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Blah Blah Wrote:

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> The alcohol thing is surely just a reflection of

> the pubs being closed?

>

> On the news that gyms are to close I thought, I

> will use the park gym. Then there came the news

> that the parks are closing, and, I have just

> bought a cross trainer online :D - See how it

> goes?


I brought an (under 500) exercise bike (was actually planning to do so already) and as I was looking prices were going up and delivery times were going up to april.


Panicked and just paid :)

Yeah, exercise equipment out of stock everywhere and prices going through the roof.

Generally Amazon's algorithms are designed to profiteer in a crisis I notice. Surprised they're not getting more heat over this. If a traditional store massively marked up the prices of certain items in this situation they would be heavily criticised I suppose this is an advantage of not having a human make your pricing policy in the moment.

Demand-led pricing..... It's the high prices at times of high demand that allows companies to sell things cheaper when demand is lower - Amazon, Uber, airlines - all the same. It may not seem fair at times like this but we benefit from it at other times.
Agreed. But there are some online suppliers that are not raising prices to be fair. Because of demand, it means the cheaper versions of things are selling out fast. But you don't need expensive equipment to work out and youtube is full of great routines you can follow to keep up any previous gym or exercise routine. I just wanted a cross trainer because that was my most effective piece of gym equipment for High Impact Training. I already have bar and dumbells and a weights bench, and a cycling machine. For most people, they can find whole classes online, they can do in their own home, with very little equipment needed. Maybe we should start a new thread to share links for useful at home exercise? Exercise is a great thing for combating depression too.

JohnL Wrote:

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> lots of people say the UKGOV can't send alerts as

> we backed out of the testing.

>

> They just sent me one so they've reactivated the

> feature :).



It came directly from the mobile networks on behalf of the Gov, so we can all sleep easy knowing that Michael Gove doesn't have our numbers...

diable rouge Wrote:

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> JohnL Wrote:

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

> -----

> > lots of people say the UKGOV can't send alerts

> as

> > we backed out of the testing.

> >

> > They just sent me one so they've reactivated

> the

> > feature :).

>

>

> It came directly from the mobile networks on

> behalf of the Gov, so we can all sleep easy

> knowing that Michael Gove doesn't have our

> numbers...


I have two phones, one work and one personal, both with Vodafone....one phone got the message and one didn't.....

diable rouge Wrote:

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> Fast forward one month...

>

> *Scours the EDF's For Sale section, debating which

> half-price ''hardly used'' exercise equipment to

> offer on...*



If only it were one month ..... :(

diable rouge Wrote:

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> Fast forward one month...

>

> *Scours the EDF's For Sale section, debating which

> half-price ''hardly used'' exercise equipment to

> offer on...*


LOL - I wouldn't be surprised


Lucky this country doesn't sell weapons like the good old US or they'd be a run on them too.

Hurray (and I know some won't approve) but a few beers or a glass of wine just helps especially on a friday when you would have a drink with friends (lots still having a drink via skype/facetime)



https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/25/off-licences-added-to-essential-businesses-list-by-uk-government-covid-19

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