Instore Shopping/Supermarkets During Coronavirus

[steved32 55]

Just cap it... £50 maximum.

[Gerti 10]

There is a percentage of these so called panic buyers who are selling items on at a large profit.  Private sellers as well as business sellers on ebay  for instance are selling  toilet rolls hand cleaner etc.   Also some corner shops owners  have  been bulk buying from supermarkets and selling at inflated prices.  For instance check some of the brands in some small shops they are actually supermarkets own brand.

[Anna B 1,401]

1 hour ago, Gerti said:

There is a percentage of these so called panic buyers who are selling items on at a large profit.  Private sellers as well as business sellers on ebay  for instance are selling  toilet rolls hand cleaner etc.   Also some corner shops owners  have  been bulk buying from supermarkets and selling at inflated prices.  For instance check some of the brands in some small shops they are actually supermarkets own brand.

That's Capitalism for you.

Who cares about people, when there are profits to be made. . . . ?

[apelike 10]

1 hour ago, Gerti said:

There is a percentage of these so called panic buyers who are selling items on at a large profit.  Private sellers as well as business sellers on ebay  for instance are selling  toilet rolls hand cleaner etc.   Also some corner shops owners  have  been bulk buying from supermarkets and selling at inflated prices.  For instance check some of the brands in some small shops they are actually supermarkets own brand.

And what percentage would that be? Unfortunately many now seem to be making unfounded accusations and probably it's just rumours going round on Facebook etc.

 

11 minutes ago, Anna B said:

That's Capitalism for you.

Who cares about people, when there are profits to be made. . . . ?

Who cares about people when others panic buy born out of selfishness and not profit. Like it or not we are capitalist and that also includes the socialists among us!

Edited March 21, 2020 by apelike

[Justin Smith 10]

7 hours ago, despritdan said:

There's no perfect answer to this problem but there are steps that could be taken. The most draconian would be to bring in the army and give them powers to enter the homes of people suspected of stockpiling and confiscate any excess food with no compensation, using  guidelines on how much households are allowed to have based on family size, then use the empty pubs and clubs as temporary shops and sell it to the over 65s, health workers and social care workers. Supermarkets should lock away the big trolleys and only allow shoppers to use a small trolley or a basket and only let 20 people in at a time with strict limits of how many items they can buy.  When one leaves, another is let in so people stop forming huge queues at 5.00 in the morning.

Things would be easier if we didn't have such a large, unsustainable population and we're really starting to feel the impact of decades of lax immigration rules. If we can't import food, we won't be able to feed everyone. About half the food bought in this country gets thrown away and this problem will get worse if people are buying so much food, they can't eat it by the use by date and we'll end up with more dying of starvation than getting the virus.

I can tell you one thing which would stop most of this panic buying. The Govt should announce that food shops will never be shut in any "lock down" and neither would food production / distribution ever be suspended or significantly reduced.

I'm pretty sire that'd stop it, so why don't they just announce it ?

[Baron99 778]

Saw the news tonight & a clip from one of the advisors on the Govt's daily news briefing. 

 

She said that well over a billion pounds has apparently been spent on food over the past week or so, "So it's now time that you started to eat it." 

 

No good just carrying on stockpiling & looking at it. 

Edited March 21, 2020 by Baron99

[Anna B 1,401]

Reported on ITV news at 10, Friday that a pharmacy was charging £19 a bottle for Calpol and £9 for a packet of Paracetamol.

The pharmacy later said it had been done in error, but it's amazing how many of these  'errors' seem to be turning up when they are outed in the media or on social media. So yes, I believe there are some people definitely on the make.

Also in my own experience, shopping over the last week or so, I have noticed a few significant price rises. And that's in the supermarkets, not some little corner shop. 

 

Quantitative easing has begun again,,  so I expect inflation unless the government get a grip.

[staninoodle 173]

5 hours ago, Baron99 said:

Saw the news tonight & a clip from one of the advisors on the Govt's daily news briefing. 

 

She said that well over a billion pounds has apparently been spent on food over the past week or so, "So it's now time that you started to eat it." 

 

No good just carrying on stockpiling & looking at it. 

