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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: CLKD on March 15, 2020, 09:50:29 AM
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Lots of articles this morning advising not to stock pile. But this situation should have been for seen by the Supermarkets etc..
In the 1970s when sugar was short, one had to buy a tenners worth of goods in order to get a 1lb bag. Same with potatoes, one had to buy groceries and not simply spuds. As DH lived at the top of a steep hill and shops were at the bottom ........ he gave up sugar ;-)
It is easy enough for Managers to take initiative and put signs up to remind people not to stock pile. Common sense seems to have gone out of the window on both sides to the check out desk. Today I need celery, bread and loo rolls - I can probably guess which will be the easiest to find ;D
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I have been stockpiling for brexit for the last 12 months, a little at a time. I have ample toilet roll, flour and bread making, toiletries and washing stuff........... Freezers are always well stocked too.
People laughed at me for doing so. They are not laughing at me now.
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I have been stockpiling for brexit for the last 12 months, a little at a time. I have ample toilet roll, flour and bread making, toiletries and washing stuff........... Freezers are always well stocked too.
People laughed at me for doing so. They are not laughing at me now.
I am! ;D ;D What possible pleasure or satisfaction can people get from having piles of stuff knowing that others don't. Is it a smug feeling? Is it a feeling of being smarter than others? Or is it just that greed and selfishness takes over?
I had to shop on Thursday and just bought the usual stuff. I didn't buy anything extra.
The major supermarkets have written a letter today asking people NOT to stockpile. They all say they have plenty of everything but if people stockpile it doesn't benefit anybody.
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Not stockpiling just bought a few tins soup, some pasta, rice, beans and frozen veg/fruit sooner than I normally would!
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I don't think anyone has the right to judge what others will do.
My neighbour told me earlier that a man she knows can't get gluten free pasta etc. because it's been grabbed from the shelves. So although he may not die of the virus ..........
Managers have been TOO SLOW to react! They do not have to serve anyone that enters their store and should not have waited for the Government! They can easily stand at the till and explain that in order to keep stock flowing sufficiently, one item per person is enough.
3 times a year we buy bulk. I have kitchen roll at a quid each ;-)
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Can someone give me some money so I can stockpile please ;D?
Very good point Teresa and exactly what my OH said this morning when we were discussing this. Some people just get by each week and can't afford to buy extra. OH said he heard that foodbanks have had a big drop in donations too. These are the very people who need food not people with already bulging cupboards.
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My thoughts too stellajane ;)
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People were the healthiest in recorded memory during WWII ;-). No sugar. Few fats. Living on 1 oz butter per person a week :o
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I tried to do my normal online shop. No chance. Fully booked up at all supermarkets, except Waitrose, for next week. The site kept freezing and took forever, so I added 4 ombars (healthy and expensive chocolate!) so this week I will have to go shopping, even though I'm in a risk group. Now I'm worried about my very old parents who cannot go shopping and rely on online shopping.
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Too right Ju Ju. I just tried to book my next online order and my usual supermarket had no slots until 10 days time. I placed an order with them anyway, but also managed to book an order with another company who can deliver in 7 days time. If the earlier one comes up with the goods I will cancel the second one. It is ridiculous, because now I have taken up two slots.
If the Government has it's way, as a septuagenarian I will be "confined to barracks" soon. I don't drive so am trying to minimize shopping trips. Can't win :bang:
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Not cynical at all, stellajane. I think you are right.
My mother acquired a laptop in her eighties and was a regular online shopper for all sorts of things. She saw other folk in her retirement complex having their groceries delivered by online ordering and thought "I want that!". I appreciate it was unusual for someone of her age though, and having no previous computer experience.
JP x
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I nipped into Lidl this afternoon for porridge oats for the morning. Whole sections were empty. No bread, no pasta, no rice, no toilet rolls, no hand sanitiser and hardly any kitchen rolls. Most of the freezers were empty. Only desserts and ice cream left. I bought my oats and came out. The lad on the till said he will be glad to go home as it has been absolutely mental.
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Tesco in Trowbridge doesn't let you through the checkout with more than 4/5 of the same thing.Email from Sainsbury's today assuring me their shelves are well stocked and advising NOT to panic buy
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Advising not but what are the Managers actually doing at the Tills :-\ ?
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I have 9 toilet rolls, most of the time it's just 2 of us but on weekends can be 3, OMG this sounds like a maths exam question ;D I feel I should buy more :madeyes:
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Then sell them on the black market ........
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I am not being smug or selfish. I have not gone out and bought hoards of stuff from the supermarket , just a little bit at a time over 12 months. I was buying this stuff before anyone even cared.
I have two reasons for this. Firstly I run a childcare business, and need to feed about 10 children everyday. They all use the toilet too! Secondly, I am pre diabetic and eat a low carb diet, I need to know that I have stuff to eat! Which is not bread, pasta or rice! Don't judge, I am not clearing the shelves now, as I have been putting stuff away over the past year and always donate to food banks too.
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Sounds like you have been very sensible.
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I buy ahead too. It's known as shopping. When we buy in bulk we have to store it, a crate of sugar lasts about 2 years. Kitchen roll into the attic enough for 3 months. Loo roll bought as required as I don't like the brand in the warehouse. I buy birthday gifts when I see them.
Usually when I buy weekly I add either loo rolls or sanitary items into the food bank box. That's when I realised that people were getting silly, there were no packs of 4 to put into the box !
Of course now that the 1st wave of panic buying is over, the managers should take back control ::)
Teresa - cut up the newspaper but don't use the glossies ;-)
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Hello ladies.
I've made sure my cupboards are well stocked with the basics and I'm trying not to panic buy.
Yesterday I noticed a food bank donation box was full to overflowing and packets and tins were piled up on the surrounding window sill. I don't know the reason for this but I like to think that shoppers are being extra generous during this difficult time.
Wishing you well ladies.
K.
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I've only got 2 toilet rolls left and have ibs! What shall I do? :o ;)
I feel for you. I have had ocd as well as IBS since childhood. At long last, I'm being stingy with loo paper and everyone else is washing their hands as much as me! Am I joining the realms of normality? ;D
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There was plenty in Tesco and tons of kitchen roll,bit more harsh on the old bot bot but better than nothing
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https://imgur.com/gallery/nPFp2BT
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Morrisons was like Christmas Eve Shopping this morning. It was absolutely HEAVING and I had to hunt for a parking space. Inside none of the usual stuff, loo rolls, hand wash, hand sanitiser, baked beans, rice, pasta, tinned tomatoes, tea bags. I went in for a packet of pant liners for my Mum and even those were very limited. I thought I might get some loo rolls as we have just one pack of 4. we don't buy newspapers either! ;D
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Well PF maybe now is the time to get a few newspapers stocked piled ;D
I have some, reasonable prices ::).
My hands are sore from the constant washing >:(
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Iceland is creating an 'Elderly Shopping Hour'.
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I think that will become a 'norm' whilst this crisis continues. It would be nice to think that bus companies will liaise with supermarkets?
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If panic buying food etc wasn't bad enough I've just been for petrol at a large supermarket self serve garage well at least 75% of the customers were not only filling up their cars but those plastic containers and not just the one your allowed but several !!!! the country's gone mad if they have to self isolate they won't be using the car and if God forbid we all have to stay in what use is all that petrol :bang:
Lanzalover x
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I parked in Tesco this morning at 8.30am to first go to Costa and it was a little busier than usual, but when I came out with my weekly shop there was a barely a space in the car park, as someone else said you would think it was christmas!
I was able to get everything on my list but the pasta, flour & handwash isles were empty. Silly thing is I saw 2 Tesco delivery lorries and 1 Morrisons, so there is no need to panic buy, it's selfish and ignorant, makes me very angry.
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Oh for god's sake,it's bloody ridiculous all this,I was in Tesco this morning and like penny says about Morrison's,Tesco was exactly the same,it was HEAVING but I got all my groceries for the week,same things all gone,tins of beans?!? Not a good idea folks as you?re probably going to need more loo roll if you eat too many of them,pasta,rice,paracetamol,they should be stopped from this bulk buying,could you be any more selfish?? >:( But nobody was panicking,everyone was milling around as usual,cafe was busy,so hopefully the majority of people are pretty sensible
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Two things have made me smile about stock piling this week.
