I can see how you’d be losing your shit over this, but…how about…3/5s of a pizza each and some chips? 🙂

There’s a bit of make do and adjust during lockdown.

But just to be clear for the normal times: A pizza is a meal (or at least the main course) on its own. If you are big and hungry, you buy a big one; children, those on diets, buy a little one.

You heathens probably cut it up and eat it with a knife and fork too.

Italians are turning in their…. nope, not going to say it.

Went to my local big Tesco this morning, about 10am. It was awesome! Car park was quiet, loads of parent and child spaces. Short, spaced out queue outside. Instructions to keep apart and no more than 5 people per aisle once inside. Hardly anyone there. Had everything apart from basmati, a limited choice of pasta and handwash. Plenty of loo roll. It was a dream!

I went to Morrison’s in Harrogate yesterday – still absolutely cleaned out of tinned tomatoes, tinned tuna, most fresh meat and absolutely all types of flour (other than specialist stuff like gram flour) but sadly had piles and piles and piles of fresh bread that they were selling off at half price because no-one was buying it (I would have bought a loaf for the freezer had we had space. I did buy a packet of half-price caramel shortbread though.

Went to Sainsbo’s yesterday quite late in the afternoon (5 ish), not very busy, had to queue for about 2 mins to get in as they were doing one out one in. Everyone observing distancing, they had at least something of most things except flour (why?!) and pasta (hasn’t everyone got enough yet?) Low on bog roll but they had some including big multipacks. Managed to stock up for a week or two so won’t need to go back for a while! As above, loads of bread on offer. Very noticeable lack of offers on other stock though especially cans/packets which will push up the price of a shop even though the prices have stayed the same. E.g. there’d always be one brand of tinned tuna on offer – they had plenty of stock yesterday across all brands but no offers!

5 pizzas, come on man, have a word with yourself.

I did. We decided you’re a chump.

We can get packs of 6 sausages, and goodness knows how many potatoes are in a bag. Madness.

Going click & collect later, just checked my order (again) to make sure everything was there and it isn’t. Namely longlife non-dairy milk which means trying a different supermarket and not actually reducing my outings.

And breathe.

Well, our only and last Ocado delivery came today, all of the chicken and pork was stripped out.    This means mean going out to find some meat for the family.

Cat’s looking nervous.

Kryton57
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Well, our only and last Ocado delivery came today, all of the chicken and pork was stripped out. This means mean going out to find some meat for the family.

Is your local pub/butcher delivering?

Kryton – any farm shops near you? Check out food service companies – their market has disappeared as restaurants, schools, works canteens have closed – so some of them have now turned to home deliveries as they have stock they need to shift; you might need to do some searching.

Went to pick up a prescription today. Sign up in the pharmacy saying they were selling hand sanitiser.

At five quid a bottle.

Went to pick up a prescription today. Sign up in the pharmacy saying they were selling hand sanitiser.

At five quid a bottle.

How much were they selling bar soap for, out of interest Cougar?

@cougar Report to trading standards? They are having a word with shop owners doing this (at least they are here!)

I have 10kg of chapati flour! I usually buy a 5kg sack but they didnt have anything else.

Had Moroccan style meatballs with nan bread last night!! Tonight I’m trying it in suet crust pastry with a beef and veg pie. Its like a shit version of ready steady cook!

How much were they selling bar soap for, out of interest Cougar?

I didn’t notice, TBH. I was trying not to hang about.

Report to trading standards?

Yeah, isn’t it illegal? I’m sure I heard something about that a little while ago.

Selling price of cougar’s hand sanitiser should be seen in context of retailer’s buying price to assess potential profiteering.

+1 for your local butcher. Ours didn’t miss a beat and was straight onto delivery once lock-down started. No faff – just email the order and it comes the next day. Min £40 though so I have been batch-cooking a bit.

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I have 10kg of chapati flour! I usually buy a 5kg sack but they didnt have anything else.

Shudders at the memory of adapting our palletisers to stack 10kg bags, was it one of those with a bright design and a glossy surface 😮
Getting them to stay put on a 1 Tonne pallet load was a nightmare, 32kg in a nice chimney 4 stack or 16kg in the alternating stack pattern at a push

Selling price of cougar’s hand sanitiser should be seen in context of retailer’s buying price to assess potential profiteering.

don’t be soft. Every manufacturer who can make it, is making as much as they possibly can. Lots are giving it away (breweries etc). The wholesale price will not be affected. The only reason for increasing prices is the scarcity/demand. It is clearly profiteering.

Ocado delivery last Sunday – 3 substitutions, all sensible.

Local farm shop delivered veg last week whilst in isolation, and local butcher just delivered (ordered last night) a lamb joint and beef pie.

Got a farm shop delivery for my isolated mum up in Norfolk, also managed to sign up for tesco on her behalf & book a slot for 22 Apr.

We are getting there and it’s possible with legwork.

was it one of those with a bright design and a glossy surface

Paper sack, pie was great!

My local butcher has everything a meathead could ever want.

The local baker is selling 1kg bags of flour for those who want to make their own. Or you can buy the stuff ready baked.

Tesco and Asda locally have problems filling shelves; it shows the limited imagination of local shoppers

don’t be soft. Every manufacturer who can make it, is making as much as they possibly can. Lots are giving it away (breweries etc). The wholesale price will not be affected. The only reason for increasing prices is the scarcity/demand. It is clearly profiteering.

Usual amount produced is 300000l

If everyone wanted 500ml. You need millions.

Yes everyone’s making it , brewery’s are garnering publicity , many round me are crowd funding to produce it.

Then giving it away to those who need it most.
.because they are decent human beings.

The whole sales who are selling it are at the mercy of market forces and highest bidder wins. ..that means that the price goes up to the consumer.

