Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Stir fry tonight and sticky toffee pudding and custard to follow.
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raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
I was in the Co-op last night when a spotty youth announced to his (pregnant) girlfriend/wife "There's no bread" good job I looked cos there were 3 loaves of Allinsons 'Scandalous Seeds'* on the shelves, obviously this doesn't count as bread in their eyes.
* BTW this is the Bread I normally buy, often on 'YS' and there is never more than 4-5 loaves at any one time which often sit for days before they get reduced, I know cos I watch them daily and if forced to pay full whack always get the best dated one there.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
It must have been a dirty telephone...
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Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
I was in the Co-op last night when a spotty youth announced to his (pregnant) girlfriend/wife "There's no bread" good job I looked cos there were 3 loaves of Allinsons 'Scandalous Seeds'* on the shelves, obviously this doesn't count as bread in their eyes.
* BTW this is the Bread I normally buy, often on 'YS' and there is never more than 4-5 loaves at any one time which often sit for days before they get reduced, I know cos I watch them daily and if forced to pay full whack always get the best dated one there.
Ooops...
I do reckon things will get back to normal fairly soon once folk who are stockpiling suddenly realise that a) they've no more room in the house and b) they've run out of money...
In the mean time, Reynard's Boulangerie "Au Fin Bec" is open for business.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
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- Felixstowe
Couldn't be bothered with the shops on the way home from work today - sausage & chips from the local chippie instead.
I'll have to do battle on the way in tomorrow instead. Either a loaf of bread or some rolls plus some bacon or sausages as a relief from the tedium of work at the moment. I must also remember to buy a birthday card for my step brother as it's his 50th on Monday and a Mother's Day card as well for Sunday.
I'll have to do battle on the way in tomorrow instead. Either a loaf of bread or some rolls plus some bacon or sausages as a relief from the tedium of work at the moment. I must also remember to buy a birthday card for my step brother as it's his 50th on Monday and a Mother's Day card as well for Sunday.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
When things do get back to normal, there may be some major promotions/bargains to be had as stores try to shift excess stock to people that already have 100 bog rolls, 15kg of pasta and 10kg of rice at home 'just in case'.Ooops...
I do reckon things will get back to normal fairly soon once folk who are stockpiling suddenly realise that a) they've no more room in the house and b) they've run out of money...
In the mean time, Reynard's Boulangerie "Au Fin Bec" is open for business.
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Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
I've been thinking along similar lines...
BTW, you've forgotten the 300 cans of baked beans. Although if they eat all of those in reasonably short order, they're going to need that bog roll
Kempstonian
Has the memory of a goldfish
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- Bedford
I went to Lidl on Monday and they had most things, but the popular items had gone. You could still get bread but maybe not the brand you normally have, same with other products. I saw cheese, meat (with a sign to say 'only one of each item per customer'), fish, biscuits, cereals and plenty of fruit & veg. They were far from empty shelves, I could have done my normal weekly shopping in fact. I just bought some shrimps, some frankfurters and an avocado.
I really went in to see if any of the cycling stuff was still there - and it was. I bought a couple of saddles and a multi tool set. The lighting sets and saddlebags were there too.
I really went in to see if any of the cycling stuff was still there - and it was. I bought a couple of saddles and a multi tool set. The lighting sets and saddlebags were there too.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
I have a 
and a mince pie.
and a mince pie.
Kempstonian
Has the memory of a goldfish
- Location
- Bedford
My mate says he couldn't get any toilet rolls so he's going to stock up on Imodium. He says if the family can't wipe they're just not going to go.
classic33
Leg End Member
Or as one person did, go into Curry's and order three chest freezers for the garage, to hold what he'd bought foodwise.Ooops...
I do reckon things will get back to normal fairly soon once folk who are stockpiling suddenly realise that a) they've no more room in the house and b) they've run out of money...
In the mean time, Reynard's Boulangerie "Au Fin Bec" is open for business.
classic33
Leg End Member
It's the shop staff I feel sorry for. Stacking the shelves takes time. A lot more than it does to empty them. And they are only in the way whilst putting the stock out.
Get to the till and they've to inform folk that there is now a limit on the number of similar items they can purchase. Not always well received I've noticed.
Get to the till and they've to inform folk that there is now a limit on the number of similar items they can purchase. Not always well received I've noticed.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
That's pretty well much what the lady on the till in Tesco last night was saying. She seemed genuinely surprised that I was being philosophical about the situation, but if that's what the situation is, it is what it is, and there's no point making a scene about it.
I'm always really appreciative of the staff in my local Tesco - they're a great bunch of people and they work really hard. And I found out yesterday that a kind word, a sympathetic ear and a smile goes a long way when things are going down the can.
Magpies
Senior Member
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- Cambridgeshire / Singapore
..... Not only at Tesco's! I'm constantly horrified by how people treat porters, delivery men or till staff as if they don't exist .....
Kempstonian
Has the memory of a goldfish
- Location
- Bedford
Same here in Bedford. None of this false-sounding "Have a nice day" kinda thing, they actually talk to you as if they are interested in what you say. This current situation might be rough for them but they must be doing a roaring trade! The silly thing is there are NO shortages - its all down to the greedy panickers who have stripped the shelves. I feel sorry for the people who can't get to the shops very easily and when they do most of the stuff has gone.
A similar stupid thing happened back in the 1970s over (of all things) Swann-Morton Surgical Blades. Before artwork was done digitally we used to cut stuff up and paste it onto board which was then photographed... and we used scalpels to cut the paper up. Some idiot, as a joke I think, put it around that these blades (No.10a) were about to go in short supply - and within a week you couldn't buy them anywhere. You couldn't get any for weeks in fact. He had CAUSED the shortage, Swann-Morton actually announced that there was no problem with the manufacturing and supplies would continue as normal but it took some time to fully stock all the stockists. In the meantime many a finger got sliced from using blunt blades...
