Non essential - Wales - ashamed apologise in advance

[justasking111]

This list is so shaming, the world is laughing at us. Aussies put us on their news channels, never mind Europe.

Slightly odd that nappies aren't on that list. But presumably they come under "hygiene products"?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/4061285-Baby-products-non-essential-Wales

OP how many threads do you need?

And how many people need to point out to you that the final column is headed ‘exceptions’ so they CAN be sold?

I don't know how they can say baby products are non essential but alcohol is.

Funny how plants and flowers are essential whilst children's clothes and shoes are not.

Glad I'm not in Wales atm, this list is ridiculous.

We've become a laughing stock. It's embarrassing

@Marmite27

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/4061285-Baby-products-non-essential-Wales

OP how many threads do you need?

And how many people need to point out to you that the final column is headed ‘exceptions’ so they CAN be sold?

Look I know you have a job to do, but really?

I don't understand im not being goady but that is the exception so you can buy dummies and sleep suits.

Frankly I'd agree that a large portion of the baby aisle in any shop is mostly shit you don't need, that gets passed around a group of Mums with noone actually using it. Like top and tail baths, and 30 different types of teething chew toy. The exceptions seem to include those things a baby actually needs. Fair enough.

It does also say this is for special buys, implying the normal aisle of nappies is unaffected.

@Mrsjayy

I don't understand im not being goady but that is the exception so you can buy dummies and sleep suits.

I have shopped in Tesco and Asda this weekend, our sleep suits are locked away, ditto dummies. They even inadvertantly locking away baby stuff, cocked up with the painkillers. You want to see the walls that have been built of loo rolls, orange builders type gate systems that have sprung up. Not blaming the supermarket they did as they were told with less than 24 hours notice.

I don't understand why people are misunderstanding the list! We're a laughing stock yes, but not for the reason you're thinking! 🤣

So your issue is in fact with supermarkets that haven't been careful enough with restricting sections off? Fair enough, it takes time. In a pandemic, there isn't always the luxury of 3 weeks notice though.

Personally I find it bizarre, you're in the shop anyway. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Actually I’m on annual leave, looking after my children as we are isolating in preparation for my husbands surgery this week, but I’m not sure what that has to do with you?

Generally if there are duplicate threads they’re started by different people. Not the same person who is having a difficult time understanding what the word ‘exceptions’ means.

But as I said on your other, don’t let that get in the way of your frothing.

That anything is restricted for sale in Wales is a disgrace, but you CAN buy bottles, teethers, sleepsuits and dummies and the other things specified AS THEY ARE AN EXCEPTION!

@Greysparkles

Funny how plants and flowers are essential whilst children's clothes and shoes are not.

Glad I'm not in Wales atm, this list is ridiculous.

try following the one way systems when you get gated verboten aisles so you have to reverse on yourself in a mask glasses steamed up to work out where you can go, no longer can you go up and down until you get to the checkout queue. It is causing gridlocks, which is not what you want.

Family member works in social housing she is so angry. Her tenants have zero credit rating, cannot have credit cards so the folk that say oh just order online, amazon, pay pal etc. have no comprehension of how some people live.

You don't need a credit card for those things? Just a bank account or debit card- neither need a credit rating and surely you need a bank account to get wages or benefit payments. I appreciate some people do not have access to the internet or are unable to shop online but most will have someone who can help them (I've had a few of our elderly neighbours ask if I can order them something and they just give me the money).

I'm scratching my head at how "gardening" items are non essential but "plants and flowers " are essential. How does that work??

Vaughan Gething said this lunchtime, to have a quiet word with the staff if your need was great they could then assess how important it was. How bloody humiliating is that.

How embarrassing that you’ve missed the part where they are exceptions and are so deemed essential.

@HoneysuckIejasmine

So your issue is in fact with supermarkets that haven't been careful enough with restricting sections off? Fair enough, it takes time. In a pandemic, there isn't always the luxury of 3 weeks notice though.

Personally I find it bizarre, you're in the shop anyway. 🤷🏻‍♀️

If I was not in the shop, how would I feed my family pray tell @HoneysuckIejasmine

We have the same discussion happening this time in Ireland for our 6 week lockdown (or "Living with Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions").
We were able to buy these things when we went into lockdown in March of this year but this time around, the small and medium businesses objected to the supermarkets being able to continue to sell them when the small/medium shops are closed and are unable to sell them so the Government said "Right, you must remove access to these items on your shelves" (or words to that effect) to the supermarkets.
I would think that printer paper and ink cartridges are essential, ESPECIALLY if you're working from home. These would be covered by the employer if the person was permitted to work from the office but. I think it is shocking how we are not allowed to buy these things.
It is driving people to shop on line and not to the smaller/medium enterprises and shops as they are less likely to have an online presence but to the huge sites like Book Depository or Amazon, taking money out of the economy.

This is not about stopping to browse and wander around. We can't buy books in supermarkets at the moment. We can't buy frying pans either. If the handle broke off your frying pan you can't go to your supermarket to buy one. It's illogical to me anyway.

@RunningFromInsanity

How embarrassing that you’ve missed the part where they are exceptions and are so deemed essential.

@justasking111

Have you really been traipsing about supermarkets at the weekend looking for unessestial dummies and baby gros

Supermarkets were a bit of lifesaver in lockdown when my toddler outgrew his shoes. We were able to buy some cheapo ones that did the job. I suppose now that would be deemed non-essential and my kid would have to walk around barefoot

Some people only have post office card accounts. And struggle to open bank account as don’t have the correct paperwork.
So you can buy sleepsuits but not vests.

If I was not in the shop, how would I feed my family pray tell @HoneysuckIejasmine**

You clearly struggle with comprehension.

@PicsInRed

Tesco "interpreted" the rules earlier that sanitary products were non essential.

A woman had to literally go to the media to get that "diktat" reversed.

That's what I'm just hearing on the news. I can't believe that.

What stupid wazzozk came up with that interpretation?