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A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. |
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. "
I guess they should have said it was toilet roll not a newspaper
Probably wouldn't be far off the truth anyway as they're fill of shite |
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. "
I would of argued that. What is classed as not essential to someone could be clased as essential to someone else. It's rediculous to refuse the sale. I wouldn't shop there again.
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By *riple SCouple
over a year ago
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. "
'essential' is an adjective, just like these words
pretty
Wealthy
slow
plain
muscular
repulsive
These are subjective, which means it is the individual who decides whether such adjectives apply.
Is it for the shop keeper to decide for your friend whether somebody is 'pretty' or 'plain'? Of course not. Therefore it is not for the shop keeper to decide whether a newspaper is essential for your friend. |
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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. "
Just a bit silly on behalf of the shopkeeper |
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There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Why are stores advertising easter eggs?
There is a story how a woman at boots had her lipstick removed from her shopping basket.
Please can someone explain how this prevents the spread of COVID-19? |
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"Why are stores advertising easter eggs?
There is a story how a woman at boots had her lipstick removed from her shopping basket.
Please can someone explain how this prevents the spread of COVID-19?"
It doesn't! If Boots is allowed to be open, you can buy what the heck you like. There is no Government list of essential items of shopping, just a list of essential retailers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. "
sounds like they just wanted them to spend more |
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By *riple SCouple
over a year ago
Midlands |
"There's no rules on what you can or can't buy in shops ie anything an "essential" shop sells, you can buy it, within any guidelines set by the store eg only 2 of certain items. "
One question that I'm pondering over, if your fridge packs up and you need a replacement within the hour, where do you get one?
I'd say that was pretty essential, but it's not possible to visit an electrical store to buy one.
*For those who scour the forums to nit pick the posts of others, I am aware you can't plug in a fridge immediately after getting it home. However the 1-4 hour wait is far better than delivery within 2 working days! |
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"Chocolate bar"
Yes, but, totally essential
"Phone charger"
And then, if you'd been a teenager, literally universe ending catastrophe without it.
So I'd say you were good for essential item shopping  . |
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By *riple SCouple
over a year ago
Midlands |
"Why are stores advertising easter eggs?
There is a story how a woman at boots had her lipstick removed from her shopping basket.
Please can someone explain how this prevents the spread of COVID-19?"
It makes people less attractive, so you keep away from them!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Why are stores advertising easter eggs?
There is a story how a woman at boots had her lipstick removed from her shopping basket.
Please can someone explain how this prevents the spread of COVID-19?
It doesn't! If Boots is allowed to be open, you can buy what the heck you like. There is no Government list of essential items of shopping, just a list of essential retailers. "
Thank you.
So what about the advice that we should only shop once a week? Apparently there were people in Swindon waiting outside the superstores beating up people with full trolleys...
So how does one go out once a week but only buy provisions for a couple of days? |
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"There's no rules on what you can or can't buy in shops ie anything an "essential" shop sells, you can buy it, within any guidelines set by the store eg only 2 of certain items.
One question that I'm pondering over, if your fridge packs up and you need a replacement within the hour, where do you get one?
I'd say that was pretty essential, but it's not possible to visit an electrical store to buy one.
*For those who scour the forums to nit pick the posts of others, I am aware you can't plug in a fridge immediately after getting it home. However the 1-4 hour wait is far better than delivery within 2 working days!"
Places like AO.com are still trading, you'd have to try and get one online, I'd imagine. |
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"There's no rules on what you can or can't buy in shops ie anything an "essential" shop sells, you can buy it, within any guidelines set by the store eg only 2 of certain items.
One question that I'm pondering over, if your fridge packs up and you need a replacement within the hour, where do you get one?
I'd say that was pretty essential, but it's not possible to visit an electrical store to buy one.
*For those who scour the forums to nit pick the posts of others, I am aware you can't plug in a fridge immediately after getting it home. However the 1-4 hour wait is far better than delivery within 2 working days!"
I witnessed an argument between parts dealer and a breakdown recovery service man whose van needed new breakpads. They said he wasn't a key worker.
The parts deliberately people weren't busy or understocked. So why?
Firstly the recovery person might need to help a key worker.
Secondly if that van had caused an accident because of faulty breaks that would be more work for our emergency services. |
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"Why are stores advertising easter eggs?
There is a story how a woman at boots had her lipstick removed from her shopping basket.
