Category: tesco delivery men

This wonderful delivery man was curious about my blog and could name all the drivers I have already photographed.   He said he didn’t want his face in the photo, not because of any objection to my blog, but because he was shy.  I tried to encourage him out of his shyness and as you can see, under his hat he is smiling.  Maybe next time, he has a lovely face, as does them all.

Tesco delivery men make my day, and on this occassion he bought me 6 bottles of wine for 25% off.

As it turned out Ramel has been here before and had his photo taken.  We had a discussion about how he felt about my blog  …. he was very happy so I thought best I get a photo with him this time.  I hope you like the glamerous top my husband bought me.

P.S. my thoughts go out to all those living in rural areas (e.g. North Yorkshire ) where enjoying a Tesco delivery cannot be part of weekly life, if desired or indeed needed through disability etc.)

Photographer – Daisy Bentley -Simms

The methadone isn’t working , I’m trying not to focus on photography when Tesco emailed me below, tempting me with a photograph of a delivery man I recognise .

If you are near Southbank rfh get down to #pennypepper book launch/signing tonight , I can’t go cause I’m waiting for the Tesco delivery man but her new book is brilliant ‘First in the World’ I have just got a copy . 

I wondered that despite the wonderful Tesco delivery men being very happy about being photographed for my online blog , my son has enlightened me that there is a possibility ,  further down the line , that one may change his or her mind and take me to court and argue that I didn’t ask them for their photo even though I did, because I only signed the Tesco form , they didn’t sign a form of consent.

As I am a writer , and not one for forms  (I really don’t like forms, I fucking hate forms , especially when  they are to do with mental health) and I’m not indeed a photographer , I have decided  to rule out this very ridiculous anxiety/fantasy by ceasing photography, despite it being a big part of my enjoyment. I can still write about what they’ve said to me , but they will be anonymous ….  No one will know whether the blog will be fictional or reality …

I’ll see how I get on , I’m coming off photography  , trouble is ,  now I know I’m coming off I want to photograph them even more , there’s one coming tomorrow and I’m already getting twitchy,  and the Amazon man is coming later … I might start on them as a methadone ..

You may be thinking, ‘she’s got a lot of shopping today’ and yes we have got 4 kids to feed this weekend, but this familiar delivery man was delivering to other establishments.  My one isn’t coming until tomorrow morning between 8am and 9am.

I am taking the blog more seriously, there are no adverts, I didn’t realise there were in the first place until my husband enlightened me.  There is no such thing as a free lunch so I paid the £38 yearly fee to rid.  Then Ros Middleton, owner of #’ReviewbookshopPeckham (highly esteemed literary lady) wrote to me on facebook “Tesco blog is the funniest thing on the internet”, this too has allowed me to take more seriously and I may even begin asking them their names even though I can read them on their badges.  One day I might take a photo of the list, then I can be judged whether I have a drink problem or not.  I usually put the list straght in the recycling for fear that something’s been left off and I’m disappointed.

Each time I get a delivery I will send my synopsis and first pages “From Essex to London in 101 Boyfriends” to a literary agent.  I am likely to find the right agent when I reach 101.   I start tomorrow when the next delivery man comes ….