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[ruffers]

Re Panic buying. I read a piece today about how things look - if they sell 50 extra packs of 9 bog rolls that's a lot of bulk, shelf empties, looks like the end of the world. 50 tins of beans? Far less visual impact. Hence the focus on bog roll.

But the former leads to the panic, and off we go...

[Penguin68]

I had to call in first thing this morning. Some stock had been moved around (e.g.cooking oils) but shelves all seemed stocked. Including loo rolls. No obvious signs of panic buying at that time. But if people over buy during the day then shelves are only being restocked over night, at a guess.

[The Urbanite]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> I had to call in first thing this morning. Some

> stock had been moved around (e.g.cooking oils) but

> shelves all seemed stocked. Including loo rolls.

> No obvious signs of panic buying at that time. But

> if people over buy during the day then shelves are

> only being restocked over night, at a guess.

I was there at 11pm last night. The shelves had certainly been cleared of all loo rolls but they'd just brought the crates out for restocking. More of the population is becoming aware of this, same deal with handwash.

[Buxton Spring]

my nephews last night shift in sainsburys was last night after working there for 2 n half years .not One thank you from the supervisor or management

[micromacromonkey]

Who panic bought all the Shreddies? I'll have to have something else for breakfast now.

[cactus]

Popped in on Wednesday afternoon, noticed that the loo roll shelves were almost empty, plus paracetamol and vitamin c supplements completely sold out. Didn't bother looking at the hand sanitiser situation!

[seenbeen]

I feel sorry for the people who live on benefits week to week and cannot afford to bulk buy anything.

[gromit316]

How much toilet paper do they need.

[Zig-Zag]

I suspect the loo roll sell out is because, other than kitchen rolls, which also seem to be snapped up, there's no real alternatived...well not acceptable ones! Whereas most of us could rustle up something to eat if we run out of our preferred foods from odds and sods in the cupboards.

[first mate]

Yes, in that respect, bulk buying seems an incredibly selfish thing to do.

[herne hilly]

I would also like to add if people do start to use kitchen roll,wet wipes and boxed tissue - please do not flush them down the toilet, as these will block toilets/sewers - please use a bin to dispose of it (this is quite common in countries which do not have adequate sewer pipes).

And there is always free metro newspapers to use, anyone else remember that tracing paper stuff they used to have in schools years ago

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Bonkers. But people don?t bulk buy during the flu/cold season. I?m guessing hand washing and bum wiping isn?t standard judging by all the silly bulk buying.

[Angelina]

just as well people don't take climate change seriously or there would be nothing left anywhere.

[JohnL]

They're going into hospitals to nick the hospital hand sanitizers now.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/hand-sanitiser-coronavirus-covid19-hospitals-a4380921.html

[AylwardS]

The current panic buying is something that to give them the benefit of the doubt could have come as a surprise.

As a regular customer of many years it does seem to be worse recently. We have been in more than once and not been able buy a 2 pint organic milk or Sainsburys own brand coffee beans. This hasn?t just happened once or twice when you could think the person in charge of ordering (though isn?t it all done by a computer now?) was off. Milk and coffee are pretty much staples and I?d imagine demand is fairly consistent year round. Different for seasonal items.

If just one person reads this and takes less of an item they were going to stock up on it?ll be worth it.

Re the current panic buying once it starts it affects us all, for a few days at least until the shops restock. One plea if you are stocking up spare a thought for those with existing medical conditions who might need the items you are stocking up to go about their daily life. An example someone with a disease that affects their immune system might use hand sanitiser on a day to day basis. If they can?t buy more because there is none on the shelves in the shops and its sitting in someone?s bathroom cabinet unused what do they do?

[Penguin68]

As a heads up, anything offering bacterial resistance is of no use against viruses. Its the physical process of washing and rinceing your hands which washes the virus off your hands, it's not anything magic in the soap.

[SpringTime]

Made the mistake of coming here again today. Sorry. Saw seven vehicles in the carpark sitting there with engines running. There may have been more, obviously - in fact probably all day... horrid place.

[JohnL]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51737030

"Denys Skirtach, 18, from Norfolk told the BBC his family spent ?80 on Wednesday stockpiling eggs, pasta, rice, toilet paper and canned goods."

Have I got what I spend as a single person completely wrong :)

[JohnL]

If this happens people deserve what they get - if you take all the stuff and leave some of the population without - the virus will have a field day and those with the stuff won't be protected from it.

[Angelina]

We spend about ?40 on food for the family a week and eat really well. I do cook/ bake a lot, but at least it's all healthy.

That includes loo rolls and hand soap.

[JohnL]

Angelina Wrote:

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> We spend about ?40 on food for the family a week

> and eat really well. I do cook/ bake a lot, but at

> least it's all healthy.

> That includes loo rolls and hand soap.

I'm spending too much then .. wine adds a bit but still too much. It's probably as I never make a list.