Covid/Coronavirus Safe(ish) Supermarkets?

I have been to Morrisons at Five Lane Ends twice since lockdown. Nightmare experience.

No security on door controlling numbers going in and out. Far too many people in the store for me to be able to shop safely. People selfishly reaching over you to pick items off the shelf.

Second time I tried, I walked straight back out.

Been going to Sainsburys at Greengates since, which has been a total contrast.

Respectful queueing outside, queue sometimes looks big when you pull up, but average wait time has been about 8 minutes to get in. Once inside, you have almost got an aisle to yourself, shoppers definitely abiding by the safe distancing rules, staff seem more pleasant, and no queuing at the tills

So big thumbs up for me for Sainsburys and thumbs down for Morrisons.

I shall continue to shop at Sainsburys now, even after we get back to normal

 

I have been to all the big supermarkets except Tesco over lockdown. It seems that Sainsbury and Waitrose have much more space and wider aisles, and also seem to allow fewer shoppers in store. Feels a much more distanced and safer experience. I do feel the Asda and Morrisons I have visited are employing all the measures but are much more cramped and therefore feel less distanced. The exception is Morrisons in Hunslet who for some inexplicable reason have closed the ends of the aisles by the checkouts, meaning you go down the aisle and have to do a U turn at the end, coming back past everyone coming the other way

 

Thread of the year.

 

You can report in when you get back from shopping

 

I did a click and collect shop at Tesco's in Great Horton in early April. I foolishly imagined they would have my order ready in boxes and I would simply drive in, open my boot from my car, they would put it in the boot and I'd drive off, with no human contact whatsoever.
Not at all. There were assistants coming right up to my driver's door window asking my name, instead of going to the passenger side. Then a bloke brought out a trolley with a load of carrier bags on that I had to load into the boot myself. He then came right up next to me to collect the trolley without waiting for me to get back in the car. Given all the publicity I'd seen from Tesco about how they were reorganising their stores, I was gobsmacked by how sloppy the click & collect was.
I haven't been near a supermarket since then. Getting weekly veg deliveries from a local greengrocer and a supermarket delivery every three weeks or so from whoever I can get a slot with.

 

I’m stood in the queue right now as it happens.

 

Brilliant. Live reporting

 

With no sport, pubs or restaurants to visit. My weekly supermarket visit has become the highlight of the week on my day off from work!

 

We are all New Men on here

 

I think @Tony Wilkinson would be deeply insulted by that suggestion

 

Too thick skinned to be insulted, you can say what you want..........

 

It was meant to be a joke, not an insult. Hence the wink emoji..

 

Foreign view from the South of England.
Sainsbury - great, well organised and not over-ran.
Tesco - no entry control but organised inside.
Asda - controlled entry but once in, nobody cared what they were doing. Only once, not going back.
Waitrose - who can afford a big shop there????

 

Plenty of people who would ordinarily be going out on the town and regularly blowing £100+ on a night out. Or going for expensive restaurant meals once a month. What else are they spending it on at the moment?

 

Been having Morrisons home delivery when they first introduced it, great service, our lass makes her order out gets a slot and she can amend it up until 24 or so hours before delivery.They take the goods (all bagged) and ring the door bell they are left on the doorstep, we wear gloves and wipe every item down with wipes,.
We paid £30 or so for 12 months delivery, it's a great service, I would recommend the service be it Morrisons or any other Supermarket.

 

Loss of earnings from Furlough?
Putting some aside in case the worst happens?

I see Waitrose as an occasional treat, maybe £20-£30 to upgrade for a nice family meal. I just can’t imagine the cost of a big shop there!