What are you panic buying?

[nagapie]

They stock-pile because they are worried they are going to run out of food. They don't even see your children in the equation. It's an entirely selfish act done by people who can afford it. This is a western developed country. They don't even know what running out of food means.

And yes, sat here in pain with rheumatism unable to get to the shops today (and not having had a delivery for a week) and with my partner self-isolating...it pisses me off.

I think it's a tiny minority stock piling like that which the media loves to present as everyman when in actual fact it's most people buying a small amount extra of a few things.

 

[maomao]

I've just been panic buying vinegar, haw flakes and corn grits at the Chinese cash and carry and there was a queue to the back of the place. Never seen all three tills open before.

 

[Badgers]

Just walked to the (small/metro) local Tesco. Only a couple of punters in there and all shelves fully stocked.

The other punters (and me tbf) were mostly just buying alcohol and fags

#themoodofthenation

 

[magneze]

Going to try the supermarket in about an hour.

In answer to the OP: cheese, crackers, pigs in blankets

 

[platinumsage]

Nothing. I even deleted some pasta, tea, noodles and dried apricots from our online order because we have enough.

 

[quimcunx]

Bear in mind that many will have cancelled/reduced massive food orders to balance things out a bit. Whether supermarkets will manage to alter their distributions to match I dont know.

 

[brogdale]

It's all getting a bit too much like the last few chapters of an airport novel disaster plot where the plagued nation gets sicker and sicker, gets cut off from the world, foods run short, the panic causes more to crowd around the few outlets with any supplies accelerating the transmission of the mutated virus...positive feedback type event thingy...

Maybe too much sherry, too early?

 

[brogdale]

It's all getting a bit too much like the last few chapters of an airport novel disaster plot where the plagued nation gets sicker and sicker, gets cut off from the world, foods run short, the panic causes more to crowd around the few outlets with any supplies accelerating the transmission of the mutated virus...positive feedback type event thingy...

Maybe too much sherry, too early?

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Oh...and set at Christmas time, obvs, to allow for spluttering clowns and florid, feverish Santas to ramp up the nightmarish colour...

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Gin. The shops will be shut for a day or two.

 

[nagapie]

Just walked to the (small/metro) local Tesco. Only a couple of punters in there and all shelves fully stocked.

The other punters (and me tbf) were mostly just buying alcohol and fags

#themoodofthenation

Too right. Think I'm going to buy my annual box of cigs.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

have survived journey to local big sainsburys - no queue to get in, no significant queue at checkouts.

only thing i noticed in short supply was potatoes of all varieties.

 

[brogdale]

only thing i noticed in short supply was potatoes of all varieties.

Hmm...that doesn't seem an especially good sign?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Hmm...that doesn't seem an especially good sign?

possibly not, although i was expecting more empty shelves

 

[Spymaster]

have survived journey to local big sainsburys - no queue to get in, no significant queue at checkouts.

only thing i noticed in short supply was potatoes of all varieties.

Same at Waitrose. Half empty car park, a few dozen shoppers, no spuds except baby ones.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

No roasties on Crimbo day, imagine the rioting!

 

[maomao]

Hope this isn't the case in Romford. I've got a two year old who pretty much lives on mashed potatoes.

 

[Numbers]

Gin. The shops will be shut for a day or two.

Not around here, not the local shops anyway. But... they don’t open until 10am on Crimbo Day.

 

[NoXion]

According to my flatmate there are no beef or venison joints to be found in my local Tesco at the moment. Actually, that was a false alarm. Although just as I was about to post this, my flatmate phoned me up again to tell me that they were re-stocking. So beef will be on the menu this Christmas.

 

[hash tag]

My fil is reporting he couldn't get in the car park of local Aldi or Lidl. Then tried small local coop...no fruit or veg
Sainsbury's didn't help by announcing this morning that there will be shortages.

 

[Badgers]

Same at Waitrose. Half empty car park, a few dozen shoppers, no spuds except baby ones.

All the people with big enough kitchens/storage are in the south west or some other country retreat

 

[Puddy_Tat]

the local rag (reading chronicle - or is it just reading chronic) has a piece that is allegedly about what times supermarkets are open over xmas. for most it's saying what their normal hours are and what they did last year

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Hope this isn't the case in Romford. I've got a two year old who pretty much lives on mashed potatoes.

Better go out and stock up on Smash to be on the safe side.

 

[Elpenor]

Not concerned about food shortages. I tend to eat my (included and calorie heavy) hotel breakfast, and have fruit for lunch at work, then something light in the evening.

I've got some dry food / tins of soup in car which I can have at work / in hotel if it comes to that. Fridge in my room would hold enough stuff for a weekend. Worst case scenario hotel room service can feed me as I'm sure their supply lines are more reliable, will cost a bit more so not ideal. Nipping into a supermarket to get fruit / salad every few days - this is where I may come unstuck if there are shortage. Wouldn't be ideal if couldn't get any fruit but not having any for a few weeks it isn't going to kill me.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Second shopping run done - Morrisons (who are opening until midnight round here) - not much in the way of salads, some spuds, plenty of bog roll.

 

[Looby]

I went to Asda earlier and it was fine. Busy but nothing obviously running out apart from limes.
I then got my click and collect order from Tesco and was worried loads would be missing but the only item was blackcurrant squash. Very relieved.
Just limes, houmous and bread to get Thursday.

 

[souljacker]

the local rag (reading chronicle - or is it just reading chronic) has a piece that is allegedly about what times supermarkets are open over xmas. for most it's saying what their normal hours are and what they did last year

That paper and getreading are fucking awful rags. Clickbait usually with no info whatsoever. I once saw an article about Readings greatest restaurants that was literally the trip advisor list. They even had the comments. Just awful.

 

[weltweit]

I will be panic buying a bottle of port Tuesday probably, it will be a gift that I hope will be shared!

 

[quimcunx]

Went to panic buy onions garlic and stock cubes and to get some booze chocs and yorkshire puddings for christmas. There was no cravendale. People must have splashed for the extra shelf life.

 

[Numbers]

Currently in Waitrose Canary Wharf, I can sense panic. Not a Turkey in sight.

 

[maomao]

Pretty normal for pre Christmas period at Romford Asda this morning and it was empty shelves and scrums for bog roll here in March so I think if it was going to kick off it would have already.

I've got two bags of spuds and some frozen veg as my concession to panic buying.