Please can someone explain how this prevents the spread of COVID-19?
It doesn't! If Boots is allowed to be open, you can buy what the heck you like. There is no Government list of essential items of shopping, just a list of essential retailers.
Thank you.
So what about the advice that we should only shop once a week? Apparently there were people in Swindon waiting outside the superstores beating up people with full trolleys...
So how does one go out once a week but only buy provisions for a couple of days?"
Again, in theory you can buy what you want, unless shops have restrictions due to the panic buying. We're in isolation and lucky to get an online booking slot fortnightly, so we're just making do. The problem comes when individuals are shopping for multiple households eg friends or family in isolation, as well as their own. Such people might legitimately need more than two packs of loo roll but instead have to either go to multiple shops or go back on different days, which makes a mockery of trying to minimise going out! My brother is now shopping for my disabled pal, who I'd been shopping for before I was ill. He's not been able to get a supermarket slot since I've been in isolation (nearly a week) and still is struggling. He's physically very disabled and can't shop unaided - he'd need a supermarket worker to accompany him to get things off shelves. But because normally his parents do his shopping (in their 70s), he's never used online delivery before and they aren't taking new customer registration! It's a good job my brother a) works for a supermarket but one that doesn't do deliveries and b) is a generous guy and will help my friends! |
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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago
In my happy place |
I went to buy a toaster today as mine broke. But I went to b and m to get it and picked up some bleach, shower gel, and mini eggs.
People were buying garden stuff with their tins, cheese and household goods. All calm. |
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"There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything "
You bought cable ties and nobody said anything...Thinking something I am.sure  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything
You bought cable ties and nobody said anything...Thinking something I am.sure "
Yes cable ties, duct tape, rope, ski mssk, chloroform.... the usual |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything
You bought cable ties and nobody said anything...Thinking something I am.sure
Yes cable ties, duct tape, rope, ski mssk, chloroform.... the usual "
Plastic sheeting, bleach, chainsaw. Different store. |
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. "
If that was me I would have kept my money and walked to the next shop. Can small businesses really afford to be that picky about their income at a time like this. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything
You bought cable ties and nobody said anything...Thinking something I am.sure
Yes cable ties, duct tape, rope, ski mssk, chloroform.... the usual
Plastic sheeting, bleach, chainsaw. Different store."
I’d already been stockpiling these |
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Tried to buy a replacement electric shower today .. found the one I wanted in B&Q... reopened but essential lines on click and collect... tried to order but while it showed 3 on aisle 47 it wasn’t available to click and collect! I called the store who told me there were 7000 essential lines available on click and collect and the shower wasn’t... I then explained that I’d picked an item at random and that I could have clicked and collected 5ltr of jasmine white emulsion..... “We don’t decide what’s essential” was the answer |
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By *ornLordMan
over a year ago
Wiltshire and London |
"There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything
You bought cable ties and nobody said anything...Thinking something I am.sure
Yes cable ties, duct tape, rope, ski mssk, chloroform.... the usual
Plastic sheeting, bleach, chainsaw. Different store.
I’d already been stockpiling these "
Silly sod. I’ve got several chainsaws to spare. For the right price of course. |
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"Tried to buy a replacement electric shower today .. found the one I wanted in B&Q... reopened but essential lines on click and collect... tried to order but while it showed 3 on aisle 47 it wasn’t available to click and collect! I called the store who told me there were 7000 essential lines available on click and collect and the shower wasn’t... I then explained that I’d picked an item at random and that I could have clicked and collected 5ltr of jasmine white emulsion..... “We don’t decide what’s essential” was the answer "
Do AO.com do showers? I believe they are still trading. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tried to buy a replacement electric shower today .. found the one I wanted in B&Q... reopened but essential lines on click and collect... tried to order but while it showed 3 on aisle 47 it wasn’t available to click and collect! I called the store who told me there were 7000 essential lines available on click and collect and the shower wasn’t... I then explained that I’d picked an item at random and that I could have clicked and collected 5ltr of jasmine white emulsion..... “We don’t decide what’s essential” was the answer
Do AO.com do showers? I believe they are still trading. "
Same here. One of the vidtims of the toilet paper shortage was the shower curtain.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was told by the police that butcher meat wasn't important. I mean I thought sausages and chicken with a few pork chops and a quick walk around the shop next door for spuds and other vegetables and fruits was called shopping for food |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything
You bought cable ties and nobody said anything...Thinking something I am.sure
Yes cable ties, duct tape, rope, ski mssk, chloroform.... the usual
Plastic sheeting, bleach, chainsaw. Different store.
