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Shelves being emptied as soon as they are filled , people giving staff abuse , one member of staff told me one of the check out girls went home in tears after being told not to contaminate a persons precious shopping . Where does this idiot think the goods came from , a germ free isolation unit ?
I went there about 08.30 and it was quite quiet. No toilet paper nor pasta tho, but plenty of wine to keep us going through the next few weeks!Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
They are all off work self isolating so what else is there to do.
I'm currently making a wigwam in the back garden out of toilet paper and dried pasta.
:hehe: :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
When it’s up ask Sludge if he wants to come inside:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
A colleague went there early this morning before he got in work, he said it was bedlam, it's different gravy down here mun. Not sure when we will do another shop, the boss is in charge of all that girly stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
That sounds more like a teepee (the pointy tents). For a wigwam (like a thatched shed) you will need Shredded Wheat and crispbread.Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
Visited a Farm Foods this morning to get cornflakes and cream crackers, none there. Obtained both elsewhere eventually. So many people were trudging around weighed down carrying bulging carrier bags in each hand. Some will be temporarily like an Orang Utan once they return home. Gained the impression many are quietly shi**ing themselves.
Could explain the run on bog roll I supposeQuote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
I could understand it if it was All Bran but Cornflakes :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
You will be surprisedQuote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
I have pushed out some heavy loads on that stuff
It packs a punch , especially if you add a banana and some chopped apple
Have it
I bought two bottles of blackcurrant squash as I need to drink lots of liquid to keep my kidneys safe but most people seemed to be crowded around the tinned food , tuna , corned beef , peaches , custard , peas , baked beansQuote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dwr
The fresh fruit and fresh meat was literally untouched
Home cleaning products were flying out , bleaches, shower spray etc as were soap , washing up liquid
It was like a human zoo
Out of interest, what is Tesco Bridgend normally like?Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
It's generally busy but then I dont shop there till mid morning onwards . Today it was very busy and certain shelves were completely empty by 11 amQuote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
I went to a small supermarket near home yesterday , they were telling me they taking more every day than they take in the run up to christmas , the butcher told me chicken was up a quid a kilo from the supplier and food prices are going up
awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
one toilet roll now costs about 1500 sek
i'm wiping my arse with money (not coins)
Had to call the police to my local Tesco yesterday after checkout staff were physically abused by two separate blokes in their 50s. One of them threw a box in an 18 year olds face because she refused to let him buy 4 quiches! Brings out some proper bell-ends this kind of panic buying stupidity.
I remember seeing people talk about the blitz spirit, how a bit of disruption for brexit would be fine as we've come through worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maccy Blue
What rubbish. It might only be a minority behaving like this but it makes things a hundred times worse.
I reckon the toilet roll shortage will soon be a thing of the past. With £1 trillion of spending we'll probably have hyper-inflation akin to the Wiemar Republic and be able to wipe our b*ms on a couple of £500 million notes..
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">6am. Asda supermarket in Wembley, London. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/shopping?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#shoppi ng</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cor onavirus</a> <a href="https://t.co/5we59pl3No">pic.twitter.com/5we59pl3No</a></p>— Bill Snaddon (@billsnaddon) <a href="https://twitter.com/billsnaddon/status/1240544527439532033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Time to get the army in and implement rationing!
And what happened to the Boris social distancing plan?
I went to Tesco Western Ave at midnight last night on my way home from work and it was closed.
A sign on the door said until further notice it will be closed 10 PM to 6 AM "Due to unforseen circumstances". I cannot imagine what they might be. Probably staff shortages.
The problem is that a lot of people will think its food shortages so come 6 AM it was probably chaos with people panic buying again.
Most 24 hour shops are now closing 12-6 then reopen.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
I did an ASDA order to be delivered today however loads of items were missing - guy said was because there were queues at 6 and they stripped the shelves before the home delivery packers could do their thing.
So the people who can't get out, now cant get the food they need either.
All the 24-hour stores are closing at night so they can restock the shelves.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
If behaviour like this happened 80 years ago, the Germans could have just walked up the High Streets of Britain, as the locals would have been more concerned about shit house rolls !!!!
F ucking disgraceful
I went to my doctors last week and told him that one night I dream I’m a wigwam, the next night I dream I’m a teepee. He said “your problem is you’re 2 tense”Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
I can understand people wanting to stock up but it’s the greed, selfishness and complete lack of morals and the way they are going about it. A larger than average weekly shop should suffice and all supermarket bosses and staff have said there is more than enough for everyone and stop the anarchy - yet the parasites and stupid folk don’t and will not listen.
Just ****in shoot them now because society dosn’t need these people anymore.
I just heard supermarkets in London are expecting police support imminently so as to be able to enforce sensible purchasing. Bloody good job and let's hope this happens throughout the country tout suite because it shouldn't be left to the poor staff to police these knobends!Quote:
Originally Posted by Monster munch
Agree and not before time. The poor supermarket staff are front line and should be protected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
I have shopped in a few places recently Tesco, Sainsbury's, Lidl, Aldi and they all look very stressed with similar stories of abuse.
Its all very well for the supermarket bosses saying customers are only allowed 2 of the same items but how does the poor girl on the till go about challenging the ones who fly in the face of this? These are usually the mentally unstable anyway.
Despite the financial despair for a lot of businesses the supermarkets seem to having Christmas week type shopping every day. I hope they’re passing it on to their suppliers as quick as they’re taking it at the tills.
Years ago they used to place the heads of executed criminals on spikes on old London Bridge. The bridge on Western Ave. opposite Tesco would be an ideal place..Quote:
Originally Posted by Monster munch
You may like When Money Dies: the Nightmare of the Weimar Collapse, by Adam Fergusson. It's available at Amazon, along with user reviews of it - https://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Money-.../dp/1910400300Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
Alternatively, you can read if for free as a .pdf online or download it from there to peruse at your leisure by clicking the middle symbol at the top right hand of the screen here: http://thirdparadigm.org/doc/4506088...Money-Dies.pdf
It's an informative but depressing read.
Same here. My order yesterday evening came to £45 but just £11 worth was delivered. None of what was missing is what is flying off the shelves, a £20 bottle of vodka was one item.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadstool
I knew there was a reason why your more recent posts were a tad more coherent!Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.