1) A lady came into church at the start of our service yesterday with two packets of paracetamol. She'd heard that some people who need it were running out, so she wanted to give hers to people who needed it and thought the church would be able to find someone in need.
2) The 86-year-old client I was working for this morning went out to buy a Saturday Telegraph at the weekend. "It's got SO many pages," she enthused. "If I run out of toilet paper, I can cut up all those lovely supplements and they'll last me ages. Newspaper is so much softer than that shiny toilet paper we used to have." ;D Now that's what I call looking on the bright side! (Not sure what the Telegraph editor would think of their paper being recommended as substitute loo roll, but you can't please everyone ;) )
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Should buy copies of The Sun,now there is a paper that I'd use for loo roll ;D
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Didn't the ink come off newspapers when it was used, or didn't anyone have a look at their um .......... after wiping ;D
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Didn't the ink come off newspapers when it was used, or didn't anyone have a look at their um .......... after wiping ;D
You have to iron it first, then the ink sets.
It's true, honest.
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I hate ironing, I might have two sets one ironed for family and the other un ironed for guests, they will bring their own next time ::)
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over 2M loo rolls made in the UK every day. That is probably a 24/7 roll on service? One Company make 105,000 a day. What's wrong with newspaper anyway :D
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Have you just been watching The One Show CKLD? ;D
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We should sit on the same sofa then ;D
I saw a programme last week about making loo rolls ............. each starter roll weighs 2.? tonnes. That's then put onto a roller and made into what we recognise as a loo roll. Then covered in plastic. We don't know the half of it ;D
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Check the - what have you done today thread, it's been mentioned recently ???
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Yep - we talked about Izel over the weekend.
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Lots of stuff out of stock in Waitrose today. I really don't know where people are putting it all. Even the eggs, I mean how can you stockpile eggs. ::)
Garden centre packed with oldies, including the coffee shop. Don't think they got the memo.
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It's OK. As long as they are grouped together ::).
Eggs, flour and no loo rolls.
Apparently there are 1,000s of miles of loo rolls in the UK but the supermarkets apparently don't buy lower end ;) quality toilet tissue ;D so it isn't in short supply. It's that the supermarkets haven't accounts with the basis end of the industry who could of course ,make a killing :D
Don't forget the sharp scissors and daily news paper 8)
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Omg!! Yes,eggs,there were none in Tesco,but there were those expensive ones and I could see this woman piling the remaining boxes into her trolley,now, I genuinely needed eggs,so whilst she was checking the second from last box, I snuck up behind her and grabbed it ;D screw you lady,greedy @#?@&# if she'd said anything,I think I may have been on the 6o?clock news ;D ;D
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:rofl: caught on CCTV ?
I HATE eggs - unless in :cupcake: :cake:
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It's Tuesday so it's Tesco day, well what a strange experience :o lots of empty shelves in fact the entire isle where toilet rolls are usually was empty ;D
I got almost everything I wanted apart from rice, I thought it might be out of stock and salt ? No idea why there was an empty shelf >:(
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Garden centre packed with oldies, including the coffee shop. Don't think they got the memo.
There were three cars in my local one this morning when i went and it is 10% discount day for the oldies. Either they are much more compliant where i live, or it was too early for the lunch time mob. It's usually packed on a Tuesday.
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Well my son has just got back from college and he & GF went round supermarkets all 3 of them & couldn't even get a loaf of bread in any of them nor pasta, apparently Morrisons had no chicken or beef - hope it gets used & not thrown out! or soap of any description - people really do need to be less selfish. Makes me wonder if anyone actually ever has soap in their house!!
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I think headlines from tomorrow should be focussed on those who have panic bought goods, asking them to hand them over should they no longer require them rather than putting them into the bin!!! We compost everything possible so our Council bins are rarely full. Even tissues and kitchen roll from around the house, draw the line at loo paper though ;-)
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Done the rounds of several shops trying to find milk, bread, eggs, meat, potatoes, rice, pasta. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Just as well I didn't need loo rolls, paracetamol or soap, as there wasn't any of that left either.
I reckon we're going to see a lot of nearly-out-of-date pasta, rice etc being donated to food banks in a few months time!
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Same in our shops. Plenty of alcohol but people will panic buy that next when pubs and bars close
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Whaaat WHAAAAAATTTTTTT did someone say the alcohol will go next,right,of to shops dum te dum te dum ;D
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A little serious Stella? ;D ;D
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DH has been having a wee dram every night - for medicinal purposes you understand. He's currently putting the mince/veg mix that he cooked this afternoon on2 tubs ready to freeze. We had a bowl earlier, it's delicious :-* [he's supposed to B making me a cuppa >:( ;D ]
There was a lot of food in the food bank collection area today :-). Bet the supermarkets are rubbing their hands with glee as they will be the 1st making profits as small businesses go under :'(
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There was a lot of food in the food bank collection area today :-). Bet the supermarkets are rubbing their hands with glee as they will be the 1st making profits as small businesses go under :'(
I'm not sure about that. Things we couldn't get in Waitrose we got in the local village store, where we used to live. Also farm shops are busy but still well stocked. I think once this crisis is over people may stick more with the smaller shops.
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Our farm shop (very large farm shop) had plenty of stock but the problem is that although the food is lovely it is very very expensive and not everyone have the money to shop there.
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I've been reading that foodbank donations are down by 50% around here. there was a report that people had been removing donations from the collection points at the Tesco store too.
I am venturing out to do a shop today but imagine there won't be much choice.
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Our village shop has stock. But for how long ::)
The choice might be take it or leave it!
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The food banks will be overflowing in a couple of weeks - when the stockpilers realise they've bought a load of food they're never going to eat.
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That's a Win Win then ;-). Our village shop is stocked well. Not telling anyone where though :D
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Just returned from the supermarket and was able to get my usual shop apart from loo rolls and spaghetti. Lots of people were shouting & even swearing at the staff when they were told that they couldn't buy certain things in large quantities. People should be ashamed of themselves! There wasn't a huge amount of bread left, but there were less empty shelves than i expected.
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People don't like to be told they can't do something as well as people being scared which makes many aggressive. We can no longer say 'it's a first World problem' either :-\
I need moth balls - will there be a crisis on those?
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What support were they able to give to the new mum? A hug would'd to amiss, regardless.
Now the supermarkets are going to take action - yeah. Right.
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When all the freezers are full it should make it easier to get frozen goods
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This may well hit the C.mas sales badly ;D
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Still no loo rolls here. I was going to make chicken curry and rice tonight but still can't get any rice either nor any form of pasta. It will now be chicken casserole.😉. No dog food but we are dogless now.
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Ring Johnsons' in Hunstanton ? they may have word on the ground about any available ;-)
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Still no loo rolls here. I was going to make chicken curry and rice tonight but still can't get any rice either nor any form of pasta. It will now be chicken casserole.😉. No dog food but we are dogless now.
Don't make curry if you haven't got toilet roll ???
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In a smallish Asda today,no chicken at all.The assistants are scared I think,we went to the self serve conveyor belt checkout and at the next one,this couple(kinda hard looking) were buying heaps of packets of noodles,the assistant came over and said,you?re not allowed that many,not sure what they said but the next thing,she's telling them they can buy them if they put them through separately WHAAAAAAATTTTTT!!! My daughter has been on social media and complained to them and I've emailed them directly
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This becomes a matter of allowing 5 people in at a time to keep control. Or not stacking the shelves so that people have to ask.
Tesco locally have removed their food bank collection point due to theft from it >:(
I got my moth balls ;D
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Don't turn your back ladies on your shopping trolleys.
If you do, people are nicking your stuff.
So I've been told today. 🤬🤬🤬
If I see that happen when Im out, I?ll go flippin mad! 😡🤬
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;D. does that show my age ;D - they don't sell moth balls but there are cedar rings and others to hang in cupboards and drawers to stop moth [which I found in a pair of my Granny's rabbit gloves last month :'( - now over 100 years old and now ruined].
