650]

Women never have their purse/card ready and always look surprised when they have to pay:rolleyes:

Men always have their card ready but always balls up the payment cos they put the card in the machine before the clerk has finished;)


All the oldies that get their PIN number wrong and refuse to accept that they got it wrong and that my machine is broken. Then when my supervisor comes to sort it out, the customer goes "well I suppose he's only new at this job" bloody cheek, I've been working here for 2 years madam :smt019

[Lozzo]

Interesting that you guys buy large boxes of condoms rather than boxes of large condoms...;-)



I can never get enough shopping in the trolley, a large box of large condoms takes up most of the room :D

[BigBaddad]

I have staff to do my all menial work.

[squirrel_hunter]

Yes I always feel as if I'm being judged by my shopping. Usually because I'm judging the person in front of my by their shopping.

Its not as bad as it used to be, a load of Cider, a bottle of Southern Comfort and a couple of microwavable ready meals. Nothing says single man more.

So I decided to try and go a bit healthier and that's where my problems started. I began to get into the habit of grabbing a basket and then stalking the isles looking for someone who appeared healthy, I'd then follow them around the store putting the same items they took off the shelf into my basket. Old people don't notice me doing this, but for some reason young single women are "worried" by my actions. I'm not allowed in Sainsbury's any more.

So I tried the 24hr Tescos. I found shopping became so much more fun at about 2 in the morning, once I had a couple of pints. Everything was more fun at first but the buzz started to wear off so I started to do things to amuse my self. The last time I was there I ran in, sweating with a panicked look on my face at 2:30 in the morning. I ran up and down the isles occasionally knocking stuff over as I spun round in a panic. Eventually one of the assistants came up to me to see if I was alright, I grabbed him and shock him while desperately trying to find out where the loo brushes were. I'm not allowed in Tescos any more.

I've started to use internet shopping as I'm fast running out of supermarkets to visit.

[ceeshaw]

Here's a shopping list for the brave amongst you... if you buy it, film it and post it here I'll pay the bill!!
You gotta do it at a large supermarket on a Saturday morning, say 11am... and you've got to find a queue with an under-age cashier so she has to call someone to approve the alcohol purchase.

2 x large cucumbers
1 x pot of olives
1 x dried sausage
1 x bunch bananas
1 x vaseline
1 x ky jelly
7 x packs flavoured condoms
1 x pack disposable razors
1 x hair removal cream
1 x bottle vodka

And lastly, you have to ask to speak to the supervisor and then ask him/her what the returns policy is on the hair removal cream if it doesn't work on men.

Go on!!

[seedy100]

I'am not sure what to do with the olives!

[renman8957]

I'm a delivery driver for a well known supermarket, what I find embaresses customers the most is when I give them the short list of what wasn't available or subsituted when its durex or ky jelly. Its always the nice ones too haha

[dizzyblonde]

done the KY and cucumber, its an old gag.

As for shopping, I think ours looked exceedingly healthy tonight :-)

Not that I'm at all bothered with what I shove on the checkout.