Yes I have trouble shutting music out as well, even the kind of crap music you hear in shops. And remember - it's not Christmas yet. I'm not looking forward to hearing those same old Christmas songs again.

Perhaps it's yet another reason for shopping in smaller neighbourhood shops and avoiding supermarkets. It's not so easy for me, as I live in the City Centre, but at least it keeps me away from those edge of town supermarkets.

But from another point of view, when Maggie occasionally works at an aromatherapy shop, she takes in a couple of nice CDs to listen to (really more for her benefit than to help sell aromatherapy products). But she is often complimented on the music, or asked who is playing, with customers sometimes staying to hear the end of the track.