Navigating a busy shopping centre

The focal point in the original gripe is "consideration for others"

How many of the gripes on this site would be solved if consideration for others was adopted by all.

It's a selfish society that we live in now.

Why are some supermarket exit and entrance doors always blocked by a couple of women who seem to be simply standing there and not moving? People need to get in and out through that door, but there are always these precious pairs of fat women who stand there sludging it up. It is always very slow to get in and out as they move slower than tortoises. It is rarely anyone with a genuine reason to be slow, such as an old person or someone with a baby buggy. Wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't always a big issue seller there who curses at you if you try to avoid all eye contact with him, and scares you enough to keep you away from that supermarket most of the time.

I find this sludge at the door and being emotionally blackmailed by a young man with probably more money than me really stressful, so how much more stressful for a woman with small kids being harangued for money and cursed at as she struggles to get through her shopping. They only pick on the vulnerable, they seem to leave mesdames precious alone.

I feel angry at the supermarkets for allowing these. There must be ways to bite back at them, pesky little rules in the local authorities elf 'n' safety about people being able to get in and out....

Talking about people standing in shopping centres chatting and blocking the path of shoppers. When I'm talking to friends, I would quickly tell them to move out the way!

I think I will take peejays advice.I will say "excuse me I wish to PURCHASE a newspaper" in a firm voice.

The thing I find is that when you go to the newspaper rackings there is always,always,always somebody blocking the whole stand whilst getting a free read of a paper.

Or just say excuse me in a very firm voice, they'll only be aware then that they are being an pain in the whatsits!!

I quite agree, additionally I wish I could insert a firework up the backside of people who dither and walk at about one footstep every five secs in shopping centres in their tracksuits.

That's the problem these days and its not just confined to shopping centre's. People are in their own little world with their iPod's, mobile phones and sat nav. They just don't give a damn about the people around them anymore.

I see the older people are getting the blame here again! Personally I am sick of being attacked by wayward kids racing around the supermarket with the trolleys, screaming spoilt kids, and their parents who feel they must push across in front of me to reach something instead of politely going the other side of me! If we should not block the aisles or put trolleys in front of the shelves...where should we put them?? Actually this does not apply to me as I use a basket.

Can't the fools that run the trolley into my ankles more than once and look at me like it's my fault.

What really annoys me, is when people just leave their trolleys and wander off to look at something further down the shelves not thinking that someone may want to get at the shelf they are blocking (or past if they are "parked in the middle of an isle"). Its not exactly difficult to spare a thought for other shoppers is it ???

I work in tesco and as its open 24 hours a day I have no other choice but to bring out the crates of food to fill the shelves when people are doing their shopping. I understand that it might be inconvenient to you but surely you see that if it doesn't get put on the shelves, you can't buy it! I get shouted at constantly by grumpy shoppers and I think its unneccesary and cruel.