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If you were lost in a supermarket, where would you be found?

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gillybob Wed 14-Oct-15 07:33:36

DH once said that if he lost me in a supermarket he would look for the aisle containing the air freshener's and I would be there. I laughed and told him not to be silly. Yesterday I was in Asda with DD getting a few bits and we became separated. After a while she found me and said "I knew exactly where you would be......." And there I was smelling all the various sprays, candles, reeds, plug-ins etc. hmm

gillybob Wed 14-Oct-15 13:40:34

Speaking of "in the cafe" Alea. My mum and dad were in a well known supermarket Asda's cafe and whilst waiting for my dad to get served my mum decided to browse the newspaper in their basket, only to be reprimanded by a security guard who had apparently seen her reading the said newspaper, telling her that she was techinically stealing as she would "probably put the newspaper back on the shelf and not buy it at all". My mum was terribly upset and tried to explain that of course she would buy it as she only gets it for the crossword that she likes to do in bed . Security guard kind of tut tutted and walked off. Needless to say my mum and dad have never been back to that supermarket again.

kittylester Wed 14-Oct-15 13:45:10

I don't take DH with me or that would be two of us to lose!

rosequartz Wed 14-Oct-15 13:58:07

I never get lost in a supermarket, I always know exactly where I am

It's DH who gets lost grin

henetha Wed 14-Oct-15 14:41:04

Undoubtedly near the peanut butter. But, I am fighting this addiction now and haven't bought a jar for three weeks!

ffinnochio Wed 14-Oct-15 15:12:28

In front of the yogurts, rooted to the spot in the middle of a whole aisle of the stuff, stunned and glazed at the choice, even though I just want a six pack of Activia Natural.

M0nica Wed 14-Oct-15 15:54:31

I too will be found in the magazine section.

grannyqueenie Wed 14-Oct-15 16:00:40

Drooling over the chocolate ,while flicking through a glossy mag to check I like it enough to buy it! smile

loopylou Wed 14-Oct-15 16:08:46

Definitely snafflling my free coffee (which isn't nowadays since you have to buy something to eat if you want it 'free' or not sit down after DIYing it )
or trying not to be tempted by household goods/chocolate/Danish pastries / everything else.....

NotTooOld Wed 14-Oct-15 16:36:43

Magazine section.

numberplease Wed 14-Oct-15 17:03:42

Books

downtoearth Wed 14-Oct-15 19:31:30

Books or clothes

whitewave Wed 14-Oct-15 19:56:47

With the summer soft fruit and then the deli and fish

granjura Wed 14-Oct-15 20:00:33

magazine section- reading the Daily Mail of course (no way am I going to buy it smile )

stillhere Wed 14-Oct-15 20:07:01

The clothes aisle! DBH would be looking at all the rarer beers, good but cheap reds, and peaty whiskies. I would be looking at asslippers to wear into the garden and wreck, pyjamas that won't offend the postman, and long tops to keep my behind warm.

WilmaKnickersfit Wed 14-Oct-15 20:09:22

Looking at nail varnishes, handbags or jewellery! grin

baubles Wed 14-Oct-15 20:48:42

I'd most likely be found in the home baking aisle having meandered around the home wares section looking at bakeware.

Sooo Rock n Roll grin

Treebee Wed 14-Oct-15 21:00:16

Lost, me, never! It's DH that I panic about as I search up and down for him. We shop at a ginormous Asda and one Christmas time we waited at opposite ends of an aisle for half an hour. Each time I perambulated round the aisle to look for him he wasn't there...
No use calling his mobile as he doesn't switch it on.

Grannyknot Wed 14-Oct-15 21:19:55

I'd be impatiently waiting by the exit grin

I don't like huge supermarkets, I find them overwhelming. Wahay too much choice!

greatmum Wed 14-Oct-15 21:45:20

In cafe too ! Texting my other half if he is with me !

ajanela Thu 15-Oct-15 10:30:08

The books and reduced section. In a DIY store DH would be in the screws and nails Section.

kazzer Thu 15-Oct-15 10:54:15

Next to the hot chickens, not in freezer or chilled aisles!

grannyactivist Thu 15-Oct-15 10:59:12

What Grannyknot said.
Some years ago I had a meltdown in an aisle of tinned tomatoes because the choice was so overwhelming (I was ill at the time) and was tearfully led back to the car by one of my sons whilst the Wonderful Man finished shopping. blush

rosequartz Thu 15-Oct-15 11:06:00

ga
There is a huge Asda near Bristol; very occasionally I may go in there but it does get me agitated as it is like a mall and I can never find anything.

AlieOxon Thu 15-Oct-15 11:36:17

I used to lose my daughter often in Sainsbury's....no phone signal in there.....I don't know if she thought she'd lost me, but I was found near the Customer Service desk, where I had asked them to call her over the loudspeaker system!

EEJit Thu 15-Oct-15 12:47:12

Gardening section in spring/summer, chocolate section the rest of the year.