Nick
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They were filth. Cofresh or something!
Supermarket shortages (11 Viewers)
- Thread starter Alan Dugdales Moustache
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fellatio_Martinez
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I used to to get Polish Cheetos from Asda. They were so much cheesier than the normal versions or Wotsits. My fingers were luminous orange for days after.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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So I assume they make up a large amount of Trump's diet.
Gazolba
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You must expect people to hoard when they've been told they may not be able to leave the house for 2 weeks.
I'm fortunate that I live alone but I can't even imagine how much food and supplies a family of six must get through in a couple of weeks.
Even living alone I'm always running out of something, usually bread, milk, cheese, water or laundry detergent.
Not everyone has a huge freezer. My small freezer just has ice-cream and ice cubes.
I'm fortunate that I live alone but I can't even imagine how much food and supplies a family of six must get through in a couple of weeks.
Even living alone I'm always running out of something, usually bread, milk, cheese, water or laundry detergent.
Not everyone has a huge freezer. My small freezer just has ice-cream and ice cubes.
Houchens Head
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My missus done our weekly shop today, but went to Lidl's instead of the usual Morrisons. She got everything she needed. I think it's a 'class' thing. Panic buyers and hoarders are usually the ones with the money to spend, but they don't want to be seen in Lidl's or Aldi. 
fellatio_Martinez
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My missus done our weekly shop today, but went to Lidl's instead of the usual Morrisons. She got everything she needed. I think it's a 'class' thing. Panic buyers and hoarders are usually the ones with the money to spend, but they don't want to be seen in Lidl's or Aldi.
The funny thing is that Lidl / Aldi food is better quality than most of the big chains but it has that stigma of being cheap and nasty which puts snobs off.
The quality of meat in the likes of Tesco and Asda is shocking. Their steaks are like leather.
skyblueinBaku
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The stuff that we buy in Lidl is fine. The only complaint that I have is that under normal circumstances (not during the panic buying frenzy) there is no guarantee that the stuff we want is in stock. It's pretty hit and miss, but maybe that's just in our local branch.
fellatio_Martinez
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It can be a struggle getting a toffee yum yum from the bakery as they sell out quite quickly.
I don’t know why they don't just stock more. They're losing money hand over tit.
chiefdave
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They urgently need to sort out the communication from the government. Just had my Mum on the phone saying not to go round on Sunday for lunch as the government has advised. Checked on BBC site and sure enough it says that. But dig deeper and its actually a reply to a question about grandchildren going to visit their grandparents.
And what reaction do they think there will be when people turn up to supermarkets and see rows of empty shelves? They're going to grab everything they can.
People can't follow instructions when they aren't communicated properly.
Exactly, another example of the communication from the government not being good enough. You can't tell people to not leave the house but tell them not to buy weeks worth of supplies from supermarkets. If you're telling people to stay in the house communicate a plan as to how they will get their shopping. They can't have it delivered as you can't book a delivery!
And what reaction do they think there will be when people turn up to supermarkets and see rows of empty shelves? They're going to grab everything they can.
OffenhamSkyBlue
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That's atrocious. i saw that, and took it at face value. It's the way it's reported in the MEDIA not the message coming out from government.
duffer
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OffenhamSkyBlue
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Reminds me of this old joke:-
A man goes to the doctor and says "Doctor I've got an orange penis please help!" The doctor says "OK lets have a look.. oh my yes you do have an orange penis.. OK well whats been happening? What's new?" The man replies "Well, not much" The doctor continues "Well you have an orange penis for a reason lets get to the bottom of it... have you been working?" The man replies "No, I'm not working at the moment." The doctor starting to get slightly irritated by the mans lack of help in getting to the bottom of his problem "Come now you need to give me more than that, give me a break down of your day to day activities, whats new? what are you doing differently?" The man replies "Well nothing is new, I'm just doing the same thing as everyday, watching porn and eating Wotsits"
mrtrench
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Last week in our Tescos the shelves were full of toilet rolls. I thought 'thank God the people in my town aren't wankers". I didn't buy as we still had half a packet. By the weekend the shelves were all empty.
Look at the state of this twat on eBay (looks like he already sold one):
3kg Pasta Shells Jumbo Bag, Conchiglie Pasta 1 X 3kg Bag Sealed | eBay
Look at the state of this twat on eBay (looks like he already sold one):
3kg Pasta Shells Jumbo Bag, Conchiglie Pasta 1 X 3kg Bag Sealed | eBay
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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This is utter drivel. The shops are running out and can't cope with the demand. It may be panic buying and in due course it may well calm down but as things stand right now the "plenty of supplies" as you've quoted from the news channels isn't keeping pace with demand.
They would tell us everything is okay , wouldn't they ? Or do you just believe what you're told ?
fellatio_Martinez
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It's confirmed. The general public are stupid.
Marty
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There is plenty of stuff to go around at this current time, they just can't get the items from supplier to end user quick enough, that's all.
One of the news channels interviewed the manager of a toilet roll company, he said they had something like 250,000,000 packs of rolls sat in warehouses waiting to go out, he said if they stopped production tomorrow, the UK still had something like 9 months supply.
Staff at Aldi have said due to demand, they're all having to work the tills so they can't restock the shelves, yet it's all out the back waiting to go.
covmark
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It's not utter drivel. I work in the logistics sector. What Shmmeee says is 100% correct. If people didn't buy far more than what they need, then everyone would have plenty.
I work for the biggest milk supplier in the country. We have plenty of reserves, and it looks like drivers working time restrictions will be relaxed by the government. So all the supermarkets will be able to replenish shelves more quickly.
People just need to stop panic buying, it fucks everyone else over!
