Stock piling , panic buying.

My wife went to Aldi this morning. Shelves were full, every till was open, unheard of, and staff were directing customers to each till accordingly. There was the max 4 items limit but apart from wine, we had none in, she did not go anywhere near that limit, no need.

She said the staff were brilliant, she was in and out far quicker than usual. The lady on the till said they had more to bring out today when the shelves emptied and people were slowly starting to buy less. If shelves are full people will feel less inclined to stock pile. I'm sure the weekend will bring extra strain as many people traditionally do their shop then but maybe the restrictions that have finally been brought in are starting to work.

I saw an interesting piece from one supermarket yesterday saying they are going to streamline product ranges so that mfrs can make more and be more efficient (less down time to change machine setting, ingredients etc). All of this will help as well.

Anyway, a positive post I hope.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
My wife went to Aldi this morning. Shelves were full, every till was open, unheard of, and staff were directing customers to each till accordingly. There was the max 4 items limit but apart from wine, we had none in, she did not go anywhere near that limit, no need.

She said the staff were brilliant, she was in and out far quicker than usual. The lady on the till said they had more to bring out today when the shelves emptied and people were slowly starting to buy less. If shelves are full people will feel less inclined to stock pile. I'm sure the weekend will bring extra strain as many people traditionally do their shop then but maybe the restrictions that have finally been brought in are starting to work.

I saw an interesting piece from one supermarket yesterday saying they are going to streamline product ranges so that mfrs can make more and be more efficient (less down time to change machine setting, ingredients etc). All of this will help as well.

Anyway, a positive post I hope.
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Thanks for the update, we shop at Aldi too so hopefully there will be the stuff we need tomorrow (bread & milk, fruit & veg). Checked last weekend and they were out of milk and bread but had plenty of socket wrench kits, garden trestles and wine for dogs in :p
 
chellie said:
There was lots in Aldi this morning. I'm trying to get shopping for eldest DD and her family as they are in the long lockdown. Got her milk, bread, mince, chicken and some veg.

One woman had piled her trolley full with the maximum of four of everything she could fit in. That was apart from catfood where she wanted to buy five tins. She then had a strop and left her trolley at the checkout rather than just having the four tins.
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This kind of thing separates the selfish from the selfless. Certain people look at a max of 4 items and take that as 'don't panic buy, but if really really just buy more than one of an item don't be a dick about it and you are limited to 4'. Others see it as 'They have said I can get 4 of everything so I'm going to buy 4 of as much as I can as possible. If they wanted me to only get what I needed they would have made that the law. I blame Boris and refuse to take any personal responsibility of my actions'.
 
Russ_D said:
It's starting to annoy me now. Part of our normal shopping is 2 loaves of bread. We have 2 kids who go through a loaf between them in a week.
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LOL try having 4 kids. if we all have a sandwich for lunch, thats pretty much a loaf gone. We normally go through 4 loaves a week, they do have a packed lunch for school.

If they are home now though, we will just do something else for lunch, more cereal, pasta, jacket spud etc.
 
Rooter said:
LOL try having 4 kids. if we all have a sandwich for lunch, thats pretty much a loaf gone. We normally go through 4 loaves a week, they do have a packed lunch for school.

If they are home now though, we will just do something else for lunch, more cereal, pasta, jacket spud etc.
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Quick, everyone down to Rooter's....they've got pasta!
 
Having already loaned out the few paracetamol we had, herself managed to restock this morning... Put it out on her social media sites... Now we are down to eight tablets... Every belief she's done the right thing and we'll be alright should we be in need at some point...

Did call her a dozy whatsit to start mind ?✌...
 
For a number of reasons we've bought groceries on-line for years.Only about 25% of our standard order arrived yesterday. Checked online this morning no available slots with any of the supermarkets we deal with, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsburys and Tesco: their schedules go to 9th April.

So I broke out of 'prison' today and joined the rest of us 70+ geriatrics 'priority' hour in the Supermarket queue! However there were some very young looking "pensioners". One I was group I was behind all 4 arrived in the same car (age span I'd put at between 24 45). Each one selected a trolley and spread out in the queue ! They joined up again in the store. There were many other youngsters.

