What has happened to the UK??

We order all our meat from a local butcher who delivers in cool boxes
I get fruit and veg from local market stalls who have an abundance of choice
Tesco has been delivering as usual the only thing that is proving hard to get are plain crisps Only need these as my grandson loves them and he is dairy intolerant so have to be careful
Do not post abroad so can't comment

kircubbin2000

Do you not have a local butcher or vegetable shop anymore?

Yes I do thanks, and I use them. I also use various supermarkets. By the size of my local Tesco, I'm not the only person who shops there! My point is that, compared to last year, and certainly the year before, the choice, service and quality has deteriorated!

Do you not have a local butcher or vegetable shop anymore?

I don't think Brexit or covid has anything to do with the general downward spiral in everything because it's been going on for some years. You had better service, choice and quality 20 years or more ago.

OK, so I'm just a grumpy old bugger!
It just brought it home to me doing things that I only do once a year, like posting xmas presents and parcels, that things have got worse over the last couple of years. I know I can use Amazon etc,. but I do like to buy little, personal gifts.

Well said Peasblossom. We have so much to be thankful for.

Poppyred

I always think people are mad to shop for meat in TESCO, so EXPENSIVE!

Aldi and Lidl excellent choice at a fair price. Also plenty of fruit and veg - your shopping in the wrong shop. Lol

It depends whether Aldi or Lidl are accessible.

Have your shopping delivered from Tesco, we had a delivery from them this morning, only one missing item ( but that happened before Brexit.)
Send your relatives an Amazon voucher or any voucher for online, we do, much simpler.
You are making heavy weather of your Christmas prep and it’s getting you down, so next year change things.
Getting older, so makes sense to do things differently, and no I don’t feel we are living in a third world country, not at all.

I always think people are mad to shop for meat in TESCO, so EXPENSIVE!

Aldi and Lidl excellent choice at a fair price. Also plenty of fruit and veg - your shopping in the wrong shop. Lol

I get really irritated by “living in a third world country”.

Do you really have no idea of the poverty and want that some people live in?

Just because you couldn’t get an out of season courgette or whatever.

By all means have a moan about Brexit but don’t even think of comparing your life to there’s ?