¼½¾ Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 41 minutes ago, tian447 said: THIS! I was in the shop in St Andrews earlier, and picked up 3 packets of Chestnut Mushrooms to throw in the soup maker later. Immediately, 2 old women in the same aisle scuttled over and hurriedly picked up 2 packets each, and someone else came over and picked up a packet as well. What the actual **** is going on in people's minds that they see someone pick up a few things and assume they have to have them all too! I might go back, and start quickly filling a basket with things like Anusol and other random things, to see if I can get people to pick them up too I bet someone was looking forward to mushrooms in a pitta bread, and you ruined their day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Your ps. What absolute scumbag. These clowns probably don’t even wash. I hope they were denied at the till and made to leave them behind. Scumbag is too light a term for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Lemongrab said: I bet someone was looking forward to mushrooms in a pitta bread, and you ruined their day. I would have been better off with mushrooms, the pork content would have been higher than the sausages I bought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Brody Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I got a full weeks shop, including bog roll, from Iceland today. Sadly couldn't pick up many of the things I probably usually would pick up but have just had to change a few things. They even had pasta! Much better than the local Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury's that have been picked apart. I believe the panic buyers are still a bit up themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE16 3LN Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I had 16 toilet rolls yesterday. Now I have 22. They're breeding I tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 58 minutes ago, tian447 said: I hope they were denied at the till and made to leave them behind. Scumbag is too light a term for them. Next door neighbour told me that a staff member at a Sainsbury's store told him, that a woman with 14x 12 pack of toilet rolls was stopped at the check-out and told to put some back, the woman refused so the check-out assistant called her supervisor who then called the manager when the woman started to lose the head, the manager and a security guard took 12 of the packs out of her trolly, which left her with 2 packs (24 rolls in all), the woman was going mental, manager told her if she didn't calm down he'd call the police and she'd end up getting no toilet paper at all, she left with the 2 packs. Hearing on the news that Tesco is to introduce a limit of 3 on any one item and I'm sure I heard them say that they were closing all stores at 10pm as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Next door neighbour told me that a staff member at a Sainsbury's store told him, that a woman with 14x 12 pack of toilet rolls was stopped at the check-out and told to put some back, the woman refused so the check-out assistant called her supervisor who then called the manager when the woman started to lose the head, the manager and a security guard took 12 of the packs out of her trolly, which left her with 2 packs (24 rolls in all), the woman was going mental, manager told her if she didn't calm down he'd call the police and she'd end up getting no toilet paper at all, she left with the 2 packs. Hearing on the news that Tesco is to introduce a limit of 3 on any one item and I'm sure I heard them say that they were closing all stores at 10pm as well. yep tesco are stopping 24hr opening so it gives them time to restock without the panic buying idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Next door neighbour told me that a staff member at a Sainsbury's store told him, that a woman with 14x 12 pack of toilet rolls was stopped at the check-out and told to put some back, the woman refused so the check-out assistant called her supervisor who then called the manager when the woman started to lose the head, the manager and a security guard took 12 of the packs out of her trolly, which left her with 2 packs (24 rolls in all), the woman was going mental, manager told her if she didn't calm down he'd call the police and she'd end up getting no toilet paper at all, she left with the 2 packs. Hearing on the news that Tesco is to introduce a limit of 3 on any one item and I'm sure I heard them say that they were closing all stores at 10pm as well. They're getting round that 3 item limit easily, and it's not being enforced by the self-service checkouts which most people are using. Was speaking to the woman in St Andrews Tesco earlier. They open at 6am, and people have been queuing to get in at opening time, and heading straight for the pasta, toilet rolls, and tinned stuff that is stocked at night after they close. It's all gone by 7am, and she reckons that a lot of the faces are the same every morning, which doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Going in every day and buying more of the stuff they already have, leaving none for anyone else. The few ruining it for the many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 51 minutes ago, SE16 3LN said: I had 16 toilet rolls yesterday. Now I have 22. They're breeding I tell you. Cut them in half, and then you'll have 44 toilet rolls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I was in Aldi at Gilmerton yesterday picking up wine and beer. Boy in front of me at the checkout had 6 bottles of water. Was told he could only have 4. Was not happy. What the feck is wrong with