I've have the CEOs sending me PR emails saying they have enough food so don't panic buy - do they live in the real world?

There is no point in bringing in these solutions/systems if there is no attempt at some control.
 
drdel said:
For a number of reasons we've bought groceries on-line for years.Only about 25% of our standard order arrived yesterday. Checked online this morning no available slots with any of the supermarkets we deal with, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsburys and Tesco: their schedules go to 9th April.

So I broke out of 'prison' today and joined the rest of us 70+ geriatrics 'priority' hour in the Supermarket queue! However there were some very young looking "pensioners". One I was group I was behind all 4 arrived in the same car (age span I'd put at between 24 45). Each one selected a trolley and spread out in the queue ! They joined up again in the store. There were many other youngsters.

I've have the CEOs sending me PR emails saying they have enough food so don't panic buy - do they live in the real world?

There is no point in bringing in these solutions/systems if there is no attempt at some control.
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Did the security, manager, check out people etc not pull them up? That is poor if not, unless they had special dispensation to shop there, ie in one of the 'key groups'
 
They were saying a couple of days ago that the virus can remain on hard surface for up to 72 hours so the question comes 'will the virus survive in a freezer?'
 
got my answer elsewhere

While some have voiced hope that extreme temperatures may help kill off the virus, one expert warned that the rest of the coronavirus family has the ability to withstand freezing temperatures – and the new form could be equally persistent.
“Research into similar coronavirus strains has shown that, in general, coronaviruses are stable in freezing temperatures and have been shown to survive for up to two years at -20 degrees Celsius,” explained Dr. Mohamad Mooty, Department Chair, Infectious Diseases, Medical Subspecialty Institute, at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Given that studies on SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, two recent coronavirus outbreaks, showed that viruses could survive for up to 72 hours at the average temperature of a fridge (4 degrees Celsius), Dr. Mooty said, “It is safe for us to assume that the virus responsible for COVID-19 might be similarly persistent.”
If the new coronavirus is as persistent as its predecessors, it could survive on surfaces in freezers long after authorities aim to have suppressed the pandemic – living on food packaging in a freezer, for example.
“While we do not know the specifics of how long this virus can survive on surfaces, it is best to be safe and act as though it is able to survive on surfaces in freezing temperatures for anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of years,” said Dr. Mooty.
 
Just popped to the post office in our local co-op up the road from Morrison’s. Had a look for something for dinner. Shelves 90% full.
Asked at the till why they have so much stock and Morrison’s is bare. she couldn’t answer but asked me not to tell anyone.
 
I'm 3 days into a 4 day shift and once I finish work at 8pm the shops have nothing. I am wiping my arse with detol bleach wipes and the only bread I have is some part baked rolls. hopefully my amazon delivery will have toilet roll. marks and spencer have announced that Fridays and Tuesdays will dedicate the first hour to emergency service, and NHS i think. apparently (unlike tescos) the staff at the door actually policed this and refused entry for chancers.
i know some will say "why should I get special treatment" and I'd usually agree. at this point I'm desperate and am beyond caring
 
hovis said:
I'm 3 days into a 4 day shift and once I finish work at 8pm the shops have nothing. I am wiping my arse with detol bleach wipes and the only bread I have is some part baked rolls. hopefully my amazon delivery will have toilet roll. marks and spencer have announced that Fridays and Tuesdays will dedicate the first hour to emergency service, and NHS i think. apparently (unlike tescos) the staff at the door actually policed this and refused entry for chancers.
i know some will say "why should I get special treatment" and I'd usually agree. at this point I'm desperate and am beyond caring
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Mate if you are emergency services or NHS and I was local I would invite you round to take the pick out of my cupboards (not over stocked just getting a few extras every time I shop)
 
GB72 said:
Mate if you are emergency services or NHS and I was local I would invite you round to take the pick out of my cupboards (not over stocked just getting a few extras every time I shop)
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Good idea, perhaps Councils could create a list to link people up.
 
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