Shopping

I was going to do a small Tesco shop for fresh veg this morning but I’m going to manage with what I have, I’ll go early on Saturday when I run out of milk and be as careful as I can.

I will shop on Friday, not before. Will need only bread and milk for the week plus yogurt, fruit, veg, M&S cod fillets and fresh pasta. I have plenty of other stuff and frankly, I don't eat a lot. Just 2 meals a day. I'll be in n out in minutes.

Those of you who are shopping - are the shelves still empty? I will need to go shopping middle of next week and wonder if I will be able to get the things I need.

Oldwoman I did a shop at Waitrose on Tuesday, my first outing for a week and to give you an idea I picked up the last pack of 3 pork chops. There was plenty of sirloin steak and fish but little else. No jams or marmalade and little cereals. The usual loo roll and kitchen paper shelves were empty as were some cleaners.

Some items, mushrooms had rocketed in price so good luck.

No fights or empty shelves during oldies hours here in Godalming or the surrounding villages. We have lots of farms and small farm shops so people tend to go local as much as possible.
Good luck. Go early.

Waitrose give the first hour after opening (07.30-08.30) to elderly and deliveries are usually 06.30 for fruit and veg and lunchtime for dry goods so stuff should be on shelves an hour later.

But do you need to go?

DoraMarr If that question was for me, then yes, by the middle of next week I will need to go.

I too only eat twice a day, breakfast and a cooked meal between 3/4pm -nothing after 6pm.

Fried left-over Majorcan new pots from yesterday, fried Spam and a fried egg today---in olive oil.

Tea, coffee and Ribena in between.

I can't see me going to the supermarket for a long time to come, but I won't starve whatever happens.

Anyone else trying to shop online at Sainsburys, where I have an account. Can place an order but payment doesn't go through. They have a whole day of delivery slots which are never taken up - come on Sainsburys, get your act together!

I was on holiday for two weeks then self isolating for the next two so had to go out yesterday to do a big shop.
I was pleasantly surprised. It was very quiet, everyone was keeping their distance, fresh food was in abundance and I was even able to get bleach, detergent, bathroom cleaner etc.
Only oats, lentils, rice and pasta from my list were unavailable.
I love Lidl.?

I went shopping yesterday and the shelves are filling back up slowly.
Still very short on loo roll though.

I did a Waitrose this morning , and apart from the ques, and having now to stand on marking on the floors when at checkout .
There were a few trying to get in who was not in the category's required , so where turned away plus they are using security guards, who would normally be deployed at events such as theatres .
Plus read local Northamptonshire Police are using drones with speakers advising people to stay in
Mick

DoraMarr

The online sites seem frantically busy, plus we were asked a little while ago to try and leave them for those elderly or more vulnerable folk who just couldn’t get out. If you haven’t panic bought, milk, veg, fruit etc only last so long. I hope not to go without things like that as long as we are allowed out. So yes, I shall still go shopping, but try and observe all the rules. But if you buy heaps of stuff so you don’t need to go out more often, it looks greedy.
You cannot win really.

I regularly freeze 4 pint containers of milk and it is fine when defrosted

The milkman brings what I need twice weekly, along with my regular online shop and veggies from the garden.

I haven't been near the shops for ages. I'd be scared to go anywhere I can't socially distance. I intend to stay well.

Very quiet in Tesco at 8am. I got all the food I needed. They even had a few packs of loo roll
As I posted on another thread, there was only one item I couldn't get.

I went into the small Tescos yesterday at 8.30. a.m while I waited for the chemist to open, and the shelves were devoid of fresh fruit and vegetables, yoghurt, sugar and paracetamol, the only things I was looking for. Whether their usual deliveries came in later I don't know.

But if you can’t buy fresh milk, MOMB, your frozen milk does run out, and needs replacing, I always try and have some in, but stock gets depleted as I say.

I think the government should be concerned about people who go shopping frequently, with partners or others, and buy non- essentials. They are putting shop staff at risk, and the rest of society too. I have seen lots of elderly couples and others going shopping together.

What’s classed as essential and non essential? If Tesco’s sells it, I imagine you are entitled to buy it. I don’t think Frosties or crisps are essential for example, but then I bought a couple of avocados, not essential but available.
Until they just produce and sell ‘the essentials’, people will buy whatever they want if it’s there.

Where i live, more and more places are doing delivery of basic items. One is a post office who have a handwritten note of what they've got.and that would supply needs.we have a Facebook site to help the vulnerable and this links to a foodbank. I've created a WhatsApp group.for our street (small) for support and will use that to find out things. What shocked me was that some people were suspicious of facebook, or whatsapp, and email and some didn't respond at all.

Gabriella we have a brilliant farm shop near me. It also sells animal feed and pet food it is always fairly busy. Last Sunday cars were queueing down the busy narrow road to get into the car park which holds 50-60 cars.
They are now limiting entry to a few people at a time on a one in one out basis. Also limiting on amounts you can buy. Our local butcher is the same. He opens at 5.30am ! and has a queue waiting.
They are obviously good at their jobs.

ninathenana
Sussex farm foods used to be a tiny shop made out of what was a stone built pig pen.
It stocked food made and grown very locally, meringues, fruit, preserves/jams, bread, cakes, veg, wine, eggs...and so on.
Now, it's expanded and I don't go there. Far too much like a supermarket with big queues.
I go to small ones which are part of a working farm.
A favourite was Southfork? a farm which sold veg, delicious cream, eggs, milk, meat and an honesty box alongside a price list, all made and grown on the farm.
On the Bury road going towards Amberley ⏩ Arundel from Surrey.