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They look like Bon Bons and bleedin' stink. That's all i can remember about them.
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My OHs socks will do then! 🤣😂🤣😂
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;D .......
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Went to a different Tesco than usual today but couldn't get what I wanted, the shelves were decimated in there unlike my usual Tesco which was pretty well stocked, different town, different type of shopper!!
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Yes,YG,it definitely depends where you are for sure,my usual Tesco had everything I needed,well,bar eggs and pasta but went to an Asda today and NOTHING,they?re not stopping people bulk buying,which is really infuriating
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;D. does that show my age ;D - they don't sell moth balls but there are cedar rings and others to hang in cupboards and drawers to stop moth [which I found in a pair of my Granny's rabbit gloves last month :'( - now over 100 years old and now ruined].
I remember mothballs!
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Picture in the Daily Mail online (don't judge, I read the Telegraph and the Sunday Times as well ;D) showing elderly gentleman in a supermarket striped bare ... is my Parent's local supermarket :'(
But I admit to being awake at 3am doing a puppy food panic online shop. Not very successfully either ... pet superstore sold out of a heck of a lot. :o
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Oh pants46 its horrible to see it like that, We haven't managed to get dog or cat food locally and noticed online there's a 2 week wait on it for delivery, not sure what to do next x
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;D. does that show my age ;D - they don't sell moth balls but there are cedar rings and others to hang in cupboards and drawers to stop moth [which I found in a pair of my Granny's rabbit gloves last month :'( - now over 100 years old and now ruined].
I remember mothballs!
I do too. Particularly the smell.
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Yep. Old coats out of storage :D but hey, most people took the bus :o or walked so the smell soon freshened up
tesco across the UK are shutting at 10.00 p.m. to restock ;-)
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Email from Sainsbury's,they are letting oap's in only for the first hour of trading,we?ll done Sainsbury's
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Dunno Stella,just said pensioners 🤷♀️
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My friends dog food order didn't arrive last night. They were out of stock. She has 5 dogs 🤪 Managed to get her some for the small dogs from my local place this morning. But it was pandemonium.
Heard on the news that the 'silver hour' at supermarkets this morning didn't work. Everybody else turned up and just went in. Supermarket couldn't enforce it. So shocking.
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Absolute selfish A - holes >:(
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Bare shelves and freezers in our Tesco by 11 am. We then went to Morrisons and it wasn't quite so bad. they were just restocking all the fruit and veg. Fresh bread available and plenty of eggs. Not a baked bean or tinned tomato to be seen and obviously no toilet rolls.
I bought Zoflora disinfectant as I always use this. We used to call my Mum the Zoflora Queen as she bought at least one bottle every week. She has been using it since she got married in 1945.
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Everywhere here is still empty. Drove half an hour to the next town this afternoon to try to get some shopping for an elderly neighbour as no luck in any of the shops in our town. Went into the Tescos there and they had a big sign up saying max 2 of anything. And one couple got two huge trolleys and were pushing them round the stores, literally putting two of EVERYTHING in. I try not to judge when I see people doing big shops, as I know they might be shopping for several others, just as I am. But I really struggle to believe that anyone needs two of every single item left in the store! They weren't even looking at things as you would if you had a shopping list, just grabbing and putting them in.
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Care Homes are short of food across the UK. So if you have any extras? Maybe ring the local Care Home to you to see if making up a food box and take there.
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After my swim this morning at 8.30am popped into Tesco to get a couple of things, the car park was already nearly full, usually there would be no more than 20-30 cars in car park.
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I keep getting emails from the big supermarkets assuring me there's plenty food for everyone :o
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I've had those as well, and there would be if everyone didn't keep buying the maximum allowed. I'm wondering why in my local big town when there are 4 supermarkets why they are full - I have a theory are people getting the maximum one day & going back the next to get more?!
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How are they affording to buy it all? Where are they storing it? How much will be chucked without being used?? >:(. Perhaps some will hand it over to care homes. ?
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Freezers are now sold out everywhere!
A few days ago my Aunt in Scotland said you couldn't buy one in her town and today my OH spoke to two huge suppliers (he is in the trade) and neither have any left. People have been buying extra freezers to store stuff in. He was also told that lap top sales are through the roof.
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More fool them :-\
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So will electric supplies suffer with all these freezers?
Best for large stores to shut for 3 days. Then people will have to begin doing with their supplies what they bought them for? 'cos sure as eggs be eggs, I suspect a lot of food stuffs will be wasted. Can anyone smell bread being made with all that flour, sugar, yeast removed from shelves :-\
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My hubby has just been reading our local FB page apparently an 80yr old lady who usually buys a 24 pack of loo roll to last her a month, when she had her Asda delivery she had ordered 24 packs of 24 loo rolls! This is not the first story I've heard about the elderly stockpiling either.
There is little me just buying what I need for the week ahead, as I don't have huge amounts of storage/fridge/freezer space. Luckily my local butchers has plenty of eggs and meat which I go to regularly & a fab deli which is also well stocked with gorgeous bread/rolls/cakes and all the savoury things as well.
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Black mark for Asda if they delivered it! It should be like a bank - any untoward action on your order should be queried ;D
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Oh Stella that did make me and OH laugh ;D
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She normally uses 24 loo rolls in a month??? Sounds like me when I've had curry.
In her 80s my mother decided to try online shopping. She ended up with the kitchen full of cornflakes. She hadn't realised they started with her last order and added to it so every time she bought more and more. Of course it was all their fault not hers. Perhaps the lady thought she was buying 24 individual loo rolls.
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mayB he can use the light bulb when he's cutting the newspaper into squares ?
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My very old parents shop on line every week with Sainsbury's, but they were unable to get a slot. I did ring and warn them to put an order in quickly, but obviously I wasn't taken seriously. They cannot go to the shops, as they are frail. Fortunately, their neighbours have stepped in to get their shopping. I thought they were going to prioritise the old and vulnerable. Mum was very upset. She doesn't want to be a burden on neighbours who have their burdens to bear. I told mum that the neighbours would be very upset if they weren't asked. it's worrying though.
My DD put her weekly order to Tesco's, but was successful in getting a slot. However, no meat at all. She relies on meat for protein as she is allergic to dairy and eggs, so she will have take a trip to the nearest town which is nearly ten miles away and trawl the supermarkets.
I'm sure there is enough food, BUT! It will be interesting to see how much of my list I will get. I managed to find slots for the next three weeks. It was hard work as the web sites were on go slow.
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How are they affording to buy it all? Where are they storing it? How much will be chucked without being used?? >:(. Perhaps some will hand it over to care homes. ?
In Australia, it is the Chinese doing most of the stockpiling. They even organise buses to go to the regional supermarkets (some of these areas are recovering from bushfires) and clean them out. We now have strict limits in most things and the daigou's have mostly disappeared. Prior to covid-19, they were raiding our baby formula to sell at a massive profit online in China.
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Blimey,poor Australia,fires,now this :'(
Going to Sainsbury's today,wish me luck :-\
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Blimey,poor Australia,fires,now this :'(
Going to Sainsbury's today,wish me luck :-\
That panic buying has almost stopped. Lots of new laws and regulations have been put in place. Also a lot less chinese people here due to the ban on Iinternational arrivals as of 9pm tonight.
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Not in this area. People over 70 went to the store near us yesterday and the rest of the world, his wife and dog followed. Nowt that the Manager could do. What they could try is to ask people over a certain age if they have found all they require, this is usually in Waitrose if people look a little 'lost'.
Ju Ju - tell your daughter to try her local butcher! Without custom they too could go out of business especially as many supply cafes etc. which are closing. :'(
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Picture in the Daily Mail online (don't judge, I read the Telegraph and the Sunday Times as well ;D) showing elderly gentleman in a supermarket striped bare ...
Heavens - the lengths that some people will go to ensure they can shop in peace - the mind boggles!! ;D
Sorry - I know it's not funny but that comment was priceless pants!!
Hurdity x
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Intensive care nurse on Radio 4 this morning in tears, because she went to the supermarket after her shift and found the shelves stripped bare. No fresh food. She asked how she could stay healthy if she can't get anything decent to eat. Utterly disgraceful.
