No wine in what is probably our last Sainsbury delivery!!!

I had a Waitrose order this morning - nothing earth shattering but I thought worth a try. More than half the items were unavailable so it was hardly worth it!
My local village shop (empty and I kept my gloves on) helped out with Marigolds, Dettol wipes and loccal honey.

Oh, b****r, Pikachu, I’ve got a Tesco online order coming on Tuesday. Or maybe I haven’t......

This will make you Smile. m.youtube.com/watch?v=1gileCn1Yko

Tesco cancelled my online delivery today. Issues at the store they texted. No offer to send it out later. Next door neighbour said the sane thing happened to her yesterday.

Definitely a shortage in my big Tescos this morning, Fennel! I bought the last two bottles of rosé wine, a little more expensive than I usually buy, (but I can afford it...)

I arrived there at 8.30 to find the enormous car park almost full, and absolute mayhem inside. Hardly any green veg, and very limited amounts of other veg. No loo rolls (natch!) no washing powder, almost no tinned food, and no eggs (and I do love my brekkie egg).

Can't order online anywhere, but did manage a large order (to get free delivery) from the Cook! Company, which should arrive next Thursday, and guess what? I got a 15% voucher in the post this morning - too late to use! Never mind, I shall use it at a later date.

Fortunately we have plenty of home made, plus homemade limoncello which considering the alcohol content could also be used as hand sanitizer! ?

Doesn’t the alcohol kill the germs? That what I’m banking on!
HIC!

Sainsbury's didn't bring the red and white wine I ordered, but they delivered the rose.
DD has been and got me some red and white from elsewhere.
And I'm not ashamed to say that I have a glass of sherry every evening before dinner and a glass of wine with my dinner, so there!

Each of my four children are buying me a differently flavoured bottle of Baileys for Mother's Day - at my request. I don't drink very often, but they were on special offer and I've often thought I would like to try out the different flavours, but I couldn't justify the price tag. The deal is that if I succumb to the virus they can all use it to toast me at the wake!

I often buy a bottle of wine from our big Tesco and haven't yet noticed a drop in supply.
I go personally, in person (from Catarello in Montalbano) so maybe it makes a difference.
Hoping to go tomorrow, and I'll try to report back.

Ah, calvados ..... that's a blast from the past!

I think that was the first digestif I ever had, when I was 20

I read some months ago of one lady having a couple of glasses with her evening meals besides a g&t on arrival home

Oh dear, GabriellaG Shocked? Upward trend?
My PIL always had a G&T , dry martini or maybe a pink gin before dinner, regularly had wine with it and maybe a brandy or a calvados after.
Cocktail or drinks parties were a regular part of their lives and their entertaining.
Their generation may not have been binge drinkers like some of the young people we see today, but social drinking was IMO much more widespread than among our own generation.

You can still order wine from Aldi for delivery in 3-5 days. Free delivery when you spend over £20

Does gin go off? Asking for a friend.

I called at our Tesco Express today for a couple of things and they had their usual shelves full of wine. Perhaps I should have grabbed a bottle, but I might be better advised concentrating on those nearly full bottles of port and sherry bought “just in case” for Christmas. I learnt the other day that opened port goes off after a few months.

You must know that most people on here only have a thimbleful of Sherry at Christmas. Anything more than that- you’re deemed an alkie. ( me- just ordered a case from Majestic).

I'm a bit surprised myself at the regularity with which some GNers seen to imbibe.

Well, we've got to get through this somehow!

Me too 'ninathenana.
I don't like alcohol but used to buy a round for friends as and when we met and have tap water myself, no ice.
I'm a bit surprised myself at the regularity with which some GNers seen to imbibe.
I read some months ago of one lady having a couple of glasses with her evening meals besides a g&t on arrival home.
It seems to be an upward trend.

I'm genuinely surprised how many of you order/buy wine regularly with your supermarket shop.
I'm partial to a glass but not regularly.
That's just an observation, not a judgement.

I'm feeling sorry for the managers of the Supermarkets at the store where my son is Manager he has lost a lot of his staff who pick the orders and 4 of his drivers to self isolation making it so difficult to have slots available,he said people are buying from different sites for home delivery making it difficult for regular shoppers to get what they need.

No wine!!!!!!

Now it is getting serious ?????

Oh no - my sainsbury's is due in the morning. MUST have wine!! x

WOODMOUSE as from Monday 23rd Sainsbury’s are prioritising over 70s and vulnerable for delivery slots. They will be releasing slots on Monday.

That really would be the final straw.
When my H was here we always had a good supply in.
We would get deliveries from Virgin and Laithwaites but when he was ill we drank less and I stopped deliveries.
After he died
I only opened a bottle for visitors, just occasionally making one last a few evenings but I don’t drink wine everyday so
I stopped that.
I will investigate boxes if those haven’t all been sold out.

Hope my first Morrisons order - due 1 April - has got the wine, spirits and beer I've ordered. This was booked 2 days ago and was first I could get. Already 1/3 of it is looking out of stock.

Very disappointed with Sainsbury's. They have no delivery slots listed. Been on their site 4 times now.