Nightmare shopping trip!

You have my sympathy. That does sound a real nightmare.

The fruits of your shopping trip will be enjoyed NYDay.

Some days everything seems to conspire against you Witzend.
Monster cars become ever more popular and often the drivers don’t park them well on car parks.
I imagined our local supermarket would be pillaged so I did an online order from Ocado which was delivered at 8 a.m. today.
Don’t want to sound smug but everything was available, no subs.

I’m glad you found your keys 🔑

Waitrose car parks are always filled with huge gas guzzlers so let that be a warning to you😁

I'm intrigued as to which supermarket you usually go to where you don't need a pound coin? I thought they all do.

ferry23

I'm intrigued as to which supermarket you usually go to where you don't need a pound coin? I thought they all do.

No, ours don't, at least Waitrose and Tesco don't, only Lidl.

I use Waitrose, Tesco, Lidl and Sainsburys locally. None of them need a pound coin - thank goodness as I no longer carry cash!

These things are sent to try us!

I cnt remember the last time I physically went t a supermarket. Crowds, queues, snotty nosed kids underfoot. Horrendous places. And after carrying all that shopping you get to the boring jb of putting it all away. Putting away shopping is one of the weekly chores I detest.

friendlygingercat

I cnt remember the last time I physically went t a supermarket. Crowds, queues, snotty nosed kids underfoot. Horrendous places. And after carrying all that shopping you get to the boring jb of putting it all away. Putting away shopping is one of the weekly chores I detest.

Crowds, queues, snotty nosed kids underfoot.

You need to frequent a better class of supermarket! 😂

Hving had deliveries during lockdowns, I like to see what I'm choosing now.
Yes, we do have to handle it too many times, into the trolley, out of the trolley, into the bags, the car, out of the car, put it away.
Then take it out to cook it.

Allira If you use one of the scanners at Sainsbury or Waitrose (don't know about other supermarkets) it's just into the bags, into the car, out of the car and put away. Except when you get picked for a rescan....

Doesn't matter where we shop or where we park there are always monster cars around. There were three in the hospital car park this morning and not one of them was parked properly in the space.

Yes, I've seen the scanners at the entrance AmberGran, might try one. We'd probably be targeted for a rescan, DH puts things in the trolley when I'm not looking. .

The Waitrose I use, trollies don't require a pound coin, Aldi, right next door does. Commiserations about the humongous tank parked too close to yours. They're a scourge of the car park.

What an experience witzend. Hope you’ve got some feet up time now.

A real benefit of a blue badge is the pleasure of disabled parking bays. Plenty of door opening space. Having said that I’d rather I didn’t need one.

We have in the past asked shop staff to put out a call to request a too close car is moved. Usually a grumpy person has appeared muttering about awkward people. We ignored them.

Waitrose here doesn’t demand a coin for a trolley, Asda, Lidl and Aldi do. The rest don’t. It must vary by area.

My DD has a special key which fits supermarket trolleys, so she never needs a pound coin.

TBH I rarely do such a big shop any more - I usually buy little and often, and take the bus.
Having said that, for ages my local Asda’s trolleys didn’t need pound coins, only suddenly, they did!

So I asked why the change.
Answer, trolleys were being stolen by the dozen at night - presumably for the metal. Thieves were coming in lorries and stealing them.

There are a few, usually the really big stores in the middle of nowhere-so to speak. Not so easy to steal.

Stores vary about needing a pound coin, I always have a trolley token in my pocket.

Sainsbury’s and Asda have always been really helpful if you can’t access a trolley. It’s worth asking even at Waitrose.

Customer services would have helped with £1 for the trolley. As for parking next to the ubiquitous tractors, I feel your pain. Supermarkets need to redesign their car parks to allow for the much wider cars and for those of use who drive a small vehicle.
Waitrose do have lovely food so I hope you will get your just reward when you tuck in to your treats.

I’m lucky to live very close to an Aldi, so I shop little and often, on foot, just buying what I can carry. I use a basket, not a trolley, so I don’t buy too much to carry home.
I hate big supermarkets. It takes too long to get round. Why do we need so much choice?
I hate parking even more, especially getting hemmed in by a monster vehicle.

Sounds like a horrible shopping trip Witzend I hate it when things start going wrong like that, I get all hot and bothered and make things worse generally.
Bet you were glad to be home safely.

hollysteers

My DD has a special key which fits supermarket trolleys, so she never needs a pound coin.

You can also buy coin-shaped tokens, charity ones, which fit the trolleys. They can also clip on to your key ring.