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Well,been to Sainsbury's and got everything,they?re shelves are well stocked,even got a roast chicken for OH & stepsons dinner,plenty meat too,only thing that had gone were tins and frozen veg they even had loo roll whoop whoop ;D think they have clamped down big stylee on these selfish shoppers
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Not in this area. People over 70 went to the store near us yesterday and the rest of the world, his wife and dog followed. Nowt that the Manager could do. What they could try is to ask people over a certain age if they have found all they require, this is usually in Waitrose if people look a little 'lost'.
Ju Ju - tell your daughter to try her local butcher! Without custom they too could go out of business especially as many supply cafes etc. which are closing. :'(
There is no longer a butchers in the small town nearby where my GS goes to school, but there is a co-op, where she found some chops. She texted that it is a bit sad to be so excited about pork chops! At least she won't have to venture further today.
Jaypo, that sounds positive. I hope they look at online shopping, so that people like my very old, frail parents can have food delivered as normal. They can't go out to shops. Hooray for all the neighbours who are looking out for them. I shall write to them and see if I can get some flowers or something delivered to them. I would be beside myself if it wasn't for them. We are seeing the good as well as the bad coming out in people. So many selfless acts.
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Juju I think they should have slots Online only for the elderly and infirm,most people can either walk or drive for their shopping,I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to implement,maybe worth writing to these places? I think I will,I feel so so sad,that the elderly are forgotten about ,like they?re a drain on society almost,ish I could do more to help
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Yes, I agree. I?ll do that. I find it shocking.
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The elderly have been to some of the slots offered, along with the World, his wife etc. >:(. Probably better to have the slots later in the day? Or keep essentials in the back of the store out of sight and ask what people need to stock up with.
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Yellowflower, I had to look up daigou never heard that expression before, what an awful thing to experience >:(
The shops here was very slow stopping people panic buying, we could all see it happening for a long time before they tried to halt it.
I was told earlier in the week that the online shoppers get more of what they order because the people who go around the shop collecting the orders start early before 6.00 am most people go to the supermarkets later and the stock has already gone :(
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However: Chicken should be back on the shelves as Bernard Matthews are recruiting ;-)
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I EVEN got loo rolls from Sainsbury's,people will calm down with the bulk buying soon enough.
My stepson just arrived,so he's got plenty school work via email from his school and teachers will be online at normal school hours if anyone needs to ask anything
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I got fresh pasta today :cancan:
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Oh oh, I got big bag of basmati rice from Waitrose
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How our priorities have changed ;D
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;D yes,never did I think I'd get so excited by a bag of rice
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I did pretty well in several shops yesterday. But I did buy two loaves instead of one so we have a spare in the freezer.
Does that count as stockpiling?
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I would call that thinking ahead ;-)
Our village shop is shutting earlier than normal, the Staff are knackered!
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I got basmati rice today (finally), baked beans and UHT skimmed milk. All at Lidl.
all our suppliers have sold out of freezers and can't get enough lap tops to sell. We had 4 phone calls from people today asking for second hand freezers 'to keep fishing bait in?. Yeah right! ;D ;D
Hubby doesn't have any but wouldn't sell them on principle.
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Printers and exercise equipment are selling out too
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I managed to get my almond milk today, but it's only got a date of the 24th but it's only almonds & water! My local butchers apparently had a queue out of the door today, I expect a lot of them couldn't get meat at the supermarket so decide to visit butcher, which they've never stepped into before, when really they should be supporting local business.
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;D yes,never did I think I'd get so excited by a bag of rice
I got a bag of pasta today - it made me realise how much my priorities have changed when I found myself hugging it ;D
Don't like to think how excited I will be if I ever find loo roll...I'm currently eyeing up my bookshelves, trying to work out which volume will need to be sacrificed first. :o
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If our experience in Australia is anything to go by, the panic buying will calm down. It did require restrictions and some regulation changes. The travel bans along with restrictions hot rid of the main offenders (chinese).
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Juju I think they should have slots Online only for the elderly and infirm,most people can either walk or drive for their shopping,I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to implement,maybe worth writing to these places? I think I will,I feel so so sad,that the elderly are forgotten about ,like they?re a drain on society almost,ish I could do more to help
Good news re my very old parents not getting an online delivery slot. They got an email from Sainsbury's apologising as not only are they old and vulnerable, but are also paying upfront for deliveries yearly, so they should been prioritised anyway. So problem solved without me having to email Sainsbury's. Phew! They will have to struggle to carry the shopping through to the kitchen though as no one can come in. Normally delivery men carry it through. That will exhaust them. Mum with her walker and dad having broken the top of his femur last year. They both shuffle. Life shouldn't be so hard for them, but there's nothing anyone can do. They are better off in their own home together than in a home particularly now.
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Oh juju,great news,Sainsbury's seem on the ball,I got an email back from them too,explaining it all,so pleased your folks will hopefully get all they need :)
Dorothy,I didn't even get any funny looks in Waitrose when I said I love you to said bag of rice ;D ;D
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If our experience in Australia is anything to go by, the panic buying will calm down. It did require restrictions and some regulation changes. The travel bans along with restrictions hot rid of the main offenders (chinese).
Yes, some people can be selfish to the point of criminality. I have been reading a lot of Australian news reports on this, as you seem to have experienced it first. I haven't seen any mentioning Chinese in particular though. ???
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How are people affording it all!
Would you parents' neighbours help carry in if your parents stayed in another room? Worth asking I would think.
I've got the daily newspaper without a magazine >:(
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We are lucky where we are as being a rural area there are plenty of well stocked farm shops. They also tend to sell other food stuff as well.
Just popped into a village butchers to get some beef for tomorrow. Got the beef plus cheese, flour, pasta rice and a couple of lemons.
Oh, as I was paying I was asked if I needed any toilet rolls. Amazing.
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SHUSSSSHHHHH ;D - our butcher sold 30 chickens on Tuesday, none left ::). Wonder how many were regulars?
They are talking about how Supermarkets are taking steps to prevent stock piling - well that's 2 weeks too late then. And what about supermarkets that have been over-ruled by bullies? and those who joined the queues of the over 70s? How will they know if the shoppers are key workers?
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Exactly what I said CLKD.
My sons friend bought a bunch bananas, four in the bunch.
The checkout girl took one off him, said he could only have three! 😳
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Toilet roll alternatives blocking sewers
Did people get guilty and try to dispose of their bulk buying all at once :-\
What was his response ? ::)
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Exactly what I said CLKD.
My sons friend bought a bunch bananas, four in the bunch.
The checkout girl took one off him, said he could only have three! 😳
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Fresh fruit and veg is still noticeable by its absence everywhere. Managed to get some salad in a box but that was it today.
Ha ha Dorothy - my mum's kitchen used to be like that. She'd tell me never to buy the large size packets of anything even if they were on offer.
Have been to Sainsbury's today. Ok for fruit and veg but still no loo rolls, eggs and tinned tomatoes, chick peas or baked beans.
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Have you rung Boris to complain? His minions at lunchtime told us there isn't a shortage :-\
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Have you rung Boris to complain? His minions at lunchtime told us there isn't a shortage :-\
Technically there isn't. It just people are taking it off the shelves faster than they can be refilled.
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just been reading that alcohol shelves have been stripped bare in some places since the pubs and restaurants closed last night. Crazy, crazy.
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Sorry,that was me ;D
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I'll be right over ;D
Part of the problem is, there isn't a good supply chain. Drivers have to adhere to strict hours behind the wheel. They have slots to queue up at warehouses to get the next load which are tightly controlled ......... if they are late or too early they simply don't get loaded. I watch them in our area particularly Eddy Stobart ......... it's like a production line of lorries ::). Drivers' cab into the factory, checked and driven in to be filled then out the other side.
Also some town areas have restrictions as to when they can deliver, to keep noise levels and disturbance down. Something that the Government doesn't seem to realise.
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I thought the restrictions had been lifted??
