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do supermarkets actually have food now?

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jobhunter7 · 09/04/2020 13:48

do supermarkets actually have food now?

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Wingedharpy · 09/04/2020 13:51

Yes

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thedevilinablackdress · 09/04/2020 13:52

Yes

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CallmeAngelina · 09/04/2020 13:53

I think most of them always did, actually.
Apart from those the tv cameras visited.

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MinorArcana · 09/04/2020 13:54

The ones near me do.

They’re not as fully stocked as usual, so I’ve not always been able to get exactly what I want, but there’s been more than enough food on the shelves to do a normal sized shop.

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DoubleTweenQueen · 09/04/2020 13:55

Seems to be everything apart from bags of flour :) Went yesterday - had to queue in car park for half an hour, but once in managed to get a good family shop for my lot, after not shopping for 9 days

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CodenameVillanelle · 09/04/2020 13:55

Yep
They are short on the odd product but have plenty

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slipperywhensparticus · 09/04/2020 13:56

Yes gluten free is a bit hit or miss but apart from that it was fine today

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jobhunter7 · 09/04/2020 13:57

I think most of them always did, actually.
Apart from those the tv cameras visited.

Thanks. Good to hear. My local looked like it had been ravaged by locusts 3 weeks back.

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safariboot · 09/04/2020 13:58

Yes. A small fraction of sections might be low or empty.

To be honest even at the peak of people stocking up, I never encountered a supermarket with no food. But obviously my anecdote is from a miniscule little patch of the country.

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nitgel · 09/04/2020 13:58

our local sainsbury's is great, really well stocked, tons of offers on ice cream which is nice

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DaphneFanshaw · 09/04/2020 14:00

Yes of course. Even at their very worse, before lockdown we (Like everyone I know) managed to find food.
We had to buy expensive cheese and yoghurt as that’s all that was left and we had chicken drumsticks instead of breasts but that’s all ok with us.
Loo roll, pasta and flour are all on the shelves now .

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ALovelyBitOfSquirrel · 09/04/2020 14:02

We live in a little village and the local
shops are ok BUT apparently from reading SM and reports from friends the larger (not enormous though) supermarkets are consistently manic and they're queuing around the block, both towns! Dreading it Confused

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Useryokyesno · 09/04/2020 14:05

Where do you live in the country? All good here in North East

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Sotiredofthislife · 09/04/2020 14:08

Can’t get flour or handwash or soap.

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copperoliver · 09/04/2020 14:10

Apparently loads. Because most people are ordering on line. X

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BornfreebutinCovidChains · 09/04/2020 14:12

I went this am I for the first time in weeks. Bulging shelves, little pasta, lots of meats, lamb, pork, chicken, loo rolls eggs etc.

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DippyAvocado · 09/04/2020 14:13

My local Tesco was stripped bare a couple of weeks ago but is now back to almost normal stock levels. The only things I had trouble getting were flour and kitchen roll.

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poppet31 · 09/04/2020 14:15

I was at Morrison's last week and Tesco's today and both were well stocked. I even got pasta! Felt like I'd won the lottery.

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Longdistance · 09/04/2020 14:16

I live in a densely populated area just north of London. There have been shortages of eggs, toilet roll, bread and flour. I gave it two weeks and I could get everything except flour. My mil lives in north east in a small seaside town and she managed to get everything. I’m jealous Envy

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BasinHaircut · 09/04/2020 14:16

I think they are prioritising re-stocking the most bought foods, so some products are a bit hit and miss. You might not be able to get a specific type of [insert product here] but last night I got everything apart from eggs.

I went late on the day and some fruit and veg was sparse but plenty of the most commonly bought products.

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CharDeeMacDennis · 09/04/2020 14:17

Just back from Lidl, first time since lockdown. Had everything except broccoli.

Practically no-one social distancing though - a few people did their best (including moi) but loads of folk just barrelling around totally oblivious and / or not giving a shit Angry

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refraction · 09/04/2020 14:17

Today I could not find any

Ketchup
Flour
Panninis
Potato salad
Greek yogurt in a big pot
Some types of biscuits

I tried two Supermarkets

And of course no anti bac stuff

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BasinHaircut · 09/04/2020 14:17

I should add that’s the first time I haven’t been able to get something I needed during all of this.

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pocketem · 09/04/2020 14:17

Flour is out of stock everywhere
Article about it on BBC site. They are milling loads more than normal and able to bulk supply bread companies etc but don't have capacity on the packaging lines to significantly increase the supply of small retail size flour packs for supermarkets

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WotnoPasta · 09/04/2020 14:17

My Sainsbury’s local has everything but flour now.

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