Panic buying hits DKH Sainsburys

[DulwichFox]

I no longer drive. I got rid of my car Feb 2019 and cannot buy another one due to failing eye sight.

I use public transport to get to Sainsbury's and use a Shopping Trolly.

If I fill the Shopping Trolly I cannot lift it on and off the P13 bus so I usually lug it back home.

It's about a mile.

Well at least it is down hill part of the way.

A real drag when its wet and windy.

I cannot stock up in one trip so I do this trip on a near daily basis.

Finding the shelve empty is a nuisance as I cannot just pop back in the car and go somewhere else.

There are people a lot worse off than me. What can you do.

So many selfish people filling there cars to the roof with goods.

The supermarkets need to put a block on people taking multiple items.

DulwichFox

I'm old enough to of lived through Post War Rationing.

I wasn't aware at the time but my mother would of been.

[Angelina]

DF - An uber from lidl is between ?5 and ?8. Probably less from Sainsbury DKH.

I usually go once a month and get an uber back. It saves me shopping each week and avoids having to pop out for odd bits in the week, so saves money.

It might be worth thinking about that, or linking up and shopping with a friend?

I also used to trundle back from DKH with a trolley, but don't have all that time now.

[Shivering swan1]

I'm going to be stealing bog roll from work and, if working from home, the pubs of Lordship Lane. So if you have a dump in the EDT and realise when it's time to wipe your arse there's no more bog roll, then that was my doing- sorry!

[Angelina]

what did people do before toilet rolls were introduced? and still do in many parts of the world.

You can use hankies and hot wash them.

I #love# peoples sham approach to reducing paper/ waste etc.

Only if it's easy, right?

[Shivering swan1]

Angelina Wrote:

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> what did people do before toilet rolls were

> introduced? and still do in many parts of the

> world.

>

> You can use hankies and hot wash them.

>

> I #love# peoples sham approach to reducing paper/

> waste etc.

> Only if it's easy, right?

If you go into the curry places of Tooting, you'll notice that they have small buckets beside the toilet with water in. So guess what, the Indian dude who is making your curry has just washed his arse with his own hand and is highly unlikely to have washed it properly afterwards. Food for thought.

[Angelina]

That's ignorant.

You'll notice some cultures only use one hand for food, for a reason.

[KidKruger]

"...the Indian dude who is making your curry has just washed his arse with his own hand and is highly unlikely to have washed it properly afterwards. Food for thought."

Ridiculous comment.

If he was unhygienic enough to poison customers, he'd be poisoning his family and friends too.

You've been eating from curry houses for years, right ?

The implication that Indian subcontinent people are unclean is at best really really ignorant.

Funny how many from that region regard use of toilet paper as unhygienic, because we just wipe it around our ass without washing, whereas they wash.

As I've mentioned above yesterday, toilet paper is unnecessary, it's just a cultural preference.

What do you think people were doing in the UK 100yrs ago ?

[se22cat]

Pretty much every comment by "Shivering swan1 " is trolling - if any of the janitors reads this thread, it'd be good to have their IP banned by the admin.

[Shivering swan1]

Mate, are you suggesting that India is more hygienic than the U.K? Because if so, you are the ignorant one.

As someone who has been to India, believe you me, they clearly do not wash their hands properly, as quite often after eating out, you'll experience terrible ring of fire and awful diarrhoea. Not so much after a fat curry in the U.K.

[DulwichFox]

Just come back from The Co-op..

Lots of Tinned Tomatoes. Big and Small tins.

Shelf FULL of Dried Pasta..

Unfortunately some A**ehole has SLASHED every single bag.

What do we do with someone who does that??

Whould THAT type of Person last 3 Months in prison.

If They did that in China or North Korea, they would spend the next 10 - 20 years doing Hard Labour.

DulwichFox

[spider69]

Slashed as in cut?

[Angelina]

That's totally irrational behaviour

Co-op was well stocked last Friday.

Why are people even going to the main shops (well, keep at it as it makes life on the high street so much easier)

[DulwichFox]

spider69 Wrote:

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> Slashed as in cut?

Well every bag in every box Split Open. They do not come from the factory like that.

They have been Stanley Knifed. ???

[JohnL]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Just come back from The Co-op..

>

> Lots of Tinned Tomatoes. Big and Small tins.

>

> Shelf FULL of Dried Pasta..

> Unfortunately some A**ehole has SLASHED every

> single bag.

>

> What do we do with someone who does that??

>

> Whould THAT type of Person last 3 Months in

> prison.

>

> If They did that in China or North Korea, they

> would spend the next 10 - 20 years doing Hard

> Labour.

>

> DulwichFox

Waitrose are doing bring your own container for loose pasta

Maybe this is the Lordship Lane Co-Op version of that :)

[DulwichFox]

JohnL Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

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> > Just come back from The Co-op..

> >

> > Lots of Tinned Tomatoes. Big and Small tins.

> >

> > Shelf FULL of Dried Pasta..

> > Unfortunately some A**ehole has SLASHED every

> > single bag.

> >

> > What do we do with someone who does that??

> >

> > Whould THAT type of Person last 3 Months in

> > prison.

> >

> > If They did that in China or North Korea, they

> > would spend the next 10 - 20 years doing Hard

> > Labour.

> >

> > DulwichFox

>

> Waitrose are doing bring your own container for

> loose pasta

>

> Maybe this is the Lordship Lane Co-Op version of

> that :)

Most of the Pasta is on the Floor.

[JohnL]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Most of the Pasta is on the Floor.

Oh dear - that's some idiot then - mainly joking with the Waitrose comment but you never know these days.

[DulwichFox]

JohnL Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

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> > Most of the Pasta is on the Floor.

>

> Oh dear - that's some idiot then - mainly joking

> with the Waitrose comment but you never know these

> days.

I know John. I Know you well.

Well, Well enough. :)

Foxy.

[Shivering swan1]

It could have been a dopey shelf stacker who slashed the packs when they opened the box, but were too afraid to tell the supervisor

[apbremer]

Lidl Brixton today 12pm. Very quiet, hardly any queues. No pasta, rice and not much tinned stuff, apparently awaiting deliveries. Fully stocked otherwise, seemed to be plenty of everything. Only panic~ sold out of "The Sun".

[Angelina]

that's because there is no toilet paper. The Sun is next on the list..... although it's a bit inky, isn't it?

[JohnL]

Any panic buying of beer or wine reported yet.

I was looking at ordering in from Majestic Wine.

[Earl Aelfheah]

It's so depressing how people immediately resort to 'every man for himself' stockpiling BS. Some people would walk over their own granny just to get a packet of toilet roll (seriously, what is it about the toilet roll?). Everyone, please calm the fook down and stop selfishly hoarding.

[Angelina]

yes, I've heard of people taking things out of elderly peoples hands - disgraceful

[Shivering swan1]

Angelina Wrote:

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> yes, I've heard of people taking things out of

> elderly peoples hands - disgraceful

If I was in the supermarket and someone, nabbed the last pack of beer that was on a good special offer I'd probably have a bit of a row with them too, even if they were really old and immobile.

[lindylou]

Angelina, and you're proud of this? Lots of random stuff...so, nothing you needed? It's not a competition to see who can waste the most money. Please donate all of your excess, unneeded purchases to a local food bank.