I have a retired close friend, who is normally one of the most thoughtful, kind and generous people on the planet. She has always shopped for her mother or taken her with her to the supermarket, which is great under normal circumstances. Since this crisis began, she has sensibly started shopping on her mums behalf. She is running errands for her, such as trips to the bank, picking up her pension, getting her a newspaper etc which is a good thing. But what is really irritating me, is my friend's lack of concern towards others during this pandemic. Instead of killing two birds with one stone on one shopping trip, she is making seperate trips out, something she would refuse to do for her under normal circumstances. Often she will shop for her mum, and then the same day get another call to go back out and collect something else, such as Baby Bio, a magazine or something else that's trivial. She has been reminded by several assistants, be it at the shops or the bank about unnecessary trips out and then complains to me on the phone about their attitude! I have tried to subtly tell her she could be endangering others as well as herself and her mother, but it falls on deaf ears. I know it's allowed for people to shop for the vulnerable, but it's bordering on ridiculous as both their freezers are full of enough food to live on for the next two months too. They also live very close to the city so all amenities are fairly close by. She just seems oblivious to the fact that the rules apply to her too, but is happy to moan about other people not keeping their distance from her. The message to stay home is not getting through to her. She is all for social distancing so I don't understand her actions. My friendship feels like it is being sorely tested by her selfish attitude during this pandemic. Has anyone else felt annoyed by the actions of a friend during this crisis.
What is a reasonable minimum spend for an online grocery delivery??
Another silly little ABC game - shops we have loved and lost?