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£48 worth of petit filous

144 replies

HeresToTheCrazyOnes · 19/03/2020 08:06

I saw a man buying £48 worth of petit filous. Nothing else. And I thought the supermarkets were banning this kind of buying.

What is the craziest thing you have seen?

OP posts:
MonaLisaDoesntSmile · 19/03/2020 10:27

I was 'shop shamed' yesterday waiting in a queue for Lidl. I needed nappies and necessities and some woman was shouting at a few of us in the queue "SHAME ON YOU, so selfish".
Some people had full baskkets, but maybe they have big families or shop for neighbours... Being on the other side is not pleasant either especially when people assume you're a selfish bastard, but you are only doing shopping for yourselves.

Onthedancefloor · 19/03/2020 10:36

The people buying up all the 7up and Petit Filous were probably doing so on behalf of the manufacturers. I used to do this sometimes. If there is an issue with a particular product, they pay shoppers to go in and buy up all of the affected product. I've done it in the past for a fizzy drink and a ready made soup for example.

You would think it would be easier for them just to withdraw the product, but I guess that could lead to bad publicity so they find it simpler to quietly buy it all up. They only do it if it is a quality issue, rather than a safety issue. When I bought the fizzy drinks, they had a tendency to be cloudy, which is probably the issue with the 7up.

Iwalkinmyclothing · 19/03/2020 10:40

Between the ages of 1 and 4, ds2 would only eat mild cheddar cheese, cheestrings, white bread, cucumber, satsumas, fromage frais, Jaffa cakes and raisins. At 4 he branched out into plain pasta and I phoned half my family in wild joy.

Now aged 10 he is not so restricted, but I do get it: if this were 6 years ago people would look at my shopping and think "selfish bitch, no way she needs all those yoghurts and all that pasta". And there are still huge limits to what he will eat- me and DH were trying to meal plan yesterday to make what we have in stretch as far as humanly possible and we kept coming up against "but ds2 won't eat that". He has tried to eat outside his own limits at times and he vomits and gets hugely distressed, he really isn't just a spoilt, picky kid.

I am going to post to the parents group I am in and offer to do swaps with parents who are facing similar issues, I think.

Weregoingonanadventure · 19/03/2020 10:48

I was told I couldn't have my yoghurts and my kids. I had to choose. I had 4 packets of frubes and 2 tubs of Greek yoghurt. My usual amount. I havnt been in the shop since last thursday. I'm not panic buying; I'm just going about my normal business. I had to put mine back so I was allowed my kids.
They didnt have any large milks so I got 3 small ones. We drink full milk. I also got each of my neighbours a long life skimmed milk. I wasnt allowed those so my elderly neighbours have to go without. My kids weren't allowed those "3 for £1" sweets. They each chose 3 packets for the week but we are only allowed 3 things from the sweet aisle so they had to put them back so I could get thr multipacks of smarties and milky buttons.
They almost wouldn't let me get rice cakes and crackers because they're from the same section. They wouldn't let me get sweet potatoes and potatoes. The list goes on.

I'm just doing my normal shop, plus a handful of things for my elderly neighbours. I couldn't get their stuff. I couldnt get half of my stuff. I drove to the next town over to get the rest as they have more supermarkets (we have 1) but irs ridiculous.

There is no food shortage. Panic buyers have created the shortage because there arent enough Van's to get the supplies out quickly enough. If everyone just shopped nornall then we would be fine!! There would be the same amount of food there always is

willdoitinaminute · 19/03/2020 10:49

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KaliforniaDreamz · 19/03/2020 10:50

Durex need to step up and produce more condoms to stop all these eejits reproducing

DazedandConcerned · 19/03/2020 10:50

4x 24 roll packs of toilet roll purchased by an Aldi employee IN ALDI. She was right in front of me in line, and she didn't even look remotely concerned that elderly people were hunting for some. I really wanted to call her out on it but can't be banned from my local Aldi.

KaliforniaDreamz · 19/03/2020 10:51

(disclaimer - that comment is directed at selfish hoarders only)

KatherineJaneway · 19/03/2020 10:51

The man I saw buying 96 rolls of bog roll and nothing else probably has a relative with a bowel condition.

He'll be selling them on Ebay.

OhLook · 19/03/2020 10:52

Can you freeze petit filous? It has a short date.

PleaseStopCrying · 19/03/2020 10:55

Durex need to step up and produce more condoms to stop all these eejits reproducing

Yes because out of all the possible reasons outlined on this thread as to why he was being allowed to purchase a larger quantity of yogurts than the shop is now allowing the only possible reason he was doing this was because he was as you so loving put it, an eejit. Hmm Some people clearly live in bubble.

TooMuchBloodyChoice · 19/03/2020 10:59

The best one was being shop shamed for having a full trolly (one of the little trolleys at Tesco).

I had a bag of stuff -ordinary food, but no bread, meat, toilet roll as none available, but this was on top of my child's prescription milks. So I got shop shamed for a trolly of prescription milk (and its in boxes and doesn't look like formula so no excuse there).

We are a family of high risk category members so theoretically on a 12 week lock down. But we didn't stockpile and we are running out of stuff I know I won't now get in the supermarket - specifically large nappies, food and toilet roll.

I've been really pleased by local supportive Facebook pages, but equally there are selfish people stockpiling. I don't know what the fuck we're supposed to do, but really hope this situation improves soon.

Vinylsamso · 19/03/2020 11:00

As they will go off I’d imagine they are for either I care home / residential type setting or he has a V. fussy eater. In both circumstances I’d say he’s entitled to his yoghurts

Loughers · 19/03/2020 11:16

He'll get his just desserts, don't you worry about that!

balonzz · 19/03/2020 11:20

Lol @Loughers

HavelockVetinari · 19/03/2020 11:29

DS' nursery told us earlier this week that they were having trouble getting snacks for the DC as they were restricted from buying in bulk at Costco. So maybe it was a nursery worker?

SchadenfreudePersonified · 19/03/2020 11:39

Durex need to step up and produce more condoms to stop all these eejits reproducing

Especially if they have to spend all of their evenings indoors.

steppemum · 19/03/2020 11:44

the really annoying thing about the restrictions is that there is no difference between family size.

I want to take proof that I have 3 teenagers, so that I can buy enough milk/bread etc.
I shop once per week, and we shoudl all really be able to do one weekly shop without being penalised. But due to idiots, we have to restrict and go shopping every day. How does that help social distancing?

We drink 4 pints per day and eat one loaf of bread.
Thankfully my asda online shop arrived pretty complete yesterday. No stockpiling (well, I have a few tins, but just a few) just normal food with a family.

KisstheTeapot14 · 19/03/2020 11:52

Grin @willdoitinaminute

That sums it up.

CheesyWeez · 19/03/2020 11:52

OhLook You can freeze Petit Filou and it makes nice ice lollies.
For the ones in tubes it's easy, just freeze then straight. .
For the ones in tubs, stick a teaspoons in each one and freeze like lollies on sticks

KisstheTeapot14 · 19/03/2020 12:01

Glad people have shared why they may be seen buying large amounts of seemingly odd items. It doesn't account for a lack of doughnuts in Morrisons. And beer.

Made the Tesco delivery man smile last night when I said 'no loo roll, but at least we have some beer!'

We have 1 pack of paracetamol, a tiny bottle of calpol and 2 packs of pull ups left. DS is incontinent so I look forward to many bed changes if we can't get any in coming weeks/months.

We currently have a dozen eggs but I may be rationing them. DS has been learning all about WW2, now comes the practical lesson on how to eke things out!

www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Rationing-in-World-War-Two/

1 egg per person per week. Blimey. No wonder my mum fondly remembers her dad sharing his dippy egg and soldiers with her as a real treat.

KisstheTeapot14 · 19/03/2020 12:03

Meant to say glad to read your stories so I can try to lower my grumpiness at the empty shelves and disbelief. Better for blood pressure if I can at least try to give benefit of doubt!!

SinkGirl · 19/03/2020 12:05

DS is incontinent so I look forward to many bed changes if we can't get any in coming weeks/months.

Are you getting support from the continence nurse? When our boys turn 4 we will be eligible for some nappies (think it works out to 2-3 per day but it’s a help anyway!)

SinkGirl · 19/03/2020 12:06

And (I’m sure you already do this but just in case) triple layering the bed with waterproof mattress protector then sheet so you can whip a layer off twice in the night without having to do a full change

Imstillskanking · 19/03/2020 12:08

Woolworths is a different thing in Australia. It's one of the main supermarkets. It's basically Tesco.

theres a world of difference between bulk buying loo roll in a time where it is scarce and bulk buying kids yoghurts. I sincerely doubt there is some underground black market for them

I bet you 7 bog rolls and 4 tubs of petit filous that there will an underground black market for them by this time next week.

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