Panic buying hits DKH Sainsburys

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

No wipes and no loo rolls in Co-Op today AGAIN! Such a selfish lot!

[lindylou]

These utterly selfish morons need to spare a thought for the elderly who are soon to be contained for 4 months. It's an "I'm alright Jack, stuff everyone else" society. People's true colours are showing big time right now.

[Monkey]

Plenty of stock at AJ Farmer on Lordship Lane. Small shops tend to be better stocked.

I was also able to do a normal weekly shop at Morrisons (Rye Lane) this morning. They have rules on maximum number of key items per person (including paracetamol and toilet paper) so if you can?t find your item on the shelves, you can usually get it by the tills in the piles of stuff people have not been allowed to buy.

[KidKruger]

Fact is, you don't need toilet roll to clean your ass. You can use your hand and water, then wash your hands in soap/detergent. Many would argue it is cleaner by hand.

ie. Thailand hasn't had a mass problem with toilet roll supplies, because mainly they don't use it !

So, stretch your capabilities a bit and free yourself from toilet roll dependency - it is not essential, just a 'nice to have'.

[gromit316]

Then you would need to disinfect the sink. You would ent up using more cleaning products which are hard to find in the shops at the moment.

Disgusting

[KidKruger]

ha ha most of the world does it, including a lot of UK's Indian subcontinent peeps.

I'm not so sure they're all wrong !

[exdulwicher]

Wonder how many of the people with 36 eggs, 6kg of flour and 8 bags of pasta are sitting at home going "I don't know what to have for tea tonight, shall we just get a takeaway?"

Selfish ignorant lot.

[Pugwash]

Apart from weekly supermarket shopping, and one afternoon per week voluntary work, I rarely go out and mix with crowds. so am not keen on being told that I may have to be 'imprisoned' for up to 4 months because of my age. I take all precautions issued, and I know from experience which of my friends have poor health so would avoid them if I felt unwell/had a cold etc. Although I do not suffer from depression - I would do if I was prevented seeing my family/friends etc.

I am usually the person who does the shopping etc for others as I am mobile and the person who provides emergency child care.

[worldwiser]

Just at Sainsburys now. There's a small stock of toilet paper. The very young guy in the queue behind me had six 9 packs. It's so bloody selfish. Not a single other country is banning people from going to supermarkets.

[dbboy]

It just gets more depressing reading about people's greedy panic buying.

Why aren't Sainsbo's management and security not intervening?

[siousxiesue]

worldwiser Wrote:

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> Just at Sainsburys now. There's a small stock of

> toilet paper. The very young guy in the queue

> behind me had six 9 packs. It's so bloody selfish.

> Not a single other country is banning people from

> going to supermarkets.

It's all very well calling out selfish g*ts in queues, the supermarkets are the ones who need to crack down on this type of panic buying.

[spider69]

Just my own personnel thoughts are Sainsburys not stopping this bloodbath because they need the money to pay overdrafts and keep credit lines open?

Banks only look at cash flow to service debt not profit.

Sure someone in ED will be able to comment.

[siousxiesue]

CEO of Sainsbury's emailed all customers to ask them to curb panic buying. Saying their stocks are healthy but they need to get it out quicker!

[QueenMab]

I noticed Sainsbury's were out of rice pasta and dried pulses the last few days, but As Nature Intended on Lordship Lane has plenty. You can take your own containers to fill to prevent wasted packaging.

[siousxiesue]

QueenMab Wrote:

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> I noticed Sainsbury's were out of rice pasta and

> dried pulses the last few days, but As Nature

> Intended on Lordship Lane has plenty. You can take

> your own containers to fill to prevent wasted

> packaging.

YES! Please use smaller outlets, they will be really suffering soon

[carlafindle]

siousxiesue Wrote:

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> QueenMab Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I noticed Sainsbury's were out of rice pasta

> and

> > dried pulses the last few days, but As Nature

> > Intended on Lordship Lane has plenty. You can

> take

> > your own containers to fill to prevent wasted

> > packaging.

