"Bare shelves in Coventry and Nuneaton supermarkets as coronavirus fears surge"

[dutchman]

A quick dash round Tesco this morning...

No household cleaning products or soaps.

People are stealing cleaning products from work and selling them to mates. I've seen it with my own eyes.

[rebbonk]

Welcome to Thatcher's society!

'Me, me, me!'

'I'm on the bus, ring the bell!'

'I'm alright Jack!'

Honestly, I'm glad I'm on the way out. The excrement we have in today's society disgusts me.

[dutchman]

It's funny how Morrison's can stop me from buying more than two packets of aspirin but they can't stop customers from clearing entire shelves of basic products?

[dutchman]

Sainsbury's reveals elderly only shopping hour due to coronavirus



Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has followed in the footsteps of Iceland on announce an hour where only elderly people can shop.

It is because of the coronavirus crisis, with those over the age of 70 particularly at risk.

It is part of a wider approach taken by Sainsbury's in light of Covid-19, which includes rationing.

All Sainsbury's supermarkets will open to the elderly and vulnerable the first hour of trading on Thursday, chief executive Mike Coupe said, but will open for an hour longer so other shoppers do not miss out.

Supermarkets have seen a huge surge in demand for delivery services, with no slots available until next month for both

Iceland outlets across the country have also introduced reserved time slots to give the vulnerable and the elderly a chance to shop in store.

Sainsbury’s has now said customers over 70 and those with a disability will also have priority access to online delivery slots from Monday and the chain is also expanding its “click and collect” service.

Mr Coupe added that as of Thursday, Sainsbury’s will be closing its cafes and its meat, fish and pizza counters to free up freight capacity for essential products.

Customers will also only be able to buy a maximum of three of any grocery product and a maximum of two on the most popular items such as toilet roll, soap and UHT milk from Wednesday onward.

“As we work to feed the nation, we are also focusing all of our efforts on getting as much food and other essential items from our suppliers, into our warehouses and onto shelves as we possibly can”, Mr Coupe said.

“We still have enough food for everyone – if we all just buy what we need for us and our families.”

[dutchman]

Why 70? Why not 65?

[Melisandre]

That's what I said woman this year up for pension will be 66.

[dutchman]

'Stop panic-buying food' - plea from council leader as supermarket shelves left bare in Coventry



Coventry residents have been urged not to panic-buy food over coronavirus fears, with the council’s leader re-assuring there will be “adequate supplies for everybody”.

This week, the leader of Coventry City Council Cllr George Duggins moved to provide reassurance to residents that “key services” at the council will continue to be provided, but urged residents in the city to play their part during the pandemic through sensible shopping.

“These are troubling times for all of us, with the situation changing daily,” he told a full council meeting this week.

“I would like to give my personal assurances that we as a council are well-practised at implementing a coordinated response to protect and support the residents of the city, and we are ready and able to introduce and carry out our business contingency plans as the situation develops.

“The council will, of course, focus as ever on the key services that we provide to our residents and businesses and we will prioritise those services for our most vulnerable.

“That’s a commitment that I make but one I ask from residents is that they desist from over-buying when they are in shops and supermarkets because they do need to think of other residents in those circumstances and we are assured there will be adequate supplies for everybody over the coming weeks.”

Yeah, that's gonna work!

[Melisandre]

Na no one will listen to him that's for sure if they wont listen to government which has said the same they surely wont listen to him . More fitting George Duggins reopened up the Welfare points we use to have for weighing babies or buying the powdered formular milk for babies as there is nt any left for mothers to buy.

I was told to day people are buying big new chest freezers to fill them one bloke went to a local butchers ordered £400 worth of meat to fill his new freezer .
Today I went shopping well attempted no milk no potatoes not greens of course no toilet roll hardly any bread no lemons nor limes no flour most tinned stuff gone no fresh fish or meat counters not a lot left to be honest. My daughter could nt wait to get out of the hell hole as she calls it.

[rebbonk]

Yes, Melisandre. I'd also picked up on the rise in sales of freezers.

People are incredibly stupid, selfish and greedy.

[Melisandre]

Yes, Melisandre. I'd also picked up on the rise in sales of freezers.

People are incredibly stupid, selfish and greedy.

I wonder what they will do with these freezer once it's all over because if they did nt need them prior they wont need them after their costly fad I think they will regret .

Yes defiently greed now Rebbonk after it's been well stated many times there is no shortage it's their panic buying that is causing all this and those buying in bulk to profit off the back of the least well off some pensioners vulnerable poor etc .

I have nt bought any more than the norm over these weeks in fact hardly bought much at all just topped up bits but today when the local shop told me he had difficulty getting milk as it was all gone at Tesco I bought 4 pints instead of 2 to last me to the end of next week which made me feel guilty of panic buying . As I could nt get potatoes either I asked if he had any potatoes he kindly gave me a bag going to seed which was going for the bin the bit of broccoli I have left is two weeks old and still edible we did nt have sell by dates years ago if it looked good did nt smell and tasted ok it was ok to eat.