Thanks to the pandemic, more people are doing their grocery shopping online, which lets them avoid all the ANNOYING things about grocery stores . . . in exchange for all the annoying things about grocery delivery. A recent survey asked people to rank the most irritating things about grocery shopping IN PERSON, and the Top 10 answers were: Long lines . . . stores rearranging inventory . . . other carts in your way . . . other shoppers invading your personal space . . . lack of stock . . . slow walkers . . . forgetting something . . . carts that don't move well . . . the "unexpected item in the bagging area" at self-checkout . . . and indecisive shoppers. And the Top 10 most irritating things about shopping for groceries ONLINE were: Getting "substitute" items that you don't like . . . items being out of stock or unavailable . . . missing items . . . struggling to get a delivery slot . . . not being able to get a delivery slot that's convenient . . . Trouble finding what you need online . . . not being able to easily browse for particular options . . . having to pay more than in the store . . . the items not being delivered in bags . . . and the process taking too long. (SWNS)