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Considering that most people in the UK get up late and prefer to queue up around noon or in the evening/afternoon you don't need any maths to figure out that yo
by renw0rp 6y ago
Considering that most people in the UK get up late and prefer to queue up around noon or in the evening/afternoon you don't need any maths to figure out that you just need to go when the store opens. So far going between 6am and 8am has been successful for me.
- thomasedwards 6y agoI think that depends on where you live, my local supermarket is quietest at 11am, and there’s a queue at 8am.
- sevencolors 6y agoI've found going right after lunch hours during the "work week". Basically 2-3pm on Tue/Wed has been the sweet spot for me. Store is restocked after weekend and folks are not there during their lunch time.
- heavenlyblue 6y agoThis. You can do the game theory alright, but statistically speaking there are many more people who are constrained by their working hours to go to the shop during either lunchtime (12:00-13:00) or just after 18:00.
- Ftuuky 6y agoThis has been my strategy too and so far has been working well
- cgriswald 6y agoIn general I agree, but this has been complicated here the last few months due to Covid-19. Stores have both limited hours and developed senior only hours. There were also sometimes people queueing up early to buy “scarce” goods like TP when the store opens. If you go to a store at open you might get turned away, find the store doesn’t open at the posted hours, or find a small crowd. I’ve been going around 11 these months. Stores are open. Senior hours are over. Working people aren’t on lunch yet. Non-working people have generally not gotten out. And usually I see employees restocking goods.