I really don't like shopping at Asda. It's rarely a pleasant experience. I went there this morning with a very short shopping list, including bread and a newspaper. The shop really really didn't want people to buy newspapers. They had erected a set of display boards by the entrance, blocking off the newspapers. To get a news paper, you would have to:

• Sneak out past the checkout, pick up a newspaper and sneak back into the shop
• Do all your shopping, pay, pick up a newspaper and queue up again at the kiosk to pay.
• Sneak in through the exit, pick up a newspaper, and sneak into the shop.

I decided not to bother, and thought I'd get a paper from the petrol station. Asda had other ideas. The pump I pulled up at was a 'pay at pump' one, which didn't seem to offer the option of paying 'in person'. If I wanted to buy a newspaper then I would have to queue up yet again and pay separately.

The easiest option seemed to be to buy the newspaper from our local newsagents on the way home. If Asda seem to want to make it difficult for me to buy something, I'd rather give someone else my £1.50.