>

> YES! Please use smaller outlets, they will be

> really suffering soon

Well they won't really because most people will be using them...

[jonnywalker]

This madness is everywhere but seems to be worse around here than many places. Popped to see my 80 year old mother in Essex today and the local Tesco's was fairly well stocked. They had brought measures in to limit the amount people were buying. Only 1x loaf of bread, 1x pain killers, 1x loo roll, 1x UHT milk and x3 packs of rice per person. Sainsburys DKH has been suffering with stock for a few weeks now, you'd expect this to be controlled. FYI if you want Loo roll or pain killers a tip is petrol stations the morons haven't thought of going there yet

[Alec1]

exdulwicher Wrote:

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> Alec1 Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > this evening there were no loo rolls, no fresh

> > meat other than expensive cuts. No bread.

> Barely

> > any milk, no butter, no bananas, biscuits

> pretty

> > much gone. No rice, no pasta. I feel immense

> > sadness for all those who can?t bulk buy, or

> who

> > can only buy when their money comes through.

> What

> > angered me was finding several packs of meat

> > dumped on a dry foods shelf by someone who

> > couldn?t be bothered to put them back in the

> > chiller. No way of knowing how long they?d

> been

> > there. On a normal day, that would be

> wasteful,

> > on a day when there?s nothing on the shelves

> > that?s..... I have no polite words.

>

> I used to work there - just 6 months shelfstacking

> when I was doing my A-levels to earn some gap year

> money - but belive me that behaviour isn't far off

> normal a lot of the time. Had the misfortune of

> working one Christmas Eve and the situation was

> very similar.

>

> Freezers stripped bare, random crap left on

> shelves where people had decided they didn't want

> it, fights breaking out over the last scrawny bit

> of turkey. And that was with the shop knowing what

> demand would be like. It was chaos - almost like

> no-one had realised that it was Christmas but also

> people seemingly completely unable to plan. The

> shop was only going to be closed on Christmas Day,

> re-opening 9am Boxing Day but people were buying

> 40 pints of milk...

>

> And screaming at staff to bring out more stock,

> arguing with each other over the last couple of

> loaves of bread...

>

> Then on Boxing Day, same again, queues of people

> stampeding into the shop.

>

> Most people don't realise how finely balanced the

> supply chain is a lot of the time. One tiny

> disruption anywhere and you can screw things for

> the next 36hrs until it all slots back into

> place.

>

> I'd go local - it might mean a bit more wandering

> round shops along Lordship Lane but it also means

> you're supporting the community - as A J Farmer

> posted above ^^. Their supply chains tend to be a

> bit more robust too - little and often as they

> don't have the cashflow or storage space to be

> buying in massive bulk so re-stocks are more

> regular.

i personally can?t afford to buy most items local on Lordship Lane!

[DulwichFox]

Alec1 Wrote:

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> exdulwicher Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Alec1 Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > this evening there were no loo rolls, no

> fresh

> > > meat other than expensive cuts. No bread.

> > Barely

> > > any milk, no butter, no bananas, biscuits

> > pretty

> > > much gone. No rice, no pasta. I feel immense

> > > sadness for all those who can?t bulk buy, or

> > who

> > > can only buy when their money comes through.

> > What

> > > angered me was finding several packs of meat

> > > dumped on a dry foods shelf by someone who

> > > couldn?t be bothered to put them back in the

> > > chiller. No way of knowing how long they?d

> > been

> > > there. On a normal day, that would be

> > wasteful,

> > > on a day when there?s nothing on the shelves

> > > that?s..... I have no polite words.

> >

> > I used to work there - just 6 months

> shelfstacking

> > when I was doing my A-levels to earn some gap

> year

> > money - but belive me that behaviour isn't far

> off

> > normal a lot of the time. Had the misfortune of

> > working one Christmas Eve and the situation was

> > very similar.

