Schoolboy humour pretty similar everywhere. J waits for me outside the supermarket on a bench adorned with a wet paint notice hand written on paper clearly torn from a school notebook.
Supermarkets themselves encouragingly full, although can well believe that this is not the case everywhere in the country. Plenty of fruit and veg at Sainsbury's, but no plastic bags to collect the produce in. Not accidental shortage but part of commendable policy to reduce use of plastics. In theory accompanied by reusable produce bags made from recycled bottles, but none in evidence. Can envisage half a dozen out of control onions loose on the scanner at the inevitable self serve checkout, but young man stocking shelves quietly hands over two plastic bags while saying that he’s really not supposed to. Pleased to note that selve serve checkouts not yet possessed of superhuman artificial intelligence. Human employee still required to confirm that we are of full legal age and are permitted to purchase the wine in our basket.
Coronation mugs and glasses as well as drinks like prosecco much in evidence in display aisle but not seeming to attract a great deal of interest.