On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:07:22 +0000, steve hague
Post by steve hagueOur local Tesco have introduced an hour (9-10am) on three days in the
week for the elderly and vulnerable to do their shopping. I was
surprised this morning how many of the elderly and vulnerable of Redruth
look so young and fit. Must be something in the air.
Steve
Sainsburys have 8-9 M/W/F and NHS from 7.30 every day. Because Tescos
omitted a large part of my order last night I went to the carpark at
7,45 and ther was a long queue then of OAPs with trolleys waiting to
go in, being let in one out, one in. To keep distance. It stretched a
long way and not all left big enough spaces. I was told they'd let in
several at 8 so 5 minutes before when a few went in I did, having
waited at the side, not close. I did wonder if I'd be shouted at as a
queue jumper, but if I had queued up at the end and waited I'd not
have been able to go round to shop.
Got in about 7.55 and did large shop of everything nuggering Tescos
didn't bring last night. They had all the things Tescos left out, more
or less. I did want enough sausage rolls for the week's breakfasts for
B, so as not to go again, but was scared to take more than 3 and got a
couple of breakfast muffins, which cost more, but he likes. They had
milk and veg and fruit, unlike Tescos last night. No frozen berries
though.
The checkouts didn't have queues as far as I saw. I went to one where
the last customer was paying and so was able to keep distance and load
my stuff onto the belt. The checkout person asked if she could start
to check through while I was still doing this which made me feel
rushed even though nobody else was waiting which added more stress.
The reason we have deliveries is beaue doing a full shop leaves me
very tired and out of spoons But did I get the things Tescos didn't
deliver. In an order booked 2 weeks ago. And amended each time they
said stuff not available. The delivery person is the picker too and
said the place was lacking in lots when he went to get my shopping. I
wonder if it was because I get an 8-9pm delivery?
I checked the delivery ordered for 7/4 from Tescos and it already says
no half litre of skimmed milk. How can they know now they will be out
of that?? Should all this not die down soon and shopping get less
frenzied?