Published on 12, July, 2020
Their are many things about supermarkets I dislike.
Things like the car park, the layout of and constant rearranging of the layout, people not being prepared to pay for their comestibles after waiting in the queue and then waiting until everything is rung up before hunting for their purse, the long queues, far too much choice in brands of goods. But my gripe today is about bread.
There is always plenty of sliced bread. But I don't like sliced bread except to toast. I like a nice fresh bakery loaf. Most times.I bake a loaf myself using a breadmaker. Bit with no yeast I found myself looking in the supermarket a full two hours before it closed both last night and today
And what did I find? The instore bakery had sliced all of a full score of loaves, both wholemeal and white leaving no loaves uncut. When I asked about this, I was told they 'have to' slice the loaves when they have finished the day's baking which put me close to meltdown. it does not make any sense to me as I am sure that many other customers would also prefer an unsliced loaf. I refuse to have a sliced loaf. I like my bread cut three inches thick so I can delight in the texture of the fluffy inner, feeling it melt away in my mouth. If I want sliced bread there is plenty of choice of sliced loaves, and I am quite capable of cutting it myself. Even a loaf sliced from the bakery loaf tastes totally different when it is cut into half inch thick slices rather than the chunks I like.
On both occasions they have lost a customer and I made do with a bowl of shredded wheat instead. And I will get some.yeast and continue continue to bake my own bread which will only be sliced at tje point of eating, and I can savour the flavour of a nice chunky piece.
What do others find annoying about supermarkets,, or is there anyone who thinks supermarkets are like Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.
I'm a bit late to this thread, sorry!
Mum and myself used to go to the supermarket later in the evening, precisely because it was more quiet, and only a few other shoppers and staff around. At this time, I didn't have a diagnosis.
But one time, a few days before Christmas, for some reason or another, we had to go one afternoon when it was full of shoppers, corny seasonal music (as another poster pointed out), and I absolutely HATED it. I was so relieved when the shopping was done, and leaving the supermarket I told Mum I felt really drained, and was so glad to get out of the store and go home. Once I read up about autism (not connected to the visit), I understood why I found that particular supermarket visit so stressful.
It was soon after that visit we decided to do our shopping online, and it's SO much better to be able to sit at home and choose the items. Having done online shopping for three years or more, we wouldn't go back to visiting a store now.