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I live on a remote Scottish island, miles away from anything – everyone’s surprised by how I do food shop
Elouise revealed that her closest shop is nine miles away
A WOMAN who lives on a remote island in the Scottish highlands, has revealed the trek she has to go on, every time she needs to do a food shop.
Elouise, 26, lives in Shetland, an archipelago of 16 islands off the coast of Scotland.
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It has a population of 23,000 and Elouise lives on the largest island, called "the mainland" which has just three supermarkets.
She moved to the island from the city nine months ago, and said she loves the quiet, rural lifestyle.
Taking to TikTok, she revealed that her closest, shop, a tiny Co-op is nine miles away, but said that there isn't much choice inside.
She added that buses to this tiny supermarket are hours apart, so it is incredibly tricky for her to get to.
Elouise explained that, if they wants to do a big shop, she has to go to Lerwick, which is the only town in the Shetlands, and has a population of around 7,500.
She said that it takes her an hour on a bus to get there, and she has to bring a large suitcase with her, to stock up.
Elouise said that she uses a click and collect service, so that everything is ready for her to load into the suitcase when she arrives at the larger Co-op store.
She added that she also uses this trip to top up her electricity, which is on a pre-paid metre.
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Then, she takes the one hour journey back home, with her heavy suitcase.
Elouise revealed that she has a remote job working for the Co-op, so thankfully doesn't have to commute to work, and gets a decent discount on her groceries.
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Her video, which was posted under the username @thestormwithin, has likely left many people open-mouthed, as it has racked up over 800,000 views on the video sharing platform.
TikTok users raced to the comments section to share their thoughts.
One person said: "Suitcase is a such a genius idea".
Another person said: "Quality. My grandma lived on Isle of Lewis, and it was 26 miles to the nearest shop.
"It's a beautiful part of the UK."
A third joked: "I will never complain about going to the corner shop again".
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A fourth said: "I'd be fuming if I forgot something I was really craving!"
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