not appearing to be selfish but i can see why people want to go to the garden centres because for us it was an afternoon out and not just just to buy plants and we also miss our village market every Thursday we got together had a bacon butty bought a few home made cakes more of a social event than a market but needs must we have to stay safe and keep indoors or on the garden to help the NHS and others
It's not selfish to miss an enjoyable look around, I'm sure most of us on here feel the same.
Seeing what's new, colourful, having an imagine of what I can do with this, where will I put it. But it is much more likely that people will pick things up, have a muse "hmmm, so I want this/will this match/is it going over, should I go for, do I have space, oooh I said I'd be good" then put it down or pick up another tray to compare it to try and get the best or see it up close.
Leaving a smear of Covid-19 on it for the next person to pick up and get infected. You don't slow down, stand around, chatting, thinking about choices and plans garden, peruse and handle as much as you would with produce in the supermarket. Because we buy the same things most of the time and bread isn't that interesting. Unless someone's panic bought everything and your trying to find a substitute. It's easier to forget yourself in the garden centre as well.
Which is why the Husband prefers to go the the garden centre with anyone but me.
