New year's eve - supermarkets - WTFF..?

[mybrainhurts]

Just popped down to Tesco for some milk and I can't get within two hundred yards of the bloody car park.

They're open tomorrow, FFS...why are they expecting a siege....?

Feel like walking down, standing in the door and doing a Basil Fawlty F F F F F F FIRE

Oh, I'm mad....yes

[Penny-lope]

I refuse to go today....I have food in the freezer that needs eaten, so that will do me.

[Chrisgr31]

mybrainhurts said:

Just popped down to Tesco for some milk and I can't get within two hundred yards of the bloody car park.

They're open tomorrow, FFS...why are they expecting a siege....?

Feel like walking down, standing in the door and doing a Basil Fawlty F F F F F F FIRE

Oh, I'm mad....yes

Well ours aren;t open tomorrow! In Tescos there was a nice saying that they are shut tomorrow but the nearest Tesco Express will be open. No clues as to where that is though!

[V8mate]

I thought the supermarkets were closed tomorrow?

[sleep envy]

V8mate said:

I thought the supermarkets were closed tomorrow?

sunday trading hours IIRC

[CatherineJ]

We went to Sainsbury's yesterday in Melksham and it was packed out, with people having to park on the grass verges.

[macp]

Yes the wife just got back from town with a similar story.

Probably people trying to buy before the vat increase but its just bonkers.

[mybrainhurts]

V8mate said:

I thought the supermarkets were closed tomorrow?

The sthole of which I speak is open 10 to 4 on the morrow....

[soad]

V8mate said:

I thought the supermarkets were closed tomorrow?

Our Morrisons closed, but Sainsburys open.
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/storelocator/store...

Don't know about Tesco's/Asda.

[Marf]

Same at my local Sainsburys, took 15 minutes to park and it was like a battlefield in the store.

[soad]

Marf said:

Same at my local Sainsburys, took 15 minutes to park and it was like a battlefield in the store.

Don't say that - i'm going shopping in 20 minutes. Was dead yesterday!

[Stevenj214]

In ASDA earlier on, it looked like the staff were in the process of being raped and the shelfs pillaged.

[Jonny671]

macp said:

Yes the wife just got back from town with a similar story.

Probably people trying to buy before the vat increase but its just bonkers.

My local Tesco have a sign on the shelves saying that anything that has a VAT increase, already has been increased by them.

Nice idea!

[Gretchen]

mybrainhurts said:

Just popped down to Tesco for some milk and I can't get within two hundred yards of the bloody car park.

They're open tomorrow, FFS...why are they expecting a siege....?

Perhaps they're expecting everybody to pop down for some milk...?

[mitzy]

I had to go as we have just got back from the North visiting

Glad the OH didnt come with me , the place was heaving , just dont understand it !

Anyway thats all done for the weekend and the bubbly is in the fridge.

[Cock Womble]

soad said:

Marf said:

Same at my local Sainsburys, took 15 minutes to park and it was like a battlefield in the store.

Don't say that - i'm going shopping in 20 minutes. Was dead yesterday!

I need to pop out and get provisions for this evening's festivities.

Cover me, I'm going in...

[NoNeed]

mybrainhurts said:

Just popped down to Tesco for some milk and I can't get within two hundred yards of the bloody car park.

They're open tomorrow, FFS...why are they expecting a siege....?

Feel like walking down, standing in the door and doing a Basil Fawlty F F F F F F FIRE

Oh, I'm mad....yes

I hope you used one of their bags for life.

[bigdods]

this explains why the mrs popped out for milk 40 mins ago and hasnt returned yet...

[Marf]

Cock Womble said:

soad said:

Marf said:

Same at my local Sainsburys, took 15 minutes to park and it was like a battlefield in the store.

Don't say that - i'm going shopping in 20 minutes. Was dead yesterday!

I need to pop out and get provisions for this evening's festivities.

Cover me, I'm going in...

Air support on standby

[uuf361]

I went last night at 9:30 - absolutely dead