turning on the tap FFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 9 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Next door neighbour told me that a staff member at a Sainsbury's store told him, that a woman with 14x 12 pack of toilet rolls was stopped at the check-out and told to put some back, the woman refused so the check-out assistant called her supervisor who then called the manager when the woman started to lose the head, the manager and a security guard took 12 of the packs out of her trolly, which left her with 2 packs (24 rolls in all), the woman was going mental, manager told her if she didn't calm down he'd call the police and she'd end up getting no toilet paper at all, she left with the 2 packs. Hearing on the news that Tesco is to introduce a limit of 3 on any one item and I'm sure I heard them say that they were closing all stores at 10pm as well. Would be delighted if they started refusing to serve anyone who tried to mass buy a load of any particular product and banning them from the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 My sister works in Lidl and in her own words the customers in the last week have been animals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, tian447 said: They're getting round that 3 item limit easily, and it's not being enforced by the self-service checkouts which most people are using. Was speaking to the woman in St Andrews Tesco earlier. They open at 6am, and people have been queuing to get in at opening time, and heading straight for the pasta, toilet rolls, and tinned stuff that is stocked at night after they close. It's all gone by 7am, and she reckons that a lot of the faces are the same every morning, which doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Going in every day and buying more of the stuff they already have, leaving none for anyone else. The few ruining it for the many. Ink stamps on the back of their hands, like clubs used to do, and make the ink last for 3 days, that'll sort the barstewards out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, Jambo-Jimbo said: Ink stamps on the back of their hands, like clubs used to do, and make the ink last for 3 days, that'll sort the barstewards out. It's no good, they all have 50 bars of soap, and 15 litres of alcohol-based hand sanitiser each, that ink will come right off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, BarneyBattles said: I was in Tesco earlier at Eskbank. I only wanted a few things. This was about 11am and last night was the first night they closed overnight to re-stock the shelves. It was even emptier than the other day. One pack of mince left and one tin of beans. No tissues, pasta, bog roll etc. Cereal very depleted, no tins of tomatoes, freezer sections looking bare, only tinned peas left. It's ridiculous. Utter dicks. Some of the transport of goods from Europe is difficult just now. That should improve. Once everyone has moved. Poland roads were in lockdown with 24 hour plus queues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Real Maroonblood Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 59 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Next door neighbour told me that a staff member at a Sainsbury's store told him, that a woman with 14x 12 pack of toilet rolls was stopped at the check-out and told to put some back, the woman refused so the check-out assistant called her supervisor who then called the manager when the woman started to lose the head, the manager and a security guard took 12 of the packs out of her trolly, which left her with 2 packs (24 rolls in all), the woman was going mental, manager told her if she didn't calm down he'd call the police and she'd end up getting no toilet paper at all, she left with the 2 packs. Hearing on the news that Tesco is to introduce a limit of 3 on any one item and I'm sure I heard them say that they were closing all stores at 10pm as well. Imagine that in a USA supermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 28 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Imagine that in a USA supermarket. Bang bang bang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Bang bang bang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie wallace Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just been at Asda.Lots of empty shelves and the beer section does not have much left either😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos1983 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Panic buyers are absolute cretins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annushorribilis III Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just heard from a mate that in Denmark there is no limit on anything you want to buy : caveat 1st item priced as normal , 2nd & subsequent items are priced stratospherically high to deter hoarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, annushorribilis III said: Just heard from a mate that in Denmark there is no limit on anything you want to buy : caveat 1st item priced as normal , 2nd & subsequent items are priced stratospherically high to deter hoarding. that will mean no one will buy fruit or veg individually, can you imagine if you need 10 tatties for your tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, annushorribilis III said: Just heard from a mate that in Denmark there is no limit on anything you want to buy : caveat 1st item priced as normal , 2nd & subsequent items are priced stratospherically high to deter hoarding. Carlsberg addicts in meltdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annushorribilis III Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, Morgan said: Carlsberg addicts in meltdown. I'd rather go dry. 