But while stocking up on food and other household supplies is important, going to the shops can stir up frustrations.
From aisles being blocked to people not giving you enough space, there are plenty of things to annoy you in the supermarket.
We turned to our readers to find out their biggest frustrations.
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Here were some of the most popular suggestions.
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5. People in the wrong queues
One reader said: ‘People in the 10 items or less lane with way more than 10 items.’ Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/Getty Images
6. Gridlocked car parks
A reader wrote: ‘Wait in a gridlocked car park for two hours and all your frozen stuff goes soft.’ Photo: LOIC VENANCE/Getty Images
7. Standing too close
One reader wrote: ‘When you’re waiting to be served and you’ve got that one person who wants to stand really close to you,that really annoys me, no consideration for others.’ Photo: DIMITAR DILKOFF/Getty Images
8. Masks under the nose
Plenty of our readers were annoyed by people not wearing masks properly - particularly when they are under the nose. Photo: LOIC VENANCE/Getty Images