The quietest shopping day?

This morning, because I have not been out to do any food shopping since last Wednesday and have had my grand-daughter staying since Christmas Day, I thought I had better go out to get some supplies of fresh goods. As it had started to rain and we have had my daughter's shitzu with us since Sunday, I decided it would be better and quicker if I went on my own. After all, I did not want the dog to get soaked and end up with a chill and I didn't think it would be fair for her to be in the shopping centre where it was bound to be pretty busy.
Grand-daughter is very level headed so I left her with dog, watching television and I set off with my large shopping trolley. First I went to Wilkinsons which had quite a few customers but surprise, surprise, there was no queue at the checkout so I was in and out in a flash.
Then I went into our Tesco Metro and although the shopping centre was heaving and there had been a lot of traffic as I walked to the centre, there was hardly anyone in Tesco. The main problem I had there was their new fangled deep baskets-cum-trolleys. As I needed the basics such as bread, potatoes, vegetables and milk and I am unable to carry them, I knew I really needed a small trolley so had to settle for one of these new gadgets instead. They are OK up to a point, but try to manoeuvre one of these together with a large shopping trolley and you too will find it's not easy so I was grateful that there was hardly anyone around for me to bang into or trip up! I can only suppose that all those overburdened trolleys in the supermarket for the two weeks before Christmas were still providing nourishment to the general population. Either that or everyone must have started their New Year diet early!
The 'reduced counter' was very well supplied with sausagemeat at 25p a packet and various coleslaws but I did find a pound of lamb's liver for 80p and some Westcountry undyed smoked haddock which was well reduced so both of these are in the freezer to be made into a liver and bacon casserole with onion gravy and a smoked haddock kedgeree at a later date.
When I got to the checkout, again there was no one waiting but this is where I found another problem with these new trolleys. I apologised to the cashier for taking my time unloading it and I did point out to her that these were not a good idea for arthriticky old ladies or those with severe back problems. I did suggest that Tesco might like to get some young hunky bloke at each checkout to unload these thing for people such as me! She agreed saying she wouldn't mind a hunky young man there but it might distract her from her work.
So, shopping done in record time, because no-one appeared to be shopping for food, I began to make my way home. As I walked through the Mall and looked into a couple of clothes shops I was amazed to see how busy they were but I suppose that's because they were on sale. I don't do 'sales' because I can't be doing with rummaging about and being unable to find anything I like and I especially don't do January sales because I get too depressed when I discover that everything I bought as presents for Christmas are now half the price!
Grand-daughter and dog have now gone home so I can sit and put my feet up knowing that if the weather gets as bad as they say it will over the next few days, I will not need to got out.