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Postby medsec222 » 21 Dec 2020, 18:17

I didn't see any sign of it today in my local Tesco. To be fair, it is quite a large store. There was plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and walking round the store today was pleasant and very easy. There was even a large shelf of toilet rolls and kitchen towels. I should imagine that most people will not go short of anything over the Christmas period.
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Re: Panic Buying?

Postby cromwell » 21 Dec 2020, 18:31

The media especially papers like the Daily Mail, won't be happy until they have caused panic buying.
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Postby JoM » 21 Dec 2020, 18:50

I checked my Tesco order earlier and it looks like they’ve put a limit on certain items. I’d ordered three packs of pasta and that appears to be the limit on that, and you’re only allowed one pack of toilet rolls.
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Re: Panic Buying?

Postby Workingman » 21 Dec 2020, 18:55

They are all at it.

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF), the British Retail Consortium, the British Cambers of Commerce (BCC) government, supermarkets, road hauliers. Each and every one of them is telling us all is fine and not to panic buy. The irony is lost on them that by doing so they are putting the idea into the minds of the idiots.

Just STFU and let us get on with life. Most of us have already got the makings of the damned Christmas dinner in, including the sprouts.
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Re: Panic Buying?

Postby Kaz » 21 Dec 2020, 19:09

Just been up to our Sainsbury's in the past hour, to collect some meds for D from.the pharmacy, and the fruit and veg aisles looked perfectly adequately stocked to me! Maybe not quite as full-to-bursting as they normally are three days before Christmas, but no signs of shortages :?
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Re: Panic Buying?

Postby Workingman » 21 Dec 2020, 19:15

Kaz, what would be on your ticker factory thing if it was visible? :?:
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Postby saundra » 21 Dec 2020, 19:26

Happens every time take no notice jo I could get you packets of pasta on my order I hate pasta

only thing I couldn't get was a pork pie but I'm not bothered my Iceland delivery was fine that's !e for next 2weeks if loads of frozen veg
And don't like salad in the winter anyway
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Postby Kaz » 21 Dec 2020, 19:28

Workingman wrote:Kaz, what would be on your ticker factory thing if it was visible? :?:


A countdown to our holiday in May ( ha! ha!) but it won't post properly :x
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Postby Workingman » 21 Dec 2020, 19:39

Oops, but thanks. It was really bugging me. I'll just imagine it from now on. ;)
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Postby Kaz » 21 Dec 2020, 20:43

The page has gone error 404 now, so I think I'll just delete it :oops:
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