Visiting supermarket

Being over 70 I went to Tesco's at Blue Boar  on Monday morning at 09.00. There was managed segregated queue to enter, as it was a vulnerable person's hour there was good separation in a reasonably well stocked store and there was a spaced an managed queue at the far end to go to the separated checkouts,  this was organised so that you were told which checkout to go to. There was a barrier separating the supermarket from the checkouts and the exit was separated from the entry side. All in all a very good experience. 

I went to both Aldi on Plumstead Road and Morrison's on Riverside last week.

Both had good queuing systems to enter the store; with Morrison's also having an exit queue with only 1 door  open.

Inside both stores was relatively quiet. I waited if space was limited by other shoppers and staff completing online orders. Most people were sensible. 

2 queues for the tills at Morrison's, being marshalled by a member of staff ie directing to tills. Place markers on floor for queuing.

1 of the most comfortable shopping experiences I've had.

No evidence of trolley or basket cleaning but I wore gloves in case.

Trolleys are unlocked at Morrison's.

As I live in the city with no car I use the small branches. Went to Marks and Spencer’s last week. No complaint there they were doing an excellent job.

Not so with Tesco metro on Goal Hill. Started of great no long queue and not to many customers and tape markings all around the store. The problem here was the staff filling shelves. Some of them were in groups of two or three close together and chatting. Didn’t seem to be bothered about social distancing and was having to ask them to move to get past. Luckily I take disposable gloves and have a scarf to cover my mouth and nose

Yesterday I went to Sainsbury's Pound Lane. Good queuing system in - using main door with left in, right out. Door by loos is shut. Trolleys were being cleaned after collecting from trolley parks. Spacing marks for tills and screens.

Stock was pretty good apart from pasta and soups.