I Was So Wrong

[nailit]

I said a few days ago that there was no panic buying in my home city of Stoke.
At the time of posting, I didn't perceive any. Shops appeared well stocked, plenty of toilet rolls etc although a bit low in places. Today have been to my local Morrisons. Empty shelves...no bread, no milk, no baby stuff, no Morrisons own brand tin products, no bleach etc.
Then went to B&M, Wilkinsons, Savers, Poundland, and M&S and not a toilet roll, wipe or hand gel in site. (did manage to get some milk for my mum - its one of the few foods that she can tolerate nowadays)
A friend phoned me a couple of hours ago. He'd just been to Lidl and a guy in there was at the checkout with a TROLLEY full of flour having emptied the shelves of its stock.
Why is this allowed when my sick mum struggles to find a pint of milk?
Crazy.
(and apologies for been wrong about the panic buying. Coming to a town near you I guess!)

[237SJ]

One thing that I am a little concerned about is that so much produce comes into the UK in the cargo holds of passenger aircraft. I know that the travel ban is on persons and not aircraft but in time, as aircraft cease to fly, we might find ourselves in a difficult position re fresh goods (mainly vegetables). Probably a good job that the UK season for vegetables is not that far away.

[MartinMillar]

It’s human nature

[nailit]

//Nailit, what's the food supply like at the food bank?//
Abysmal Patsy. Were asking volunteers not to come in to the warehouse as theres so little to do.

[Bobbisox1]

Don’t know about anywhere else but Iceland are opening for I hour for elderly people to buy stuff where I am

[Hopkirk]

Do you have to prove your age?

[Spicerack]

I wouldn't have thought a significant amount of food was flown in.
But, naturally, I'll take your word for it.

[237SJ]

It is. Cargo is hugely lucrative. Mainly fresh goods.

[Bobbisox1]

I’m not sure of that Hoppy as I won’t be going, we’re pretty well stocked with a full freezer and toilet rolls well before the craze for filling a large trolley took hold and what I don’t have, I shall do without

[Patsy33]

I thought this would happen, Nailit. Shame..

[Cloverjo]

The government isn’t helping with its mixed messages on isolation.

[nailit]

//The government isn’t helping with its mixed messages on isolation//
or its impractical policies IF it is implemented...

[jno]

stockpiling is a natural and logical response to being told you're going to be invited to hide yourself away for a few months. Claims that this is crazy and moronic clearly come from people who confident they've got their own supply lines already.

A lot of supermarkets are rationing purchases now; perhaps this hasn't come to Stoke yet? Not that it matters if goods are sold out anyway.

[Old_Geezer]

Mmm... My supply lines are the stores that one trusts selfish folk haven't denuded, and whatever's normally in the fridge/freezer and cupboard. Panic buying ought not come into it.

[zebo]

We needed a few things yoesterday and thought the shops would be quieter afternoon the weekend. How wrong were we! Aldi are restricting everyone to 4 of any item and there were massive queues of people with trolleys that would stock a small army.

[TheDevil]

"TROLLEY full of flour having emptied the shelves of its stock."

Stupid idiot. the flour will be rancid by the time he gets through all that.

[pixie374]

Jno, I'm not confident that I can get what we need... but I am waiting until we do, as usual. If everyone does the same, there shouldn't be a problem. The only exceptions would be people who have no friends or family at all, able to shop if necessary. And there will be some, but this many?

[fiction-factory]

I was going to call in at Aldi on the way to work but drove on past when I saw the queue of people outside 5 minutes before opening time

[Peter Pedant]

yeah we went out with a list
and in the end I said -
just buy food we can cook and eat

[fiction-factory]

>TROLLEY full of flour having emptied the shelves of its stock." Stupid idiot. the flour will be rancid by the time he gets through all that.

No I think it'll be for a corner shop where it will sell quickly