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    Southport Supermarkets - what's the status

    Southport stores, ASDA, Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsburys

    whats the current situation ?

    Do you queue to get in
    Are security restricting numbers of shoppers in
    Are staff disinfecting trolleys & baskets
    Are there reserved times for Key workers
    What products are restricted & how many
    Whats the general availability of products
    Is parking now free at ASDA





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    Quote Originally Posted by Coastal99 View Post
    Southport stores, ASDA, Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsburys

    whats the current situation ?

    Do you queue to get in
    Are security restricting numbers of shoppers in
    Are staff disinfecting trolleys & baskets
    Are there reserved times for Key workers
    What products are restricted & how many
    Whats the general availability of products
    Is parking now free at ASDA
    I went to Tesco on Monday and they are very well set up, clear and well spaced queuing system (I queued for 2 - 3 minutes), the queuing system is in place to limit the number of shoppers in the store, there is a cleaning station as you enter wiping down trolleys and baskets, reserved times for the vulnerable & key workers, max 3 of all products (some no more than 1), good availability across the whole store some gaps but alternatives available.

    Compare this to Home Bargains yesterday, no obvious queueing system, no restrictions on how many being let in it looked like a normal busy day, due to the amount of people in the store no way of keeping a social distance with customers queueing at the checkout and other customers trying to squeeze past to shop!

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    My sister uses Aldi, and she said her local one was a free for all. No distancing, customers squeezing produce. No measures taken whatsoever.

    I've only been to Sainsburys since the lockdown. That's in the afternoon, and it's been really quiet. No wipes or anything to clean trolleys and baskets. The staff are wearing masks and gloves, and there are markers and signs stating customers should keep their distance at the check outs. I imagine it's different when the early morning meat and bread grabbers turn out, though. There is some meat and bread usually, but not a lot. Frozen meat a bit sparse. No pasta, or baking goods, but everything else is available.

    I'm assuming the hoarders are running out of space in the freezer by now, so a lot of goods are returning to the shelves.

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    Tesco Kew are doing a very good job , restricting shoppers entering , the store and entrance is marked at 2 Mitres. Your trolley is wiped . The checkout are marked 2 MTS. All credit to them .
    REST IN PEACE THE 96.
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    Morrisons Southport is my most convenient one, but it seems to be feast and famine there.

    Since the lockdown I've popped in once or twice and found it to be OK, although they haven't had stock of tinned foods or pasta for weeks. There is a lot of frozen, though.

    However, I thought I'd go yesterday afternoon when I thought it would be quiet, and I was amazed to see a queue (spaced 2 metres apart) down the entire length of the store and past the cafe.

    I would guess they've introduced some sort of entry system when, in my view, it wasn't really necessary even during the bog roll wars. The customers at Morrisons tend to be more docile than the Aldi chavs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toodles McGinty View Post
    My sister uses Aldi, and she said her local one was a free for all. No distancing, customers squeezing produce. No measures taken whatsoever.

    I've only been to Sainsburys since the lockdown. That's in the afternoon, and it's been really quiet. No wipes or anything to clean trolleys and baskets. The staff are wearing masks and gloves, and there are markers and signs stating customers should keep their distance at the check outs. I imagine it's different when the early morning meat and bread grabbers turn out, though. There is some meat and bread usually, but not a lot. Frozen meat a bit sparse. No pasta, or baking goods, but everything else is available.

    I'm assuming the hoarders are running out of space in the freezer by now, so a lot of goods are returning to the shelves.

    It would appear from the above responses that people do not like restrictions placed on them while shopping, because the large supermarkets applying these restrictions are empty or have very few customers - while other supermarkets not applying restrictions are very busy.

    I personally do not like my shopping experience to be restricted. One is after all, in an enclosed space - a heated enclosed space. If there were any germs in that building floating on the air - anyone could contract the disease anyway. If there are any germs on the handles of trolleys - there could equally be as many germs on any of the goods that you pick up. There are restrictions in place as you enter the shop and when you leave - but you can wander around the shop in any way you want to. The restrictions defeat the objective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    It would appear from the above responses that people do not like restrictions placed on them while shopping, because the large supermarkets applying these restrictions are empty or have very few customers - while other supermarkets not applying restrictions are very busy.

    I personally do not like my shopping experience to be restricted. One is after all, in an enclosed space - a heated enclosed space. If there were any germs in that building floating on the air - anyone could contract the disease anyway. If there are any germs on the handles of trolleys - there could equally be as many germs on any of the goods that you pick up. There are restrictions in place as you enter the shop and when you leave - but you can wander around the shop in any way you want to. The restrictions defeat the objective.
    From my observation Tesco's set up is excellent. They are limiting the number of people in the store so you can shop freely and observe the 2 metre rule. Where there is likely to be a coming together then common sense and simple normal good manners is all that is needed. You are never going to shop 100% safely unless they only let 1 person in at a time, from what I've seen and am told the reputable supermarkets are doing as much as they can to keep colleagues & customers safe, the bargain type shops simply don't seem to care.

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    It would appear from the above responses that people do not like restrictions placed on them while shopping, because the large supermarkets applying these restrictions are empty or have very few customers - while other supermarkets not applying restrictions are very busy.
    Nobody likes the restrictions, but they are there for a reason. The sooner we all get it in our heads we need to follow them, the sooner this nightmare will be over and we all go back to normal.

    I personally do not like my shopping experience to be restricted. One is after all, in an enclosed space - a heated enclosed space. If there were any germs in that building floating on the air - anyone could contract the disease anyway. If there are any germs on the handles of trolleys - there could equally be as many germs on any of the goods that you pick up. There are restrictions in place as you enter the shop and when you leave - but you can wander around the shop in any way you want to. The restrictions defeat the objective.
    No, they don't. From what we know, this virus isn't airborne. So if you follow reasonable hygiene guidelines, even if you do pick something up in a supermarket, it can be swiftly killed with soap. If you stay away from other people, the recommended distance, you should avoid any viruses from a cough or sneeze.