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So I read this evening Shadyglade. I think that is dangerous to even consider. Many drivers fall asleep at the wheel as it is - how are they going to over-ride their tachometers ........... it don't think that this crisis should put road users at risk!! Jn15A M1 is often nose to tail after accidents :'(
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it's purely down to greedy people. We all know that shelves are stripped bare as soon as they are restocked. I was talking to a Manager in Lidl yesterday and he said this is what's happening. They, like most supermarkets, have now put limits of what people can buy but it should have started much earlier. I guess nobody thought that people would be so greedy and selfish.
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Cynical me says that they knew full well and made their profits!
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If our experience in Australia is anything to go by, the panic buying will calm down. It did require restrictions and some regulation changes. The travel bans along with restrictions hot rid of the main offenders (chinese).
Yes, some people can be selfish to the point of criminality. I have been reading a lot of Australian news reports on this, as you seem to have experienced it first. I haven't seen any mentioning Chinese in particular though. ???
They never mention the chinese issue for fear of being labelled racist. Prior to covid-19, they had daigou's hoarding our baby formula. The buses going into our country towns are organized buses full of chinese. The only way I can describe what they do is like a plague of locusts. Some of the rural supermarkets have now banned them and ID is required to prove you live in the area. They seem devoid of human compassion.
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If our experience in Australia is anything to go by, the panic buying will calm down. It did require restrictions and some regulation changes. The travel bans along with restrictions hot rid of the main offenders (chinese).
Yes, some people can be selfish to the point of criminality. I have been reading a lot of Australian news reports on this, as you seem to have experienced it first. I haven't seen any mentioning Chinese in particular though. ???
They never mention the chinese issue for fear of being labelled racist. Prior to covid-19, they had daigou's hoarding our baby formula. The buses going into our country towns are organized buses full of chinese. The only way I can describe what they do is like a plague of locusts. Some of the rural supermarkets have now banned them and ID is required to prove you live in the area. They seem devoid of human compassion.
But didn't your PM stop flights in from China, right at the beginning of February??
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I've heard that one elderly couple went into a supermarket, both got trolleys, went their separate ways, filled them with the maximum amount allowed of available groceries another elderly couple go into their supermarket every day and stock up. There have been other stories of this happening by the elderly. Now supermarkets are having special shopping hours for elderly yet some don't deserve it. Mixing elderly/vulnerable/NHS workers together is asking for trouble. I can't even get the basics I need for myself & family, I do one shop a week as nearest supermarket is 10 miles away, I have not done any stock piling as I don't agree with it. So I'm getting upset as I can't get stuff, yet I get no help! Sorry rant over.
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I've heard that one elderly couple went into a supermarket, both got trolleys, went their separate ways, filled them with the maximum amount allowed of available groceries another elderly couple go into their supermarket every day and stock up. There have been other stories of this happening by the elderly. Now supermarkets are having special shopping hours for elderly yet some don't deserve it. Mixing elderly/vulnerable/NHS workers together is asking for trouble. I can't even get the basics I need for myself & family, I do one shop a week as nearest supermarket is 10 miles away, I have not done any stock piling as I don't agree with it. So I'm getting upset as I can't get stuff, yet I get no help! Sorry rant over.
Human behaviour is very bizarre isn't it? That nurse who was crying on TV .... I can't make that out either. She reckoned she had just finished a 48 hour shift. My friend retired a year ago having been a nurse all her life and for the last 10 years was a Modern Matron. She says she has never worked a 48 hour shift and doesn't know anybody else who has. it is still grossly unfair that when this nurse finished her shift (however long it was) there was no food left.
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It was sad, she was from North Yorkshire. Hubby has been talking to his family who live in the south they can't get any fresh fruit or veg but up here in the north we have plenty, supermarkets & farm shops are well stocked well in my part of Yorkshire anyway! I just can't get loo roll, pasta (mainly for hubby & son, I don't eat it!) or rice and a few other things.
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If our experience in Australia is anything to go by, the panic buying will calm down. It did require restrictions and some regulation changes. The travel bans along with restrictions hot rid of the main offenders (chinese).
Yes, some people can be selfish to the point of criminality. I have been reading a lot of Australian news reports on this, as you seem to have experienced it first. I haven't seen any mentioning Chinese in particular though. ???
They never mention the chinese issue for fear of being labelled racist. Prior to covid-19, they had daigou's hoarding our baby formula. The buses going into our country towns are organized buses full of chinese. The only way I can describe what they do is like a plague of locusts. Some of the rural supermarkets have now banned them and ID is required to prove you live in the area. They seem devoid of human compassion.
But didn't your PM stop flights in from China, right at the beginning of February??
No. We had 30,000 arrive via 3rd party countries. The universities were paying them to fly in as they are a huge percentage of our paying university students.
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London and the South East is a bit of a mess at the moment. Dense population. Always was going to be the problem, both in terms of the virus itself and also issues around resources.
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Lol, Yellow, you're not allowed to say that. Shady won't accept it. Oh, and it's just like the flu as well. Didn't you get that memo from the rural wilds of the unaffected.
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Trump is still calling it the Chinese virus. Good luck telling him to be PC.
Some people are just so easy to wind up ;D
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It was sad, she was from North Yorkshire. Hubby has been talking to his family who live in the south they can't get any fresh fruit or veg but up here in the north we have plenty, supermarkets & farm shops are well stocked well in my part of Yorkshire anyway! I just can't get loo roll, pasta (mainly for hubby & son, I don't eat it!) or rice and a few other things.
Okay in Kent. We have farm shops too and I've not had much trouble getting anything. The only thing that took some hunting was paracetamol.
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Where did you find paracetamol, I'm on the lookout for some
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Where did you find paracetamol, I'm on the lookout for some
My son got some in Sainsburys, this afternoon. Must admit I was surprised.
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I've had the email from Sainsbury's that from Monday you can register as being vulnerable if they haven't already been identified from information they have. This will be a huge relief for me. I have had had difficulty getting delivery slots, none at all with Sainsbury's. I normally shop with Sainsbury's, but normally go shopping physically. I enjoy the trip. Im taking self isolation very seriously for the duration due to asthma complications with infection, requiring hospitalisation. We've run out of lots of stuff , as we couldn't get a delivery from anywhere until today. Waitrose. Hooray! However, they have put restrictions on the free from section. Only 5 items allowed. So I had to choose between GF flour, bread, pasta etc and naughty things like dairy free chocolate. They sell ombars which are healthy to eat apparently. I thought I would have to go chocolate cold turkey alongside DH who can't get his favourite beer! ;D However, DH managed to get some on Amazon! Phew! This food intolerance is hard enough without restrictions. But this is a first world problem. How are they coping in countries with poorer infrastructure? Or even where my son lives in the USA where they don't have home delivery services from the supermarkets.
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I have been registered with Waitrose online shopping for years, but only use it occasionally now. Had an email from them yesterday saying they are prioritising the vulnerable and those self isolating. We had already decided not to use the service for this reason but it's good they have made it official.
We exchanged phone numbers with neighbours yesterday, so if any one has to self isolate another can shop for them.
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I had an email from John Lewis saying they are closing their doors but keeping as many Waitrose open as they can.
Picked up my OHs prescription from the pharmacy in Asda,said to the assistant......silly question but have you any paracetamol'she kindly went through to the pharmacy and the pharmacist made me up a box of 32,so it might be worth asking ladies,as through in the dispensary they get in huge tubs of paracetamols in
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That must be such a relief to get home delivery :) can I ask how do they know everyone is genuinely vulnerable, I really don't want this system to be overwhelmed with people claiming to need it when they don't.
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I suppose for over 70s there will be age profiles on customer accounts. Apart from that I don't know. There will always be people prepared too cheat the system though.
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Some supermarkets near Hospitals are asking medical staff to ring ahead to make up orders which can be collected so that they rerifie front line workers. The box will Abe ready to pick up at the end of a shift.
Other stores are finding it difficult to cope with bullying shoppers with expressions like 'prove I'm over 70' being endured :'(
We have had a chat with neighbours this morning and discussed what we have already in fridge, freezer, pantry and what might be missing from shelves. So will pick up for each other even when we don't need stuff ourselves. We are sharing meat this week ;D
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I had an email from John Lewis saying they are closing their doors but keeping as many Waitrose open as they can.
