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The most curious thing..
The toilet roll aisle in the Runcorn Asda is now stuffed with unsold Easter Eggs.
Strange how priorities can change so quick.
Strange how priorities can change so quick.
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Anyone Happy To Admit To Panic Buying/Stockpiling?
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Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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jakarta
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Storrington Waitrose like a War Zone (yes Storrington!) people filling trolleys at 9AM, where the **** are they putting all this stuff they are hoarding?
As the Doors said Strange Days...
As the Doors said Strange Days...
Two out of the three cash machines in my small town were out of order today. Surely panic cash isn't the next thing?
Now down to under one toilet roll - next delivery Tuesday. Have managed to source some kitchen roll, and I have some sharp scissors.....
Now down to under one toilet roll - next delivery Tuesday. Have managed to source some kitchen roll, and I have some sharp scissors.....
- Apr 5, 2014
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In a moral sense, yes. Stealing from the elderly and vulnerable.
The first and only thumbs up I'm ever likely to give you.
pearl
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Walking home from the seafront yesterday I spotted bags of PASTA in one of those 24/7 shops. I have not seen bags of pasta for weeks! They were 1KG bags. I bought one. I don't need 1KG, I don't want 1KG, but what else am I supposed to do?
The general, moronic public are behaving as if flesh eating zombies are about to invade FFS!!
The general, moronic public are behaving as if flesh eating zombies are about to invade FFS!!
pearl
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In a moral sense, yes. Stealing from the elderly and vulnerable.
The first and only thumbs up I'm ever likely to give you.
and NHS staff who don't have time to trawl the shops
OzMike
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Funny how here all the pasta and pasta sauces are vanishing, but the Asian and curry sauces are being left relatively alone.
I would rather have a good ruby over a pasta dish any day.
I would rather have a good ruby over a pasta dish any day.
Any proud Albion fan calls it a Bert.
Hopefully this video will make people feel guilty about stockpiling... watch video .. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...urse-urges-public-stop-panic-buying-food.html
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Just been emailing a colleague in our Czech Republic office and Covid-19 came up. He sent me this:
A couple of weeks ago, someone came up with the idea that you could make your own protective mask from a vacuum cleaner bag, they put it on the main news and 15 minutes later all e-shops with vacuum cleaner bags collapsed
A couple of weeks ago, someone came up with the idea that you could make your own protective mask from a vacuum cleaner bag, they put it on the main news and 15 minutes later all e-shops with vacuum cleaner bags collapsed
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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The problem now is that those in need of supplies will be accused of stockpiling - precisely because they didn't stock pile earlier. Hopefully the limited number of items will take effect to some degree but taking Hailsham as an example, I could go to Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Iceland and Costcutter - all with 200 yards of each other. Then add in the other Costcutter, Tesco Express and Co-Op, and people can still buy more than they need. And that is presupposing that stores stop people buying stuff and going around again. About time the security guards in these places actually start doing something useful.
Just been emailing a colleague in our Czech Republic office and Covid-19 came up. He sent me this:
A couple of weeks ago, someone came up with the idea that you could make your own protective mask from a vacuum cleaner bag, they put it on the main news and 15 minutes later all e-shops with vacuum cleaner bags collapsed
https://youtu.be/zICwIGPgdfs
Norman Potting
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Local independent "Offie" stocks a good range of Harvey's products and I bought six bottles earlier in the week - does that count as stockpiling 
Just whizzed round a few shops to see what was available - needed bananas, strawberries, grapes, mushrooms and cheese and, most vitally, some sort of veggie burger for Fun Food Friday.
I managed to pickup the bananas, mushrooms and cheese in the two Co-ops close to Durrington station, as well as the solitary last pack of frozen veggie burgers. I then remembered there is a greengrocer in the Strand parade of shops so stopped there where they had all manner of fruit and veg, including a fair few things I've never seen before! Got the strawberries and grapes at prices under what we usually pay in Tesco, and picked up some blueberries for my snacking too.
The cheese in Co-op was small packs, priced at something like £2.20 each or two for £3.00. WIthout thinking I picked up four packs before I thought better of myself and put two back. I don't need four packs of cheese today, even if they're not very big. We've all got to act like this to give everyone a chance.
I managed to pickup the bananas, mushrooms and cheese in the two Co-ops close to Durrington station, as well as the solitary last pack of frozen veggie burgers. I then remembered there is a greengrocer in the Strand parade of shops so stopped there where they had all manner of fruit and veg, including a fair few things I've never seen before! Got the strawberries and grapes at prices under what we usually pay in Tesco, and picked up some blueberries for my snacking too.
The cheese in Co-op was small packs, priced at something like £2.20 each or two for £3.00. WIthout thinking I picked up four packs before I thought better of myself and put two back. I don't need four packs of cheese today, even if they're not very big. We've all got to act like this to give everyone a chance.
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
if anyones desperate for bread.....
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Local independent "Offie" stocks a good range of Harvey's products and I bought six bottles earlier in the week - does that count as stockpiling
That's a lot of sherry.
From data generated by loyalty cards the supermarkets MUST know who is bulk buying, based on their normal spending patterns. (You can guarantee that the majority of these hoarders will be using their Club Cards etc every time they strip the shelves).
I'd love the supermarkets to contact these people and ask them to modify their behaviour or risk having their credit / debit cards blocked at the tills, permanently. Sure, they could just pay cash instead, but it might make them think.
I'd love the supermarkets to contact these people and ask them to modify their behaviour or risk having their credit / debit cards blocked at the tills, permanently. Sure, they could just pay cash instead, but it might make them think.