    If we just do as we are told for a while, we'll get through it. If people decide they won't follow rules, the restrictions will remain. People were dying because of a lack of action and guidelines. Now people will die because we don't follow guidelines. We can all be selfish and decide we don't want to follow restrictions. And we'll kill people because of it.

    As far as germs floating in the air are concerned, if you live in fear of that, you'd never go in any public building. Particularly where there's air conditioning recycling every breath. There's a happy medium between being stupidly selfish and being paranoid. I'd just follow the rules, personally, and get this over with.

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    Supermarkets

    I went to Aldi in Birkdale yesterday. Got there early at 7.45am, there was already an equally spaced queue. Once inside I was as quick as I possibly could be and got everything on my list that I'd written down. The only problem is that when getting stuff from the shelves, people creep up behind you and there is no distancing at all. Spent the rest of my visit trying to get round the place at a pace like Usain Bolt. No idea what any others are like. I've not been to town for 4 weeks now, I hate to think what the likes of Tesco, Morrisons and Asda etc are like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toodles McGinty View Post
    Nobody likes the restrictions, but they are there for a reason. The sooner we all get it in our heads we need to follow them, the sooner this nightmare will be over and we all go back to normal.



    No, they don't. From what we know, this virus isn't airborne. So if you follow reasonable hygiene guidelines, even if you do pick something up in a supermarket, it can be swiftly killed with soap. If you stay away from other people, the recommended distance, you should avoid any viruses from a cough or sneeze.

    If we just do as we are told for a while, we'll get through it. If people decide they won't follow rules, the restrictions will remain. People were dying because of a lack of action and guidelines. Now people will die because we don't follow guidelines. We can all be selfish and decide we don't want to follow restrictions. And we'll kill people because of it.

    As far as germs floating in the air are concerned, if you live in fear of that, you'd never go in any public building. Particularly where there's air conditioning recycling every breath. There's a happy medium between being stupidly selfish and being paranoid. I'd just follow the rules, personally, and get this over with.
    I will just get you a ladder! People will die whether they follow the guidelines or not - it is a fact of life or death as the case may be. Of course the virus is airborne, that is how it was contracted in the first place. No - a virus cannot be killed with just soap - it is a biological fatty substance and needs to be killed with applied alcohol or bleach, etc., A cough, a sneeze or even just breathing will create droplets of contamination that float on the air. Until the body bags are being wheeled past my house on a regular basis, I will not worry.

    I will absolutely guarantee that the worst you will catch is a cold, or normal influenza!

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    Southport Sainsburys yesterday was a disgrace. Playing lip service to social distancing. Someone in door only letting so many in which is fine. Trolley not wiped down and still have to put a pound in. Inside lines are drawn up but no one taking any notice and no one trying to enforce it. Staff with huge trolleys stocking shelves so you have to squeeze past. Some staff wearing masks, some not. There was a guy in there who looked really ill. He was wandering round picking stuff up off the shelves and putting it back. No one stopping him. The only place social distancing was being observed was at the check out and even then people were walking past within inches of you. I was a nervous wreck by the time I came out and I will definitely not be going back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    I will just get you a ladder! People will die whether they follow the guidelines or not - it is a fact of life or death as the case may be. Of course the virus is airborne, that is how it was contracted in the first place. No - a virus cannot be killed with just soap - it is a biological fatty substance and needs to be killed with applied alcohol or bleach, etc., A cough, a sneeze or even just breathing will create droplets of contamination that float on the air. Until the body bags are being wheeled past my house on a regular basis, I will not worry.

    I will absolutely guarantee that the worst you will catch is a cold, or normal influenza!
    The soap breaks down the outside layer of the virus. It cannot live after that.

    Not all viruses float in the air, most are transmitted through touch or mucous.

    If you think the worst is a cold or flu, you better explain that to the 2 - 3 thousand families who are mourning the loss of their loved ones right now.

    Tell the posters on this thread that their friends would have just died anyway.

    People like you are the problem in all this. Dismissing these precautions as needless, despite every virologist, immunologist and medical authority in the entire world telling you otherwise. You know better than every expert. Sure.

    You disregard these precautions, you will cause deaths. You will spread it to your loved ones.

    But you know better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    I will just get you a ladder! People will die whether they follow the guidelines or not - it is a fact of life or death as the case may be. Of course the virus is airborne, that is how it was contracted in the first place. No - a virus cannot be killed with just soap - it is a biological fatty substance and needs to be killed with applied alcohol or bleach, etc., A cough, a sneeze or even just breathing will create droplets of contamination that float on the air. Until the body bags are being wheeled past my house on a regular basis, I will not worry.

    I will absolutely guarantee that the worst you will catch is a cold, or normal influenza!
    You still know better than every bloody medical expert in world, just like your Southport being immune, usually your BS varies from annoying to mildly amusing, but you have definitely crossed the lines over the virus spread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    Until the body bags are being wheeled past my house on a regular basis, I will not worry.

    I will absolutely guarantee that the worst you will catch is a cold, or normal influenza!
    It been obvious for a while that you're revelling in this.

    With every post, you're gleefully imagining how much infection you can spread, how many deaths you can influence.

    You should really believe in the virus, seeing as you yourself are one.

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    The virus isn't airborne. It is propelled through the air by coughs, but when the kinetic energy of the cough dissipates, the virus falls to the ground or some other surface.

    Compare this with pollen, which is truly airborne.

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