[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

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

[Cherie]

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

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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 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]

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 )

[AnnieK]

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

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

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

[user104658]

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 .

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]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

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 .

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 .

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

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]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

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

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

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Im worried now incase I am not taking this as seriously as I should,

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]

My own panic buy didn't go very well, I spent Ł95 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.

I might be doing this wrong.

[Scarlett.]

Just stock up on the bombay bad boys

[hijaxers]

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]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

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 .

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 This is what you get for scoffing

[Cherie]

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]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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

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]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

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

[Crimson Dynamo]

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

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Never underestimate people's irrationality

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]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

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.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

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]

...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...