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arista 21-07-2021 11:00 PM

Panic in Supermarkets : short on Meals (Pinged Staff)
 
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[Iceland stores and BP petrol stations are the first to
be shut by pingdemic: More than 20% of shop staff
could be isolating in weeks - with 1.7M people 'pinged'
already - as business leaders vent their fury on
conference call and plead for action NOW

Iceland said it closed 'a number of stores'
due to staff having to self-isolate after
being notified by NHS app
The frozen food chain revealed
1,000 employees - four per cent of its
workforce - have had to stay at home
It said that in the next few days it
will start to draft in another 2,000 people
to fill temporary roles in stores
Meanwhile BP said it has had to temporarily
close some of its stations due to petrol and
diesel supply issues
The oil company said the problems were
being caused by a shortage of lorry
drivers that had been 'pinged'
And M&S warned one in five - 20% - of its
workforce could be isolating at home
by the middle of next month]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...pingdemic.html

Vanessa 21-07-2021 11:05 PM

Oh dear. I have to go shopping tomorrow :shocked:

Beso 21-07-2021 11:05 PM

I've stocked up on face wipes.

Vanessa 21-07-2021 11:08 PM

I might go to Asda. It's a bigger shop, they may have more stuff.

Jordan. 21-07-2021 11:10 PM

So we've come full circle with the scare tactics

arista 21-07-2021 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 11075834)
Oh dear. I have to go shopping tomorrow :shocked:



Yes please update us
if you find time tomorrow

arista 21-07-2021 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan. (Post 11075841)
So we've come full circle with the scare tactics



Its gone Front Page
we can not ignore it.

arista 21-07-2021 11:26 PM


arista 21-07-2021 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parmnion (Post 11075837)
I've stocked up on face wipes.


Spiffing

arista 21-07-2021 11:31 PM

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Crimson Dynamo 21-07-2021 11:33 PM

Fear

Monger

Ing

arista 21-07-2021 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11075852)
Fear

Monger

Ing



Is it?

I will go shopping tomorrow
find out

arista 21-07-2021 11:38 PM

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arista 21-07-2021 11:38 PM

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arista 22-07-2021 08:57 AM

Got to a M&S Foods
some stock missing.


They are fast to fill empty shelves with beer
or Fizzy drinks.

So they never look empty.

bots 22-07-2021 09:02 AM

it will only be a problem if people start to panic buy again

arista 22-07-2021 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11075940)
It will only be a problem if people start to panic buy again


Yes they can not be stopped.

user104658 22-07-2021 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11075940)
it will only be a problem if people start to panic buy again

if when

arista 22-07-2021 09:31 AM


user104658 22-07-2021 09:36 AM

I've asked my sources :hee: and apparently long-term shortages are unlikely, however long-term price increases on food are very likely... because the problem is haulage. Non-UK drivers don't want to come to the UK but will do so if offered enough money, thus, haulage prices have basically doubled.

And the main reason is general Brexit/Covid stuff not the pingdemic... it's being scapegoated. This is Brexit, and this is forever. Put aside an extra £50 a week for your food shopping because prices are going to be permanently hiked at some point.

smudgie 22-07-2021 09:52 AM

My Tesco shop arrived as usual yesterday.
Hubby had no problems shopping at other shops on Tuesday.
No doubt these headlines will now start the ruddy panic buying again:fist:

Crimson Dynamo 22-07-2021 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 11075964)
I've asked my sources :hee: and apparently long-term shortages are unlikely, however long-term price increases on food are very likely... because the problem is haulage. Non-UK drivers don't want to come to the UK but will do so if offered enough money, thus, haulage prices have basically doubled.

And the main reason is general Brexit/Covid stuff not the pingdemic... it's being scapegoated. This is Brexit, and this is forever. Put aside an extra £50 a week for your food shopping because prices are going to be permanently hiked at some point.

supermarkets have already stated its the Pingdemic

Denver 22-07-2021 10:25 AM

People are so sad and pathetic

Denver 22-07-2021 10:26 AM

Also what is the actual point in people stock piling fresh fruit

Cherie 22-07-2021 10:36 AM

Nonsense, and scaremongering, went to Sainburys and the shelves are packed

user104658 22-07-2021 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11075977)
supermarkets have already stated its the Pingdemic

Stock shortages aren't because it's at the supermarkets with no one to put it to the shelves - they're also not because of a lack of stock in the country - the stock is in warehouses with a shortage of over 100,000 truck drivers. The current situation has been exacerbated by the "pingdemic" but there was already a shortage of 50k+ because of Brexit.

Basically we rely on the availability of European haulers picking up contracts even for goods made in the UK - and those contracts aren't worth as much because of border delays. It was at tipping point but just squeaking by - with no wiggle room - before the pingdemic... the pingdemic pushed it over the edge and goods are now stuck in warehouses instead of on shelves. It will balance out eventually because we CAN get haulers in - it's just that they're charging double what they used to. Haulage firms pay the haulers double, so they have to charge the supermarkets double, who then have to pass on that cost to the consumer... hence, there will be food on the shelves, but it will cost more. That doesn't happen over-night, the big companies swallow the cost for a while and the price increases will creep in slowly over the course of a few years... next week your £70 shop might cost £71, but keep a receipt from your next "big shop", do the exact same shop in 2023, and it will be very clear.

This is coming directly from someone in a relatively high up management position in haulage down in Dover, not Bob at ASDA, so I'm confident enough in my sources LT. A finger in every pie.

Amy Jade 22-07-2021 11:10 AM

Just been to asda and their shelves were all full, got everything I needed.

James 22-07-2021 11:13 AM

I was in the Co-op last night and there were a few gaps on the shelves with signs saying about the supply difficulty.

michael21 22-07-2021 11:19 AM

I get my deliver the last one was on Monday ever think was there no going in sweatee shop for me :dance::cheer2::dance::cheer2:

michael21 22-07-2021 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Amy Jade (Post 11075988)
Just been to asda and their shelves were all full, got everything I needed.

That good but you are outside England :laugh:

AnnieK 22-07-2021 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James (Post 11075991)
I was in the Co-op last night and there were a few gaps on the shelves with signs saying about the supply difficulty.

Yeah our local co-op is the same. No bottled water, very little bread and the freezers are empty

James 22-07-2021 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11076003)
Yeah our local co-op is the same. No bottled water, very little bread and the freezers are empty

Freezers were fine here. It was some of the chilled dairy products that were missing and alcohol.

Fruit and veg was well-stocked though.

Crimson Dynamo 22-07-2021 12:00 PM

the hot weather is also to blame for certain lines being low

Mystic Mock 22-07-2021 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 11075840)
I might go to Asda. It's a bigger shop, they may have more stuff.

They're struggling as well sadly.

arista 22-07-2021 12:56 PM

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Tom4784 22-07-2021 01:19 PM

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michael21 22-07-2021 01:20 PM

No need for army for now

Zizu 22-07-2021 10:22 PM

Panic in Supermarkets : short on Meals (Pinged Staff)
 
Our Tesco shelves had quite a few glaring gaps again ..

Flour , Sugar . Spam , Corned Beef , Tuna all empty


Fewer shelf stackers and the isles were unusually cluttered with trolleys half filled with new stock

Presumably they have staff self isolating ?

Ive heard that warehouse staff and drivers are supposedly thin on the ground

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Vanessa 22-07-2021 10:25 PM

I've done my shopping online this week.
Getting it on Saturday.

Beso 22-07-2021 10:27 PM

I managed to get a hairbrush with no issues today.


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