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What shortages do you notice in the shops?

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PostLockdownLife · 03/05/2021 16:03

I can't remember where I bought a glass bottle of Coca Cola Yalang Yalang a while ago, I now can't find it anywhere.

Americans are apparently experiencing a shortage of chicken.

Are shortages sorted now, are we still in 'Feed the nation' mode?

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Judystilldreamsofhorses · 03/05/2021 16:35

Felix in Gravy for a very fussy cat.

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embolass · 03/05/2021 16:37

Vosene

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GiveTheGirlAGun · 03/05/2021 16:37

Not the same, but I went to Aldi and almost everything had a use by of that day or only 1 day. I didn't notice until I got home. A full shop wasted as nothing was freezable. I keep finding this.

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RoseRedRoseBlue · 03/05/2021 16:38

@MrsFezziwig try Poundland, they often do six packs
@bruffin it has been really hard to get Marmite round here, barely any retailers had it.

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FionnulaTheCooler · 03/05/2021 16:38

Brannigan’s Roast Beef and Mustard crisps

They've been discontinued, I mourn their loss too.

www.google.com/amp/s/inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/food-and-drink/brannigans-crisps-discontinued-pub-classic-britons-mourning-657852/amp

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AHugeWitheringStare · 03/05/2021 16:38

Building supplies, tiles from Turkey and India (understandable🙏)

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MissMarplesGoddaughter · 03/05/2021 16:38

Marmite and Brabantia waste bin liners

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LawnFever · 03/05/2021 16:39

I honestly haven’t noticed anything missing that I’ve wanted to buy whatsoever, I haven’t struggled to get anything in particular at all

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StarCourt · 03/05/2021 16:39

Soluble paracetamol

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RoseRedRoseBlue · 03/05/2021 16:39

@FionnulaTheCooler NOOOO

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Soubriquet · 03/05/2021 16:40

If anyone wants to travel to Lincolnshire a certain orange shop has:-
Marmite
Tonic water
Felix in gravy
GF bread
Soya milk
Vosene
Goose fat
Dolce gusto pods
Tinned tuna
Whole meal flour

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HighlandCowbag · 03/05/2021 16:40

A chimenea.

Woof wear yard boots.

M and s keeps running out of tortilla wraps.

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Snuzzle · 03/05/2021 16:41

Peppers! We’re quite rural with only a Morrisons locally and the last 3 trips I’ve done there’s been no bell peppers. Red peppers are DDs favourite and she’s driving me crazy asking when I’ll get her some.

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Soubriquet · 03/05/2021 16:41

We have peppers too Grin

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RoseRedRoseBlue · 03/05/2021 16:42

@Soubriquet I am about to jump in the car 😀

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AnatomyJane · 03/05/2021 16:42

School uniform. Generic supermarket brand school uniform. Been a nightmare now since last summer.

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RichardMarxisinnocent · 03/05/2021 16:44

Obviously coke flavoured with ylang-ylang

Don’t be a twat. You knew what the OP meant

I knew the OP meant ylang-ylang, but I still would have asked what on earth it was a I've never seen it or even heard of it. I assumed it was something not ordinarily available in the UK and as such a slightly odd thing for someone to say there is a shortage of.

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CorvusPurpureus · 03/05/2021 16:45

I'm overseas (MENA) & we're noticing that we aren't getting U.K. imports.

I'd kill for a tin of Heinz Baked Beans.

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MrsMoastyToasty · 03/05/2021 16:45

I think that Tesco has taken the chance to stop stocking certain lines eg I can't get the thin smartprice bleach (about 40p a bottle) in any local store but its obviously still being made because I can get it in Sainsbury's.

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Soubriquet · 03/05/2021 16:46

I haven’t seen ylang ylang coke either tbh. Raspberry, mint, ginger and cherry yes.

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LawnFever · 03/05/2021 16:46

@RichardMarxisinnocent

Obviously coke flavoured with ylang-ylang

Don’t be a twat. You knew what the OP meant

I knew the OP meant ylang-ylang, but I still would have asked what on earth it was a I've never seen it or even heard of it. I assumed it was something not ordinarily available in the UK and as such a slightly odd thing for someone to say there is a shortage of.

Yeah tbh it does sound like the kind of special flavour that’s only available on a short supply rather than a standard flavour you can always get
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2tired2bewitty · 03/05/2021 16:46

I’d never heard of coca cola ylang ylang (or Smokey) but it seems to be in stock in Sainsbury’s in Middlesbrough if that’s any help OP!

The marmite shortage is down to the reduction in beer production during lockdown causing a brewers yeast shortage, so should get better now the pubs are reopening.

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DinosaurDiana · 03/05/2021 16:47

Nothing.

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wendz86 · 03/05/2021 16:47

marmite, every time i do my online shop it isn't available and that has been with ocado and sainsburys.

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RichardMarxisinnocent · 03/05/2021 16:48

Google tells me it's a coca cola signature mixer with smokey notes, which explains why I've never heard of it. I've never looked at coca cola mixers, so assumed the OP was talking about flavoured coke in cans, such as vanilla, cherry etc (I think there might be a lime one?)

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