During today's mission for Mr T at his surprisingly quiet for a Saturday afternoon Lidl, a lady approached me as I grabbed the milk from the fridge and asked if I could reach to the very back of the top shelf to see what the expiry dates were on the fresh cream...a quick tip toe and long stretch answered the question, although sadly not the answer she was looking for - "I already have that date" she said somewhat dismissively, as if collecting football stickers.

She was though grateful for my efforts, and I did surprise myself by actually being able to reach to the very back of the fridge. I moved on quickly to find Mr T's bacon before someone else asked me to check on the semi-skimmed..