Rude Co-op shop staff

[tatanab]

I was at work stacking the shelves in Co-op. It was not a good day. things were going poorly. I had dropped some pasta sauce out in the store room and had to clear up the mess. Anyway, I was stacking the shelves when this bloke came up and asked me where he could find some special crisps. I don't know, or rather my brain is not coping well. He came back a few minutes a later and said "here they are , I found them on aisle 3". Straw- camel's back, I am afraid I was not polite.

Just another perspective

[Bonefishblues]

I think the point is, or at least was, that you shouldn't be getting stuff while you're out on a ride. That was certainly what was stated during the first stages of lockdown, ride as far as you want but don't stop and go into shops while you're out.
I honestly don't know if the rules have changed, as it doesn't affect me anyway, I very rarely go out for long enough to need to buy food.
Also the locals in some places have been getting a bit Royston Vasey about the lockdown, particularly with cyclists.

Our get orf our land signs are down, thankfully.

My towns FB page was a hot bed of vitriol against "outsiders" and lockdown self righteousness. Not as bad as the nearby popular seaside town though

Interestingly/disappointingly/concerningly the pub is being refurbed by the community, seemingly without the need for social distancing. Mind you when the chair of the Parish Council openly gives lifts to people in his new car, I fear it's pretty much all over

I do try to adopt a live and let live attitude, but I'm seriously considering a report on this one, because it's all our health at stake.

[99.9%certain]

I know it can all get a bit divided north of Leicester. maybe he’s a Yorkist and he thought you were a Lancastrian?

Carnforth is Lancashire so he would be correct(assuming the OP is "from" Carnforth).Even when using the cunning disguise of a helmet we can spot a red-roser

Seriously though it was one employee.There could be a hundred reasons why he behaved the way he did.Maybe he really is just not cut out for that environment.I would just forget about it.

[mjr]

I think the co-op is made up of many small local organisations, so it is not necessary to boycott them all, just the unfriendly one

It's all at the co-op now!
Little. Often. Co-op

It's a bit of a mess, but Settle Market Square branch is actually owned nationally by all retail chain co-op customers, some directly and some through regional or local chains. At the moment, the light blue co-op shops are owned like that and the various other fronts are owned regionally (example: East of England with their dark green ones) or locally (example: Lincolnshire with their dark blue signs). There are a few hyperlocal ones, especially in places like the Lakes, but not as many as there used to be. Economies of scale.

[Cyril Haearn]

The light blue is the co-op I was thinking of, cooperation was a great idea back then, is it still?

[Jdsk]

At the moment, the light blue co-op shops are owned like that and the various other fronts are owned regionally (example: East of England with their dark green ones) or locally (example: Lincolnshire with their dark blue signs).

Very interesting, I didn't know that.

Thanks

Jonathan

[arnsider]

"The second but mainly the last two lines are where you went wrong with Mr Grumpy assistant.

Are you sure nothing else happened to start this - I’m always irritated by people who wonder aimlessly around our Co-op, pick things up, put them back, stand staring forever - and then to cap it all, forget their two meters"

Really! You're the sort of person George Orwell wrote about.
LOL
Let me know which Co-op is "Yours" and I promise I won't darken its doors, lest I get in your way or upset your ruddy agenda!

[Cyril Haearn]

I have six food stores near home that I use regularly, it would be easy but a bit inconvenient to boycott one

Some people have less choice, plenty of small places only have one food store

[TrevA]

With cafes being closed, where are we supposed to get our food and drink whilst out on a ride?

Takeaway cafes are open.

I think the point is, or at least was, that you shouldn't be getting stuff while you're out on a ride. That was certainly what was stated during the first stages of lockdown, ride as far as you want but don't stop and go into shops while you're out.
I honestly don't know if the rules have changed, as it doesn't affect me anyway, I very rarely go out for long enough to need to buy food.
Also the locals in some places have been getting a bit Royston Vasey about the lockdown, particularly with cyclists.

