Stock piling , panic buying.

[AmandaJR]

Can't beat fresh eggs. I miss our chickens Oh, and don't store them in the fridge. They will keep on the side for four weeks at room temperature. Providing you don't eat them all up of course.

Thanks. We don't put them in the fridge - don't they absorb through the shell or something? HID has washed them - I didn't mind the natural look although the dogs do get the shells!! One looks like it was a slight struggle to pop out!!

 

[patricks148]

wife was told by a friend the Tesco in town wasn't too bad. They were wrong place was gutted, they did have some wine we like so had 4 bottles, one of the staff was over like a shot telling us they was a limit to stop people panic buying and taking too much of one product.. which was a bit of a joke as there was Fa on the shelves. had to put one back.. a few mins later were pounced on by another staff memeber telling us we couldn't have 3 bottles, so told him its a shame they didn't stop people ransacking the shop in the first place , not there fault.

but stable door and horse springs to mind...

lucky I got a couple of wood Pigeons up the wood, so dinner sorted

 

[larmen]

Can't beat fresh eggs. I miss our chickens Oh, and don't store them in the fridge

But there is an inlay in most fridge doors that is designed just for them ...

My rule of thumb is if they sell it in their fridge I put it in ours, if they sell it in their shelves I don’t.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Very nice egg man just delivered a dozen to us and a few others in the village. All proceeds back to the hens care. I'll try and buy from him from now on.

Our egg man has loads of eggs available but the farm just doesn’t have enough cartons. They can’t reuse - but more on the way. We could drive out to the farm if we were desperate - it’s a 10mile round trip - but we’re not desperate.

Though Eggs were one of the few things that Waitrose was out of when I did a tiny shop this pm. Like earlier post - nice and civilised in Waitrose this afternoon. No toilet roll, milk, eggs, vegetables and most frozen veg - otherwise pretty well stocked.

I did spot that our local corner shop is selling eggs at 35p each!

 

[chellie]

Thanks. We don't put them in the fridge - don't they absorb through the shell or something? HID has washed them - I didn't mind the natural look although the dogs do get the shells!! One looks like it was a slight struggle to pop out!!

You should only wipe them down with a damp cloth. Egg producers use a chemical wash.

 

[chellie]

But there is an inlay in most fridge doors that is designed just for them ...

My rule of thumb is if they sell it in their fridge I put it in ours, if they sell it in their shelves I don’t.

they're not sold in fridges though in the shops in the uk.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

HID got a lot of stuff in Lidl, Waitrose and Sainsburys. Lidl and Sainsburys not too bad but Waitrose not very well stocked and very strictly policed. She went into town as well and Boots rammed with people getting any sort of paracetamol based product but she got some basics like shower gel. All in all we're good for the next week or but in an ideal world would like some fresh potatoes tomorrow. Tesco opening early for NHS staff so fingers crossed

 

[backwoodsman]

Went down our local market to buy some veg. Plenty on the stalls but by crikey, they haven't half hoicked up the prices. I'm guesing its all about 50% more than last time we went down. Ok it's ridiculously cheap normally, but looks to me like profiteering.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Went down our local market to buy some veg. Plenty on the stalls but by crikey, they haven't half hoicked up the prices. I'm guesing its all about 50% more than last time we went down. Ok it's ridiculously cheap normally, but looks to me like profiteering.

Bracknell town centre has a small market and the fresh veg and fresh meat counter had queues of over 100 yards long according to HID. They didn't seem to be rationing at all

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Went down our local market to buy some veg. Plenty on the stalls but by crikey, they haven't half hoicked up the prices. I'm guesing its all about 50% more than last time we went down. Ok it's ridiculously cheap normally, but looks to me like profiteering.

That could be the wholesalers as much as the stall holders. Fruit and veg people buy daily and prices fluctuate wildly. You could well be right but it's not a given.

 

[backwoodsman]

That could be the wholesalers as much as the stall holders. Fruit and veg people buy daily and prices fluctuate wildly. You could well be right but it's not a given.

Perhaps - but I just dont think the price of a carrot can have changed that much in a week. Someone along the chain is making rather more than they were?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Perhaps - but I just dont think the price of a carrot can have changed that much in a week. Someone along the chain is making rather than they were?

Someone is making extra, no question. It just may not necessarily be the market stall holder, although clearly it could ?.

My in laws had a few fruit and veg shops years ago. They tell stories of quite dramatic price fluctuations at the wholesale market with just a few days inbetween. It is an opportunistic game.

 

[hovis]

how things have changed in 24 hours. got to work last night to find that the local businesses that have been forced to close have given us all of their stock. you cannot move through all the boxes of crisps, chocolate, nutts, cakes, bread buns, sweets. the list is endless. 100 times more than us and the police can eat in a lifetime.
pretty much all of it has been donated to the food bank (minus the cake and chocolate of course ?). even the food bank said its too much for them and have also invited neighbouring food banks to come and help themselves.

 

[AmandaJR]

how things have changed in 24 hours. got to work last night to find that the local businesses that have been forced to close have given us all of their stock. you cannot move through all the boxes of crisps, chocolate, nutts, cakes, bread buns, sweats. the list is endless. 100 times more than us and the police can eat in a lifetime.
pretty much all of it has been donated to the food bank (minus the cake and chocolate of course ?). even the food bank said its too much for them and have also invited neighbouring food banks to come and help themselves.

I did wonder about the stocks all the restaurants and cafes had and what might happen to it. Sounds like they did the right thing!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Mrs Sensible bought our two daughters a land line phone yesterday. Both don't have one.
Also bought us a couple of extra mobile phone power packs.
Good idea to buy before the prices soar and Amazon stop delivering all stuff except food.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I did wonder about the stocks all the restaurants and cafes had and what might happen to it. Sounds like they did the right thing!

My BIL sold his harbour side café last month.
Phew.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Can't beat fresh eggs. I miss our chickens Oh, and don't store them in the fridge. They will keep on the side for four weeks at room temperature. Providing you don't eat them all up of course.

I saw that Royal Navy programme a couple of weeks ago.
The ship's chef had thousands of fresh eggs which he turns over [they were packed in big boxes] every month.
Seeming the last for months.

 

[Qwerty]

Good on the supermarkets for opening for 1 hour a few times a week for the elderly, but is this enough?
A few hours a week of rushed, crammed shopping while the selfish mob get the remainder of the week!

 

[MegaSteve]

I saw that Royal Navy programme a couple of weeks ago.
The ship's chef had thousands of fresh eggs which he turns over [they were packed in big boxes] every month.
Seeming the last for months.

Not sure us 'oldies' should be considering eating any eggs other than fresh ones...

Really would like to know why the shelves are being cleared of eggs mind... By the time they hit the supermarket shelves they'll already be a week old...

 

[hovis]

Good on the supermarkets for opening for 1 hour a few times a week for the elderly, but is this enough?
A few hours a week of rushed, crammed shopping while the selfish mob get the remainder of the week!

i can't speak for all the supermarkets but the sainsburys and tescos by me and not policing this at all. they are just "asking" the other groups to stay away