Qoute I saw from one food retailer compared this week with the same week last year at 27M,this week 52M

[fools 447]

Why are the people who prepare for the inevitable being castigated?   "Greedy, selfish, idiots" etc. You are probably doing the same.

 

Every single visit to the supermarket increases your risk of being infected, or passing on the infection.  Any vaccine is at least a year away. The vulnerable are being advised to isolate for 12 weeks, and everyone is being told to avoid all unnecessary human contact.

 

If you are in a financial position to do so, you'd be stupid to not fill up your trolley in order to limit your risk of dying prematurely. Who are we to judge other peoples trolley contents, they could be buying for 10 people, or have IBS.

 

Any ire should be saved for the supply chain, and the retail outlets, empty shelves increases anxiety. We are told there is plenty of food, plenty of toilet roll, so why isn't it on the shelves.

 

Limiting opening times and rationing essentials to silly levels increases the risk to everyone. They should be expanding opening times if anything, to spread out the influx of customers.

 

£30 a day limit is a ridiculous idea, as is no trolleys -  family of 4, you are going to have to go shopping 200 times a year with such a limit.

 

 

 

Edited March 22, 2020 by fools

[Albert the Cat 0]

37 minutes ago, fools said:

Why are the people who prepare for the inevitable being castigated?   "Greedy, selfish, idiots" etc. You are probably doing the same.

 

Every single visit to the supermarket increases your risk of being infected, or passing on the infection.  Any vaccine is at least a year away. The vulnerable are being advised to isolate for 12 weeks, and everyone is being told to avoid all unnecessary human contact.

 

If you are in a financial position to do so, you'd be stupid to not fill up your trolley in order to limit your risk of dying prematurely. Who are we to judge other peoples trolley contents, they could be buying for 10 people, or have IBS.

 

Any ire should be saved for the supply chain, and the retail outlets, empty shelves increases anxiety. We are told there is plenty of food, plenty of toilet roll, so why isn't it on the shelves.

 

Limiting opening times and rationing essentials to silly levels increases the risk to everyone. They should be expanding opening times if anything, to spread out the influx of customers.

 

£30 a day limit is a ridiculous idea, as is no trolleys -  family of 4, you are going to have to go shopping 200 times a year with such a limit.

 

 

 

Not all people are in the same position. For example, I have a guaranteed delivery slot with Ocado every Sunday morning. I have no need to venture to the shops and hoard stupid amounts. 

 

Everyone needs to stop doing what they are doing in purchasing behaviour and go back to normalcy but with the added element of social distancing. Supermarkets could help by limiting the maximum number of people allowed in their store at any one time. I have seen pharmacists do this. 

 

As for no trolleys, I would go further and say no baskets either. It has already been proven that the Coronavirus can stay on surfaces for hours if not days. Unless they are cleaned regularly, you have a perfect vector right there. You should be using your own bags instead. 

[fools 447]

The current situation is as far removed from normality as it gets.

 

People who have weeks or months of food in the house, don't have to go food shopping as often, so are saving people lives as a result.

 

Home delivery vans are not the cleanest of environments.

Edited March 22, 2020 by fools

[Halibut 12]

55 minutes ago, fools said:

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Why are the people who prepare for the inevitable being castigated?   "Greedy, selfish, idiots" etc. You are probably doing the same.

Because they are - and no, not everyone is doing the same. Buying excessively is unneccessary, selfish and greedy.

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Every single visit to the supermarket increases your risk of being infected, or passing on the infection.  Any vaccine is at least a year away. The vulnerable are being advised to isolate for 12 weeks, and everyone is being told to avoid all unnecessary human contact.

 

If you are in a financial position to do so, you'd be stupid to not fill up your trolley in order to limit your risk of dying prematurely. Who are we to judge other peoples trolley contents, they could be buying for 10 people, or have IBS.

 

On the contrary, you'd be sensible, considerate to others and not a total dick.

 

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Any ire should be saved for the supply chain, and the retail outlets, empty shelves increases anxiety. We are told there is plenty of food, plenty of toilet roll, so why isn't it on the shelves.

Because of greedy, selfish idiots who can't contain themselves.

 

55 minutes ago, fools said: