We've finally discovered the secret for a quiet easy shop. We discovered it once before, then forgot. Go when England is playing. Off we went shopping yesterday afternoon. We couldn't believe how quiet the supermarket car park was. Inside there was barely a soul. The stackers were ensuring all the shelves were filled ready for a late onslaught. We even had a choice of tills, with no queueing. Afterwards we stopped at the supermarket forecourt for some petrol, going straight to a pump. Easy. The reason for the quiet was obvious. England was playing the all important football match yesterday afternoon. As non-football enthusiasts we were among the very few not stuck in front of a television screen.
As I say we did do a similar thing once, no twice before. Once when England was playing rugby, the second time was when Morecambe was playing a football match which would result in entry into the league division table if they won. Both were on Saturday, in the afternoon, & both Saturdays we managed the supermarket dash without undue hassle. (We normally avoid the place at all costs on Saturday afternoons. Far too many people for us.)
Today may be different. We're off to the Farmers' Market. They've changed the time of the market until the afternoon. They tried this once before & it seemed to work better. People seemed to be stopping on the way home after work as the market didn't close until 6pm. It's certainly more convenient for us.
When we mentioned the change of time to PD the other day, he pointed out we may have difficulty as there is a school nearby which means the mid-afternoon school run. We can't imagine it's going to cause too much difficulty & if it means a few parents go early or stay on a bit to look around the market so much the better. I'm all for our local farmers getting more customers, & profit.
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