Picked up my OHs prescription from the pharmacy in Asda,said to the assistant......silly question but have you any paracetamol'she kindly went through to the pharmacy and the pharmacist made me up a box of 32,so it might be worth asking ladies,as through in the dispensary they get in huge tubs of paracetamols in
I was talking to someone last week about paracetamol shortages and a woman overhead us. we both know her and she is a nurse and said ?just ask at your pharmacy, all pharmacies have stock.?
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Or buy Panadol ;-).
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Yep penny, I worked as a dispenser and we used to order in 250 paracetamol in big tubs so it is worth asking,I'm not sure how many they will hand out though
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Went into a M&S Food around lunch time, just to buy a newspaper. It was well stocked and very few people. It had been very crowded first thing apparently but obviously didn't last long. Hopefully that means the panicers are now in the minority.
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However: Unless every tub is wiped prior to and after being undone and B4 being placed back on the shelf :-\ .......... >sigh<. Many seem to have forgotten how to barrier nurse >:(
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Don't tell anyone though ........ ???
I need crossword books :-\
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Just buy some gin Stella,wash your hands in that ;D
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Finally got a pack of 4 loo rolls today. Saw a delivery van this afto dropping off at our village Co Op and they were literally filling shelves straight off the lorry. Limited to one pack per customer which was fine.
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Thank you Stella,you too :)
How fast did you run penny ;D
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I ordered paracetamol from Waitrose and got a flu remedy instead. No good to me as it contains ingredients I can't take and anyway it was for headaches. Quite a few items were unavailable but substituted with stuff I don't want.
I'm stressing about getting my medication. I went to an online pharmacy who said they could get my HRT, but now say they are out of stock and won't release any of my meds until they've got everything . I got an email from the company that was confusing. I don't know if I?ll be on the list of vulnerable people or not. I suspect not, even though I've been very ill with asthma following infection. If I was they will bring the medication to me. it's been bad enough without covid19, trying to get patches. I might have to come off HRT, simply cos I can't get hold of it. I'm dreading that. I'm self isolating.
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Our Surgery is delivering where necessary. We have to ring to put prescriptions in and wait 5 days ........
Panadol is the same? I would wash in gin but it would never pass my lips.
I think that Supermarkets could save money and time by not putting any substitutions in the delivery - after all, we know what we need!
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Just looked at the list of vulnerable people according to the asthma charity. It looks like I should be on the list with the meds I take. It also describes what shielding means. Staying completely at home and keeping away from other residents in the home. I can cope with all but staying away from DH. We live in a small bungalow and shared bathroom. So how do we stay apart? I would fall apart if I have to stay in the tiny bedroom I sleep in however nice it is. We don't sleep together as we both wake each other up. I'm have a really good bed on order and paid for on order because this bed is uncomfortable, but I doubt we will get it for the foreseeable future. Feeling very vulnerable now.
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Ju Ju - our reckoning is that chances are we will already be carrying the Virus if it's in our area. Or not. We sleep together. We sit together watching TV. We walk to the village shop and back together, usually holding hands ::). We rarely interact with others except whilst shopping and don't have visitors.
Is there a network in your area to get stock in as you need it? Have a look on local Facebook, one doesn't have to be a member to read threads ;-)
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Tesco was ok today,my daughter even got rice and pasta,it was quieter but shelves well stocked,I managed to get dettol wipes,I was doing my utmost to keep well away from people but they were still crowding round me,there was a very elderly lady who came and stood right next to me!! It was only 10.10am,she REALLY should've been there earlier when it was only open to oap's
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For some older people the whole process of getting up, washed, dressed takes time. To get to the supermarket very early would be very difficult. And if they don't have a support system?
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What's old anyway ;D. U should see me first thing, not a pretty site :D
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She must've been in her 80s poor thing,probably nobody to help her :'(
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.... and many old people won't ask >:(
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I seriously wish I could do more to help the elderly
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I need some dusting doing ;-)
Is there not a network in your area, i.e. the postcard with ribbon scheme? Have a look-see at the local Facebook sites to see what others are doing?
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Not on FB but I?ll take a look,thanks xx
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I browse our village site and can now make comments :o :-X ;D
Village pubs are providing food for delivery or picking up
Many pubs are offering beer for collection so that it doesn't go to waste
Book/video boxes being left for others to pick up, read and pass on - suitably wiped
Postcard/ribbon idea being rolled out - this should stop stock piling as most will be now have 'enough' and people offering to pick up for others will not have much room in the car ;-)
What the Government should now do is think ahead to when people read use-by dates!! the potential for waste is HUGE! If anyone finds that they have over stocked, do think of the food banks ..........
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So now a school, catering for key workers children, has had hundreds of pounds of food taken from cupboards and 2 freezers >:(
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I was in Tesco today, I managed to get handwash, last bag of pasta but still no loo roll - I have now had to ration my household! no tinned tomatoes and no milk.
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I'll send some newspaper and sharp scissors up YG ;-) better and less damp than moss from the Fells ......
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Can we swap? I have loo roll and milk (for now). No sign of hand sanitiser anywhere.
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I was in Tesco today, I managed to get handwash, last bag of pasta but still no loo roll - I have now had to ration my household! no tinned tomatoes and no milk.
Our supermarket had loo roll and milk but no hand sanitizer or paracetamol
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I'll let you know what we have in our area tomorrow ;-).
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Our local farm shop was closed for restocking until Thursday. Went to M&S Food which was well stocked and quiet. We will probably stick with that rather than our local Waitrose as that is much busyer.
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We live miles away from shops and the nearest town is highly populated but only 2 small sized supermarkets that still haven't recovered from the previous stock piling. So a 50 mile round trip to a bigger one, just thought are petrol stations still going to be open and okay to go to for fuel as we live in the middle of nowhere so need a car to go everywhere x
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We live miles away from shops and the nearest town is highly populated but only 2 small sized supermarkets that still haven't recovered from the previous stock piling. So a 50 mile round trip to a bigger one, just thought are petrol stations still going to be open and okay to go to for fuel as we live in the middle of nowhere so need a car to go everywhere x
Yes petrol stations will be open. Just confirmed on news.
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Thank you for confirming that for me PF 💐x
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Unable to buy loo rolls and we are down to our last three. There are 4 of us, so severe rationing is about to take place.
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Same as us Barnacle, down to last 2 but only 3 of us, rationing was put in place today ;D
I'm going out again for essentials as toilet roll is essential! I really cannot understand how warehouses are full of toilet rolls they have upped production and you still can't buy the stuff - unbelievable
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I think i might be losing the bloody plot. I have just been trying to work out how many is actually needed per visit. Knowing my luck someone will develop the squits and all my maths will go out of the window.
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I remember when everyone was laughing at Australian's stockpiling. No one is laughing now that the shoe is on the other foot. However, it did calm down here with restrictions. Shopping is not entirely normal, but you can get most of what you need. I chose not to buy into the hoarding mentality and I am cooking from scratch at the moment as you can still get plenty of fruit and veg. You can still get meat although it's not as plentiful. Toilet paper was out of stock for a few weeks, but because of rationing and restrictions, you can get it again. I live with my husband only, so anything extra I get, I give to my son or my mother. If they have enough, I give things to people I hear about who are in need. Currently I order a fruit and veg box online each week and try to use it as the base of all my meals. I now cook a meal for my husband as he is emergency services (wont say which one) and he takes his meals with his to work. Today I made a banana cake because my bananas were close to spoiling and hubby will take that for his co-workers tomorrow. I never used to be this careful with food, but I will from now on.
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Barnacle,have you tried other places for loo roll?what I mean is,places you wouldn't necessarily go to,like a petrol station or a farm shop etc?
I'm scared now with this shut down,people will START panic buying again,all the shops round here have well stocked shelves,well,apart from lager :o
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Yellowflower, every one did laugh at Australia, stockpiling toilet roll :o now it's taken over here I still can't get my head around it .... toilet roll why? why? Did someone who owns a toilet roll factory want to boost profits or empty the warehouse, it's nuts ::)
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She's gone TH..
