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Indeed ..... but life stories should be reserved for when the supermarket is queueless (as it was just now when I visited it again), not when people are waiting, inside and out.

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I have seen the one way systems marked out in the supermarkets but what is the point ? Everyone shops at a different pace and in different ways so almost straight away the following person is going to be within the social distancing space and will not want to wait when what they need is at the far end of the aisle, so they will go past to reach the location of their item needs.
So the passing space is exactly the same whether it is a one way aisle or a two way aisle, which will enable shoppers to get their items quick and out of the shop quicker and so let in those queuing up outside.

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Exactly right. What pees me off is the number of order pickers still around blocking the aisles and sometimes just standing there chatting to one another.

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I don’t think supermarket staff are really appreciated, they work in close proximity to hundreds of customers each day… often to close due to idiots who have no concern about distancing or threat of contamination to staff members.

I wonder how many worry about infection, serving so many customers each day, with only the basic PPE to protect against the asymptomatic customers they know they’ll be in contact with.

Then there is the frustration of both customer and worker, which can lead to all forms of confrontation….with all parties thinking the other is wrong.

Yes diplomacy, turn the other cheek, remembering the customer is always right, even when they are wrong……….

Diplomacy should be two ways….. But in these hard times for frustrated customers, perhaps we should think about these shop workers, and the risk they are putting themselves in, and perhaps us the customers should give them the benefit of doubt when they are wrong.

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We need lots of signs like this everywhere (from New Zealand)

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Do you mean that people nowadays cant judge 2 metres distance
or maybe they cant remember the rules Solly?
Could this mental lack be caused by the internet?

Donkeyman! 🤔🤔

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Chatting to the staff at our local Home bargains store they told me they were all tired and had at times had abuse I thanked them for all they do . I also wrote a complimentary email to head office naming the local store and said how polite and helpful the staff are . I hope it gets back to them .

So unnecessary to be rude

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I'm questioning the use of the government's tracking app. It tells you afterwards, if you have been in too close proximity of someone who had covid at that time. I think it is better to make sure everybody keeps the correct distance. If an app helps you to maintain that distance, it is more effective than the governments app that sends a notice days after you have been in contact.

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I agree. I don't mind people having a quick chat while they are packing their bags but they should not hold people up.