See Frances face masks that were sold from under their noses to the USA for an example of market forces and being a dick

According to government website you need to self isolate for two weeks if you have it or your family member has it https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-advice/.

We also know food deliveries are completely clogged up.

With these two facts in mind, why you wouldn’t have a two weeks supply of food to cover the time you are self-isolating is beyond me.

I’ve never had a doubt in the system being able to generate food for everyone, its the delivering it to you house that I knew would also be the issue.

According to government website you need to self isolate for two weeks if you have it or your family member has it https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-advice/.

We also know food deliveries are completely clogged up.

With these two facts in mind, why you wouldn’t have a two weeks supply of food to cover the time you are self-isolating is beyond me.

I’ve never had a doubt in the system being able to generate food for everyone, its the delivering it to you house that I knew would also be they issue.

Isolation length depends on if you’ve had it, or someone in your household has had it (or had symptoms) as per your link. Therefore, you don’t need 2 weeks of food as the person who had symptoms first should be able to go out after 7 days as long as they don’t have a temperature.

The reason there is a food crisis is because lots of people have suddenly stockpiled stuff just as you are suggesting. That has caused the system to break down and has left the old and vulnerable in a really poor position as they are struggling to get food. If you (or someone in your immediate household) are not over 70 or in the extremely vulnerable category then you should be using the shops (not daily obviously, but say about weekly) rather than using vital and overloaded delivery services and stockpiling items that those in a less fortunate position cannot now get. If you subsequently get isolated it’s not difficult to get friends or family to shop for you or get local firms to deliver (you are now in the needy category so delivery is fair enough).

Stockpiling and selfish, unnecessary use of supermarket delivery services are the cause of the problem.

selfish, unnecessary use of supermarket delivery services

Does that include those that have always used home delivery? I am conflicted about it as we have always booked in our normal slots in good time – should I cancel the upcoming bookings I have? I would do it if I was confident they would go to someone that needs them, but they could equally go to someone that has no real need of them. (We shop at Tesco and they haven’t restricted slots to those in need like Sainsbury’s have done).

@ginkster

Isolation length depends on if you’ve had it, or someone in your household has had it (or had symptoms) as per your link. Therefore, you don’t need 2 weeks of food as the person who had symptoms first should be able to go out after 7 days as long as they don’t have a temperature.

This in my opinion a risky move, to ensure keyworkers get back to work asap. Covid has an unpredictable nastiness to it.

The reason there is a food crisis is because lots of people have suddenly stockpiled stuff just as you are suggesting.

The posts from other people above suggest there is not a food availability crisis. The food crisis is the one that may come as suggested by STWs official information outlet: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/20/farmers-call-for-land-army-to-sustain-uk-food-production-during-coronavirus-crisis
Another interesting take on the food situation: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/apr/03/off-our-trolleys-what-stockpiling-in-the-coronavirus-crisis-reveals-about-us

That has caused the system to break down and has left the old and vulnerable in a really poor position as they are struggling to get food. If you (or someone in your immediate household) are not over 70 or in the extremely vulnerable category then you should be using the shops (not daily obviously, but say about weekly) rather than using vital and overloaded delivery services and stockpiling items that those in a less fortunate position cannot now get.

The old and vulnerable were told to isolate before the food panic. Other than that I completely agree, if you are not in a vulnerable position, do not use the delivery service. I also agree with your point, shopping should be done weekly and not daily, to avoid more spreading.

My assumption is that me or my partner(healthcare) will probably get Covid, therefore I have two opotions, first I buy enough food for two weeks-since I consider the governments approach risky, or second I risk not having enough food during self-isolation and depend on the food delivery system. Seeing that the food delivery service is overwhelmed to a far greater extent than stocking of food, I chose the first.

I am not trying to mitigate a global food industry crisis, since in that scenario we are truly doomed. I am trying to mitigate the unfortunate shortcomings of food delivery services.

OH came back from shopping trip with 3 x Easter eggs 2 x lindt bunnies for the 2 of us, and some tiny little choc bunnies for the 2 boys (3 + 1). All going cheap. BUY! BUY! BUY!

Easter eggs were still full price here. They did have loo roll though.

Murica..

We think it’s bad here. This was taken in America.

Posted by Linda Hurst on Tuesday, March 31, 2020

25p for Easter eggs yesterday at Morrison’s.

Has Kerley been back for any more stock yet do we know? 😂

According to government website you need to self isolate for two weeks if you have it

7 from the onset of symptoms.

Did anyone actually run out of bog roll?

My mum had 2 rolls left last week, but she lives alone & is rationing herself 😳

My mum had 2 rolls left last week, but she lives alone & is rationing herself 😳

My mum had 2 rolls left last week, but she lives alone & is rationing herself 😳

^^ I think you followed through mate.

The above made me chuckle.

We didn’t run out of bog roll but were down to my emergency roll, I keep behind one of the plastic flaps In the back of the work van. I assume a better spec vehicle would have a first aid kit and warning triangle there.

⬆ That video up there of queue outside the American supermarket.

Why not just collect the trolley on your way in?

should I cancel the upcoming bookings I have? I would do it if I was confident they would go to someone that needs them, but they could equally go to someone that has no real need of them.

If you keep it, they are definitely going to someone who does not need them. If you give it up, it might go to someone who really needs it.

Why not just collect the trolley on your way in?
Helps with the social distancing. Over here in Germany you are not allowed in a supermarket without a trolley-

Helps with the social distancing. Over here in Germany you are not allowed in a supermarket without a trolley-

In the U.K. most supermarkets have markers outside to stand at the shop floors in some are sectional you can’t enter a section until others have cleared. I was stood yesterday behind someone with a trolly. I had stand one section further as the trolly plus them pushed them too close to me.