WelshOne

When I go to the supermarket or any kind of food shop, I cant always buy everything I want... not because they dont have it there, its just I get embaressed about buying certain things - or too much of something.

Like if I put too many cakes/sweets in my basket, I feel like people will look and think Im a pig, or a glutton or something... so I end up leaving things I'd like on the shelf.

Also, Im 22, but I HATE buying alcohol because I fear that the person at the checkout thinks Im underage and trying to pull a fast one - even though Im 4 years over the drinking age here in the UK! Its plain embaressing when they ask for ID, but its often as bad when they dont because I know theyre thinking accusingly of me but are maybe too polite to ask.

I know I shouldnt care... I need to stop being bothered by what people think of me, but it aint easy :(

Anyone else like this when shopping?

market.garden

Yeah all the time, like if I need something on a certain aisle and it's full of people browsing, I'll leave it. I just don't like people knowing what I'm buying so often I'll just leave it.

Even worse when its clothes.

Supernova

I often use the self service checkouts, though the other day they were closed and it was a bit embarrising, I had bought quite a lot of junk, he commented on the chocolate milkshake powder saying thats stuffs lovely, I'm jealous!

Though mostly I don't care, I'm overweight and when I buy a load of junk food I tell myself "well this is what you thought I would buy isn't it". Though now I'm trying not to buy a lot of things as I just eat it in a day or two and feel sick, sometimes I just eat it all to 'get it out of the way' so I don't have to eat anymore which doesn't make sense.

I was about 22 and got asked for ID buying a lottery ticket (16!) in woolworths, I was so annoyed cos I didn't have any ID on me so I didn't get one.

atvsamala

I, myself, love to indulge myself with food whenever I go shopping. And when I find people staring at what I have in my shopping cart at the checkout counter, I just ignore them. They don't have the right to judge me for the food that I buy. And I couldn't care less for what they might think about me on that matter.

Regards,
atvsamala

BeachGaBulldog

God, I HATE going to the grocery store, and will avoid it as much as possible. If my girlfriend asks me to go, I will go, but my philosophy has always been, get in, and get the hell out of there as quick as possible. Too many damn people!

MsKip

I've had problems with eating for a few years now, so food shopping isn't my thing. I feel the same way you do about buying sweet stuff, so I don't do it.
I'm scared people will be thinking something along the lines of "She's too fat to be eating that kind of thing", even though I'm nowhere near overweight.

It sucks. (:

Judge if you want. We are all going to die. I intend to deserve it.

BlackKids

I normally just wonder about. The smaller the store is the more anxious I would be but its only when I'm checking out. As for buying alcohol they always ask so I wouldn't worry. Just think off this and you'll be grand.

No Guts No Glory

jayBDee

When I lived alone. I hated going grocery shopping. For some reason, it was very anxiety provoking. I would put off going grocery shopping until the last thing in the house was gone. When I would finally go, I would forget to get things because I was always in a rush to get out of there. It was nothing to do with what people thought I was buying (I didn't have anything "embarrassing"). Just the environment would make me nervous. Sometimes I prolonged grocery shopping and went to a restaurant instead. For some reason, that wouldn't make me nervous near as much. Of course, it got too expensive so I would have to break down and buy groceries.

FOR REAL

i probably do about 80% of my shopping online, im in my 30s but sometimes when i go to the shop i get asked for id for cigs!
in one way i see that as a compliment but in another way i say to myself.
("does everyone think im under 16!!)

it doesnt help either when the shop/store decide to "rearrange things"!

market.garden

Haha, great clip BlackKids! I remember trying to buy beer when I was under 18, I used to have it all planned out in my head, then just bottle it as I got to the till.

I got ID'd a few weeks ago for the first time in years - there was already a queue which was making me nervous, and then this kid shouts "CAN I SEE SOME ID?" in front of everyone. Awful stuff.