Survey: 59% Against Shopping Restrictions In Wales
The Survation poll found shoppers are against measures for non-essential items .. but are backing the purpose of the two-week firebreak.
Shoppers were left outraged after items such as clothes, electrical appliances and toys were branded "non-essential" by the Welsh Government.
Now a survey has revealed that the Welsh public oppose the move which was brought in as the country was plunged into a "firebreak" lockdown last week.
A significant 67 per cent of people aged over 55 said they "strongly opposed" or "somewhat opposed" the ban on non-essentials.
The area that saw the largest objection to the new rules was Mid and West Wales with 78 per cent opposing restrictions.
This survey comes after the Welsh Government was blasted over the ban of items in supermarkets selling the items.
The poll of 1,039 by Survation showed the Welsh lockdown has the strong support of the Welsh public, with 63% to 23% backing the closure of all non-essential retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism businesses including restaurants and pubs.
Families across Wales have signed a petition calling for rules on non-essential items to be relaxed - with over 67,000 signatures being racked up.
Dad-of-two Tomos Evans, 42, of Llandaff, Cardiff, said: "It is common sense at last by letting the customer decide.
"Things that might be essential to my family might not be to another family.
"The last thing anybody needs is more things being taken away from them.
"It's a tough time and seeing aisles of clothes and toiletries being cordoned off doesn't help anyone."
Welsh ministers have now issued an updated list on government-approved list of "essential" items.
They include birthday cards, light bulbs, cling film, baby clothes, magazines and cosmetic products.
Health Minister Vaughan Gething said retailers should use "common sense" and there would be a "very small number" of cases where there would be a genuine need to buy a non-essential item in a supermarket.