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Got loo roll from the local co-op today. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 And the myth that the public will all overcome this by sticking together, with “the spirit of The Blitz”, has been peddled constantly by the government. Too many people are only interested in themselves. They’ll be paying for the food they’ve piled into their homes on their credit card, for months, along with the interest. I’ve been told that sales of freezers have increased substantially, so they can be filled up too. A situation like this exposes the selfish and the insecure copycats big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac_fae_Gillie Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, SE16 3LN said: I had 16 toilet rolls yesterday. Now I have 22. They're breeding I tell you. I only got 1 the more it masturbates the smaller its gonna get.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac_fae_Gillie Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, willie wallace said: Just been at Asda.Lots of empty shelves and the beer section does not have much left either😭 2 weeks isolation beer and Netflix pretty good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 56 minutes ago, annushorribilis III said: I'd rather go dry. 🤮 I wouldn’t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, SectionDJambo said: And the myth that the public will all overcome this by sticking together, with “the spirit of The Blitz”, has been peddled constantly by the government. Too many people are only interested in themselves. They’ll be paying for the food they’ve piled into their homes on their credit card, for months, along with the interest. I’ve been told that sales of freezers have increased substantially, so they can be filled up too. A situation like this exposes the selfish and the insecure copycats big time. The only thing sticking together is folks arse cheeks when we run out of bog roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel eyes Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 My local Tesco one tin of spaghetti hoops per customer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Needed spaghetti, my daughters favourite food. Also wanted some veg, one of which was onions. Went to Lidl, it was like a fight had broke out and someone stole everything. Bits of packaging and damaged goods on the shelves. No spaghetti or onions. Did get peppers and mushrooms though. OK, Morrisons is round the corner. A bit more stuff on the shelves but no spaghetti. I noticed that the crisp aisle was almost empty too. Next stop Tesco. Plenty of fruit. Loads and loads of empty shelves. No spaghetti. Local Co-op was next. 3 packets of wholegrain spaghetti. Woohoo. My daughter hasnt tried the wholegrain stuff so I bought one. Left the other two in case some other poor bugger is on a spaghetti hunt. What puts the fear in me is that 45% of the food in the UK is imported. With many nations being on lock down I think it will only be a matter of time before there are genuine supply issues. I now wish I had bought the tin of mushrooms that I saw at Lidls...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annushorribilis III Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Morgan said: I wouldn’t! The wife has just got back from Asda . "You wanted some beer". "Aye, anything but Carlsberg" "Oh, I thought you said Carling". Guess what she *****ing bought ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecjambo Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Wife and I popped into Tesco earlier today about 2.30pm, she wanted to pick some things up for Mother’s Day. While we were there were planning to get a few things we needed but most of the shelves were empty. No bog roll. No soap. Barely any tins. Hardly any fruit/veg. I just said let’s get the stuff we need for your mum and go. While waiting at the tills there was two woman together and she must’ve had about 8 bags of apples. The check out assistant only allowed her two, but I’m struggling to understand the thought process of these people. We got chatting to the bloke on the till and he said it’s the same people coming a couple of times a day to fill their trolleys. Idiots. I hope they get a lot stricter with the measures. Banning orders for supermarkets should become the new norm for these sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Asda Jewel was a sorry sight earlier. Shelves were bare. Beer isle in particular was sparce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Brody Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, ecjambo said: Wife and I popped into Tesco earlier today about 2.30pm, she wanted to pick some things up for Mother’s Day. While we were there were planning to get a few things we needed but most of the shelves were empty. No bog roll. No soap. Barely any tins. Hardly any fruit/veg. I just said let’s get the stuff we need for your mum and go. While waiting at the tills there was two woman together and she must’ve had about 8 bags of apples. The check out assistant only allowed her two, but I’m struggling to understand the thought process of these people. We got chatting to the bloke on the till and he said it’s the same people coming a couple of times a day to fill their trolleys. Idiots. I hope they get a lot stricter with the measures. Banning orders for supermarkets should become the new norm for these sorts. It's the people leaving fresh/frozen food wherever they please for it to spoil that where pissing me off today. So much unnecessary waste. I