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Kizzy · 04-01-2021, 06:29 PM

I thought the Pfizer one came from Belgium?

Tom4784 · 04-01-2021, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It felt like you were leveraging the ways you've suffered from the pandemic and lockdowns as a sort of mandate to an authoritative voice on what's right/fair, I was merely pointing out that some of those things apply to literally everyone and others to a lot of people, so it really means nothing, at all, that you haven't seen your friends or have had to work through the pandemic

. It doesn't bolster your opinion. It's fine to mention it but it seems sort of moot.

The silly incidents previously with various shops roping off areas with absolutely no consistency even within the same company, let alone across all retail, suggests to me that this far at least it very much has been left up to shop employees (at least managers) to make these decisions, especially as a lot of the dumber decisions were put down to "misinterpretation of the guidelines". Which makes it clear that there would need to be very specific instructions on what to sell and what not to sell, as shop teams can't be trusted to come to the same consistent conclusions when interpreting looser advice... And if one shop continues selling a product whilst another deems it unnecessary it all just falls apart.

Doubling down on shoving words down my throat won't work, TS.

I was stating my experiences, can we not do that or do we have to make sure that our experiences are unique and that no one suffers like we do before we are allowed to share?

Stick to arguing against what I'm saying, not what you want me to say.

Which is why I said it must be mandated by the government, ignoring that won't make your argument stronger. Also, what is your issue with retail workers? You seem intent on making them out to be incompetent.

parmnion · 04-01-2021, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The problem is discrimination though, it's making an assumption that everyone has the means to and is in the situation to order from the internet, which is easy to assume, but simply not always true. So it's effectively taking the people in the worst position already and saying "tough **** we can just get this stuff online, it's not our problem that you can't".

People should be allowed to purchase whatever a shop sells, there should be no roping off..just store closures if people cant keep to the distancing and mask wearing rules, and more importantly for me is if the shop dont inforce it...Close them down instantly.

No way you can go in to buy wallpaper without a mask claiming you have conditions..

The perfect items during this new lockdown are obviously DIY stuff so people can keep themselves busy, and mor importantly, the mind occupied.

Denver · 04-01-2021, 06:44 PM

I believe takeaways should also closed because queuing up at McDonald's is not essential

LukeB · 04-01-2021, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Denver

I believe takeaways should also closed because queuing up at McDonald's is not essential

Uber it?

Vanessa · 04-01-2021, 06:49 PM

Takeaways can operate online.
So I don't mind.

Denver · 04-01-2021, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LukeB

Uber it?

Bit every time I go past the drive through is heaving so I don't see how non essential travel is banned bit travelling for a coffee at McDonald's is?

parmnion · 04-01-2021, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LukeB

Uber it?

Its not that easy!!

Thousand, and perhaps hundreds if not thousands of families will have a mother with a bank or credit card, and in many cases 4 hungry teenagers to feed.

How on earth can she cope with that.

parmnion · 04-01-2021, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Denver

I believe takeaways should also closed because queuing up at McDonald's is not essential

For thousands it may be...if not hundred of thousands if teenage kids.

AnnieK · 04-01-2021, 06:52 PM

I've not had a takeaway since before March last year...

Denver · 04-01-2021, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by parmnion

Its not that easy!!

Thousand, and perhaps hundreds if not thousands of families will have a mother with a bank or credit card, and in many cases 4 hungry teenagers to feed.

How on earth can she cope with that.

Stop being lazy and cook? Locldowns are the perfect chance to learn to cook new things with most people having a lot of time on their hands instead of putting people and staff at takeaways at risk because they can't be bothered to cook

parmnion · 04-01-2021, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnieK

I've not had a takeaway since before March last year...

Is that because of lockdown?

Like what I mean is have you been stuck at home more and took up cooking a lot more?

Denver · 04-01-2021, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnieK

I've not had a takeaway since before March last year...

In both lockdowns I stayed away because they were not essential

Vanessa · 04-01-2021, 06:54 PM

I only have a takeaway on a Saturday night.
There's nothing better

parmnion · 04-01-2021, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Denver

Stop being lazy and cook? Locldowns are the perfect chance to learn to cook new things with most people having a lot of time on their hands instead of putting people and staff at takeaways at risk because they can't be bothered to cook

What if the only money on the bank card is paid by the government because the mother is unable to get around because of illness?

AnnieK · 04-01-2021, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by parmnion

Is that because of lockdown?

Like what I mean is have you been stuck at home more and took up cooking a lot more?

We've never had loads of takeaways anyway....I prefer to cook fake aways.....its cheaper, I can make them healthier and so I haven't bothered. I was paranoid to begin with about whose hands had touched the food etc so stayed away.