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Many people meet long-lost acquaintances at a supermarket. They then chat and clog the aisle.

“When u bump into some1 uknow in a supermarket, make sure to catch up in the middle of the fukin aisle so we can all witness ur gr8 moment!” was posted on X/Twitter by “V” on July 12, 2012. “Why do people see the supermarket as the perfect place to have a catch up with EVERYONE they’ve ever met right in the middle of the aisle??” was posted on X/Twitter by Claire on April 6, 2014. “Oh my god, I haven’t seen or thought about you in 20 years. Let’s hang out in the middle of the grocery aisle and catch up!” was posted on X/Twitter by Benny Boy on Septembe 29, 2024.

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V
@Vol7a
When u bump into some1 uknow in a supermarket, make sure to catch up in the middle of the fukin aisle so we can all witness ur gr8 moment!
6:24 PM · Jul 12, 2012

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Claire
@cosmeticalUK
Why do people see the supermarket as the perfect place to have a catch up with EVERYONE they’ve ever met right in the middle of the aisle??
6:53 AM · Apr 6, 2014

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Roger #Geezer Austin
@RogerTheGeek
There’s a word for people who stand in the middle of the aisle at the grocery and catch up with old friends. On the tip of my tongue…
1:50 PM · Sep 1, 2014

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Rebecca Meekins
@ReMeek
Saw my former boss from my 1st ever job in the grocery store today. I started there 9 yrs ago!So fun to catch up in the middle of the aisle
7:49 PM · Oct 21, 2015

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Mrs. Kush
@phoebekushner
Knock it off w/ the “stop & chats” in the middle of the aisle at the grocery store. It’s not the place to catch up w/ Sally from Jazzercise.
3:14 PM · Dec 11, 2016

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shayla 🧡
@shaylalove77
lord when i grow up please don’t turn me into the ladies at the grocery store who stop in the middle of the aisle when they run into an old friend to catch up
5:22 PM · Feb 2, 2018

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Alex Metcalfe
March 23, 2018 at 4:53 AM ·
Stopping in the middle of the aisle at a supermarket with your shopping trolley to catch up with your friend who also has a shopping trolley and 6 kids for a good 10 minutes, oblivious to the traffic around you.

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Nikki Jones
May 8, 2018 at 12:38 PM ·
PSA to everyone. The MIDDLE of the grocery aisle is NOT A GATHERING AREA TO CATCH UP WITH SOMEBODY! Get out the way.

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Brian Heaton
@geekdownrange
I’m single and kidless so grocery stores are my dealing with unsupervised screaming hell spawn, people stopping in the middle of aisle to catch up, navigating around displays, and slow checkout line time. 😛
8:18 PM · Jun 10, 2018

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Meg
@Weezersmomma04
Small town America-where you stop in the middle of the grocery aisle to catch up on the local gossip
10:54 AM · Jun 16, 2018 from McPherson, KS

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airy arm brass
@dancingyogurty
How dare middle aged moms have catch up conversations in the middle of aisle at the grocery store!
9:21 PM · Jan 13, 2019

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Autistic Barbie
@khaleesi_britt
Also, when people stop in the middle of a grocery store aisle to catch up with their friend. EXCUSE ME, you are blocking the aisle, can you go catch up in the deli?
9:42 PM · Feb 22, 2019

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Jennifer Tilton 🌊🌻🇺🇦🌻🐈‍⬛🐕
@Ifelloutawindow
Next, it will be those annoying traffic jams in the grocery store aisles where everyone gaggles up in the middle of the aisle to catch up on their boring, mediocre families and jobs.
11:46 AM · Mar 11, 2019

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Popeyes chicken 🥪
@smallkoalabrain
The most annoying people in the world are those people who see acquaintances at the grocery store, and instead of suggesting that they go somewhere and catch up they just stand there in the middle of an aisle talking for over 20 minutes.
11:58 AM · Jun 21, 2019

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d domp
@dthomplol
Perfect day to go to the grocery store and just stand right in the middle of the fucking aisle and catch up with my old friend Susan
12:07 PM · Aug 22, 2019

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Carlin Sweeney
Mach 14, 2021 at 1:12 PM ·
boomers, why the fuck do you think congregating in the middle of a grocery aisle is the best place to catch up for the next 15 minutes? i feel bad staring too long at the peanuts while someone is behind me
fuck yooou

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Katie Sinde
@KathrynSinde
PSA: The middle of the grocery story aisle is not the place to catch up with Susan who you haven’t seen in forever the day before Thanksgiving
8:24 PM · Nov 24, 2021

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KIA SOPHIA🌻
@__kiaaushay
What I hate is when people are in the grocery story having a hour long conversation in the middle of the aisle ! Y’all need to exchange numbers if it’s taking this long to catch up!!
11:27 AM · Mar 5, 2022

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iTz Kaepernick 🎮
@iTzKaepernick
To each and every single person who stops in the middle of a supermarket entrance, or Infact the middle of the aisle to have a half hour catch up with another family
I hope you step on lego, twice.
1:00 PM · Oct 10, 2023

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Goodstuff
@Goodstuff2340
When you go to the grocery store, do you use it like it’s a place to stand in the middle of the aisle and catch up with your friend you just texted the latest gossip, cuz you’re a Chatty Cathy?
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4:15 PM · Feb 3, 2024

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Benny Boy
@Camel_Crushin
Oh my god, I haven’t seen or thought about you in 20 years. Let’s hang out in the middle of the grocery aisle and catch up!
10:28 AM · Sep 29, 2024

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Jim Morgan
September 30, 2024 at 3:24 PM ·
Oh my god, I haven’t seen or thought about you in 20 years. Let’s hang out in the middle of the grocery aisle and catch up!