believe there will be much more strict measures coming into force on Friday. Already have people freaking out that they can't buy more than a couple tins of soup ffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, annushorribilis III said: The wife has just got back from Asda . "You wanted some beer". "Aye, anything but Carlsberg" "Oh, I thought you said Carling". Guess what she *****ing bought ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, annushorribilis III said: The wife has just got back from Asda . "You wanted some beer". "Aye, anything but Carlsberg" "Oh, I thought you said Carling". Guess what she *****ing bought ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I just tend to eat the same things most days so the 3 item limit is going to be a bit of a pain. You could say I stockpile items week in, week out but in reality I'm only buying food for the next 5-7 days. Oh well. Guess I'll have to get creative with what I'm cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I know a few people who are either vegan or just very healthy and they are a bit stuffed with the lack of fresh veg in shops. Obviously they can eat but not what they’re used to and some of them are a bit snooty about tinned food and so on. I have no such qualms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 A little Devil's advocatey here, and certainly not wishing to condone any arseholey, serial hoarding behaviour...but could some of othe purchasers of multiple items simply be folk who wish to avoid going into a crowded shop every day? In normal circumstances either me or my Mrs would be in our Tesco near enough daily as it's on the road home. Neither of us been in since Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MES Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 All very odd, but personal. Old boy in Waitrose yesterday had a basket full of plain bounty bars?! Perhaps self isolating and had worked out at one a day for 12 weeks. Odd, but strangely understandable. And he wasn’t stopped or refused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 On 17/03/2020 at 21:21, Fourcandles said: I read the other day that Pornhub have offered free access in Italy while folks are self isolating !!! >>https://nypost.com/2020/03/13/pornhub-offers-free-premium-service-in-italy-to-ease-coronavirus-pains/ maybe this has got something to do with the toilet paper shortages??? . I read the other day that the sale of sex toys: vibes etc have increased threefold. Maybe we'll have another baby-boom as a result of couples self isolating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Brody Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Marvin said: I read the other day that the sale of sex toys: vibes etc have increased threefold. Maybe we'll have another baby-boom as a result of couples self isolating? Not in my household Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo314 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Thought I'd nip into Tesco Coilnton Mains for a few bit and pieces at 7.15am this morning ... f..k it was like a Saturday afternoon car park nearly full. Walked into the shop and seen the queues at the tills, needless to say I about turned and decided not to bother lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 38 minutes ago, Jambo314 said: Thought I'd nip into Tesco Coilnton Mains for a few bit and pieces at 7.15am this morning ... f..k it was like a Saturday afternoon car park nearly full. Walked into the shop and seen the queues at the tills, needless to say I about turned and decided not to bother lol There has to come a time when people either run out of money and or space for them to store all this stuff, hopefully that happens soon and then there might be enough left for everyone else who hasn't panicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Brody Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: There has to come a time when people either run out of money and or space for them to store all this stuff, hopefully that happens soon and then there might be enough left for everyone else who hasn't panicked. I honestly thought this time would've happened by now. Friend's father in law was at Morrisons this morning, I think about 7am and there was no chicken on the shelves and barely anything else. Couldn't even get honey which I found a bit weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 12 hours ago, annushorribilis III said: The wife has just got back from Asda . "You wanted some beer". "Aye, anything but Carlsberg" "Oh, I thought you said Carling". Guess what she *****ing bought ? Pop it in the freezer until it is on the verge of turning solid, and pour it into a glass. It'll be so cold, you won't taste the fact that it's shite 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 14 hours ago, SectionDJambo said: And the myth that the public will all overcome this by sticking together, with “the spirit of The Blitz”, has been peddled constantly by the government. Too many people are only interested in themselves. They’ll be paying for the food they’ve piled into their homes on their credit card, for months, along with the interest. I’ve been told that sales of freezers have increased substantially, so they can be filled up too. A situation like this exposes the selfish and the insecure copycats big time. We can’t deal with the snow every year even though we know it’s coming............most people’s experience of a difficult situation is having no phone signal........ we are going to go into melt down with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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