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Broad classification for shopping & retail.
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A broad categorization for any action involving terrible parking, loud chewing, or playing music without headphones on a train.
Read full entry →The theatrical assessment of a shirt's material to justify to the hovering assistant why you aren't buying it.
Read full entry →A high-stress manual dexterity test performed under the glaring judgment of a cashier and a queue of strangers.
Read full entry →The tactical rerouting of a shopping trip through unhealthy territory to evade small talk.
Read full entry →A loud, flashing notification alerting the entire supermarket that you failed to correctly scan a carrot.
Read full entry →The desperate, watery dilution of hygiene products to delay a trip to the supermarket.
Read full entry →The act of smoothly returning luxury goods to a shelf while pretending you just didn't like the color.
Read full entry →A panicked evacuation from a boutique to avoid engaging in small talk about a jumper you can't afford.
Read full entry →The heart-stopping fraction of a second where your entire company almost sees your online shopping basket.
Read full entry →The blind faith that 'best before' is merely a suggestion, usually resulting in regret.
Read full entry →The frantic, clumsy attempt to slide a debit card into a purse while the cashier glares at you.
Read full entry →The hypnotic compulsion to purchase heavy duty machinery alongside your weekly groceries.
Read full entry →A highly suspicious, over-casual walk performed while exiting a store empty-handed past a security guard.
Read full entry →The refusal to purchase £80 of goods because the retailer refuses to absorb a minor delivery fee.
Read full entry →The loud, public accusation of theft from a self-checkout machine over a misweighed lemon.
Read full entry →Feigning deep interest in a display of expensive watches because a torrential downpour just started outside.
Read full entry →An aggressive, rapid-fire scanning technique by a supermarket employee that overwhelms the customer's bagging speed.
Read full entry →The exhausting physical struggle against a single jammed wheel in a supermarket.
Read full entry →The humiliating, flashing-red state of being frozen at a supermarket kiosk while everyone watches.
Read full entry →The public broadcasting of your purchases or errors by an automated supermarket machine.
Read full entry →The awkward side-to-side shuffling when two people try to yield right of way simultaneously.
Read full entry →The futile belief that violent motion will restore life to a clearly empty biro.
Read full entry →The aggressive, jarring beep a card machine makes, making you feel like you've stolen something.
Read full entry →The intense pressure to pack bags and pay rapidly before the person behind you sighs.
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