I’d already been stockpiling these
Silly sod. I’ve got several chainsaws to spare. For the right price of course."
Got mine at Aldi with the wetsuit.
Seemed only right to get as a pair! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tried to buy a replacement electric shower today .. found the one I wanted in B&Q... reopened but essential lines on click and collect... tried to order but while it showed 3 on aisle 47 it wasn’t available to click and collect! I called the store who told me there were 7000 essential lines available on click and collect and the shower wasn’t... I then explained that I’d picked an item at random and that I could have clicked and collected 5ltr of jasmine white emulsion..... “We don’t decide what’s essential” was the answer "
I ordered sandtex today at B&Q to collect tomorrow. That’s crazy |
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"Tried to buy a replacement electric shower today .. found the one I wanted in B&Q... reopened but essential lines on click and collect... tried to order but while it showed 3 on aisle 47 it wasn’t available to click and collect! I called the store who told me there were 7000 essential lines available on click and collect and the shower wasn’t... I then explained that I’d picked an item at random and that I could have clicked and collected 5ltr of jasmine white emulsion..... “We don’t decide what’s essential” was the answer
Do AO.com do showers? I believe they are still trading.
Same here. One of the vidtims of the toilet paper shortage was the shower curtain...."
The mind boggles  |
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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago
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Some items might be essential for mental health wellbeing. Reading a newspaper keeps someone occupied. The shopkeeper was just chancing it, should have just sold it to him.
Easter eggs aren’t essential to live, they’re unrestricted. The Easter Bunny is needed to cheer up spirits this year. |
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"I was told by the police that butcher meat wasn't important. I mean I thought sausages and chicken with a few pork chops and a quick walk around the shop next door for spuds and other vegetables and fruits was called shopping for food"
I saw your other post about this, I'd have had a hell of a task trying to remain calm.
I've screen shot the government guidelines if I get stopped to point out I'm out legitimately- which I am, Have been obeying the guidelines.
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. "
Why would a shopkeeper refuse to sell an item that they have available for sale and would contribute to their profits?!  |
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper and the woman behind the counter refused to sell it to him because it isn't an "essential item!" - the implication was that he had to purchase an item of food too.
I'd have argued that news is a pretty essential item right now. Some crazy madness happening out there right now. "
Trouble is there are no hardset rules set by the government for the retailers, everything is a "guideline" so they are making their own rules up as they go along, preventing browsing is good social distancing, so is allowing people to order online what they need in order to keep them at home |
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"I was told by the police that butcher meat wasn't important. I mean I thought sausages and chicken with a few pork chops and a quick walk around the shop next door for spuds and other vegetables and fruits was called shopping for food"
Maybe the copper was a vegan. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything
You bought cable ties and nobody said anything...Thinking something I am.sure
Yes cable ties, duct tape, rope, ski mssk, chloroform.... the usual "
Fuck man why am I reading about this in a forum thread  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There is a lot of madness going about... like the people being shamed for buying stuff to do up the house... I am lucky that I already had all that in.
My shopping in one shop today was
Fizzy pop
Chocolate bar
Phone charger
Plastic bowl
And cable ties.
No one said anything
You bought cable ties and nobody said anything...Thinking something I am.sure
Yes cable ties, duct tape, rope, ski mssk, chloroform.... the usual
Fuck man why am I reading about this in a forum thread "
I waa going to save it as a surprise! It's ruined now! |
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By *assy211279Woman
over a year ago
middle of nowhere Cornwall |
Say well this is how I knew about the Corona virus. Looks like things have changed thought I would catch up a bit. Finished reading and can't change my books at the library. Why does it need to be essential. Lol |
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I would have said that I popped in to buy toilet rolls but they didn't have any, hence I politely settle on a newspaper with vital news in instead.
However, I agree if they are open during this very sad time then a sale is a sale. Would they rather be sending all the newspapers back tomorrow.
Stay safe everyone! |
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"A friend of mine went into a convenience store in Wigan today to buy a newspaper
You're not allowed to buy anything in Wigan without also buying a pie , I think its deemed illegal "
that's solved it!  |
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