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user104658 13-03-2020 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10798256)

i made her a knockout Gin and i am not going back in till it works

I'm going to HOPE this just means a large gin, and not a G&T spiked liberally with rohypnol :suspect:

Cherie 13-03-2020 06:42 PM

Things have to get really bad for people to buy Tesco brand beans obvs

Niamh. 13-03-2020 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10798273)
Things have to get really bad for people to buy Tesco brand beans obvs

Gav went shopping anyway, it was very quiet, plenty of loo roll [emoji23] they were low in beans, pasta and rice but it was all the own brand stuff they were out of. The woman at the check out said people went crazy buying stuff yesterday but seemed to have calmed down again today

Kizzy 13-03-2020 10:30 PM

I was so tempted tonight to go wild in the aisles for soup and beans but I was good ( only cos I don't get paid till 20th :laugh: )

AnnieK 14-03-2020 05:28 PM

They had to close an Aldi store in Salford because they were fighting over supplies and the police had to be called

GoldHeart 14-03-2020 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 10798799)
They had to close an Aldi store in Salford because they were fighting over supplies and the police ad to be called

:facepalm:

user104658 14-03-2020 06:18 PM

Being honest, at this poi t I would cautiously recommend filling a cupboard with a few staples because it's getting harder to find basics and it's going to get worse. People are clearing whole shelves of things like pasta sauce :umm2:.

Also go early in the morning. When supermarkets seem to be "out" of some things its often that they have stock but it just isn't on shelves. If you go early you have a much better chance of doing a "normal shop" before the shelves get cleared again.

GoldHeart 14-03-2020 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10798819)
Being honest, at this poi t I would cautiously recommend filling a cupboard with a few staples because it's getting harder to find basics and it's going to get worse. People are clearing whole shelves of things like pasta sauce :umm2:.

Also go early in the morning. When supermarkets seem to be "out" of some things its often that they have stock but it just isn't on shelves. If you go early you have a much better chance of doing a "normal shop" before the shelves get cleared again.

Looks like you'll have to go 5 in the morning to see the shelves full , omg :rolleyes: .

Mitchell 14-03-2020 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 10798110)
We did an online shop at Tesco but couldn't get a delivery till Monday,so it will be interesting to see if they have everything we ordered,but it was a normal food shop ,not even ordered toilet rolls or antiseptic handwash,I always have those anyway.I did notice at our local Waitrose there doesn't seem to be any shortage of things, so will go there if necessary.

Lucky! My local Tesco only has slots for 9 days time!

user104658 14-03-2020 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 10798821)
Looks like you'll have to go 5 in the morning to see the shelves full , omg :rolleyes: .

Just go to non-24h ones close to opening.

hijaxers 14-03-2020 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 10790293)
Im worried now incase I am not taking this as seriously as I should,:laugh:

Well should be be in isolation apart from milk we could last 2 wks easily and my freezer which is not over large is stuffed to breaking point, we are both in the 'vulnerable' and i'm very worried.

user104658 14-03-2020 07:53 PM

My own panic buy didn't go very well, I spent £95 at Lidl but mainly bought junk and dinner for the next few days. My panic buy yielded two large gammons for the slow cooker, two bags of flour, and a couple of packs of biscuits.

:think: I might be doing this wrong.

Scarlett. 14-03-2020 07:53 PM

Just stock up on the bombay bad boys

hijaxers 14-03-2020 07:58 PM

Oh and here's a laugh ~ No vodka ~ on shelves except flavoured ! prob because they were saying on GMB use can use neat vodka to make a hand sanitizer ~ bloody expensive and what a waste of good vodka.

Cherie 14-03-2020 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10798819)
Being honest, at this poi t I would cautiously recommend filling a cupboard with a few staples because it's getting harder to find basics and it's going to get worse. People are clearing whole shelves of things like pasta sauce :umm2:.

Also go early in the morning. When supermarkets seem to be "out" of some things its often that they have stock but it just isn't on shelves. If you go early you have a much better chance of doing a "normal shop" before the shelves get cleared again.

we told you this weeks ago, what you on about :laugh: This is what you get for scoffing :hmph:

Cherie 14-03-2020 08:12 PM

can I gently suggest anyone who runs a car fill up as well, because this might be the next panic buy

also check you petrol station shops as they have cereals and other things that are out in the main supermarkets

user104658 14-03-2020 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10798859)
we told you this weeks ago, what you on about :laugh: This is what you get for scoffing :hmph:

I didn't scoff I said it'll be like th'beast from th'east where we'll all need to panic buy because of panic buying. To be fair though, I was taken aback by the number of (sometimes bizarre) products that are vanishing.

Twosugars 14-03-2020 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10798936)
I didn't scoff I said it'll be like th'beast from th'east where we'll all need to panic buy because of panic buying. To be fair though, I was taken aback by the number of (sometimes bizarre) products that are vanishing.

Never underestimate people's irrationality :nono:

Crimson Dynamo 14-03-2020 09:58 PM

I swear if panic buying wine boxes starts I'm done

Cherie 14-03-2020 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Twosugars (Post 10798949)
Never underestimate people's irrationality :nono:

You only have to watch people overbuying for one day closure at Christmas to see this one coming, two weeks self isolating, lemme have that pasta, not rocket science lol

Twosugars 14-03-2020 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10798960)
You only have to watch people overbuying for one day closure at Christmas to see this one coming, two weeks self isolating, lemme have that pasta, not rocket science lol

Very true.
We always buy too much for xmas :rolleyes:

arista 15-03-2020 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10798957)
I swear if panic buying wine boxes starts I'm done


Of Course they will.

Ocado Now Not Taking New Orders


The Army may let you have a tiny bottle

Barry. 15-03-2020 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10798867)
can I gently suggest anyone who runs a car fill up as well, because this might be the next panic buy

also check you petrol station shops as they have cereals and other things that are out in the main supermarkets

Good idea Cherie. I'd never think of panic buying petrol but it may happen.

Ammi 15-03-2020 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10798936)
I didn't scoff I said it'll be like th'beast from th'east where we'll all need to panic buy because of panic buying. To be fair though, I was taken aback by the number of (sometimes bizarre) products that are vanishing.

...panic buying breeds panic buying breeds shortages breeds panic by its nature so it’s always a difficult thing...Mr Ammi was talking to some supermarket staff last week and they said that every day seemed to bring a different ‘panic’...it would be really interesting to understand the brain/thought links as to what ‘panic’ links to the next etc...hand washing products, does that link to going to the loo in many thought processes...oh loo roll, then...etc...

Ammi 15-03-2020 07:02 AM

...I filled up with petrol last week, I’m always quite OCD about having a full tank...(...to me, half a tank is at crises point...)...just because I’d be very restricted to get anywhere or do anything without my car...


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