I totally get what you’re saying and you’re right where does it stop. But it was a genuine question. There has to be a balance because otherwise the cure to the virus could become lethal in itself. It’s new times nobody knows the answer. But for me if I can get some garden stuff on my essential weekly shop then I will. (not me as I don’t garden but you get the gist!) ordering stuff online I totally get. But it’s for the government to be stricter if these shops are still trading there will always be people who’ll do it. I’ve no intention of clothes shopping for me but my baby will need stuff at some point as I didn’t go mad before he was born. I’ll just do a one trip to Asda in my weekly shop and get stuff there.
Oh absolutely. But there's people all over social media saying each journey they do is essential for their mental health. And these are people that are visiting the shop everyday because "no one has a right to say what's essential"
It's definitely being abused. There's a woman on Instagram with a thread on here and she went to the shops one day to get stuff for her. The next day to get milk for a relative, the next day to get baking stuff for her and then has a go at anyone who says she not shopping for essentials that she is and that what isn't essential for someone else doesn't mean it's not essential for anyone else.
The courier on Facebook is complaining about the amount of deliveries she is making then when people tell her to stop, she says no its her livelihood. She reckons she delivered 75 parcels from h&m to one address and shared this photo yet no one knows what's inside those parcels, could be new clothes for baby, could be presents for children off a dying relative, or it could simply be someone shopped on h&m because they are bored.
I had a parcel delivered last week, it was a pair of trainers. I need to have my trainers with a built up insole inside. Absolutely not essential as I have a pair, however they were ordered in January and have only just been delivered.
What I was clumsily trying to say is that people, rather than following what's been asked, are looking for ways to twist the rules and get round them, then if asked why, quickly say "oh it's for my mental health" because issues around mental health won't be challenged because it's not the done thing.
Does that makes sense?!
By all means go to Asda and fill your trolly with food, giant gnomes and pants but not everyday, just once a week (not you, people in general who think an essential trip means it's OK to go everyday!)
but they are all closed here. (Which I’m happy about I’m just being selfish)