> >

> > Freezers stripped bare, random crap left on

> > shelves where people had decided they didn't

> want

> > it, fights breaking out over the last scrawny

> bit

> > of turkey. And that was with the shop knowing

> what

> > demand would be like. It was chaos - almost

> like

> > no-one had realised that it was Christmas but

> also

> > people seemingly completely unable to plan. The

> > shop was only going to be closed on Christmas

> Day,

> > re-opening 9am Boxing Day but people were

> buying

> > 40 pints of milk...

> >

> > And screaming at staff to bring out more stock,

> > arguing with each other over the last couple of

> > loaves of bread...

> >

> > Then on Boxing Day, same again, queues of

> people

> > stampeding into the shop.

> >

> > Most people don't realise how finely balanced

> the

> > supply chain is a lot of the time. One tiny

> > disruption anywhere and you can screw things

> for

> > the next 36hrs until it all slots back into

> > place.

> >

> > I'd go local - it might mean a bit more

> wandering

> > round shops along Lordship Lane but it also

> means

> > you're supporting the community - as A J Farmer

> > posted above ^^. Their supply chains tend to be

> a

> > bit more robust too - little and often as they

> > don't have the cashflow or storage space to be

> > buying in massive bulk so re-stocks are more

> > regular.

>

i personally can?t afford to buy most items local on Lordship Lane!

Yes. The Paracetamol I bought from Payless Food and Wine were ?1.50 for 16 tablets.

The Co-op normally charges 75p. for 32 Caplets.

DulwichFox

[Blah Blah]

Yes cost is a factor for a lot of people. Small shops can be twice the cost of own brands in big supermarkets. So not the answer for some people.

[JohnL]

jonnywalker Wrote:

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> This madness is everywhere but seems to be worse

> around here than many places. Popped to see my 80

> year old mother in Essex today and the local

> Tesco's was fairly well stocked. They had brought

> measures in to limit the amount people were

> buying. Only 1x loaf of bread, 1x pain killers, 1x

> loo roll, 1x UHT milk and x3 packs of rice per

> person. Sainsburys DKH has been suffering with

> stock for a few weeks now, you'd expect this to be

> controlled. FYI if you want Loo roll or pain

> killers a tip is petrol stations the morons

> haven't thought of going there yet

You seriously begin to question if they are right and we are wrong sometimes although food shops will remain open (I can't believe otherwise) and people who can't get to shops will be helped.

I've heard of worries for over 70s suffering neglect - we can't allow that to happen.

[Angelina]

Lidl was pretty quiet yesterday, plenty of stuff on the shelves and no stressed shoppers or staff.

My other half even went there on Saturday (first time ever). He said it was busy (but it always is on Saturday) and came home with lots of random stuff (three months worth of mouth wash and a pile of paracetamol, a ton of veg and enough meat to do a BBQ to feed all of Australia!

[Shivering swan1]

Angelina Wrote:

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> Lidl was pretty quiet yesterday, plenty of stuff

> on the shelves and no stressed shoppers or staff.

>

> My other half even went there on Saturday (first

> time ever). He said it was busy (but it always is

> on Saturday) and came home with lots of random

> stuff (three months worth of mouth wash and a pile

> of paracetamol, a ton of veg and enough meat to do

> a BBQ to feed all of Australia!

Please give your other half a huge pack on the back from me for contributing to the panic buying. Nice one!

[jimlad48]

Angelina Wrote:

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> Lidl was pretty quiet yesterday, plenty of stuff

> on the shelves and no stressed shoppers or staff.

>

> My other half even went there on Saturday (first

> time ever). He said it was busy (but it always is

> on Saturday) and came home with lots of random

> stuff (three months worth of mouth wash and a pile

> of paracetamol, a ton of veg and enough meat to do

> a BBQ to feed all of Australia!

So your other half is a selfish stockpiler?

You should be ashamed of him for making the problem worse.

[Angelina]

first time he's ever been shopping though - and he has an extended family so shopped for everyone. Quite thoughtful actually.