A MAN idly pushing his trolley round Morrisons and chucking in anything that catches his eye is clearly making up his big shop as he goes.
Tom Booker arrived at the supermarket without preparing a list beforehand, and as a result is stocking up on a bizarre assortment of ingredients that do not go together.
Shelf stacker Susan Traherne said: “Look at him. Adding Coco Pops to a haul consisting of jackfruit, lasagna sheets and Scotch eggs without a care in the world. Guy hasn’t got a f**king clue what he’s doing.
“Maybe it’s some kind of weird improv performance. Perhaps he’s waiting for me to shout out ideas he can work with like Chicago Town pizza or Old El Paso fajita kits. It would make more sense than these purchases being deliberate.”
Checkout worker Eleanor Shaw said: “It’s impossible to predict what he’ll pick up next. The deli staff reckon he’ll go for an apple pie, but my money’s on some mackerel fillets from the fish counter. They’re more of a curve ball choice and this bloke’s clearly a maverick.
“In a way there’s something strangely beautiful about his inconsistency. Kind of like listening to a free jazz player defy musical conventions. It’s not so much the items he does pick up, it’s the ones he doesn’t that intrigue me.”
Booker said: “Do I have an ironing board at home already? Better grab a couple just in case.”
