Are you experiencing big gap in the shelves in your area?

Grannyactivist

I’ve just come on here to see if there’s a thread about food shortages. I’ve had grandchildren staying, so between looking after them in the day time and doing my job in the evenings I am obviously out of touch with the news.

This morning I took my grandson to the nearest supermarket (Lidl) to buy some ingredients for things we were going to make later and I was totally surprised to be met with empty shelves on every aisle! ? I even took a photo to show my husband, but he already knew (he does most of the shopping).

Ironically there seemed to be plenty of fresh fruit and veg (which I grow on the allotment), but chronic shortages of lots of family staples - and the beer and wine shelves were almost emptied!!

Grandson’s gone out for an hour or two, so having caught up on my work I’m now going to see what other news I’ve missed.

Yes Sainsbury’s lots of empty or near empty shelves yesterday bread kitchen rolls orange squash aisles. Tesco has very few kitchen rolls toilet rolls also

GillT57

JenniferEccles

Was this not the response you were hoping for OP?
Were you hoping for tales of woe, accounts of empty shelves ?

What’s the situation like in Switzerland?
Isn’t that more relevant to you as that’s where you live?

Why this obsession with Switzerland? Are you all at chez lemongrove and drinking too much?

Aha! I think you've rumbled the shortage of Sauvignon Blanc.

GillT57

JaneJudge

Why do people keep wittering about Switzerland? Is it part of the subtle Toblerone infiltration branch of GN

It's not even subtle. Or funny. Or kind. But some find it witty.

If they do, it says something about the quality of their definition of wit.

Gaps in Sainsbury's offerings online in the Northwest. Non of their own milk for 3 weeks no prunes or Canadian bread flour. Big drop in the range of cheeses and some fruit and veg are not fit to eat especially bananas and peaches.

MerylStreep

GillT57
I would imagine that Lemongrove was just being polite as the OP lives in Switzerland and is enquiring about shortages in our supermarkets.

I would imagine it's none of her business and she's trying to goad her into admitting she's another poster with a new name. It's the latest in that kind of comment/question. (But what would I know? )

I don't think bubbles last that long on the Severn. I was at Ironbridge once (as a child) when someone fell in luckily they were ok but I remember all the screaming, even now!

Why the secrecy though?

^ I haven't just fallen off a turnip truck you know^
I didn't come down the Severn in a bubble either.

JaneJudge

Why do people keep wittering about Switzerland? Is it part of the subtle Toblerone infiltration branch of GN

It's not even subtle. Or funny. Or kind. But some find it witty.

JenniferEccles

Was this not the response you were hoping for OP?
Were you hoping for tales of woe, accounts of empty shelves ?

What’s the situation like in Switzerland?
Isn’t that more relevant to you as that’s where you live?

Why this obsession with Switzerland? Are you all at chez lemongrove and drinking too much?

Galaxy

Oh sorry I missed that Gransnet rule I didnt realise we had to post where we lived. DlSo does everyone do that. Are people living in other countries not allowed to ask questions. Perhaps people need to wrote a list of these rules so people know what is going on.

I missed that too. I live in Suffolk. Our coop has intermittent shortages, aldi less so. Big shortage of fish though.

MerylStreep

GillT57
I would imagine that Lemongrove was just being polite as the OP lives in Switzerland and is enquiring about shortages in our supermarkets.

Yeah right. I haven't just fallen off a turnip truck you know

It's the Ping effect.

GillT57
I would imagine that Lemongrove was just being polite as the OP lives in Switzerland and is enquiring about shortages in our supermarkets.

lemongrove

No shortages here thanks, what’s it like in Switzerland?

What's Switzerland got to do with UK based supermarkets?

There has been a distinct lack of porridge in Sainsburys for the past few weeks, but managed to get it in Waitrose, they had plenty. There also didn't seem to be any tinned coconut milk around for a while but it reappeared again last week, only to disappear again Other than those shelves are fairly well stocked

I don't care where the OP lives. I expect she can read newspapers, watch TV and has contacts in the UK.

It does matter where posters live because we were asked for stories and anecdotes which I presume means about our own area.

For example, someone (can't remember who, sorry) upthread mentioned about shortages in Wales and her relatives have to cross the border to shop.

I live in Wales and haven't noticed any shortages (apart from the Sauv Blanc but that may be because it was on a very good offer). So, if there are gaps and shortages, it seems to vary very much from place to place.

Growstuff
A straight question was asked so I gave a straight answer instead of pussy footing around.

Kali2, do you live in Switzerland?

MerylStreep

JaneJudge

Why do people keep wittering about Switzerland? Is it part of the subtle Toblerone infiltration branch of GN

JaneJudge
Because the OP lives in Switzerland. Does that explain some comments.

I don't care where the OP lives. I expect she can read newspapers, watch TV and has contacts in the UK.

I most certainly live in the UK and, despite rarely going into a supermarket, I've noticed empty shelves and have had more items than usual unavailable in my recent online shops.

JaneJudge

Why do people keep wittering about Switzerland? Is it part of the subtle Toblerone infiltration branch of GN

JaneJudge
Because the OP lives in Switzerland. Does that explain some comments.

Zoejory

No gaps here at all.

My daughter's in Scotland and all the shelves are full.

In fact the only place I've seen gaps in supermarkets is in the Daily Mail.

It depends what part of Scotland you live in our local Co-Op , the main shop , had no milk at all on Sunday . To-day there were no fresh chickens .

I suppose if it is covid related, co-op have smaller staff teams so will suffer more if one or two are off

Absolutely chock a block full shelves in Aldi and Waitrose this morning but every Co OP store I've been in has empty shelves. No idea whats going on with them particularly.