One quick last post about Dawn and Rich's visit. This is also linked to what I have previously said about arrogant large shops.
What do you think happens when you walk around your local supermarket taking photos of all the legs of ham hung up and of your wife and friends looking at the cake section? In Rich's case he was asked, ever so politely, but very firmly, not to take any more: "You are not allowed to take photos in the store." On being told this, I looked around and discovered two more security guards blocking our exit from the store, and eyeing us very suspiciously, hands ready to grab us and the offending camera. Just to confuse them I gave them a big smile and a wave.
Matt had clashed with the security guards on a previous occasion whilst waiting for his mum to finish a shop. Being fed up with standing, he sat on the floor against the wall and soon a security guard appeared to tell him that this was most definitely not permitted. Matt being Matt, he gave his best salute (much to the amusement of the other guard who was watching from within the store) and promised not to commit such a heinous crime again.
On this latter occasion we paid and left quickly and we're now trying to avoid shopping in Alcampo - although it's very hard as it's by far the mot convenient place to shop in town.
What do you think happens when you walk around your local supermarket taking photos of all the legs of ham hung up and of your wife and friends looking at the cake section? In Rich's case he was asked, ever so politely, but very firmly, not to take any more: "You are not allowed to take photos in the store." On being told this, I looked around and discovered two more security guards blocking our exit from the store, and eyeing us very suspiciously, hands ready to grab us and the offending camera. Just to confuse them I gave them a big smile and a wave.
Matt had clashed with the security guards on a previous occasion whilst waiting for his mum to finish a shop. Being fed up with standing, he sat on the floor against the wall and soon a security guard appeared to tell him that this was most definitely not permitted. Matt being Matt, he gave his best salute (much to the amusement of the other guard who was watching from within the store) and promised not to commit such a heinous crime again.
On this latter occasion we paid and left quickly and we're now trying to avoid shopping in Alcampo - although it's very hard as it's by far the mot convenient place to shop in town.
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I took some photos in Netto in Poynton, but no-one seemed much to care. It takes a lot to put the shoppers in Netto off their bargain hunting. They are a very hardened lot who just go for cheap food and the famous centre aisle. See one of my past postings on blog called 'architectural gems No.1' and you will see the photos.
I'd already noticed that particular architectural gem, which is why I put Tesco in the title instead! I presume no-one in Netto is bothered about spies checking their prices.
No-one cares much about anything in Netto! At the moment we seem to have acquired a Romanian migrant worker, who isn't working but sits outside Netto three or four days a week and plays the piano accordian. He knows four different tunes and plays them in rotation. He isn't a very good player either, but we all cheefully give him some change when we emerge from Netto clutching our latest bargains. Bargain of the day: Large pot of organic yoghurt 6p. The Sell-by date was today. I bought two pots!
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