RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2020 This morning there were lengthy queues to get into M&S and Waitrose in Chichester, all people of a certain age (I was the youngest there at a sprightly (for Chichester) 45!) all very polite and unbelievably middle class.... Tinned Tuna was noticeably low but apart from that all was well plus M&S had stacks of Mail on Sunday's, the regular loo paper of the upper classes around here. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted November 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 1, 2020 Sainsbury's website seemed a lot slower than usual when I put in our regular order this afternoon, and the choice of slots was very limited - had to go for 8am instead of our usual 10pm. They seem to have stopped doing my wife's favourite cereal too. We'll see what turns out to be out of stock on Wednesday... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted November 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Nick C said: Sainsbury's website seemed a lot slower than usual when I put in our regular order this afternoon, and the choice of slots was very limited - had to go for 8am instead of our usual 10pm. They seem to have stopped doing my wife's favourite cereal too. We'll see what turns out to be out of stock on Wednesday... It'll all die down again in about a month - just in time for Boris to tell us that the lockdown ISN'T going to end on 02/12. That done, it'll all start up again - on steroids - because Christmas will be just around the corner! Cynical? Me? John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Very hard to source trucks EX Uk to Ireland recently, I wonder has export demand gone up before the Brexit day comes so there is some kind of buffer for materials. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Georgeconna said: Very hard to source trucks EX Uk to Ireland recently, I wonder has export demand gone up before the Brexit day comes so there is some kind of buffer for materials. seem to have been a lot going out of Teesport in recent months! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just been to our local Morrisons . No queues plenty of everything for everybody. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, 40F said: Just been to our local Morrisons . No queues plenty of everything for everybody. You're lucky. Ours was packed yesterday, no room for social distancing. And quite a few products either not available or in very limited quantities. There has not been any grapefruit juice for weeks. Edited November 2, 2020 by Joseph_Pestell 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2020 14 hours ago, cctransuk said: It'll all die down again in about a month - just in time for Boris to tell us that the lockdown ISN'T going to end on 02/12. That done, it'll all start up again - on steroids - because Christmas will be just around the corner! Cynical? Me? John Isherwood. Not cynical. Just suitably sceptic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 May be we were lucky. To be honest I was dreading it but .although busy, as I say plenty of Toilet Rolls,bread and Fruit juices. We are /have not been in a lockdown tier 3 area but what our marvellous mayor describes as tier 1.1/2 or tier one and half. We are all trying to work out what that means. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 It'll all end in Tiers !! Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Local Sainsburys this am had reconstructed all the barriers for the Queuing system to get in, but there was no need for it. It was busier than usual at that time (more elderly people about) but the shelves seemed fairly well stocked apart from one or two areas. The woman on the checkout did say that they had been swamped with customers yesterday though! Only got the pleasure of 1 more visit next week before I (hopefully..) won't have to go there again for some time - though I await the phone call cancelling my operation again.... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Anyone want to buy bogrolls? Panic buy now as they're running out. Only £10 a pack! Oh wait.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54779499 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On-Line shopping delivery slots are apparently under pressure, but no insurmountable issues, is the word from the commissary here... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalview Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just returned from Costco at Chester and M&S at Cheshire Oaks. Seemed to have a full selection of products and not that busy. Maybe many folk are still using last lockdowns stock pile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jol Wilkinson Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, rockershovel said: On-Line shopping delivery slots are apparently under pressure, but no insurmountable issues, is the word from the commissary here... No slots available from our local Tesco Extra for at least the next three weeks. Morrisons and Sainsburys can do anytime Saturday 7th. We have found Tesco hopeless for deliveries since the first lockdown started. It has been our regular supermarket for the last 15 years so we still shop there in person as we know our way around so can get in and out quicker. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Panic List Glue Plasticard Beer 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2020 You missed off wheels. Loco wheels Tender wheels Coach wheels Mansell wheels spoked wagon wheels split spoke wagon wheels There are some around but it is hit and miss who has what. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2020 just got back from Sainsburys a lot more shoppers than normal nothing had run out but fruit veg milk fruit juice pasta and loo rolls in short supply John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2020 Went round my local Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi. No queueing, shelves reasonably stocked, particularly for the usual suspects. I won't mention where, just in case the raving loonies find out and play supermarket sweep! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Andy Hayter said: You missed off wheels. Loco wheels Tender wheels Coach wheels Mansell wheels spoked wagon wheels split spoke wagon wheels There are some around but it is hit and miss who has what. I've just stocked up on Alan Gibson wheels. Got everything I wanted 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Jol Wilkinson said: No slots available from our local Tesco Extra for at least the next three weeks. Why not buy a weekly slot, then it's always there? At the start of all this when I registered with Asda I reservered a slot every two weeks (often enough for us) for a whole year. At the end of the year you just re-new 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2020 Got more essentials from Arcadia Models in Shaw today. Although they will be closed to shoppers from lockdown 2, they will still be open for mail order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Sainsburys was thin on the ground this evening. For some reason they had pretty much sold out of every kind of fresh chicken. I call fowl play! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jol Wilkinson Posted November 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, melmerby said: Why not buy a weekly slot, then it's always there? At the start of all this when I registered with Asda I reservered a slot every two weeks (often enough for us) for a whole year. At the end of the year you just re-new Thanks for pointing that out. It isn't something we were aware of on the Tesco site. We have also tended to shop locally (Coop, Spar, butcher, green grocer) whenever possible to support them but they don't always have the products/brands we want. So a two or three weekly big spend with the supermarket for the bulk items and fresh items locally between times. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 3, 2020 Just had an e-mail from Asda to say that we cannot have our recurring slots that fall between 19th Dec - 2nd Jan as they are unavailable So what's the point of recurring slots? Anyway, you have to book your own re-curring slot (if available!), then fill the basket & then checkout. What a palaver I can still change the basket up until the day before. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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