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Raetomic Kitten 8 Jun 8:42pm, 8 Jun 2025 12,787 posts	Quote Pin Raetomic Kitten People talking at three times the volume of everyone else around them, shattering the otherwise peaceful atmosphere. Particularly if they're tedious, English speaking, people. And particularly particularly if they're low rent Greg Wallace wannabes.
Diogenes 10 Jun 12:21pm, 10 Jun 2025 92,314 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes All the stuff in other places that is behind a paywall. Everything is being commoditised and monetised and there is more than I can consume let alone afford, but finding the good stuff is such a needle in a haystack search.
macca 53 10 Jun 12:52pm, 10 Jun 2025 33,524 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 ^^^ that x a million
Ally-C 10 Jun 1:19pm, 10 Jun 2025 25,770 posts	Quote Pin Ally-C Modern supermarkets; tills, mostly gone, bakery gone, meat counter gone, fish counter gone, staff hardly any, race to the bottom pish.
JamieKai chameleon 10 Jun 1:24pm, 10 Jun 2025 20,750 posts	Quote Pin JamieKai chameleon Ally-C wrote:Modern supermarkets; tills, mostly gone, bakery gone, meat counter gone, fish counter gone, staff hardly any, race to the bottom pish. Asda yesterday really vexed me - one aisle clogged up firstly with an unnecessary display of boxed beer (on a chilled food aisle), then with two product cages in the centre, and then a hapless junior member of staff wandering aimlessly - really reduced the accessibility for my housemate in his scooter.
Fitz 10 Jun 2:54pm, 10 Jun 2025 4,247 posts	Quote Pin Fitz Ally-C wrote:Modern supermarkets; tills, mostly gone, bakery gone, meat counter gone, fish counter gone, staff hardly any, race to the bottom pish. Also Boots the chemist. No stock, no staff, no help, no bloody point any more.
LindsD 10 Jun 3:11pm, 10 Jun 2025 74,492 posts	Quote Pin LindsD My mother
LazyDaisy 10 Jun 6:18pm, 10 Jun 2025 41,825 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Asda was rubbish for me too today (after fully two months I finally have my new specs). The bakery goods were particularly poor in supply.
Surrey Phil 10 Jun 9:30pm, 10 Jun 2025 11,117 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Son works at Waitrose and he is one of the few in store fish/meat counter specialists.
RunningRonnie 11 Jun 3:28pm, 11 Jun 2025 3,847 posts	Quote Pin RunningRonnie "pay to remove cookies"