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I'm being very careful with toilet paper, making a roll last as long as possible. I think it is good for me with ocd tendencies. I used to use too much.
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Barnacle,have you tried other places for loo roll?what I mean is,places you wouldn't necessarily go to,like a petrol station or a farm shop etc?
I'm scared now with this shut down,people will START panic buying again,all the shops round here have well stocked shelves,well,apart from lager :o
Yes Jaypo, i have tried everywhere. The village where i live is small, so no shop, petrol station, pub, anything. The nearest town is 7 miles away and has 4 supermarkets, but i have been in all of them, every day for the past week and zilch. I might have to resort to foraging for dock leaves.
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My friend sent me this. To the tune of "I will survive"
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"At 1st I was afraid, I was petrified,
There was no loo roll down at Aldi and I nearly cried.
Oh I spent so many nights just thinking how you did me wrong,
I used to wipe,
And now I'm forced to just drip dry !
No anti-bac !
No bars of soap,
and if you think you?re buying pasta well you've got no flippin hope !
I would have bought that box of eggs, I would have rationed out my bread,
If I'd have known for just one second everyone would lose their head !
Go on now go, walk out the door !
All you stockpilers,
You are not welcome any more !
Weren't you the ones who just bought all the tins of beans ?
You selfish nits !
I hope you spill them down your jeans !
Oh no not I, won't panic buy!
Oh as long as I have alcohol, I know I?ll stay alive,
Though I can't buy my usual cheese,
This will not bring me to my knees
And I?ll survive, I will survive, hey, hey !
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart,
There was just apples and 1 carrot in my shopping cart,
And I spent hours walking round just feeling sorry for myself,
The empty store, with boxes strewn across the floor
And you?ll see me, somebody who,
Cannot buy anything she came for, and it's all because of you
And my neighbour down the road is such a selfish blinking g*t
Because he stockpiled all the loo roll, no else can have a s@*t !
Go on now go, walk out the door !
All you stockpilers,
You are not welcome any more!
Weren't you the ones who just bought all the pre made cakes
Can't you make crumble?,
Do you not know how to bake ?
Oh no not I, won't panic buy !
Oh as long as I have alcohol, I know I?ll stay alive,
Though I can't buy my usual cheese
This will not bring me to my knees
And I?ll survive, I will survive ! Heh heh "
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Hi Tc,
Brilliant, thank you! ;D ;D ;D
BeaR.
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Think that song in now ruined, but it's worth it
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She's gone TH..
Shame, it was nice to get information from the other side of the world, I hope it's a temporary :-\
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Omg TC I was actually laughing out loud at that,thank you thank you ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Get some newspaper and sharp scissors. Don't use magazines but good quality newsprint which will NOT leave a black mark ;-). DO NOT FLUSH as it blocks the system but have a carrier bag to wrap any used paper in. Don't know what to do after that: double wrap and into Council land fill bin? In some European countries who are not on a mains water system, a bin is the usual way of Life.
You may find that burning used newspaper after dark might be the way to get rid of it. If you use kitchen roll instead DO NOT FLUSH!!! Or use two sheets for the initial wipe then wash with warm water, everyone having their own botty flannel and botty towel of course. Or dig a hole in the garden and squat: have you never been camping ;)
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Love that TC!
CKLD, yes we go camping, i have even been in the garage to check that there isn't a roll left in the box from last year. I have just spoken to my Dad and he told me to do as bears do.
I have to go into town this afternoon to pick up prescriptions for a few people in the village, the vicar has organised a rota and DH volunteered my services, so in the famous words of Captain Oates "i maybe some time", i think it was him, wasn't it?!
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Love that TC!
CKLD, yes we go camping, i have even been in the garage to check that there isn't a roll left in the box from last year. I have just spoken to my Dad and he told me to do as bears do.
I have to go into town this afternoon to pick up prescriptions for a few people in the village, the vicar has organised a rota and DH volunteered my services, so in the famous words of Captain Oates "i maybe some time", i think it was him, wasn't it?!
Yes it was him. At least you are not heading out into a South Pole storm. ;D
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I will hold on to that thought, whilst tackling the Andrex Bandits ;)
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Love it Tc - now I have an ear worm :rofl:
So - what do bears do :-\ 'cos they don't have access to scissors .......
It was Captain Oates, a hero often forgotten. :'(
Hopefully people are no longer in panic mode ........ though I don't want to begin a rumour but chicken stocks may be short for a few weeks ;)
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Barnacle,have you tried other places for loo roll?what I mean is,places you wouldn't necessarily go to,like a petrol station or a farm shop etc?
I'm scared now with this shut down,people will START panic buying again,all the shops round here have well stocked shelves,well,apart from lager :o
Yes Jaypo, i have tried everywhere. The village where i live is small, so no shop, petrol station, pub, anything. The nearest town is 7 miles away and has 4 supermarkets, but i have been in all of them, every day for the past week and zilch. I might have to resort to foraging for dock leaves.
I'm in the same boat haven't been able to get toilet roll for 4 weeks now! It's starting to upset which I know is crazy but it's the hoarders fault.
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Apparently 'corona' lager isn't shifting from the shelves; no one wants it ;)
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Haha I drink that and believe me there was not one single lager on the shelves today at Sainsbury's,went to a teeny co-op and got some,phew,can still have a wee drinky at the weekend
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Get some newspaper and sharp scissors. Don't use magazines but good quality newsprint which will NOT leave a black mark ;-). DO NOT FLUSH as it blocks the system but have a carrier bag to wrap any used paper in. Don't know what to do after that: double wrap and into Council land fill bin? In some European countries who are not on a mains water system, a bin is the usual way of Life.
You may find that burning used newspaper after dark might be the way to get rid of it. If you use kitchen roll instead DO NOT FLUSH!!! Or use two sheets for the initial wipe then wash with warm water, everyone having their own botty flannel and botty towel of course. Or dig a hole in the garden and squat: have you never been camping ;)
Oh dear! They've shut the tips round here due to so many people going there. It was a good idea......scuppered by idiots again. The other suggestions might work. I've never been any good at squatting though......memories of a motorbike holiday in full gear confronted with French toilets!
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OH those French pits :o never again !
Our bin collections may be haphazard for weeks apparently. Tips have been closed. Expect to see more fly tipping particularly of hazard waste materials >:( of food that people over bought!
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Managed to get a packet of 4 loo rolls in Asda, plus a chicken. To celebrate i bought a packet of Crunchies, but ate 2 whilst waiting to get out of the car park. Bleedin' pig!
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Haha ;D, a girl after my own heart.
Nothing cures stress like chocolate. :)
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No no,not a pig at all,getting loo roll is definitely worth celebrating ;D
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Off to the supermarket again today, trying to track loo roll down going to try Morrisons this time. Considering there is a Tesco distribution centre 12 miles away we should have toilet roll!! Shame we don't have an Asda near us, as they all seem to have toilet roll.
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YG the Asda beside us was the one store that didn't have any,there's no rhyme nor reason to which shops seem to have full or empty shelves,good luck on your quest,let us know if you hunt down the elusive loo roll ;D
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Maybe Boots don't have protective gloves? Didn't anyone ask :-\ nope because we are British ::)
I may go to the shops today, which are limiting the numbers of people inside at any one time. Don't forget to wipe tins etc. down when you get them home THEN wash your hands!
Many years ago we bought sacks of rice from the local Indian shop - we didn't go very often, about 3/4 times a year. One morning DH lifted a sack of rice but the lady said "Oh you don't have that one, the is what you usually buy. You never know who has handled that other rice" ;D
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Our Asda hasn't had toilet rolls for weeks !!!!
Lanzalover x
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Suit of armour Stella?galloping into Tesco on a white charger? ;D
Yep,once a week here too,in out as quickly as humanly possible
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I need space ;)
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Go to the butcher or farm shops where possible as they have direct supplies from breeders. The farms said at lunchtime that it's the supply chain to the supermarket that *has* broken down regardless of what Boris - who lives in London - keeps trying to tell the public.