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I work for the biggest milk supplier in the country. We have plenty of reserves, and it looks like drivers working time restrictions will be relaxed by the government. So all the supermarkets will be able to replenish shelves more quickly.
People just need to stop panic buying, it fucks everyone else over!
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fellatio_Martinez
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Supermarkets do indeed have massive warehouses full of stock. They plan for everything and something like this isn't something outside of that plan.
The only way I can see stock properly running out is if factories and farms shut down and even then we'd be fine for months to come.
The only way I can see stock properly running out is if factories and farms shut down and even then we'd be fine for months to come.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Just been to B&Q they’ve ran out of shelves
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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But right now people are buying too much. I'm not condoning it at all . What you are saying is if people stuck to their normal shopping patterns there wouldn't be a problem . That's obvious. But they are clearly not. Right now the large supermarkets are struggling big time , the queues are getting worse and the supply is falling further behind demand.
Houchens Head
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More fool the twats that buy it from the greedy bastard!
I still don't get what the rush on pasta is all about? I don't even like the stuff so it doesn't bother me whether there's any or not. I'd just really like to know what the panic buying on it is all about.
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In only half jest, it might not be too long before we see Dulux white emulsion on ebay.
covmark
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Once people start using the ridiculous amounts of hoarded goods they have stockpiled, the supermarkets will catch up, and everything would be back to a bit of normality
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skyblueusername
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Lots of farmland in flooded areas put way behind in getting season ready.
chiefdave
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Where are people putting everything? When I do a 'big shop' I get a weeks worth of stuff and that's about all have the room to store. Even then I usually make a couple of trips a week to the local shop for the essentials.
People's houses must be like distribution centres.
fellatio_Martinez
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Sainsburys are introducing some fair restrictions from tomorrow. Fuck you hoarders.
Following feedback from our customers and from our store colleagues, we have decided to put restrictions on a larger number of products. From tomorrow, Wednesday 18th March, customers will be able to buy a maximum of three of any grocery product and a maximum of two on the most popular products including toilet paper, soap and UHT milk. We have enough food coming into the system, but are limiting sales so that it stays on shelves for longer and can be bought by a larger numbers of customers.
Following feedback from our customers and from our store colleagues, we have decided to put restrictions on a larger number of products. From tomorrow, Wednesday 18th March, customers will be able to buy a maximum of three of any grocery product and a maximum of two on the most popular products including toilet paper, soap and UHT milk. We have enough food coming into the system, but are limiting sales so that it stays on shelves for longer and can be bought by a larger numbers of customers.
Otis
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That sounds mighty fine, but just you wait until it rains.
dutchman
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The hoarders will just go to Morrison's instead, no restrictions at all there and the managers couldn't give a fuck about their regular customers.
Nick
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A lot of people are trying to sell stuff for profit.
dutchman
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I think a lot of people are buying stuff just because they can?
Some of you might remember a social experiment on Channel 4 where one woman grabbed everything even if she had no use for it at the expense of others in the group.
Otis
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Yup.
Sad to see. At a time when we should all be trying to rally together and look after one and another, some see it as an opportunity to stuff everyone else and take advantage of panic, fear and misery.
Very sad to see yesterday. I go to Tesco pretty much every morning around 7am (drop the daughter off for the bus to Birmingham). I love to get the fresh bread from the bakery, that usually arrives in the shelves around 7.15.
Anyway, I go in, you usually see maybe 3 or 4 people in there.
The last few days I have seen a massive increase in customers and lots of OAP's, wandering around and looking a bit lost and worried as they stare at the empty shelves in front of them.
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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Sadly Otis, I agree. Lots of elderly people and the not so young wandering around amongst empty shelves looking completely disorientated and confused by the whole thing.
The sooner all main supermarkets set aside an hour a day for the elderly the better.
The sooner they restrict bulk buying the sooner they can get the stock back on the shelves.
Otis
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Okay, so popped to Tesco this morning. The place is obliterated. Grrr.
The barstewards are even taking my soya milk.
I drink soya milk. Always have. Shelves always stocked. Never, ever a problem.
Of course today, pop into Tesco, shelves of soya milk are wiped clean.
It's people panicking and taking it because it has such a good use by date on it. They are buying stuff for that reason alone I think, just to stock up, and most of them almost certainly will not like at all.
Crazy.
I am trying to shop as normal, but what did I find this morning? No bread, no milk, no soya milk, no toilet roll, no water, no beans, no pasta, no tinned vegetables, no crisps.
I only wanted bread and soya milk, but the shelves are stripped bare. It's like the end of the world.
We need more penguins wandering around, being cute.
Also, dropped my daughter off for the bus this morning (park outside of Morrison's).
Always quiet, hardly anyone to be seen.
5 to 7 today, massive queue outside Morrison's waiting for it to open at 7.
I hate humans sometimes.
The barstewards are even taking my soya milk.
I drink soya milk. Always have. Shelves always stocked. Never, ever a problem.
Of course today, pop into Tesco, shelves of soya milk are wiped clean.
It's people panicking and taking it because it has such a good use by date on it. They are buying stuff for that reason alone I think, just to stock up, and most of them almost certainly will not like at all.
Crazy.
I am trying to shop as normal, but what did I find this morning? No bread, no milk, no soya milk, no toilet roll, no water, no beans, no pasta, no tinned vegetables, no crisps.
I only wanted bread and soya milk, but the shelves are stripped bare. It's like the end of the world.
We need more penguins wandering around, being cute.
Also, dropped my daughter off for the bus this morning (park outside of Morrison's).
Always quiet, hardly anyone to be seen.
5 to 7 today, massive queue outside Morrison's waiting for it to open at 7.
I hate humans sometimes.
dutchman
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Unless Morrison's have had an overnight delivery they're going to be bitterly disappointed!