Tesco. Because Hell isn't bad enough.

[camile_sinensis]

So, there I am trundling around Tesco this morning trying to get my shopping done, and running late as usual because they've bloody well moved everything again*, and also because my life is just generally running late... by about 3 years, I think, and all I can think of is that I just want to get the whole thing over and done with as fast as I can

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[gingerspark]

Tesco isn't the only place that does it... they recently did that here... nobody not even the polite (but sometimes dim) employees knew where stuff was...

Best bit? The terminally cheerful "Did you find everything you were looking for today?" got met with "No, you bloody well moved everything, and I'm going to get the rest of my stuff somewhere where I can find it..." was overheard by the manager - who apologized and offered to help me find stuff - "no I've already spent my scheduled time here and only got half my stuff - I don't have anymore time to waste - But Thanks."

Of course it's your fault for impersonating someand so's daughter... the bewildered are bewildered

[camile_sinensis]

The only thing worse is when they discontinue products which they previously stocked. The more useful or desireable a product is, the more likely this is to occur. Tesco recently discontinued walnut oil. I stormed around for ages muttering "...I know they have it, I saw it the other day!", going more and more purple in the face, till The Husband, fearing for his own safety, accosted a Staff and enquired about it. The Staff duly vanished, then returned to inform us that she could tell us the price of it - it was £1.57 - but they didn't stock it any more.

I got some in Marks & Spencer.

According to Mr Shouty, there are two of me. It's the only explanation, obviously.

[sildil]

A long time ago in a land far away (Ealing Broadway Safeway's in London) spouse was shopping after work and some old geezer came up to him and said "YOU! You're that man on the telly, the IRA bloke!" Spouse stared and said rather sniffily. "No I'm not, you're mistaken." "Yes you are, you're HIM!" he said and started following bearded and bespectacled spouse all over the store. "No I am not you stupid old twit!" spouse WANTED to say, but actually didn't and just tried to get on with his shopping. To this day I have no doubt that the old twit tells his friends and family about the time he saw Gerry Adams in Safeway's buying canned tomatoes and how he refused to admit who he was for fear of ant-IRA retalliations.

[camile_sinensis]

And does said Spouse have an impenetrable Oirish accent and a creepy, thousand-yard stare? Come to think of it, does Gerry Adams have a lot of tomato-based recipes...?

[sildil]

No but having spent time in NI in meetings he can now DO said accent pretty well though he doesnt have the stare. As for Gerry Adams' efforts in the kitchen we can only guess!