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I don't think the supply chain to the supermarkets has broken down. The problem seems to be that businesses/institutions/restaurants are 50% of the market and the supermarkets the other 50%. Now the supermarkets are selling much more as restaurants etc have closed but the food sold to the trade isn't packed for supermarkets as it's in bulk.
OH went to buy eggs today from the farm who normally supplies us (they sell to the trade). They've barricaded the gate as every man and his dog is coming out of the city trying to buy them.
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Our butchers rear there own beef near me and they are running really low, but hubby was able to get chicken fillets as I had brought a whole chicken in Morrisons in case butchers didn't have any! So many people are using the butchers who've never set in there before.
At least Morrisons had toilet rolls so I was happy, got some more flour seeing as they had some & tinned tomatoes. But queue for checkouts was 20 mins long & the guy behine me had no idea of social distancing >:(
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Glad to hear that you managed to get some loo rolls, Yorkshire Girl. :)
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Did U not kick backwards YG? I will be doing so if anyone invades my space!!! I'll be on the News yet :D
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Go to the butcher or farm shops where possible as they have direct supplies from breeders. The farms said at lunchtime that it's the supply chain to the supermarket that *has* broken down regardless of what Boris - who lives in London - keeps trying to tell the public.
You do know we're not meant to be leaving town, right?
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You are right stellajane. It all depends on what you have locally. If you live in a town there is more choice and it's easier, but for those in the country you have to travel anyway, just to get to any shop. Rural poverty is ignored at the best of times but it is even more of a problem at times like this.
We are lucky as our local farm shop is a non fussy non organic one, so not expensive at all.
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Email from Sainsbury's today,they are now limiting the amount of people who enter their stores,so be prepared to queue
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ElkWarning - I'm OK I don't live in a town :-\ hence the NEED to go shopping.
Stores should have been limiting the number of people in and out weeks ago.
I don't see how, if one isn't using a vehicle to travel from shop to shop [even discounted shops] it works out more expensive to shop locally :-\. Vehicle wear and tear plus fuel is a HUGE amount each week. Times of cheap food is fast disappearing so people over all will be healthier as there won't be so much rubbish avialble. Our farm shops and chicken processing factory are busier than even prior to C.mas: and how much of that will go into landfill >:(
Off to source root veg and grapes this morning ......... I may be some time 8)
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Back. We had a bit of a trek via the various main line supermarkets in our nearest town - 4 miles away. Queus in the carparks so we drove back home. Went straight into the village shop who have everything except chocolate milk, a chatty attitude and time to make conversation :-*. Our freezer is already stocked with meat and I will add a loaf of bread later now that I've made beans on toast. Apparently the mains have plenty of stock including loo rolls. They were allowing between 5 and 20 people in at any one time.
So I have stockpiled again :D
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Small shops are always more expensive, they have to be as they don't have the turnover. Within a couple of miles I have a small co-op and sainsbury local, both noticeable more expensive than the aldi 5 miles away. For a big shop it's worth the travelling.
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But we aren't doing 'big shops' now are we 'cos everyone else has got it all ;D
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Our nearest Sainsburys is a 30 mile round trip ::) but we have a town 4 miles away, another 7 miles away and another 22 miles ....... and usually we can combine other interests with a grocery shopping trip: i.e. antiques, garden centres, walking along the canal path with a lolly - now however >:(
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Who gets wet when you have to pass at 2 metres on a canal tow path?
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Shelia, we have the same problem, person nearest the canalside ;D ;D
Being serious just turn your face away from them!
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Not me ;D .........
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A Derby councillor has slammed the "disgusting" and "stupid" actions of people who have dumped food after panic buying due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Ajit Singh Atwal, a Liberal Democrat who represents the Stockbrook Abbey ward, shared images on Twitter of wheelie bins packed full of food, much of it still fresh and within date.
half the World starves, the rest throw it away :'(
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I knew that would happen. Totally stupid.
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I can't even begin to tell you how angry I am
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Not as angry as I am >:( I'm spitting bricks as I foresaw this weeks ago - if people have too much take it to a food bank or local Zoo :-\ but they are thick as well as stupid :cuss:
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He went to a proper butcher then? Where was the pork reared, slaughtered, prepared? and the eggs are from where exactly? Sounds pricey even so!
Apparently a charity in Wisbech has been broken into around 2.20 a.m. - where were the Police then? They have cleared the Charity of stocks meant for vulnerable in the area.
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That's made me livid CKLD what a waste, what the hell is wrong with people
Stellajane wow that's ridiculous our local butcher is really good value for money & they rear there own beef, chicken, pork & lamb is all local or within Yorkshire. Eggs are also local and it's all delicious!
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It was to be expected as people don't have any idea how to cook stuff when they get it home >:( - bit like buying a puppy and then dumping it when he/she doesn't suit >:( :'(
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Good quality food and less waste?
Pet shops may deliver in your area.
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DH could buy milk today. He can't get the beer he likes, so now with no tea or beer, he's going cold turkey. ;D. Glad I drink mint tea and no alcohol! Yesterday we didn't have any water for a few hours. That was a thirsty time.....just almond milk to drink. No warning. Keep having low pressure. My washing machine doesn't like it.
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Sainsbury's beer aisle was empty but they had boxes and boxes of cans of fosters :D does he like that brand juju ;D
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How about 'corona' lager - apparently no one wants it ;-)
Our pressure was low earlier in the week, I think Anglia Water had turned it down due to everyone needing extra.
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Not sure who told you that clkd that's what I drink,can't get it anywhere,well,can't get ANY lager tbh
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Meths still available...
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Oh good,just got to find some tonic to go with it ;D
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DH has resorted to my GF beer! I don't often drink alcohol. It doesn't make me feel good. He did find a couple of bottles in the co-op while I was queuing at the pharmacy. Both going for our meds? He never drinks a lot, just one small beer each evening, but he seems to find not having that difficult. I'm quietly thinking this shortage might be a good thing for him. On a more serious note, anyone had difficulty getting asthma meds? Inhalers are ok, but it's the tablets that I have to take alongside.
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I think it's due to stock piling though how prescription meds can be stock piled I can't understand.
Have you done a google to the company and asked directly Ju Ju?
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Our doctors are not allowing patients to put in repeat prescriptions in earlier than normal and no doubling up either - very sensible
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Went to 3 supermarkets today. Queues outside at all of them. Didn't wait. Will try M&S during the week.
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Littleminnie how annoying for you. I'm not looking forward to going to Tesco on Monday was planning on getting there for 6am when they open & just hope not many people go that early!
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DH is going to click and collect our shopping......weather forecast is high winds of 40 miles + :-\
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Probably better to go later in the day ;-)
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Probably better to go later in the day ;-)
You?re given a time slot. Ours is between 2and 4 o ? clock, right through the high winds.
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That's a bit organised Ju Ju ;D. Does that lessen the length of queuing?
No one needs to panic until the workers can't be found to pick the fruit and veg next month :o ........ if anyone is bored log on to your local farm, movement to work will be seen as essential. This is happening across Europe as tomotoes etc. begin to ripen on the vines.
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Hopefully! DH is doing it.
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Is that queuing or picking fruit and veg. ;)
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The little one down the road from me was closed til 10.30 too,think they also have to sanitize the shop before opening
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I do wonder sometimes about these 'on the hoof' ideas ::)
What meat do you want? There is supposedly no problem with the supply chains ....... but that's being told us by Boris who lives in London. Who has little idea about the rest of the UK.
Masks are absolutely no good unless the person wearing one has a cold/D&V/Virus ;-). Most germs get out of the edges unless they are fitted correctly. They can be used more than once if necessary.
Our stores have been limiting trollies to 1 person only so we don't use them. We always go shopping together and if they were happy to take my money B4 :-X.
Our Facebook page now has an edict apparently from staff members in our stores: Asda, Tesco and a couple of others that I can't remember: ranting that they don't want to be there taking risks, that they are an essential service, that they don't want people browsing, how the public don't see the staff in tears in the dining room: ........ my first thought was how rude but it's 1st April - surely no Store would allow such a rant into the public domain and it should have come from the top or from the Union. Surely :-\. If it's real those stores will lose trade faster than greased lightning!