So you are not, or weren’t allowed to go shopping by bike then? Which is effectively what the opening poster was doing. Ok, not in his local shop, but there was never any guidance that said you couldn’t go in a shop, or that you could only shop in your local shop.

[mjr]

With cafes being closed, where are we supposed to get our food and drink whilst out on a ride?

Takeaway cafes are open.

I think the point is, or at least was, that you shouldn't be getting stuff while you're out on a ride. That was certainly what was stated during the first stages of lockdown, ride as far as you want but don't stop and go into shops while you're out.

Who stated that? Certainly not in the rules at any point.

I honestly don't know if the rules have changed, as it doesn't affect me anyway, I very rarely go out for long enough to need to buy food.

Oh. Are you a locktivist, pushing for a harder lockdown than we've got? The rules have changed 4 times so far and a fifth is expected soon.

[Trigger]

As I bloke I used to work with said when we often encountered these folks at Co-ops - "There's a reason they work here".

[Peter F]

Takeaway cafes are open.

I think the point is, or at least was, that you shouldn't be getting stuff while you're out on a ride. That was certainly what was stated during the first stages of lockdown, ride as far as you want but don't stop and go into shops while you're out.

Who stated that? Certainly not in the rules at any point.

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We were initially allowed to take one period of exercise a day. Aside for essential trips to buy food, medicine etc were were supposed to stay indoors. Stopping on a ride to get a snack maybe might not have been explicitly banned but it was certainly implied. Stopping for a refreshment hardly constitutes an essential outing.
I did read it on a cycling British Cycling post on FB so perhaps not an official government statement.

[Peter F]

Takeaway cafes are open.

I think the point is, or at least was, that you shouldn't be getting stuff while you're out on a ride. That was certainly what was stated during the first stages of lockdown, ride as far as you want but don't stop and go into shops while you're out.
I honestly don't know if the rules have changed, as it doesn't affect me anyway, I very rarely go out for long enough to need to buy food.
Also the locals in some places have been getting a bit Royston Vasey about the lockdown, particularly with cyclists.

So you are not, or weren’t allowed to go shopping by bike then? Which is effectively what the opening poster was doing. Ok, not in his local shop, but there was never any guidance that said you couldn’t go in a shop, or that you could only shop in your local shop.

Dear god...

We were told that if possible we should shop for food once per week. If we needed essentials then yes it was ok to go more often and yes if you do your shopping by bike, then yes that was doubtless ok.
However the OP was not doing either of these things. No, it would appear that they didn't directly say "while you're out on your bike don't stop off at a shop to buy a spot of lunch or a snack" but most of us kind of thought that was obvious.

[mjr]

I think the point is, or at least was, that you shouldn't be getting stuff while you're out on a ride. That was certainly what was stated during the first stages of lockdown, ride as far as you want but don't stop and go into shops while you're out.

Who stated that? Certainly not in the rules at any point.

We were initially allowed to take one period of exercise a day.

Sorry, I didn't realise you're in Wales. Settle isn't.

Aside for essential trips to buy food, medicine etc were were supposed to stay indoors. Stopping on a ride to get a snack maybe might not have been explicitly banned but it was certainly implied. Stopping for a refreshment hardly constitutes an essential outing.

Do you think they'd really rather someone bonked?

Ultimately, exercise was allowed and food shopping was allowed. We can argue until the cows come home about what was implied, but I doubt the intention was the most restrictive interpretation, given what ministers and their advisers did!

I did read it on a cycling British Cycling post on FB so perhaps not an official government statement.

Well, BC have been gold plating the rules so much that they've banned their clubs doing even permitted group rides for an extra month, so I'd not take too much heed of their view.

[pwa]

My own food buying during lockdown has been along the lines of buying our weekly food all together, minimising the number of trips that have to be made to shops. If I had been doing the ride the OP did I would have made a packed lunch at home. BUT, if the Co-op disapproves of people buying lunch on the hoof, why are they selling sandwiches?

On the whole though, these are strange times with a lot of people under psychological pressure and if it were me I would try to shrug this off and just get on with life.