Supermarket shortages

[Ari]

Are we in for supermarket shortages now? Was in Sainsburys earlier, a lot of bare shelves and a lot of basic stuff out of stock. Baked beans, ready salted crisps, tinned tuna, Kitkats etc etc.

I was chatting to the checkout lady and she reckoned there were big problems with a lack of truck drivers which was adversely affecting deliveries.

Wondered whether other places were experiencing the same?

[NerveAgent]

I guess we’re in for more panic buying

[FourWheelDrift]

I think they must have back up drivers delivering already, as I witnessed yesterday when one drove into the wrong entrance that's not designed for articulated lorries and it had to reverse back out on the main road stopping traffic, before driving back up the road and turning into the delivery entrance.

[V8covin]

It's a combination of the track n trace app forcing people into isolation and a shortage of hgv drivers after Brexit

[monkfish1]

It wont stop at supermarkets, though i guess stuff sold in supermarkets is more critical to living than other stuff.

[irc]

Because an HGV driver sitting alone in his cab most of the day will be a superspreader.

I've never downloaded the Scottish NHS app. Surprised more are not deleting the English one. Anyone double vaccinated should not have to self isolate.

[CoolHands]

The papers have ramped it up. Pics of bare shelves, usual lies.

[numtumfutunch]

With panic buying going crazy on social media and the news outlets it's a done deal. Which is bloody annoying like last year's bog roll scandal

[Ari]

NerveAgent said:

I guess we’re in for more panic buying

These things do have a nasty tendency of becoming a self fulfilling prophesy.

And yes, the toilet roll shelves were conspicuously bare...

[V8covin]

CoolHands said:

The papers have ramped it up. Pics of bare shelves, usual lies.

To be fair there were no packets of mash potato in Sainsbury's last week, that's the thin edge of the wedge that is

[grumbledoak]

Dammit, I should have got another 240 toilet rolls in my last weekly delivery.

[PRTVR]

NerveAgent said:

I guess we’re in for more panic buying

Which will make it a self fulfilling prediction.
Hopefully most people are still working through their last panic buy of bog rolls

[juice]

I just got back from the local Tesco and there were noticeably bare shelves. No salad at all, no frozen foods (apart from shellfish), mixers all bare, plenty of bread though !!

[V8covin]

If there's genuinely going to be shortages rationing should be introduced now,not after the panic buyers have emptied the shelves

[Otispunkmeyer]

V8covin said:

CoolHands said:

The papers have ramped it up. Pics of bare shelves, usual lies.

To be fair there were no packets of mash potato in Sainsbury's last week, that's the thin edge of the wedge that is

I can't believe packets of mashed potato exist in the first place!

[anonymous-user]

CoolHands said:

The papers have ramped it up. Pics of bare shelves, usual lies.

I wasn't really concerned at all.

Now George Eustace says 'there is no problem and plenty of stock' etc I'm extremely worried there is actually fook all and a massive problem looming because an MP and usually a minister cannot open their mouth without uttering a complete and utter lie.

[Alucidnation]

Social media / media are to blame.

[grumbledoak]

speedyguy said:

I wasn't really concerned at all.

Now George Eustace says 'there is no problem and plenty of stock' etc I'm extremely worried there is actually fook all and a massive problem looming because an MP and usually a minister cannot open their mouth without uttering a complete and utter lie.

People say that on their way to the shop to fill the boot of their car. After they've done their shopping it will be a different story.

[Biggus thingus]

Not had a problem getting everything i need today

Beer

Tin of stag chilli

More beer

Shopping completed and paid at a manned(womaned) check out, not one of those do it yourself monstrosities!

[austinsmirk]

Was in Asda at lunchtime. In West Yorkshire

Fully stocked. Bloody media spinning garbage again.